Anwuli Anyah
- Dec 24, 2021
- 2 min
Cinnamon Roll Wreath Bread
Yields 12 servings Time: 3.5 hours Easy recipe that will get everyone excited on Christmas morning! It is basically cinnamon rolls in...
18 views0 comments
Anwuli Anyah
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
Real Pumpkin Pie
Yield 8 servings Prep Time: 20 minutes Bake Time: 60-70 minutes I make this with homemade pumpkin puree. This year, I even used pumpkins...
13 views0 comments
Anwuli Anyah
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Soft, Sweet, & Buttery Dinner Rolls
Yields 12 - 16 rolls Time: 3.5 hours Hands down the best dinner roll recipe. They taste just like Hawaiian rolls. This is a very easy...
41 views0 comments
Anwuli Anyah
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies
Yields 24 cookies Bake Time - 10 minutes Prep Time - 1 to 2 hours Decorating time - variable Ingredients: For the Sugar Cookies: 1/2 cup...
57 views1 comment
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...
110 views0 comments
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...
49 views0 comments
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...
17 views0 comments
Anwuli Anyah
- Nov 15, 2021
- 2 min
DIY Dried Orange Garland
We had so much fun making these garlands over the weekend. Dad, Tobe and I all took part in the process. We originally planed to make and...
13 views0 comments
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...
16 views0 comments
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...
35 views0 comments
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...
95 views0 comments
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...
54 views0 comments
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...
38 views0 comments
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...
55 views0 comments
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...
58 views0 comments
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...
168 views0 comments
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...
137 views0 comments
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...
66 views0 comments
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...
45 views0 comments
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...
89 views0 comments
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...
47 views0 comments
Anwuli Anyah
- Feb 11, 2020
- 4 min
Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec - Silent but Full of Life.
It feels great to be back to blogging! I apologize for my absence but if you keep reading you'll see that I had good reason. Although I...
277 views1 comment
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...
62 views0 comments
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...
29 views0 comments
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,...
67 views2 comments
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...
44 views0 comments
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...
303 views0 comments
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...
29 views0 comments
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...
30 views0 comments
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...
209 views0 comments
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...
32 views0 comments
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...
34 views0 comments
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...
97 views0 comments
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...
59 views0 comments
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....
93 views0 comments
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...
172 views0 comments
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,...
78 views2 comments
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...
32 views0 comments
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...
47 views0 comments
