Louisiana Sweet Potato Pancakes

So I was looking for something different to do with the yams I had in the frig. I went looking around on AllRecipes.com and didn't have to look past the first page. There in front of me was a yummy looking picture of some sweet potato pancakes, Louisiana style. I figured yams and sweet potatoes were interchangeable so I decided to give it try. Needless to say as I type this there are NONE left. *chuckle*

Here's the recipe I found - Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

• 3/4 pound sweet potatoes (about 4)
  
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

DIRECTIONS

1. Place sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan of boiling water, and cook until tender but firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, and immediately immerse in cold water to loosen skins. Drain, remove skins, chop, and mash.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Mix mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, milk and butter in a separate medium bowl. Blend sweet potato mixture into the flour mixture to form a batter.
3. Preheat a lightly greased griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter mixture onto the prepared griddle by heaping tablespoonfuls, and cook until golden brown, turning once with a spatula when the surface begins to bubble.

How to Spruce up a Dead Apple

The girls typically eat fresh fruit through out the day. However, there are those times when we buy fruit, like apples, and they just lay and waste. I then have to make apple sauce or some kind of apple topping with the apples so they don't waste.

Well I had some apples that had been laying in the fruit bowl on the table for awhile. And didn't feel like making apple sauce, so here's what I did instead;

4 apples (or how many you have handy)
juice from 1/2 lemon
1 TBSP Agave Nectar (or honey if you have that)

peel, cut and core the apples. slice apples into about 1/2" thick slices. mix sliced apples with lemon juice and Agave Nectar. Toss well and serve.

Daughters of Destiny Hair Updates

It seems like it's been FOREVER since I've done a hair update for the Daughters of Destiny. So, since I was doing hair this week, I thought it would be fun to post pics of their hair journey thru the years. Since I haven't yet finished the littest two yet, I'll have to had their most recent pics either tomorrow or during the week-end.

Anyway, here are a BUNCH of pics of the girls hair from practically birth until the present. Enjoy. Please feel free to post questions regarding the hair care regime for them and the type of products I use on their hair.

*smoochies* Mama Aly


Amira Senayet from age 2-7 years

Age 2, before I knew what products to use in her hair

About age 3 and still trying different products and supplies as far as which tools to use (brush, small teeth comb, wide tooth, etc)

Age 4 and finally turned on to some new and natural products but still using the wrong tools

Age 6 and using good products and finally found the right hair combing tools

TODAY at age 7. I have great products to use and I no longer try to comb out the hair. I only detangle and let the hair do as it wishes




Aaliyah Saada from about age 9months - 5years

About age 9months. Her hair was more free because she didn't let me touch it.

Hair still free at age One LOL

Age 2 and leaning what works for her hair type and able to braid.

Realized at age 4 that her hair type needs lots of conditioner

TODAY age 5. Lots of conditioner with moisture finds that her hair literally separates by itself.
and it holds it style indefinitely


Ayana Sarai about age 4months-4years

About 4 months. Hair stayed loose because it was too slippery to style

One year and only wore afro puffs because hair didn't hold braids well

Age two and able to make big braids. But those only would last about a week and then hair would knot and tangle

Age 3. Able to braid hair in THIN braids in order to hold style. (I'll add Ayana's pictures for this year and month later)


Asaria Sumehra Sekhmet age 4months - 2years

Age 4 months hair was free alot because it was short

Age 9months. Free hair and moisturized with leave-in sprays and lots of shea butter

Age 16 months. Hair works well in small pony tails and still lots of shea butter

Age 20 months in April 09. Hair tangles and mats easily thus it's best kept in small pony tails. Plus it needs to stay moisturized (I'll also have to up date with Asaria's pictures for this month once I'm finished.)