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Food + Foto: Week 2

November 21, 2010 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

This is my submission for Week 2 of the Souvenir Foto School’s Food + Foto Class. I’m shooting photos of recipes that I’m making for the cooking section of this blog. I’m really trying to work on the lighting in my photo. That is the most often cited reason my photo submission are declined by…

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Food, Food + Foto

Pie in a Jar

November 19, 2010 by Arena Blake 84 Comments

This weekend, we’re heading south to College Station to watch the Aggies take on Nebraska. It’s going to be a fun game. We’ll be tailgating Saturday with The Nerd’s family as our Thanksgiving celebration with them, so I wanted to bring something to add some holiday flavor to the tailgate. These Pies in a Jar…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Autumn, Dessert, Pie, recipes, Thanksgiving, Tutorial

Author Interview: Brenna Yovanoff

November 18, 2010 by Arena Blake 4 Comments

It’s time for another Fall into Fantasy post! There’s been a bit of confusion, so I’m posting an interview that was originally scheduled for Clandestine Sanctuary. Today, we’re getting to know the lovely Brenna Yovanoff, author of The Replacement, a haunting story that I absolutely loved! For more info about the book, you can read…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Interview, Brenna Yovanoff, Featured

We Remember: 11.18.99

November 18, 2010 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

At 2:42 this morning, I was sleeping safe and sound in my bed here in Dallas. But I wish I could have been in College Station. I wish I could have walked down the path to the Aggie Bonfire Memorial along with the others gathered there to remember the fallen 12 who were killed when…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Aggie

Thanksgiving Menu and Tips

November 17, 2010 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

Thanksgiving is almost upon us! In preparation for the big day, I wanted to share our full Thanksgiving menu, along with a timeline  and a few tips on how I’m going to pull everything together.

Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Family, holiday, Meal, Preparation, Thanksgiving

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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