Anwuli Anyah
- Mar 6
- 4 min
Diary 2020 - July to December, Settling into our New Home & Life in Northern California
So, here's me trying to catch up on my diary entries. I have never been much of a procrastinator but I guess I am settling into my life...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jul 25, 2019
- 10 min
Wedding Day - Celebrating Our Love Story
How do I begin describing the best day of my life? Not sure, so I'll just jump right in. I was too excited to sleep the night before. I...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jun 24, 2019
- 14 min
Wedding Planning - It's All in the Details
The little things matter. In planning our wedding, I wanted the every detail attended to. I knew that the most important part of the...
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Anwuli Anyah
- May 16, 2019
- 2 min
Strawberry Chocolate Swirl Bundt Cake with Lemon & Liqueur drizzle
Prep time: 20 mins Bake time: 40 mins Makes 12-18 servings Notes: This is a fun eye catching cake that is light and delicious. It is a...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Nov 14, 2021
- 4 min
Apple Pie Macarons
Yield - 24 assembled 1.5 inch macarons My favorite recipe of the season. The shells are full of flavor. They are made with apple pie...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Oct 7, 2021
- 8 min
Route 66: Cross-country Travel with a Newborn and Toddler
It seems fitting to start this blog post with our 'halfway' picture. We were relieved to be at the halfway point, unscathed and sane, and...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min
Homemade Oreos
Makes 18 sandwich cookies Prep time 10 mins Bake Time 8 -10 mins Ingredients For the Cookies: 1 stick of soft butter 1 1/4 cup sugar 1...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Feb 4, 2021
- 6 min
June - Blissful, Exhausting, Beautiful
I have been behind on posting my dairy entries on here. I am happy to have made time to post today, on national women physician's day. A...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jan 11, 2021
- 1 min
Fudgy Cocoa Powder Brownies
Makes 16 servings Prep time: 10 minutes Bake time: 15-20 minutes I am obsessed with this brownie recipe. It is the perfect amount of...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Oct 7, 2020
- 7 min
A Second Birth Story
I write this with so much love in my heart. I sit here on the couch, looking through my phone, blogging for the first time in over three...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Aug 8, 2020
- 1 min
Peach Tart
Prep Time: 15 minutes Bake Time: 30 minutes Serves 8 I am so excited to share my version of a peach tart. The nice arrangement of fruit...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
5 Years Later - a Completed Surgical Residency, 2 Kids, and a Marriage.
I picked up my diploma today. I am so happy. It wasn't an easy road but I am officially done with residency. It has been a wonderful but...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jun 17, 2020
- 4 min
Sourdough Bread
Makes 1 loaf Prep Time - 6 hours, optional overnight step Bake Time - 50 minutes Making sourdough bread can be easy. Once you have a...
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Anwuli Anyah
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Raspberry Macarons
Yield - 24 assembled 1.5 inch macarons Freeze dried raspberries infuse so much flavor and a pretty color into these macarons. These...
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Anwuli Anyah
- May 22, 2020
- 5 min
Living and Thriving in Small Spaces
When I bought my 918 SF downtown Grand Rapids apartment/loft in 2015, it was intended to be my bachelorette pad. It was industrial chic...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Apr 16, 2020
- 5 min
Cinnamon Rolls (Cinnabon-like)
Makes 15 Rolls Bake Time - 20 minutes Prep Time - Variable, 1.5 hours Homemade cinnamon rolls and the store bought ready-to-bake versions...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Mar 16, 2020
- 3 min
Matcha Macarons
Yield - 24 assembled 1.5 inch macarons These are currently my favorite flavor of macarons. The clean fresh flavor in the matcha macaron...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Oct 14, 2019
- 7 min
On Mothering and Residency
Once I had my son, the most important thing in my life became doing well at my new role of being a mother. But very high up there, on my...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Oct 3, 2019
- 3 min
Choux Pastry (Pâte à Choux) Puffs
Prep Time: 20 - 30 mins Bake Time: 20 - 30 mins Yields 24 Puffs Choux patry is versatile. You can get very creative on how you shape and...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Sep 26, 2019
- 2 min
Apple Cinnamon Crumble Muffin
Prep time: 10 mins Bake time: 20 mins Makes 12 muffins Notes: This cinnamon apple muffin recipe makes a muffin that is very moist inside,...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Sep 12, 2019
- 1 min
French Strawberry Tart
Prep Time: 20 minutes Chill Time: At least 2 hours Serves 8 -10 Ingredients: 1 tart crust, baked till nicely browned 2 1/4 cup creme...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Sep 2, 2019
- 4 min
Breastfeeding Successfully in Residency/The Workplace
The law of demand and supply. It is the guiding principle that echoes in the minds of breastfeeding moms. When time came to go back to...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Aug 1, 2019
- 5 min
Nantucket - A Beautiful and Relaxing Honeymoon in Wauwinet
Choosing to honeymoon in Nantucket was so easy. It was summertime so we wanted to take advantage of the beautiful weather. We decided to...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jul 15, 2019
- 5 min
Getting Ready on Wedding Day.
I loved being able to get ready for the wedding at home. If you have this option, I highly recommend it. I also recommend having your...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jul 1, 2019
- 3 min
June 1.0 - Brother, It's Been Seven Years.
This past Monday, I saw my brother Richard for the first time in 7 years. Last time I saw him, he was more of a boy. Now, he is a man. It...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jun 10, 2019
- 4 min
Celebrating an Engagement
What better way to document a beautiful moment in our lives than with an engagement photo shoot. Our photographer Kelly sweet did an...
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Anwuli Anyah
- May 27, 2019
- 4 min
Dominican Republic - A Sketchy but Fun Day in Puerto Plata.
Although the beach was beautiful and we had a good time, I would not recommend sailing into the Dominican Republic unprepared. Our day...
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Anwuli Anyah
- May 2, 2019
- 3 min
Crisp Crust Creamy Cheesecake with Blueberry Drizzle
Bake Time: 60 minutes Prep Time: 30 minutes, then 6-12 hours cooling time Makes 12 servings As usual, after researching lots of online...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Apr 22, 2019
- 7 min
A First Birth Story
This is part 2 of 4 of my stories about becoming a mom during my first year of surgical residency. I'm posting this to document. I'm...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Mar 14, 2019
- 3 min
Mint Chocolate Macarons
Makes 25-30 assembled 1.5 inch macarons. This is a simple modification to my French Macaron Recipe. It is great color and flavor for St....
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Anwuli Anyah
- Mar 7, 2019
- 2 min
Green Cherries, Pistachios, and Lime Bundt Cake
Makes 12-16 servings Prep time: 20 - 30 minutes Bake time: 35 - 40 minutes I am so excited to share this recipe with you. I created this...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Feb 22, 2019
- 3 min
I Can Talk About ‘Mom Things’ and Still Be a Kick-ass Surgeon.
In a male dominated field of medicine, I often find myself wondering if I’m constantly being evaluated and graded, on being good enough,...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jan 27, 2019
- 2 min
Stylish Mama's Tropical Vacation Packing List
I am looking forward to our upcoming trip to the US Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Grand Turk, but...
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Anwuli Anyah
- Jan 12, 2019
- 7 min
Oahu - A Proposal and a Week in Hawaii
For my first personal blog post, I decided to write about how my husband and I got engaged during our trip to Oahu in January of 2016. I...
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