It was my son's first Easter. You've already seen the pictures, now I show a 30-second slideshow. Benjamin is 11 months old & he started walking a couple of days ago. Grow healthy, son! We love you a lot!
4/24/10
4/20/10
4/19/10
Pet photo shoot :)
A couple days ago I had a photoshoot with a dog & two cats. It's hard to get good pictures of animals, especially the first time you meet them. But these guys were awesome! They behaved & posed just like the models in TV shows! Dr. Joy August, their 'mother' helped me a lot too. I got a lot of good shots as you can see. Let me know what you think!
The superstars here are Weasley, Sunshine & Nudie.
The superstars here are Weasley, Sunshine & Nudie.
4/12/10
The Outdoor Chattanooga Event was a lot of fun!!!
The event was very successful! Lots of people with kids, lots of people having fun!
Thank you, Jennifer Crutchfield & Allison Gorman! Thank you Chattanooga Parent Magazine for organizing this!
Thank you, Jennifer Crutchfield & Allison Gorman! Thank you Chattanooga Parent Magazine for organizing this!
4/9/10
Monthly Calendar: April is here!!!
I'm running late on my monthly calendars! Anyway, here's the calendar for April. I love green!!!
Tomorrow!!!!
Can't wait for the fun at Coolidge Park this Saturday! The Shaking Ray Levi Workshop is at 10 am and kids are all welcome! Inflatables, storytelling, and games till 1 - then bluegrass music and much more fun! Visit www.outdoorchattanooga.com for more info and the entertainment line-up!
www.outdoorchattanooga.com
4/8/10
Easter!
It was a lot of fun to take Easter pictures! My son is too small for Egg Hunt but he enjoyed seeing all the kids around him. I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!
4/6/10
Wedding ideas
If you are looking for some really pretty cakes, please read this! I'm in a constant search for some great extra ideas for my brides. Today's topic of conversation is funny cake toppers. Look at these! I kept laughing for 10 minutes when I saw them!
You can purchase them here: http://www.mybeachfavors.com
3/31/10
Crème brûlée
One of the things I love most in life is good food. I eat a lot. I like to cook. And I'm very happy when people like what I cook. The other day I saw a very simple recipe of Crème brûlée, that is 'burned cream'. I absolutely love desserts & I decided to try.
It was so good, that yesterday, when both my husband & son were asleep, I sneaked in the kitchen & ate another serving. Oh yes, it's delicious.
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
4 egg yolks,
1/2 cup of sugar
400ml or 1 2/3 cup of cream
vanilla extract
brown sugar for the crust, 4 Tb spoons
Process:
1. In a medium heavy-bottomed pan, heat cream. Do not boil!!! Just heat it up.
2. Beat egg yolks with sugar. Do not use a mixer, a fork will do the job. Add vanilla extract.
3. Mix the yolks & cream together, stir.
4. This recipe is good for 4 servings. So at this point put the mixture into the forms.
5. Preheat the oven to 300F.
6. Take a big deep pan, put the forms there. Now put the water in the pan (not in the forms!). You have a double boiler now. Put in the oven, let cook 25-30 min. The trick is to watch it & touch it. If you overcook it, it won't be good. The way to test it is to touch the form & move it a bit. If it moves like jelly, it's ready.
7. Take out, let it cool off a bit, then put in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
8. Before serving, sprinkle with 1 tb spoon of brown sugar & burn the sugar till light brown with a gas lighter or put in the oven to broil for a couple of minutes. You can also spray some water if you are broiling, it will help the crust to form.
Delicious!!!
It was so good, that yesterday, when both my husband & son were asleep, I sneaked in the kitchen & ate another serving. Oh yes, it's delicious.
Here's the recipe:
Ingredients:
4 egg yolks,
1/2 cup of sugar
400ml or 1 2/3 cup of cream
vanilla extract
brown sugar for the crust, 4 Tb spoons
Process:
1. In a medium heavy-bottomed pan, heat cream. Do not boil!!! Just heat it up.
2. Beat egg yolks with sugar. Do not use a mixer, a fork will do the job. Add vanilla extract.
3. Mix the yolks & cream together, stir.
4. This recipe is good for 4 servings. So at this point put the mixture into the forms.
5. Preheat the oven to 300F.
6. Take a big deep pan, put the forms there. Now put the water in the pan (not in the forms!). You have a double boiler now. Put in the oven, let cook 25-30 min. The trick is to watch it & touch it. If you overcook it, it won't be good. The way to test it is to touch the form & move it a bit. If it moves like jelly, it's ready.
7. Take out, let it cool off a bit, then put in the fridge for 2-3 hours.
8. Before serving, sprinkle with 1 tb spoon of brown sugar & burn the sugar till light brown with a gas lighter or put in the oven to broil for a couple of minutes. You can also spray some water if you are broiling, it will help the crust to form.
Delicious!!!
3/27/10
Folk School of Chattanooga
I had a job assignment for Chattanooga Parent Magazine. I went to Folk School of Chattanooga to take pictures of a music lesson. It was not just an ordinary lesson. I saw 3 beautiful girls. And their mother. And their grandmother. 3 talented generations were playing various musical instruments & I was lucky to listen to them. To tell you the truth, I even sometimes forgot to take pictures!!!
Here's what I saw:
Victoria Mason
http://
423-834-0339
Here's what I saw:
Victoria Mason
http://
423-834-0339
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