Sweet Potato Loaf with Chocolate Ganache
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Sweet Potato Loaf with Chocolate Ganache

I loved the recipe because it asks you to roast the sweet potato instead of using canned which gives it such a nice sweet flavor from the potato being caramelized. It’s spiced with clove, orange zest, nutmeg and cinnamon.

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Profoto Share the Light
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Profoto Share the Light

Recently I was invited to be part of the beta test of Profoto’s new website feature: “Share the Light”. This new section allows photographers that use Profoto products to upload images along with a set of info to better describe the behind the scenes of how that image was created.

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Ensalada de Nochebuena
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Ensalada de Nochebuena

Christmas Eve Salad- A very traditional dish from Mexico.
This family favorite recipe has been made every Christmas for about 70 years. My grandmother loved it and mother could not serve Christmas dinner without it.

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Con Mucho Cariño - A soul-warming collection of my mom´s recipes
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Con Mucho Cariño - A soul-warming collection of my mom´s recipes

Forget chicken soup, this tortilla soup really is for the soul.
Let me tell you why this is very important to me. My mom was a great cook, she was a full time home maker and made all our meals from scratch. She created a handwritten cookbook with all her recipes and some handed down from her mother and grandmother.

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What do you mean by Pumpkin Pie?
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What do you mean by Pumpkin Pie?

Thanksgiving is a staple of American Holidays, so unique and special, some would say it may be the most important one of the year. I learned about this day while working in Dulles, VA and being invited to Thanksgiving dinner at a coworker’s home.

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Day of the Dead, as colorful as Mexico
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Day of the Dead, as colorful as Mexico

It’s the season pumpkin takes over.
Seems everyone awaits on pins and needles the beginning of fall season and when the PSL will drop across most coffee brands and bakery shops.

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Pumpkin Spice Latte AF
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Pumpkin Spice Latte AF

It’s the season pumpkin takes over.
Seems everyone awaits on pins and needles the beginning of fall season and when the PSL will drop across most coffee brands and bakery shops.

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Dude, why so much white space??
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Dude, why so much white space??

Dude, why so much white space??
Cause I need space for copy! Duh! 

Most of the photos I take have a commercial use, which means they will be used in posters, email campaigns , websites , landing pages, trade shows and some even in packaging design .

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Much ado about marketing
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Much ado about marketing

As part of my ongoing marketing efforts, I have been working with Amy Cooper, she is a Marketing Strategist and Photography Business consultant.

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Gummies!
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Gummies!

Took some time to take some images of gummy bears, why? Because its been on my mind quite a bit. You see I got this idea of how I wanted to light them so I had to try it.

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Negroni and Campari
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Negroni and Campari

Not sure what started my love for Negronis, but I think I had a predestined attraction.

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Avocado ice cream? Yes!
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Avocado ice cream? Yes!

One of the things I miss the most from Mexico are those very traditional sweets and desserts that are impossible to find in the US.

Yes there are great Mexican food restaurants in the Bay Area, but trust me, the kind of treats I grew up with are impossible to find. Some because of lack of ingredients and some others are too local to towns in Mexico that no one has heard of them.

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