Sonya Schryer Norris

Happy Holidays 2020

I’ve been keeping a COVID journal this year. I pose question to others such as: “What did you learn about yourself this year?” Tonight I asked Scott, “What were the three best things that happened to you this year?” The best things that happened to Scott this year: 01 My Job “I worked at theContinueContinue reading “Happy Holidays 2020”

Friday night at home

I hear a fan running. We recently had water in the basement. I call hubby downstairs. “Why is the fan on? I heard it go off after just a minute. Do we have water in the basement again?” “No. That was the sound of the vacuum cleaner. The cats knocked over a lamp and brokeContinueContinue reading “Friday night at home”

Patriotic Education and Community

If you’re a long-time reader, you’ve heard stories of my childhood. I grew up in a farming village in Virginia. Hitching posts at the K-Mart. Cows everywhere. The (one) McDonald’s served biscuits and gravy. We left when I was 12. I had completed 7 years of education at a public school and when I foundContinueContinue reading “Patriotic Education and Community”

Happy Thanksgiving

I’m grateful for my family. Schryer Family Thanksgiving 2005 I’m grateful for my life experiences, good, bad, and indifferent, because they’ve made me who I am. Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival 2005 I’m grateful that I’m on not the turkey on the platter today!

#DrivingWhileWhite

When I was a teen… I tried to out-run a police officer. It was dark. I dashed down several streets, pulled hard to the curb, cut the lights, and dove under the dash. He found me. Didn’t even ask me to get out of the car. “Were you just trying to out run me?” heContinueContinue reading “#DrivingWhileWhite”

French Onion Dip Chicken with Parmesan Zucchini and Tomatoes

Here’s the thing Home Chef is helping me feel more confident about my abilities in the kitchen. It’s teaching me things about method, texture, and color, that are improving our dinner time experiences. This week I successfully sautéed zucchini and tomatoes. With Home Chef’s pre-portioned parmesan and crackers, I created a vegetable dish with aContinueContinue reading “French Onion Dip Chicken with Parmesan Zucchini and Tomatoes”

Roasted Red Pepper and Crispy Chickpea Salad

This was the first entrée salad from Home Chef that we tried and we enjoyed it. Once again, it was a 5-minute, no cook meal. I’ve been spending an hour or two most Sunday afternoons for the past two years chopping veggies. I bag them for lunches, mix them to pour over spinach for quickContinueContinue reading “Roasted Red Pepper and Crispy Chickpea Salad”