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training in child development and family dynamics and dysfunction, and I can help you protect your children.
Like many of you, Virginia is not my first home. I was born in Louisiana “‘round da bayou.” I was born at a time when people who looked like me lived on “our side” of the levy and went to “our” schools. Men in fancy suits would come and sit in the living room with my papa. They talked about two things, changing the “rules” that kept us separated by that levy and MaDear's peach cobbler. That cobbler was legendary! Around the age of 4, I learned that those men in fancy suits were called “lawyers,” and they went to a place called “court” to change those “rules.” They talked about a lawyer named Thurgood Marshall who became the first African American Justice to serve on the United States Supreme Court in 1967, the year that I was born. I suppose that's why I've never wanted to be anything other than a lawyer. When I'm not lawyerin', I'm screaming all of the lyrics to my favorite songs at a live concert. Music is my Prozac! And when I'm not chasing pop stars, I'm planning my next trip to Disney World. I've served my community for more than 30 years as a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. I am a proud alumna of The Alma Mater of a Nation, The College of William and Mary, and I continue to support the Tribe as a Class Ambassador for the Class of 1989. And as a 1992 graduate of Tulane University Law School, I know what it means to miss New Orleans. Roll Wave!
Like every woman lucky enough to have been born in Louisiana, I love to cook. My peach cobbler is not as legendary as MaDear's, but I fix a mean pot of gumbo!
OKTOBERFEST SOFT PRETZELS Bring the salty taste of Oktoberfest to your home kitchen with these soft pretzels!
Super Beagle
Inspired by Tasty.co
THE BEAGLE WHOHOLDS 3 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups warm water
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3 tbsp oil, divided 2/3 cup baking soda
Nicknamed “The Super Beagle,” Purin scored her first title in 2015 for her amazing goalkeeping skills. The beagle “saved” 14 mini soccer balls thrown by her human, Makoto Kumagai, in one minute. A
1 tbsp salt
1 tbsp sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 packet active dry yeast
Coarse salt, for sprinkling
year later, Purin claimed another record when she became the “fastest dog on a ball” by traveling 10 meters in 10.39 seconds while balancing on a ball. Not long after, Purin and Kumagai set the record for “most
4 1/2 cups flour
Directions
1. In a bowl, combine water, salt, and sugar. Add yeast and let rest for 5 minutes. Add flour and 2 tbsp oil, then mix thoroughly into a dough. 2. Remove the dough from the bowl. Coat bowl with remaining oil, then return the dough, cover with plastic wrap, and set it aside in a warm place for 1 hour. 3. Preheat oven to 450 F. 4. Cut dough into 8 pieces. Roll them into thin ropes, then twist ropes into pretzel shapes. 5. In a large pot, boil water. Add baking soda, then boil each pretzel for 1 minute, flipping halfway through. 6. Transfer pretzels to a baking sheet. Brush them with egg and sprinkle with salt. Bake for 10–15 minutes. Enjoy!
skips by a dog and a person in one minute — single rope” with 58 skips. Talk about super!
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