Sassy Mamas sizzles and cooks too

Vanessa Paul

Vanessa Paul

Vanessa Paul is one sassy mama.

She’s got true wit, beauty, intellect, passion – and she’s got a stage production opening in Los Angeles on February 13, 2015 called Sassy Mamas that is playful, brazen and oh so sassy!

So what makes this production sassy? In three words: unadulterated, female, fearlessness. Continue reading

New year, new you

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It’s how many of us start the new year.

We boldly and with all good intentions make resolutions, promises, goals, pledges, oaths and vows to improve the quality of our lives. For most of us the number one way to do that is by changing what we eat and how we move, you know exercise.

Some folks have decided to do it because they know they need too. Others are been admonished to do so by medical professionals. No matter what has inspired or impressed you into cleaning up your act, it’s not easy. Change never is. Continue reading

New Year’s traditions and a lucky pot of peas

 

Happy New YearFarewell 2014.

It’s been a dizzying year from the disappearance of Malaysian Airline Flight MH370, to Germany winning the World Cup in Brazil, outbreak of the Ebola Virus, civil unrest in America and LeBron James going back to the Cavilers.

Yes 2014, we must bid you adieu so we can usher in a new year with new solutions, possibilities and opportunities.

In the United States, the New Year comes in with much fanfare and tradition,  like the New Year’s Eve Times Square ball drop. Continue reading

No prohibition here – just a new perennial favorite

bacon graphicBacon is not the enemy.

Sweet potatoes are not annuals.

These are facts.

Actually, these could be used as slogans on message clothing. I would particularly like that.

Sweet potatoes and yams are the perfect food. My mom would tell you it was my first food. Have you ever looked at their nutritional value? They are high in potassium, low in fat, high in vitamin A, and they have water soluble fiber. But sadly, sweet potatoes and yams are essentially sidelined and dismissed pretty much the entire year. Continue reading