Author’s Note: This is a rewrite from the original, Selah. Nyla wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and sighed, enjoying the shade of the mountain. The unusually hot and dry weather had slowed her down. The journey from the village to the mountain had taken an extra...

April: A Poet’s Peanut Butter Cookies  April is National Poetry Month so of course I had to bake these cookies. Jerrelle Guy wasn’t a fan of peanut butter cookies until she had a version of these at an open mic. And I have to say, these are pretty good....

March: Cake Doughnuts with Coffee Glaze I resisted the urge to make a pun with the title. It will probably appear in this post. I have been craving cake doughnuts for a while and I haven’t found a place near me that makes them. So these doughnuts satisfied my...

Sarai plugged up the drain and turned on the hot water. She grabbed the ocean-scented candle and her new, fancy arc lighter from the bookshelf in her bedroom and sauntered back to the bathroom. She lit the candle, admiring how the purple lighting created a flame, and placed it...

February:  Strawberry Balsamic Shortcakes Baking is definitely a labor of love and I had to use strawberries for love month. I knew making biscuits was going to be tricky, but I powered through. I decided to make this on Superbowl Sunday evening. Remind me not to bake on that...

January – (Not an) Easy Bake Cake with Raspberry Glaze Like some many young ladies (myself included), Jerelle got an Easy Bake oven when she was a kid. And she was inspired to make a bigger and better tasting version of the Easy Bake chocolate cake with sprinkles. I...

Don’t worry. This isn’t turning into a baking blog. I got the cookbook Black Girl Baking by Jerrelle Guy for Christmas. I first saw Jerrelle on the show High on the Hog on Netflix. She had such interesting flavors and textures with her raw raspberry hibiscus cheesecake and her...

It has been another busy and tense year as I only managed to read five books. Which is at least one more book than last year. But it’s still been a year full of stories. Milk in My Coffee by Eric Jerome Dickey Allegedly by Tiffany Jackson Arsenic and...

I think about my blog sometimes and feel guilty. I wanted to give y’all two stories this month, but I’ll give you this post and a story. I’ve been feeling uninspired lately. And I’ve been building new relationships and adjusting to having a toddler so when my energy is...

Stacia walked through the woods, enjoying the shade of the trees on this sweltering day. Her staff helped her balance over gnarly tree roots and large rocks while she wondered if she would become queen one day. Her father was the king, but her cousin Solomon, was the only...