Author: mzcakez

Crawfish Princess: Overcoming Brachial Plexus with Resilience 4lbs of Crawfish at a Time.
Children, Chronic illness, Health, New Orleans, Non-fiction, Seafood

Crawfish Princess: Overcoming Brachial Plexus with Resilience 4lbs of Crawfish at a Time.

Niyah Jean hasn’t let having the use of only one hand slow her down – especially when it comes to eating crawfish!

Her left arm and hand have been paralyzed since birth due to a birth injury from a forceps delivery known as obstetric brachial plexus palsy. This condition affects approximately 1.5 out of every 1000 births in the United States. Continue reading Crawfish Princess: Overcoming Brachial Plexus with Resilience 4lbs of Crawfish at a Time.

“Red Beans and Rice: A Classic New Orleans Dish and Monday Tradition” Recipe Included
Cooking, Food, Memoir, New Orleans

“Red Beans and Rice: A Classic New Orleans Dish and Monday Tradition” Recipe Included

What I love about the history of cooking Red Beans and Rice is that is was about survival, making something taste good out of a little of nothing. You can feed a family of 4-6 people with one bag of red beans and the parts of meat what was known as throw away parts back in the days of slavery and segregation. Continue reading “Red Beans and Rice: A Classic New Orleans Dish and Monday Tradition” Recipe Included

My Bittersweet Pickaninny Dolls: New Orleans Vintage Gambina Dolls, Ninkie, and Jody circa 1700s
African American, Art, Culture, History, Memoir

My Bittersweet Pickaninny Dolls: New Orleans Vintage Gambina Dolls, Ninkie, and Jody circa 1700s

The dolls reminded me of the painful memories and difficulties growing up in New Orleans with what I was told was the wrong color skin and bad short hair, the only difference was that “Ninkie” was cute and only because she was made in the 80. A lot of my feelings were rooted not in hatred for myself but for the absence of dolls that looked like me. Continue reading My Bittersweet Pickaninny Dolls: New Orleans Vintage Gambina Dolls, Ninkie, and Jody circa 1700s

2023 NEW ORLEANS ENTREPRENEUR WEEK
Business, Entrepreneur, events, Innovation, networking, New Orleans, Technology

2023 NEW ORLEANS ENTREPRENEUR WEEK

The Idea Village announces the return of New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW) from March 27th – April 1st, 2023. This year, the celebration will offer attendees a dynamic six-day experience with national and local industry leaders across startup/business, technology, music, food and more. Produced by the non-profit business accelerator The Idea Village and presented this year by JPMorgan Chase & Co, NOEW is the premier event in the Gulf Coast celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation, and culture in all forms, in a signature-style event that only New Orleans can host.

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Chitlins aka Chitterlings: My Family’s Holiday Cooking Tradition with Recipe
African American, Culture, Food, Memoir

Chitlins aka Chitterlings: My Family’s Holiday Cooking Tradition with Recipe

Chitterlings are part of my childhood memories my mom and sister both taught me their recipe, my version is a combination of both. The smell reminds me a getting ready to go 😆 to my Auntie or my Momo house. Not very ppl eat them anymore but, I will continue to cook them. With all that said who want some??? My Auntie Grace Hollins not here to eat them all. 😆 Dionne Miller Continue reading Chitlins aka Chitterlings: My Family’s Holiday Cooking Tradition with Recipe

Love’s Veil
Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry, Writing

Love’s Veil

My Transparency and My Love for others feel like a curse at moments like these… As I look back over all the years of pain that is living within the depths of my soul, I sometimes question “Will ever have a moment to birth out this so-called great purpose I’m destined to fulfill?” Continue reading Love’s Veil