AMBITION BLISS: February 2012

Friday, February 24, 2012

SING PRAISES

THANK YOU BY AMBER BULLOCK SEASON 4 WINNER OF SUNDAY BEST

IN NOVEMBER MY FAMILY WENT TO SEE KIRK FRANKLIN IN CONCERT. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE WE HAD. HE GAVE ALL HIS BACKGROUND SINGERS A CHANCE TO PERFORM SOLO AND EVERYONE COULD SING IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. AMBER BULLOCK WINNER OF SUNDAY BEST AND THIS GENTLEMAN ISAAC CARREE SANG THIS SONG IN THE MIDDLE AND I CAN'T GO THREE DAYS WITHOUT LISTENING TO THIS SONG. THIS SONG IS THE TRUTH.

HAPPY CUPCAKE DAY

RACHEL STEWART'S HAIR

RACHEL STEWART IS AN ARTIST AND JEWELRY MAKER. SHE BOLDLY CUTS HER HAIR EVERY 2 YEARS. I LIKE IT. CHECK HER OUT ON www.rachelstewartbigcartel.com and targetqueenjewelry.blogspot.com

HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE AND RODNEY PEETE RENEW VOWS

JUST LET GO

RECENT COSBY PIC

HERE IS A RECENT PICTURE OF MY FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW THE COSBY SHOW. I THINK I WAS AROUND THE SAME AGE AS DENISE AND SHE WAS MY FAVORITE ONE. KESHIA KNIGHT PULLIAM, TEMPESTT BLEDSOE, BILL COSBY, PHYLICIA RASHAD, SABRINA LE BEAUF, MALCOM-JAMAL WARNER, GEOFFREY OWENS, RAVEN SYMONE. I EVEN TOOK A TRIP TO NEW YORK GOT TICKETS AND WENT TO A TAPING WHERE I RAN INTO MALCOM JAMAL WARNER, AND GEOFFREY OWENS IN THE HALL. I EVEN SAT BEHIND LENNY KRAVITZ WHO WAS JUST DATING LISA BONET AT THE TIME AND I REMEMBER HIS LONG LOCS OH THE DAYS.

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE WHITNEY HOUSTON

I ALONG WITH MILLIONS WORLDWIDE AM A TRUE WHITNEY HOUSTON FAN. I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND HER UNIVERSAL APPEAL WHEN IN THE 80'S I WAS IN COLLEGE AND GOT A PART-TIME GOVERNMENT JOB AND HAD HER CD ON MY DESK AND MY SUPERVISOR AN MATURE WHITE MAN ASKED ME COULD HE BORROW MY CD TO MAKE A COPY BECAUSE HE WAS TAKING HIS FAMILY TO SEE WHITNEY HOUSTON AT MERRIWEATHER POST. I REMEMBER THINKING WHAT DOES HE KNOW ABOUT WHITNEY HOUSTON. MY DAUGHTER WHOSE 12 YEARS OLD KNOWS THE WORDS TO ALL OF HER SONGS ESPECIALLY SAVING ALL MY LOVE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I PLAYED OVER AND OVER ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. GOD BLESS TO A VERY TALENTED WOMAN YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT YOUR MEMORIES AND MUSIC REMAINS TRUE.

EXIT STRATEGY

A young man's disillusions begin after he gets evicted from his apartment and has to move in with his girlfriend of three months.
Description Feature Length
Plot Outline James (Jameel Saleem) gets evicted from his apartment and moves in with his girlfriend of three months Kim (Kimelia Weathers) and quickly discovers she's everything he never wanted in a woman. He enlists best friends Carville (Quincy "QDeezy" Harris) and Leona (Noelle Balfour), plus high-schooler Scoop (Nick Sinise) and strangers Big Boy and Kevin Hart to find a relationship exit strategy; but for Kim, breaking up just isn't an option.
Starring Jameel Saleem, Kimelia Weathers, "QDeezy" Harris, with Big Boy and Kevin Hart
Directed By Michael Whitton
Written By Based on the characters created by Kimelia Weathers, et al.
Screenplay By Jameel Saleem
Produced By Kellie Maltagliati, Quincy "QDeezy" Harris
Website http://www.ExitStrategy-TheMovie.com

IN THEATERS MARCH 9TH.

CREME BRULEE

The origins of crème brûlée (pronounced krehm broo-LAY) are very much in contention, with the English, Spanish, and French all staking claim. The Spanish have taken credit for this sensuous custard as "crema catalana" since the eighteenth century, while the English claim it originated in seventeenth-century Britain, where it was known as "burnt cream"

8 egg yolks
1/3 cup granulated white sugar
2 cups heavy cream
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup granulated white sugar (for the caramelized tops)

Preheat oven to 300ºF. In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks and sugar until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is thick and pale yellow. Add cream and vanilla, and continue to whisk until well blended. Strain into a large bowl, skimming off any foam or bubbles.
Divide mixture among 6 ramekins or custard cups. Place ramekins in a water bath (large pan filled with 1 or 2 inches of hot water) and bake until set around the edges, but still loose in the center, about 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and leave in the water bath until cooled. Remove cups from water bath and chill for at least 2 hours, or up to 2 days. When ready to serve, sprinkle about 2 teaspoons of sugar over each custard. For best results, use a small, hand-held torch to melt sugar. If you don't have a torch, place under the broiler until sugar melts. Re-chill custards for a few minutes before serving.

Serves 6

YEARS AGO A SUPERVISOR OF MINES TOOK A CO-WORKER AND I OUT TO LUNCH. I REMEMBER READING THE MENU AND DECIDING THAT I WANTED CHOCOLATE MOUSSE FOR DESSERT. ONCE WE ALL COMPLETED OUR MEAL AND THE WAITER ASKED US IF WE WANTED DESSERT MY SUPERVISOR ANSWERED YES I WOULD LIKE CREME BRULEE FOR EVERYONE. I EYED MY CO-WORKER AND HIS LOOKED CONFIRMED THAT CREME BRULEE WASN'T HIS CHOICE AS WELL.

FIRST OF ALL WHAT IS CREME BRULEE WELL I SILENTLY SAT AND WAITED FOR MY DESSERT TO COME AND WHEN IT DID. MY SUPERVISOR TOLD US HIS MOTHER USED TO MAKE THIS DESSERT FOR HIM WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY. HE GREW UP IN CANADA AND WAS FRENCH. WELL I INSTANTLY FELL IN LOVE AND WHENEVER ME AND MY FAMILY EAT OUT IF IT'S ON THE MENU I ALWAYS ORDER CREME BRULEE.

Friday, February 10, 2012

RESISTING CHANGE

CHANGE REQUIRES A LEAP OF FAITH

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

CAST SHARON LAWRENCE, DAVID OYELOWO, TROY CURVEY III, OMARI HARDWICH, PRODUCER HOWARD BARISH, WRITER/DIRECTOR AVA DUVERNAY, EMAYATZY E. CORINEALDI

DAVID OYELOWO LOVED THIS MAN IS RED TAILS

EMAYATZY E. CORINEALDI

OMARI HARDWICK

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE SHOWED AT THE SUNDANCE FESTIVAL TO RAVE REVIEWS. THE INDEPENDENT FILM FOLLOWS A WOMAN 9EMAYATZY E. CORINEALDI) WHO CHANGES WHO LIFE IN ORDER TO CONTEND WITH HER HUSBAND'S (OMARI HARDWICK) 8 YEAR PRISON SENTENCE.