Had some good friends over for brunch today and made some peppered buttermilk biscuits. Everybody loves buttery biscuits…. And these were excellent with fig butter. Mmmmm!
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Little known fact about me: I am not a fan of anything with pumpkin meat as ingredient. Period. No pumpkin lattes, pumpkin pie no pumpkin nothing. But I love the way pumpkins look. I actually find them to be quite beautiful and I do love toasted pumpkin seeds. I guess this is kinda like me […]
It’s a total bummer that the Detroit Tigers didn’t make it to the World Series this year after being shut down by the Boston Red Sox during the American League Championship Series. Although the loss was a let down, the season was great and I had some great experiences this summer. From hanging downtown on […]
If you’re looking for an easy Sunday brunch sandwich that combines the best of all worlds… well, you have to try this. Have to! Ingredients: – Applewood smoked bacon – Creamy Brie – Fig butter – Pumpernickel The jump Off: Spread the fig butter (available at Trader Joe’s) on your bread. Cut the brie and […]
While searching for an image of a rose that photographed 6 years ago (that I never found), I stumbled across this long forgotten image of a tiger lily from one of my old gardens taken in 2006. They were some kind of hybrid double tiger lily that I loved. Finding this made me smile and […]
While hunting for new soul house songs on Traxsource this past spring, I stumbled upon “Man of Summer” by QB Smith and was instantly hooked. I played the song on auto play & repeat for hours and adopted it as my 2013 summer theme song. Ever mutha needs a summer theme song! The lyrics hit […]
So I was out & about in DC last weekend doing my thing and all of the sudden, my super boo, Butta shows up. Things got real & real fun! Next thing I know, it’s a photoshoot. You may know Butta from her award winning blog, Soulbouce (my favorite sources for new music) where she […]
After my time at New York Fashion Week last February I decided to sit the fall season out New York Fashion Week out. Crazy right??? Although I will not be in & out of fashion related events photographing beautiful people, I did have some thoughts on fashion week that I shared with Sharifa D. Crawford of Disciples […]
When my best friends, Brion & Chonda announced they were having a baby this year, I was so very excited for them!!! Then my excitement turned to maternity photography to help them document this special time in their lives. I’m looking forward to meeting their son OR daughter (they decided to be surprised)! Next, I […]
Making my way to Washington DC from Chicago, I saw this magical vision from my window seat. It was amazing seeing how cloud cover transformed one of America’s most iconic skylines. I was in the right place at the right time!