For Shyts & Giggles

Denyce's Deviled Eggs

2009-11-26T01:35:00.000-08:00

Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 12 minutes
Serves 8-13

(You will need a serving Tray or dish large enough to fit 20 egg halves)

10 large BOILED eggs, at room temperature

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon brown/yellow mustard

1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (more or less upon desired taste)

1/8 teaspoon each salt and white pepper

1/4 teaspoon paprika

Fresh celery leaves for garnish

1. Boil the eggs in simmering water for 12 minutes;
drain. Cover the eggs with cold water; let stand until
completely cool.

2. Peel the eggs, rinse and pat dry. Slice them in
half lengthwise. Carefully scoop out the yolks (to not break the egg white) and mash together with the mayonnaise, mustard, hot pepper sauce, salt
and pepper. Spoon the filling into the egg-white
halves using a teaspoon or a pastry bag fitted with a1/2-inch star tip.

Dust with the paprika and garnish with celery leaves.

Denyce's Famous Potato Salad

2009-11-26T01:27:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

5 Large Potatoes
5 Eggs
½ Cup Green Onions
½ Cup Yellow Onions
½ Cup Celery
½ Cup Mayonnaise
½ Cup Sweet Pickle Relish (or more to taste)
Yellow Mustard

Preparation:

~Boil Eggs.

~Peel & diced potatoes.

~Boil diced potatoes until they are easily pierced with a fork.

~While Eggs and Potatoes are boiling, Finely dice the celery, green and yellow onions and add them to a bowl.

~Drain the potatoes and place in them in the bowl.

~Peel and chop eggs and add them to the bowl.

~Stir in the sweet pickle relish.

~Add the mayonnaise to the bowl until mixture is creamy or thick.

~Then finally add mustard to taste or add color.

Chill covered before serving

My Memory, My Feelings & My Fear of September 11, 2001

2009-09-11T15:47:00.000-07:00

On the evening of September 10th, 2001, I was one of the lucky ones at Madison Square Garden Watching the greatest, Michael Jackson Perform... What an AMAZING memory, sharing that moment with a friend who came into NYC for his Birthday, some co workers from Def Jam at the time, and thousands of MJ fans and friends. We were celebrating MJ's Comeback, Missing our Aaliyah, Anticipating Jay Z's BLUEPRINT Album to drop & rejoicing my friends Birthday (Which is Sep. 11). After the concert, we celebrated all night. We all did shots and shots and shots of Jose Quervo Tequila lol, I think we bought the hotel bar out that night.... Man, I was 23 years old, just so young and carefree, not much concern for whatever stresses I had earlier that week or too much responsibility in the world, having fun and living life to the fullest. I don't even remember falling asleep that night..... but I do remember how I woke up from it. Life changed that fast, literally in a blink of an eye. I woke up at The Trump Hotel to a friend banging on the door at 8 am & then rushed in the room, turned the TV on and LIVE footage of the second Tower being hit! We thought he turned on the movie "Independence Day"!!! The minute the plane hit the second tower, we felt rumbling. We were so close to it, just down the street almost! It took us about 10 minutes to wake up from our crazy drunken stooper and realize that there was real tragedy happening just down the street from us. Reality hit! Moments later we saw smoke and rubbles of debris from our room window floating through the sky and empty streets...

All of our phone signals were jammed. We couldn't call out or get calls in! This was the era of Two Way pagers and for some reason we were able to receive and send email. I didn't know anyone down there, what is now "GROUND ZERO", or so I thought. My sister had just transferred locations from her job. She had worked at MET LIFE and had just transferred to the Pennsylvania Location. So I wasn't worried at all, at least not for my sisters life or safety. Then all of a sudden I received an email from my dad who was in Japan at the time, that my older sister was in NYC and he was trying to get in touch with her but could not! I reassured my dad, she had changed locations and sure she was fine. This I was so sure of and assumed he hadn't been updated. As soon as I sent my father that reply, News cut to a plane crashing in Pennsylvania then in Washington DC. IMMEDIATELY my heart dropped in fear for My sister and My little brother who was in DC at the time. And then for all of my family and friends in DC and who I knew worked at the Pentagon. Next to NJ/NY, DC...That's home to me!

My dad immediately responded that my sister was doing job training for her job that week in The Trade Center. My heart stopped almost completely. I tried to get in touch w/ my brother-in-law but all phones were still jammed up for several hours! My friend comforted me (poor guy didn't know what to say or do) as I wanted to attempt to go down there to find her, but so much fear, smoke, chaos, fear, debris, did I say fear? It came over us all! For 6 hours I cried and cried hoping my sister was ok!

