The First Look
I first wrote about the “First Look” seven years ago when it was a relatively new concept. At the time I was a wedding photographer and this option is one that I wholeheartedly embraced! Traditionally, wedding formals
Month: September 2018
Neapolitan Cake
I’m wondering if it takes everyone 7 1/2 hours to make a cake from scratch? This is only my second “non-Betty Crocker cake mix” cake and both have taken over a quarter of a day to make which just makes me want a glass of […]
Park Winters Wedding Venue
While I may have hung up my wedding coordinator hat a couple of years ago, I didn’t hesitate to help out family friends when asked to coordinate their wedding this past weekend. Thank you, Jenny & Adam, it was an honor to be your coordinator for the day!
Their venue of choice was the beautiful award (more…)
Tuscan Lemon Chicken
Cookbook: Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics I’m quickly learning that because I’ve started cooking magnificent recipes, not only are my meals tasting much better but the aroma that fills my house with smells of fresh ingredients, herbs and spices is worth the time and trouble […]
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
More than likely, you have heard this phrase before but you may not know that this superstition dates back to 1883 and comes from an Old English rhyme. The old, the new, the borrowed and the blue are all meant to be a token of […]
No-Bake Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake
Cookbook: Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes by Lindsay Conchar
While this recipe called for a 9-inch springform pan, I chose to use my new Williams Sonoma Springform Mini Cheesecake Pan which by the way, I loved.
I typically choose to bake my cheesecakes, however, it was too hot in my house to (more…)
Let them eat cake
Wedding cakes have come a long way since medieval times, a time when the wedding cakes or wheat cakes were thrown at the bride as a fertility rite. Today, and thankfully so, we’ve evolved beyond thinking that our fertility depends on how much cake is […]
The Pomegranate Martini
It’s the middle of a three day weekend and it only seemed fitting to have a Pomegranate Martini! One of my all time favorites!
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