Mandi Whiting Photography

These Lemon Thins are O….M….G….delicious!!! They are adapted from Gourmet Magazine…it’s a recipe from the mid 1970’s, specifically, April 1976. Because I *LOVE* lemon, this recipe was a MUST try. They are SUPER easy to make and taste delicious. You can also top them with a thin layer of Trader Joes lemon curd (as photographed), [...]

As you may recall, I don’t make these cake balls as often as they are requested because they take too damn long. Well, my mother called me up yesterday asking if I would please make some german chocolate cake balls for her girlfriends birthday. Since I’m laying pretty low this weekend, because they hubby is [...]

These Williams-Sonoma Chocolate Dream Cookies are, in one word, A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!! When I first took them out of the oven and tried them, I thought they were way to rich, but then I tried them the next day and OH MY GOODNESS I was mistaken, they were heaven!!

These chocolate-chocolate chip cookies are very fudgy and brownie like, [...]

This blueberry crumb cake is to die for!! It was even better the next day. I absolutely LOVED the crumb topping, it was *SO* good!! I WILL be making this again, for sure! I promise you WONT go wrong with this recipe!

Blueberry Crumb Cake
Adapted from Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan
INGREDIENTS:

For the [...]

My dear friend Allison gave me her Chili recipe. This chili recipe is really good! I followed the recipe to a “T”, with the exception of adding some sour cream, sharp cheddar cheese and chives for garnish, so I guess it’s not EXACTLY to a “T”. The chives actually gave the chili a really great [...]

Melissa McClure-Selenak and I met with Shannon and Tim at the Oceanside Pier a few weeks ago for some portraits! Tim was deployed overseas for 7 months. Shannon flew out to California (from Virginia) for Tim’s homecoming. Melissa shot the homecoming just days prior.

Welcome home Tim!!

Shannon and Tim, it was great meeting the two of [...]

Melissa McClure-Selenak and I met Jenn and Adam in Valley Center for their engagement shoot a few weeks ago. They were both so giggly and happy around each other! 

Jenn and Adam got married this past weekend, November 14th, 2009, Valentines day!! 

Congratulations Jenn and Adam!!

Tina with Stephina Photography invited me along for a Trash the Dress shoot. We met Christine, Rob, and Ripley (their doggie) in Coronado. It was such a beautiful day!!

It turned out that Rob and Christine got married on the same date that Jeremy and I did, November 1st, 2008. What a great date!!

Here is one [...]

Yes, I’m a little over do on blogging…sorry!!

Melissa McClure, the photographer that shot mine and Jeremy’s wedding, married Tim Selenak on January 3rd, 2009. Their wedding was held at Ocean View Villas, located in Point Loma.

I had an amazing opportunity to shoot with a paparazzi of photographers.

Melissa’s BFF Jen helping her put on her shoes.

Melissa’s [...]