& this is today

Yesterday, Keinrick brought home some French macarons. I was so freaken excited. I ate them all up, against diet plans, but who cares. They were delicious. Then I found out that this place just opened up in the shopping center we grocery shop at, right down the street! We enjoyed macarons and fried porkchop for dinner. I even dyed my hair again, golden blonde of course. But my goal is blondish then put pink tips.

Tomorrow we are going to my parents for dinner, for a redo Thanksgiving. Since we all weren't together for Thanksgiving. Then Monday is Keinrick's BIG 27. So we'll celebrate with cake and sushi at home chillaxin. My babes is such a simple man. I think I know what to get him :)

Today, I walked to the farmers market and bought some freshly picked strawberrys. I wish I could add a scratch and sniff on your scream, because these yum yums smell so good.

I'm Thankful

This years Thanksgiving was different. Instead of being home in Florida, I was home in South Carolina. My father, (bro) Matt, (bro) Jarvis, (niece) Aniyah, and (sista friend) JJ all drove up to spend the holiday w/ me and the rest of my family. It was a bit exhausting yet fun. The food of course was freaken amazing. Matt and I helped prep the food and my dad cooked it all. There were 2 turkeys, of course someone had to have a deep fried turkey. Gumbo, dressing (which is stuffing), collared greens, mac & cheese, gravy, and more stuff I can't even think of because all I want to tell you about is the massive amount of sweet potato pies I mad. I think in total their were 10+ or something. They were sooooooo gooood.... Let's just say by the next day there was only 1 pie left.

I was glad to have all my extended family there. Though I do wish Keinrick, mom, Jalesa (sis), Chanda(sis), L.j. (bro), Kris (bro), & Ali (sis), Moe (bff sis) was there too. But my sister, Jalesa, apparently threw down on some food in the kitchen she made like 10 different items to carry over her boyfriends house where her and my mother spent Thanksgiving.

I'm thankful for my family's health, in less then a month there were 3 operations on 3 relatives and then 1 relative rushed to the hospital.

I'm thankful for my love Keinrick & my baby Rockie, for waiting for me as I traveled and loving me, and proposing to me, and loving me even more.

I'm thankful to my parents, who in every way imaginable has supported me, spoiled me, and given everything that they never had to me.

I'm thankful for my brothers Kris, L.j., Matt, & Jarvis for sticking up for me when I needed to be stuck up for.

I'm thankful to my sisters, Jalesa, Chanda, Ali, & Moe for giving me the best advice ever and supporting me when I was not so happy.

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I'm thankful for waking up everyday, & for having the courage to follow my dreams.

Hot Sweet Potatoes

 My Uncle Warren brought is a big bag full of sweet potatoes for $5. So, yesterday my Nana taught me how to make a sweet potato pie. I never made one before. I was so proud of myself. Completely recommend you making this for Thanksgiving and eating it right out the oven. SOOOOOOO....FREAKEN.....GOOD....

In my Nana's time they didn't use measuring cups, they just eye balled their measurements and tasted each step to see if they reached the right yummy level. Well that is what yesterday was like. She had me baking like I've never baked before. I eye balled everything. Here is a ruff draft of what I recall I used. 

Remember that there is no way you can mess this recipe up. You can always add more sweet potatoes, nutmeg, cinnamon, and sugar if you feel it needs it.  

Ingredients: 

3 eggs

3 tbsp Nutmeg

3 tbsp Cinnamon 

1/3c Evaporated Milk

7-8 Sweet Potatoes (depends on size of potatoes)

3c. Sugar

1c. a stick Butter

2 Pie Crust (store bought if you prefer)

1. Wash your sweet potatoes & boil i for 30+ min. Make sure they are squishy once finished boiling.

2. Drain water, let sweet potatoes cool off, then peel all the skin off.

3. Place sweet potatoes in a bowl, add your butter, and smash w/ potato smasher.

4. Add your eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, evaporated milk, and sugar. Then whisk all all ingredients together. 

5. Taste the mix. It should already taste like a sweet potato pie. Sweet and Cinnamony. (In my case mine needed more cinnamon and sugar so I added more, but if you don't need it then no worries)

6. Once you have the right yummy taste poor mix in pie crusts. Place them in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30-45 min.

7. You know it done when pies crust is browned and mix should be thicken and a hint of brown around the mix edges.

 

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