My world had stopped! My eyes are watering now remembering that moment, that fear! The world (at least NYC) Stopped that day! It was now 5pm and we hadn't eaten at all! The Hotel ran out of food for the day, understandably workers hadn't come into work, none of the stores in our area were open! We walked outside for a while looking for a 7-11 or something and it was literally DEATH all around us... soooo scary! Soooo sad! Sooo confusing! NYC looked sooo different. We felt like we were in the Twilight Zone. We all just stayed in the hotel for rest of that day and the next trying to figure life out! What happened? Why? Should we be worried it would happen again and when? Where? Who? What should we do, where do we go? How can we help? How do we get out of NYC? I lived in Brooklyn at the time and my friend was trying to get back to where he lived.. OF COURSE NO FLIGHTS anywhere!!! We were in limbo! All day, All Night we just stared at the TV, The walls and each other, still not able to talk to anyone other than the people around us! Still no word on my sister.
But then, I finally got an email from my dad the following day, My sister was alive and ok, traumatized but ok and finally home in Central Jersey.

When phone lines finally opened up a little, Hearing her voice made everything so much better; But hearing her story made me cry all over again! Hearing that my NEW crazy EX-MARINE Irish Brother In Law went down to the Recruiters office to re-enlist, made my sister have a nervous break down! Was he crazy? Does this mean we were going to war? If so was he, my dad, my brother or my cousins going to have to enlist and re-enlist also? Now that women were in battle, were they going to recruit me because I did Military ROTC for 2 years?

Two days later, my friend was able to get a train to vist his Grandma in upstate NY and I had to walk all the way back to Brooklyn! I walked over the Brooklyn Bridge and everything. Took me 3 hrs. I finally was able to get on a NJTransit two days later and went to see my sister! I hugged her so much and so tight! Definitely NEVER wanted to let go!

I luckily didn't lose my sister that day, or any loved ones, and I thank God 4 them everyday and every year. Every time I see Michael Jackson footage from the concert on TV or YouTube, I think of that night and the day that proceeded. I couldn't bare the tragedy of just losing Aaliyah weeks before let alone to all of what we lost that morning of 9/11, not just the monumental skyline Twin Towers that everyone so miss, but all of the people, the families, the spirits and love NYC embodied and embraced.... I LOVE NY, A Billion others, T-shirts, bumper stickers, buttons and songs say so!!!! But could we all still feel that way at that moment?

NYC has never been the same, THE USA has never been the same! Lives have changed DRAMATICALLY! Not a day passes that I travel and endure the evilness and harassment of the TCA at airports that I don't selfishly get angry at them, then the terrorists. I took my 5 year old niece and boyfriend to visit the Statue of Liberty for their first time ever, to experience what I experienced every year for 10 years as a child on our school trips. Getting to go inside and go to the top of her crown. But to our disappointment they no longer allow the full excursion. We also cant visit the white house the way we used to! We cant take pictures or video footage of certain buildings or events because we might be plotting?? We cant take our own beverages onto a flight but we can buy the $20 bottle of water once we pass security! I have to throw my toothpaste or perfume away because I forgot to pack it and it 1 FL OZ over the allowed 3.4 FL OZ????? I cant wear flip flops through the security OMG.... I cant do ANYTHING ANYMORE!!!!! How ARE WE PROTECTED BY A DEMOCRACY when we live by the Terrorists subliminal DICTATORSHIP????

And then I bring myself down to earth and remember, its bigger than just me! DENYCE... ARE YOU SERIOUS??? People lost children, Mommy's, daddy's, and friends that morning! FOREVER! You almost lost your sister. But then I still wonder, For what? And We still fear that day every time we fly, every time a HUGE event or national gathering comes up, every time 9/11 comes around! Every time there's a SONIC BOOM! SOMEONE took LIFE from us all in so many ways that day and they KNOW IT!!!!!!

Am I still ANGRY? YES! DO I still CRY? YES! AM I SCARED 2 DEATH of FLYING NOW??? HELL YEAH!! IS IT FAIR for any one of us? NO!!!

This is just how I feel!

God, I ask you to comfort those who lost so much that morning, and those who continue to feel their loss and mourn. I ask you to instill some kind of peace within them and some feelings of care in those who don't feel a thing when they think of 9/11.

A Few of My TRUISMS!!!!

