Mandi Whiting Photography

I have been doing food shoots for a cute little cafe in North Park, called Cafe21 (formerly Cafe2121). The food is very tasty!! You should check them out, they are located right off Adams Ave., between Oregon Street & Idaho Street!!
Click here to check them out on Twitter.
I will be shooting Cafe21’s grand re-opening on [...]

My friend Allison made this wonderful Vanilla Crème Brûlée for a dessert party we had a while back.
The minute this dessert touched my lips I feel in love!! It may take about a week, or two, to burn off the calories, but it’s well worth it!!
Allison, thank you, again, for an amazingly delicious recipe!! [...]

Melissa McClure is turning 29 on Thursday!!!!
Melissa asked me to bake her the McClure family tradition cake, angel food cake, topped with her Gramma Charlotte’s Snow Frosting (a.k.a. 7-minute frosting), drizzled with bakers chocolate.
mmmMMmmm, pretty tasty!!
By the way, check out Melissa’s blog on Thursday for a new and exciting announcement!! )
HAPPY {EARLY} BIRTHDAY MELISSA!!!
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I came across this banana cake recipe on one of the food forums I frequent. The minute I saw this recipe I knew I HAD to make it. Of course, I added it to the “to bake” list, and, well, I’m VERY upset that I waited this long to make it! The name says it [...]

I made these WONDERFULLLLL snickerdoodle blondies last night!  OMG, they were delicious….they were so good that you just have to trust me on this one and make them yourself!! They are super fast and easy to make. This is one of those standby recipes that you can whip up last minute and guarantee it will [...]

I made this pound cake last night for dessert. I served it with fresh strawberries and whipped cream. OMG…it was so good!! The texture was what I would consider perfect — very dense, but moist, melt in your mouth good!! I did, however, think it was a tad too sweet. Next time I will be [...]

This wonderful key lime bar recipe was adapted from my dear friend Allison. These bars are so delicious!! These were all eaten up the night I made them. I have a feeling I will be making these again, VERY soon!!

Key Lime Bars

Makes sixteen 2-inch bars

If you cannot find fresh Key limes, use regular (Persian) [...]

I’ve been wanting to try these Brown Sugar Chewies for a few weeks now. I got an itch to bake something tonight, but I didn’t feel like being in the kitchen all night. I rummaged through my stash of “must-make” recipes and landed upon this recipe.
They are SUPER easy to make! They were seriously done [...]

I have a stand by recipe that I usually use when making banana bread, however, I was feeling very adventurous a few days ago and decided to try out a new recipe. The recipe is adapted from the cookbook, The New Best Recipe, from the editors of CI. This banana bread turned out VERY well. The [...]

Happy Easter Everyone!!

If you follow my blog you’re probably starting to notice that a lot of recipes I post about come from my dear friend Allison. If you don’t follow my blog, and this is your first time here, well, let me tell ya…my good friend Allison is FULL of wonderful true and tried recipes. [...]