Ro Made It!

Emotions make you cry some times. 
So far this has been a tough year for me in several different areas of my life. I’m usually very calm and pulled together. Lately I have been completely losing my shit. While I’m not at the point that I want to discuss any of the madness I have going on, I will say that showing your children you are not a machine is important. At the end of last year, I probably could count the number of times my daughter actually saw me cry. That has changed.

In raising little humans, we have to be sure to let them know that all days will not be filled with sunshine and rainbows. There will be hard times. Learning how to process your emotions will make you a better person. I had not been doing that for my daughter.
Over this past weekend, she went to spend some time with her grandparents and I spent time cleaning her playroom. I probably went a little overboard. Ok, a lot overboard. When she got home and saw how “clean” it was, she had a mild panic attack and went …

Lemon has long been on my list of favorite flavors. There is just something about the brightness of a lemon that can make the Sun seem to appear on the dreariest of days.

Over the Christmas/New Year holidays, I opened up my schedule to take a few cake orders. I was off from my full time job, but did not want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I ended up making 4 of these cakes in about a week's time. You will want to make this cake! You won't be disappointed!

I had another recipe for a beloved lemon pound cake that I lost. It was hand written somewhere and I can't find it. So I scoured Al Gore's Internet until I found another recipe. I did not taste it before I sent the first order out. I didn't have time. I usually never do this. I got rave reviews for it and breathed a breath of relief. Just based off the pictures, I received 2 more orders. Ok, I can do this!

This isn't the easiest of recipes, but it's not too difficult either. You will need a zester! Do…

Happy New Year!
I hope that this reaches you in the best of health and spirit! I look forward to what the new year has to bring! 
My blog resolution is to share more. Recipes and experiences. I need to venture into sharing my OWN recipes.

My personal resolution is to continue to be better. Physically, spiritually and mentally. I just want to live well. If I take care of myself, everything else will fall into place. 
Cheers to having an amazing year!

XOXO, RoJo

Have you ever seen a recipe pop up in an ad or be so random in your social media feed that it catches your eye? That happens to me every time I say I want a steak. I'm not playing. Every. Single. Time.

I've been cutting back on pork and beef, so when I crave it, I tend to go for it. I like to say that my body is trying to tell me I need some nutrient from it, but the truth is I LOVE STEAK. Usually when I crave pork it's bacon that I want.

BACOOOOOONNNNNNNNN!!!!!!

This recipe for Garlic Steak Bites keeps showing up in my Pinterest feed. Like every time I log in. https://myincrediblerecipes.com/juicy-garlic-butter-steak-bites/


I decided to make it. I wasn't terribly disappointed.


Mine looks nothing like the picture in the original post. It hardly ever does. You never know what goes on in recipe development and the photography of it. Trickery. Just kidding, I'm sure this author's food is always as amazing as it looks!
There are several reasons for mine not being a…

I hate it here. My brain thinks that you meet, you are instantly in love, you evolve together. Boom, a successful relationship. That’s how it happens in the movies. Why can’t I have that?! Girl, bye.
I’m blaming social media. The popularity of “getting to know you” online has taken the place of coffee dates and late-night phone calls. Text messaging has taken the place of love letters. FaceTime has taken the place of actual face time. Netflix and chill has led to taking things too fast and not really getting to know one another before you get to know one another.
WYD and other annoying shorthand messages makes us not even want to respond to you. Real talk. Do you know proper English? This isn’t attractive. We don’t want this. I don’t want this. I want to be mentally stimulated. What are you reading? Can you read? That’s a valid question these days.
So, what’s the problem?
Men are stupid. There. End of blog post.
Okay, okay, not all men are stupid. And I imagine that men who are r…

With the holidays coming up on us so fast, it’s only right that we talk party etiquette. I can only speak about Black party etiquette, so that’s what I will discuss here. I'm sure some of these rule can be applied across different cultures/ethnicities.




If you are invited to a party, gathering, dinner, or the like, there are some things that you just don’t do. If we invited you, we must like you at least a little bit. That can end quickly. Here are some general rules of Black house gatherings that expand beyond the holidays. You’re welcome.

Don’t assume all Black events start late. Yes…a lot of them do, but you don’t want to be the late one. If I tell you it starts at 3, I’ve most likely accounted for the lateness of my family members. We move on without them. Don’t be tardy for the party. Don’t show up empty handed. Even if you are told not to worry about bringing anything, bring something. Even if it’s a bottle of sparkling cider. There will be massive side eye if you show up empty…