2009-08-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

My TRUISMS TO LIVE BY:

NO. 1 - MOTIVATION!!!!
If you decide to marry, marry someone better than you." You deserve the best!

NO. 2 - MOTIVATION!!!!
Everything is Motivation!Postive and Negative!!!

Positive is being in a blessed situation that keeps you energized and happy, and reminds you of what you have worked so hard for and where you want to be;therefore, you continue to strive with that positive motivation to continue to have those blessings or work harder!

Negative is having drama and ridiculous dead weight people in your circle that reminds you that you never want to be in that situation so you strive to work harder to get away from it and never go back!!!!

NO. 3 -WHO MATTERS?????
Those Who Mind Don't Matter and Those Who Matter Don't Mind (Basically, people who know you and that matter don't care about the gossip, the BS and get involved in the drama. Those who do, aren't people you need in your life cause they don't wish you well. Tell them TO BOUNCE!!!!!)

NO. 4 - FLY LIKE A BIRD!
Soar With Eagles 'Cause Chickens Can't Fly

(Eagles are rare and they travel solo, LEADERS! They are strong and prominent and Dominant. Chickens (chicken heads, groupies, shadows, and entourage's) Don't do much but follow the leader, stand around waiting to get plucked and maybe try to get thrown some leftovers in between. LOL, Every body loves a piece of chicken now and then, but catch a bad one! OOH WEE! LOL)

NO.5- WHO LOVES YOU BABY!
Love me without fear
Trust me without questioning
Need me without demanding
Want me without restrictions
Accept me without change
Desire me without inhibitions
For a love so free....
...Will never fly away.

REAL CELEBS on TWITTER!

