Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on February 9, 2010| 2 Comments »
For my first shoot of this trip to Cleveland, I photographed 7-month-old Brennan on Superbowl Sunday’s gorgeously sunny snowy morning. Here are three preview shots.
A family photo to start it off (Isn’t his outfit amazingly adorable?):
The little guy bundled in the snow:
And standing up with some help from his mom and dad:
More to come from Brennan’s session later on. A great kickoff (no Superbowl pun intended) to a two-week working visit to Cleveland.
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota photographer on February 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »
I’ve been envisioning a photo shoot with E in the snow since we planned this February Cleveland trip…
Apparently, E is not a big fan of frigid temps (who is?!) or being photographed in said frigid temps. We tried to take him out for a few snow photos Saturday, but he shrieked the second we stepped out into the ice-cold breeze. Not one frame was snapped. We tried again, and this time, I managed to get a few – albeit of a pretty unhappy model. In most, he looks downright sad, but in a few, he just looks like he has the serious model face down pat.
After about five minutes, we scooped him up in a blanket and hurried inside to the coziness. He was much happier then. 🙂
Here are some:
Seriously – how cute is this little man?!
Posted in Cleveland, My Family, Newborns, Travels, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, newborn photography, Sarasota newborn photography, Sarasota photographer on February 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »
We are headed to Cleveland today. Off to spend two weeks with this little one…
…Yep, he’s super, all right. (Wasn’t his handmade Halloween costume sweet?! My sister is ridiculous.)
I’ll be posting from the wintry weather, cozied up with the little man.
Posted in Children, Sarasota area, tagged children photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota photographer on February 3, 2010| 2 Comments »
Here’s another photo of Remy, looking adorable as usual – and so proud of his colorful plastic ball collection (and his whale shirt).
Posted in Children, Food, Sarasota area, tagged children photography, editorial photography, food photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota editorial photography, Sarasota food photography, Sarasota photographer on February 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, I posted about chocolate zucchini cupcakes. I needed a mini taster, so I looked no further than my living room, where our neighbor Danni was hanging out with my husband. Danni has nut allergies, so I made sure all items in the recipe were nut-free and gave him a cupcake to try. He couldn’t finish one (they are big and, like I said, dense), but he really liked it! And there was no look of “What the heck is in this?” on his face when he took his first bite.
Here he is:
Have a great day! Maybe make some cupcakes. 🙂
Posted in Food, Sarasota area, tagged food photography, Sarasota editorial photography, Sarasota food photography, Sarasota photographer on February 1, 2010| 1 Comment »
My computer was in surgery this weekend due to a malfunctioning hard drive, so I had some time to bake. I am writing an article for the next issue of Mommy Magazine about gluten-free options for children, and this recipe for chocolate zucchini cupcakes from Heidi Swanson’s 101cookbooks.com seemed like a great fit for the article. I adjusted it a bit to make it gluten free and a little less sweet (although Heidi doesn’t oversweeten recipes).
Now, the word “zucchini” in a cupcake recipe might make your brow wrinkle in confusion – and possibly disgust – but don’t worry, these cupcakes do not taste like veggies. In fact, the zucchini keeps them moist… and adds a bit of chewy texture as well.
Of course, the main ingredients are:
Here’s the recipe:
Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cupcakes, modified from Heidi Swanson’s 101cookbooks.com, which is adapted from Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook
Makes 12 muffin-sized cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a muffin pan, and line with muffin cups (I didn’t have muffin cups, so I just sifted some oat flour on the greased pan). In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, butter, and oil. Beat in eggs one at a time until well incorporated. Stir in vanilla, buttermilk, zucchini, and chocolate chips.
In a separate bowl, mix together all of the dry ingredients. Add the liquid ingredients, and mix until well combined. Spoon batter into large muffin pans. Bake in the center of the oven for about 30-35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Heidi’s note: “Don’t overcook them, or you will lose all the moist goodness – You want them to look almost done in the oven; they will continue to cook for a few minutes after you pull them from the oven from the residual heat.”
EPC note: These are dense cupcakes and very, very chocolatey. As Heidi says, “the chocolate factor here is high.” If you want a cakey, flaky treat, this isn’t it. These are thick morsels of chocolate-chip-and-cocoa-powder yumminess, but be prepared with a glass of water.
I hope you enjoy them!
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