There is always a gamble when taking an editorial assignment, but when Garden and Gun asked me to shoot for their story on BBQ sandwiches last year, I was willing to roll the dice. The feature was on...
Almost a year ago, I brought you Creating Backgrounds Part 1. Here is the highly anticipated sequel. Creating background part 2. Lats year, I stained, painted, and sanded a wide assortment of backgro...
Charleston, SC, is one of my favorite cities in the country. It is a short 3 hour or so drive from Charlotte and is filled with fascinating history, great food, and beautiful scenery. It was t...
Here is another post that my Mom and I did for the Go Bold with Butter Blog. My mom loves carrots. From spaghetti sauce to muffins, she will find a way to put carrots into just about anything. For ou...
Still looking for a dessert to make for your mother on Mother’s Day? Try this Orange Rosemary Cake. My Mom and I developed it for the Go Bold With Butter Blog. While you should treat you...
Here is a bouquet for your Saturday. A smaller yellow rose arrangement on a blue background. Enjoy! Pin It
Here is a bouquet for your Friday! Pin It
Here is another bouquet from my Mom’s garden.
My Mom’s Roses are in full Bloom. I will be sharing a lot of arrangements with you over the next few weeks. Here is your bouquet for the day, Pin It
Do you like pancakes? What about Bacon and Apples? This is for you then. Here is another recipe that my Mom and I developed for the Go Bold with Butter Blog. Oh, how I love weekend mornings. These ar...
Taking pictures of flowers is not all that different from taking pictures of food. In fact many of the same principles are involved. With spring flowers in full bloom, I suggest experim...
It is hard to believe that Easter is almost here. Where has the year gone? I realize that my posts have been lacking recently, a lot of big things are in the works. One of them is that my mom and I ...
Even though it has felt like spring for weeks in Charlotte, it was technically still Winter. That all ended yesterday with the first day of Spring! In honor of this day, my Mom decided to make a quic...
I am not sure what this Winter was like for you, but here in Charlotte, it never really happened. Living in the South, it doesn’t surprise me that we went a whole Winter without snow and much m...
Look at this pineapple. Looks like a normal pineapple, right? What if I told you that this wasn’t your normal pineapple… This is a miniature pineapple. When the pineapple wa...
I know a few things about myself. I love BBQ and I am very very competitive. This past weekend, I learned how I can be competitive at BBQ. Before I go any further, let me dispel the idea that I cam g...
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, you may be wondering what to get for your Valentine? Well, if your Valentine has an obsession healthy adoration for bacon, then I have the perfect gi...
Yesterday was the Super Bowl. A time when everyone in the USA talks about football. Whether they are die hard fans or just there for the commercials, Super Bowl Sunday has become a holiday of ...
In a former life, this glass bottle did once hold a chocolaty and refreshing yoo-hoo. Now it has been re purposed for something far better (yes better than chocolate). Nope, those aren’t green ...
If you like eating great food, talking about food, meeting other people who like talking about food, taking pictures of the great food you are eating, oh and of course eating more food, then a food b...
This weekend, I will be heading down to Birmingham, AL, for Food Blog South. Here is a recap from last year’s inaugural Food Blog South With it being a new year and heading to a Food Bloggin...
Last week was the two year anniversary of Taylor Takes a Taste. Its a little late, but here is a cupcake to celebrate! Notice anything different about the cupcake? No, you are not seeing thing...
2 years ago today, I started Taylor Takes a Taste! Wow the last 2 years have flown by! Here is a recap from year one, and now for a recap of year 2. Year 1 was amazing, I thought it wasn’t poss...
Taylor Takes a Taste is turning 2 next week! With that, I am trying to post a few things from 2011 that I haven’t gotten to yet. This restaurant stop is from my October tailgating trip to Gaine...
For those of you who don’t know, I AM A HUGE COLLEGE FOOTBALL FAN! Unfortunately, on Monday, I suffered another heart wrenching loss. Last New Year’s Day, I spent the day cooking f...
Welcome to the last Taylor Takes a Taste of 2011. Welcome to my last post of 2011. This is not a summary of everything that I did in 2011 (that will come January 16th on Taylor Takes a Taste’s...
Ending one year and welcoming in another is a tradition that we all can celebrate. On Saturday evening, the whole world will be saying goodbye to 2011 and welcoming in 2012. For those of you who choo...
Is it a cookie or is it a cupacake? Really, that is a trick question. It is both! Half cookie, half cupcake, and all delicious. Let me introduce you to the Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcake. Like a ...
Over the last several months you have seen the ads, tweets, facebook reminders and any other way that I have hyped my December food photography workshops. Well the waiting has ended. This past weeken...
I realize that I have been MIA recently. I apologize for that. When I noticed that this is the first post of December and I it is now December 13th, I realize that I owe you all an apology. If you ha...
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