2009-06-19T11:39:00.000-07:00

Ok yall, I cant stand posers & I know yall probably following some fakes! But dont get it twisted, what Im about 2 post are VERIFIED BY ME PERSONALLY Cuz I know them in real life & made sure its REAL! even if some of their tweets or lack of tweets seem off, ITS THEM! So here goes! Follow these folks & unfollow the fakes! I also will post fakes 2 take down! There in no particular order! But FOLLOW THEM ALL!!!
MEAGAN GOOD (Actress) = @MeaganGood
TIA MOWRY (Actress) = @TiaMowry
MYA (Singer/Actress) = @MISSMYA
BRANDY NORWOOD (Singer/Actress) = @4everBrandy
WESLEY JONATHAN (Actor) = @WesleyJonathan
JENNIFER HUDSON (Singer) = @IAMJHUD
REAGAN GOMEZ (Actress) = @ReaganGomez
TAMEKA "TINY" COTTLE (XSCAPE/Singer) = @TinyMajorMama
JA RULE (Rapper) = @Ruleyork
OMARION (Singer/Actor) = @1Omarion
MARQUES HOUSTON (Singer/actor) = @marqueshouston
JERMAINE DUPRI (Producer/Rapper) = @LTLline
BOW WOW (Rapper/Actor) = @bowwow614
KELLY ROWLAND (Singer) = @KELLY__ROWLAND
HAYLIE DUFF (TV Personality/Actress) = @HaylieK
KYLA PRATT (Actress) = @KylaPratt
TERRELL OWENS (NFL) = @terrellowens81
QUEST LOVE (DJ/Musician) = @questlove
LARRAMIE "DOC" SHAW (Actor) = @docshaw
WAGGERN G (Rapper) = @warrengeezy
RICKY BELL (BBD-New Edition Singer) = @MrRickyBell
THE GAME (Rapper) = @comptontrash
KHLOE KARDASHIAN (Socialite/Reality TV Star) = @KhloeKardashian
LESHONTAE HECKARD (Video Vixen/Actress) = @taeheckard
NICOLE MURPHY = @Nicole_Murphy
PAUL PIERCE (NBA) = @paulpierce34
LAURYN MCCLAIN (Actress) = @actresslauryn
SIERRA MCCLAIN (Actress) = @actresssierra
JACKIE LONG (Actor) = @jackie_long
DAMIEN WAYANS (Actor/Director) = @DamienDW
ROY WILLIAMS (NFL-SAFEY) = @Datboyie
F. GARY GRAY (Director) = @F_Gary_Gray
NICK ZANO (Actor) = @NICKZANO
CHRIS STOKES (Producer/Director) = @chrisstokes1969
CHANNING TATUM (Actor) = @channingtatum
SICILY SEWELL (Actress) = @SicilyJohnson
ESTHER BAXTER (Video Vixen) = @Esther_Baxter
ANTWON TANNER (Actor) = @antwon_tanner
QUENTIN RICHARDSON (NBA) = @QRich
AMERIE (Singer ) = @itsmeAmerie
RAPHAEL SAADIQ (Singer) = @rayraysaadiq
MONICA (Singer ) = @MonicaMyLife
OPRAH (No introduction Needed) = @Oprah
MICHELLE WILLIAMS (Destinys Child/Singer) = @teemwilliams
SNOOP DOGG (Rapper/Actor) = @snoopdogg
TEIRRA MARIE (Singer) = @Teairra_Monroe
RAZ B (B2K/singer) = @razb2k
ANGELL CONWELL (Actress) = AngellConwell
MC HAMMER (Rapper) = @MCHammer
MARIAH CAREY (Singer) = @MariahCarey
NICK CANNON (Actor) = @NickCannon
LAZ ALONSO (Actor) = @lazalonso
KERI HILSON (Singer) = @MissKeriBaby
ERIC BENET (Singer) = @ebenet
CHINA ANN MCCLAIN (actress) = @actresschina
JAZSMIN LEWIS (Actress) = @Jazsminsworld
LYFE JENNINGS (Singer) = @Lyfeonline
MALIK YOBA (Actor) = @MalikYoba
JOEY FATONe (NSYNC Singer/TV Host) = @FatoneNews
SEAN "PUFFY" COMBS (MOGUL lol) = @iamdiddy
JORDIN SPARKS (Singer) = @TheRealJordin
KIM WAYANS (Actress) = @kimwayans
RUSSELL SIMMONS (PIONEER) = @UncleRUSH
MILEY SIRUS (Singer/Actress) = @mileycyrus
DRAKE (Rapper) = @drakkardnoir
CASSIE (Singer) = @cassieventura
LA LA (MTV TV Personality) = @lalavazquez
LAUREN LONDON (Actress) = @MsLaurenLondon
MICHAEL STRAHAN (NFL) =michaelstrahan
SHANICE (Singer) = @Shaniceonline
FLEX ALEXANDER (Actor) = @flexiam
BRANDON BEEMER (Actor) = @brandonbeemer
SHAWN MARION (NBA) = @matrix31
JULISSA (BET TV Personality) = @JulissaB
FONZWORTH BENTLEY = @cooloutrageous
RAY J = (Singer/Actor) @itsRayJ
OMAROSA = @OMAROSA
JURNEE SMOLLETT (Actress) = @jurneesmollett
DARNELL DOCKETT (NFL) = @ddockett
ALESHA RENEE (BET Host) = @AleshaRenee
FABOLOUS (Rapper) =myfabolouslife
JAMAL ANDERSON (NFL) = @jamthedirtybird
FREE (BET TV Personality/Rapper) = @missfree
TWISTA (Rapper) = @twistagmg
ALYSSA MILANO (Actress) = @Alyssa_Milano
MATT FORTE (NFL) = @chitownforte22
VANESSA SIMMONS (Actress/Reality Star) = @V_Simmons
TYRESE GIBSON (Actor/Singer) = @Tyrese4ReaL
ANDREA BOWEN (Actress) = @Andiebo
KIM KARDASHIAN (Socialite/Reality TV Star) = @KimKardashian
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN (Socialite/Reality TV Star) = @KourtneyKardash
LANCE GROSS (Actor) = @LanceGross
EVA MARCILLE PIGFORD (Actress/Model) = @EvaMarcille
DJ CLUE (Producer/DJ) = @THEREALDJCLUE
NICOLE RITCHIE (Socialite/Realty TV Star) = @nicolerichie
ADRIENNE BAILON (Cheetah Girl/3LW) = @Adrienne_Bailon
JOHN MAYER (Singer) = @johncmayer
JOHN SALLEY (NBA/TV Host) = @thejohnsalley
MARLON WAYANS (Actor) = @babyway
DEMI MOORE (Actress) = @mrskutcher
ASHTON KUTCHER (Actor) = @aplusk
CLAUDIA JORDAN (Reality TV Star) = @claudiajordan
BRANDON ADAMS (Actor) = @BrandonAdams22
PLIES (Rapper) = @GoonAffiliated
TAMEKA RAYMOND (Stylist) = @TamekaRaymond
ZOE SALDANA (Actress) = @Zoe_Talk
MAURICE GREEN (Olympian) = @quickgld
STEPH JONES (Rapper) = @stephjonesmusic
SHAQUILLE ONEAL (NBA) = @THE_REAL_SHAQ
HOSEA CHANCHEZ (Actor) = @hoseachanchez
SOULJA BOY (Rapper) = @souljaboytellem
CHANCE (VH1 Rality Star) - @VH1CHANCE
SINBAD (Comedian / Actor) = @sinbadbad
RAVEN SYMONE (Actress / Singer) = @MissRavenSymon
CHRIS KIRKPATRICK (NSYNC SINGER) = @IamCKirkpatrick

DONT QUIT

2009-06-03T09:41:00.000-07:00

DON'T QUIT

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and its turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit!

