Monthly Archives: February 2011

mise en place.

say what?  mise en place (MEEZ ahn plahs) is a french term for having all ingredients of a dish prepared up until cooking.  every part of the recipe is chopped, weighed, measured or otherwise readied so that combining is all that is left to do.  what is the advantage of this?  actually there are several. ...

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the friday five…

irresistible items of an icy week.  i think punxsutawney phil forgot to send the memo to mother nature about spring’s early arrival.  winter certainly seems embedded around here.  two storms in one week.  not fun.  let’s take a look at what was happening while i wasn’t sliding on our ice covered streets… water, water everywhere...

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new. new. new.

the templates are finally down and the new frames, print sizes, layouts and standout mounts are finally up at the gallery.  whew!  my trusty hammer and level got a good workout, and i couldn’t be happier with the results: of special note is the new mounting option – the standout.  your 10×20 or 16×20 print can...

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what to wear.

in spite of the 8 inches of snow that fell here yesterday, spring really is around the corner.  for the 2011 seniors who will be shooting their sessions in the spring, this is a great outfit idea.  skinny jeans are still in vogue, and when paired with an ultra flirty and feminine top, they go...

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bead for life.

when giving gifts, i often try to find ones that not only give joy but also give back.  i stumbled upon bead for life through a google search last december and was immediately impressed with their mission.  their goal is to eradicate extreme poverty in uganda by providing a market for ugandan women to sell...

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