Author Archives: GAR
Curry Chicken
It has most certainly been a while since I have posted to this blog. Given the fact that I lost two people very dear to me in 2020, my mother to COVID in April, and my son was shot the day before my birthday in December, I haven’t truly been in a sharing kind of mood. Back […]
Quinoa Salad
Having bariatric surgery limited my amount of food choices. While I could eat many things, I found that I could not eat many of the culinary options I’d grown accustomed to, which lead me on a journey. I had to find new selections that would allow me to enjoy my foods, but were diverse enough […]
Special Needs
I know the pain of being a special needs child parent, particularly for those whose child appears normal by most. You don’t want your child viewed by others as peculiar. You recognize that there is a special stigmatism placed on people with special needs, and you don’t want your children to live under them. You […]
Organic Living
A few short years ago, I began a graduate program in education. One of the first classes I took was about education and the brain. In that class, I learned about children with various “disabilities,” including attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). This piqued my interest as the parent of a child with such a disorder. […]
Coming Out of Hiding
It has been quite some time since my last post. In the interim, I completed a graduate program and am about to start applying to doctoral programs as I intend to begin one in the coming year. God has taken me through a number of upheavals and turns during the absence, showing me that regardless […]
Daniel Fast Day One
Daniel Fast Day One and I will admit that my wife and I have made some concessions this time. As someone who has had bariatric surgery, I have to ensure that I have a certain amount of protein in my diet everyday, so I will be having a protein shake every morning for my breakfast, […]
Coming Soon! Daniel Fast 2014
Get ready, kiddies! The blog will be getting steady updates soon as my congregation, Pleasant Valley Assembly of God, gets ready to begin our annual Daniel Fast. I expect blessings, miracles and divine wisdom to flow as it did last year. I will also be experimenting with new Daniel Fast recipes that I will post. […]
Hot Chocolate
I made this today, experimenting, and it came out awesome, so I thought I’d post it. Is it hot chocolate or cocoa? All I know is that it’s good. Sorry, no pictures yet, I just wanted to get it down. I will update the post with pictures the next time I make it. I’m sure […]
Basic Rice Pilaf
RICE PILAF One of the first “gourmet” dishes I learned to make was rice pilaf. I borrowed a cookbook from one of my aunts, shortly after high school, because I wanted to learn how to cook for myself. I used it over the years, eventually tweaking it to use organic ingredients. It is one of […]