Toni’s Corner

BlogMany moons ago, I spoke about how my grandmother was the one who inspired me to cook.  She wore many hats before retiring from a tire plant and as a beautician.  When she was a little younger than the age I am now, she was the head cook for the Lieutenant Governor...

Toni's CornerI lost a game of Russian Roulette with a tooth a couple of weeks ago.  Deep down I knew it would crack under pressure due to lingering sensitivity, but I kept on chomping around fearlessly on steaks and chicken wings, daring it to cave.  Welp, it did....

Toni's CornerLast night I was reminded about the difference between Soul food and Comfort food.  In many African-American households, they are one in the same, but in my childhood; they meant totally different things.  Sunday dinners at my grandmother’s consisted of...

Toni's CornerSoooooooo….it seems we are still in a global pandemic.  I thought we would be back to cooking at EMM regularly by now, but the universe has other plans.  It seems I’ve gotten into a routine of being isolated outside of work and I’ve discovered my “fun”...

Toni's CornerIt’s been quite a while since I updated Toni’s Corner. Right before the world turned upside down I’d written about a snow day filled with boredom and a very badly made chocolate cake. That snow day somehow morphed into a very interesting 6 months of...

Toni's CornerRecently I was blessed with a Snow Day, I was over it by 12pm. The anticipation of the moment was greater than the plans I actually made for the day.  I woke up at 6am, already notified of the impending day off.  I simply wanted to see the snow coming...