History Commonly confused with the Mexican Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo (5th of May) celebrates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. The Mexican government, which was experiencing financial hardship, put a temporary hold on paying their foreign debts so the economy could recover. The British, Spanish, and French [...]
Grandma Maud’s Black-Eyed Pea & Sausage Soup Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 45 minutes or more (varies based on preference) Ingredients 1 Tbsp butter 1 medium yellow onion diced 1 glove garlic minced or crushed ½ -1 lb sausage or shrimp** 1 tomato diced 1 bell pepper diced 6 cups [...]
So Valentine’s Day is here, you forgot to plan anything and are considering just picking up some flowers and chocolates on your way home tonight. While that might work, you could be in trouble as everyone else scrambles to do the exact same thing. So here is an idea that can be done at home, [...]
Mardi Gras, also known as “Fat Tuesday” or “Shrove Tuesday”, dates back thousands of years to pagan celebrations of Spring and Fertility, such as the festival of Lupercalia. However, as Christianity spread throughout the Roman Empire these festivals began to fade and change. It was considered easier to incorporate the festivals into Christian celebrations than [...]
As we celebrate Black History Month we also look back and celebrate our own history, with the story of the bean as told by Grandma Maud. Grandma Maud learned at an early age from her mother and her mother’s mother a very simple truth. The simple bean is a miracle. And certain varieties of beans [...]
Every year Jewel hosts a series of events throughout February to celebrate Black History Month and promote black owned businesses that sell product through Jewel. There will be three dozen businesses participating in this year’s 14th annual promotion, including Grandma Maud’s. Jewel stores throughout Chicago will be hosting the events after the kickoff tomorrow, January [...]
January 21 is Martin Luther King Day but typical celebrations have been moved forward because on that day this year President Obama will be inaugurated for his second term. However, this will allow average citizens to participate in the Martin Luther King Day of Service. Dr. King believed that, “Everybody can be great because everyone [...]
Every year most people make New Year’s resolutions and many do not reach their goals. It is not for a lack of determination or will power but rather that they did not make their goals attainable. So I have found the most common resolutions, which unfortunately are the ones that most people do not succeed [...]
So now that the holidays are coming to an end there’s the big problem of all of the leftovers. Hopefully your party was a hit and there is not much leftover but let’s be honest you probably have way more than you know what to do with. Luckily for you there are actually quite a [...]
Last time I wrote about some of the more well known holidays traditions but this time I decided to focus my efforts on the traditions surrounding the New Year. As most of us know it is the first day in the Gregorian calendar marking the half way point of winter. There are of course the [...]
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