Building Self Confidence

2009-05-29T03:15:00.001-07:00

Very often, before other people will start to have faith in you, you have to have confidence in your own abilities. Self-confidence is a very powerful state of mind that other people quickly notice and easily respect. So how can you develop a high-level of self-confidence?

Consider these steps:

First, choose to concentrate on your strengths rather than on your weaknesses. Confidence comes from within. You have to concentrate on the positive things about yourself. Remember the past is over; you can only change the future. If you have trouble doing this, write down ten positive things about yourself. People often find it very helpful to actually see the words.

Concentrate on your potentials. These are the reasons why you should love yourself and believe in yourself. Give yourself credit for every successful or good thing that you do. Next, remind yourself of past successes. Confidence builds on past success. The more you do this, the more convinced you'll be that it's possible to succeed again. Most people unfortunately can't help focusing on what they did wrong in the past. This failure to forget and let go damages their self-confidence.

Also, learn to take risks. Risk is a crucial part of life; it is necessary before any great success can be achieved. If you spend your life avoiding risk, you'll never experience all that life has to offer.

Cultivate an enthusiasm for trying out new things. Once you get past that initial barrier, you'll find that it's very empowering. Yes, you will fail sometimes but the lessons and experiences are invaluable. As you do and try more, your confidence level increases because you realise that you become more and more knowledgeable. Approach new experiences as opportunities to learn instead of occasions to win or lose.

Next, use self-talk as an opportunity to contradict destructive beliefs. For example, if you catch yourself expecting perfection, tell yourself that you can't do everything perfectly; that it's only possible to do your best.

And visualize your future success. Our minds cannot distinguish the difference between something real and something vividly imagined. What will your future look like, smell like, taste like, and feel like? Who will be with you, and where will you be? How will you be feeling? Placing this much vivid detail into your mind increases the likelihood of success, and supports greater confidence!

The DEVIL IS A LIE!!!

2009-05-29T01:08:00.000-07:00

Its a learning process to keep the devil from stealing your joy, b/c he constantly tempts you in new ways to lose your peace.

If satan gets your peace, then he will get your joy. Be strong & resist his temptation 2 make you worry.

Nobody gets to take your joy from you 2day or any other day. You have been such a blessing 2 others & I pray u stay blessed in everything u do.

STOP RT Blogging ME!

2009-05-29T00:41:00.000-07:00

FIRST let me just say, Im not trippin and PLEASE dont reply to me "Dont let people get 2 yuo, dont humor them.. etc" Im just answering some wuestions that were DIRECTLY asked to me by some one my Twitterans! Thats what teeting & Blogging is about right?

SO OH here we go again! LMAO! PLEASE stop telling me what MTO wrote about me, I DONT CARE! I honestly dont! I am at a gret place in my life and working on My christian Walk so Im trying hard not to let these things even bother me and it would help if ou guys stop reporting things back to me!

Everyone has their opinions & they are entitled 2 it! For the record, I am 5'5" & weigh 118lbs. Those pics are HIGH FASHION Editorial esque so 4 those who said its 2 dark & I was posing funny! LMAO! The pics were lit that way purposely by the amazing photographer KATE Szatmari and it being a high fashion esque shoot, BLack Men & King Magazine crotch & back shot poses werent really appropriate! LMAO! Think outside of the box people! Its ok to do so every now and then!

4 the people asking if im anorexic & if I lost my lil booty, LMAO! NO IM NOT anorexic at all, i actually eat and snack all day and DO NOT throw any of it up! Im no thick as hell anymore but Im fine with that! Im a tiny person by nature and actually a healthy average weight for someone my height! Yes I still got my lil booty, the jeans were a lil baggy & my pose kinda made me suck it in a lil and I think the pic came out pretty nice!

So with that said, YEAH again! Check outwww.MAMIMagazine.com 4 new photos & article on me & my sense of style & thanks in advance 4 reading!

For more pics of my anorexic no booty having self LMAO!, check out my myspace page! www.myspace.com.Denyce11