Date Night: Blackberry Dumpling

i've been itching to post some pictures up on the blog for quite some time now. right now, i'm working on pictures from some shoots before, but here's a little fun something until i finish up those photo shoots.

scrumptious blackberry dumplings

here's how to make the blackberry sauce:

gather up 1 quart of fresh blackberries.



give them a good rinse.



in a large wide saucepan, add blackberries with:

1 c. water
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp lemon extract



bring mixture to a boil. reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.



now let's make the dumplings!

i like to mix the dry ingredients first:

1 1/2 c. flout
2 tsp baking powder
1 T. sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg



then add 2/3 c. milk. stir until well mixed.



oil up a tablespoon and drop into berry mixture. cover tightly and simmer for 15 minutes.



gather up some goodies to accompany the dumplings.



after the 15 minutes are up, take mixture off the heat.



voilá! a romantic night in.

enjoy.

Sunflower Field

I visited Manhattan this weekend to shoot my friend's grandparents' 55th anniversary! What a long time to be happily married! I haven't looked through their photos yet, but here's another fun story to share.

On my way up to Manhattan, I saw a beautiful sunflower field. I wanted so badly to stop and take pictures, but I didn't! I just kept driving. So on my way back home, I passed the field again, but this time, I saw someone else taking pictures of it. I was so jealous that she was able to stop that I turned around and followed her into the very tall grass to take pictures of this field.

I was able to get a few good pictures, but the most of what I got out of it were bug bites! Everywhere! And I can't stop scratching. There's much more than 50 all over my body! Yea... Way to go Yen...

I hope you enjoy these pictures more than I enjoy my bug bites!

Alan, Emily and Baby Madelyn

Back in April, I had a great time meeting up with some friends I just hadn't seen in a while. Sadly, they are going to move to Ohio where I won't get to see them much, but I am so glad I was able to have fun taking some pictures of their beautiful baby Madelyn and catching up with them before they left. Madelyn has such a personality! She takes after both parents. They are an absolutely wonderful couple. Here are some pictures from our shoot!















My friends are great, and I cannot wait to see them again!!!

Forgotten Photos

So, my week hasn't been going too well so far, but I've been praying to keep on the positive side of things, so I think I'll just blog! Here are some pictures I forgot I had from last fall! It's too bad I have so much schoolwork to do because then I can't look through all the pictures I've taken!

Enjoy!



Here's one that Christopher took of me.



I do apologize for bragging so much, but I beg to differ with anyone who thinks they have the cutest dog ever, because Macy definitely beats all the other dogs! She's just the most adorable ever!!!





And my future hubby is the perfect compliment to her adorable self.





Isn't he great?

chilled.

ahhh you just wait it out and realize there's just so much more to life. :)

♥ Yen