Fibers Open House!

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I am super excited about next weekend. I have decided to go to Savannah for the Fibers Open House. Very Exciting! It's been over a year since I have been back so I have a lot of people to contact with so little time to see them. So I have to plan this very smart. My department moved into a new building after I left so I have to go and see it in person. Well lots of prep work.( not really I am just going to get in my car and ride out) I haven't figured out if I am going to stay the whole weekend or come back on Saturday Ummmmm decisions decisions. I will post some pics when I get back provided I remember to get some batteries for my camera.

Rattler Internet!!!

We have our own blog of course it is not updated by the school. No one, but a few knows who updates RattlerNation but it's a good place to get some FAMU news or anything pertaining to HBCUs ( Historically Black College and/or University)

We are on YouTube yea video!

We are on Facebook. We have like 10,000 fans We need more!

We are on Twitter!

Hey Just want to pump up my old undergrad stumping grounds. We are trying to be everywhere now. So Check out everywhere FAMU decided to be. I love to see us expanding to reach our Alumni all over the US and the world.

More Fun With Chicken Piccata!

So I am on this cooking crazy now. I use to cook all the time in Savannah but now not so much in Tallahassee. I am doing better. First this little pesto mozzarella tortilla thing I found on soul pretty can I tell you so good. So good! Thanks for the recipe! I make them all the time now. Maybe I might add some chicken ummmmm.

Onward. I made Chicken Piccata once again. I got the recipe off of martha stewart.com. She always has great recipes. Well I think I did good. I have let everyone else try it and they like it. So I might not make it again for a while. I am going to try different ones each week if I can.ok so these are some of the ingredients I used. I change the recipe a little. I use panko breadcrumbs instead of flour. I learn that one from my old boss in Savannah. Thank you E!

That chicken looks heavenly. Hummmmm

What's alittle chicken piccata with out pasta. I have done this part so much it didn't take long at all

Sorry I don't have a finish picture when I fix some tonight I will probably take a picture of it then.

Trey Watson

One of our local High school talents here in Tallahassee was killed in a car accident on last Saturday and I must say the out pour of love and acknowledgement of his long life is just wonderful. It's like the whole city is putting it out there. I didn't know him personally,but I have watched him play all season and I even seen him play his last game. My Cousins are really up set they both go to His high school and knew him well. On of them was the status person for the foot ball team and the other one had classes with him. Well I here are some of the things people have done. Prayers for his family and friends.

Oh back in the Studio

Ahhhhhhhhh. It always feels good when I get back to some photograph stumping grounds. One of my younger homies is in photography class again and she need some help using the studio so of course I naturally wanted to help. I just wanted to explain the lights and how her brand new camera works and all the cool things it can do. Well I love being in the studio and missed it alot( It makes me feel better and at home, anyway), but I haven't been in one in a while so I am really rusty and I can not find my light meter so I am a little ticked right now, but anyway we had a good time and I think she learned alot even though her model didn't show up. So until the next time.

Cooking 101. A+

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I have comeback to the kitchen after my last cooking ordeal. Well I figured one or two things about the last dish. One: Maybe I should not have made substitutes. ( Maaaaaybe it was a bad idea. Click here to see last meal) Two: Maybe the recipe wasn't bangin' like I thought. Any way moving on to last night's dish, Spicy Shrimp and Tomato pasta. I have to say I got an a plus for this and it wasn't hard at all. I recommend this to anyone and when I think about it is sorta healthy. I found the recipe on Martha Stewart's site. Oh I made Garlic Bread and I got the instuctions for that form Simple Recipes.com. Check them out they have some pretty good recipes too. Ok this is how it went.

I went to publix and bought some shrimp. It was on sell, but I recommend going to the local fish market or seafood market, It would probably be cheaper.

So this was 97cents yea! Publix had a pretty good sale. I think I am going to try the whole wheat pasta next time just to see if it taste any different.

You know what this is Shrimp being cook. This time I did not over cook it YeY!

Ok so the recipe called for Can tomatoes in garlic so I got the italian seasonings. I could not find the one the recipe called for so I improvised I figure it would fine. It was really good too.

Oh this was so good. I used Italian 5 grain bread from the bakery. Yes I will be using it from now on.

Here is the sauce. I was wondering why it would not get really thick and I figure maybe I didn't drain the liquid that was in the can ( duh Janine duh)

Now everything together. Easy right!

Tada!!!!

Excuse the out of focus pics. Not my best stuff but this salad hit the spot and went along well with the other items. I had a good time and My parents loved it too. My mom could not stop eating the bread and my daddy kept trying to 3rds and 4ths. This did not take long so now it's in my recipe pile. I am going to make the chicken piccata again tonight and this little yummy snack I found off of Soul Pretty.

Chris Jackson, The author

I am highly impressed with my adopted little brother Christopher Jackson. I was a sophmore when he arrived at FAMU. I remeber that he loved to write. Now I see he has published a book of his poems. Very exciting! I am so proud of you Chris! I remember reading some of his work when we were in school and thinking how talented he is. Hope he is doing well. I will have to purchase this book when the funds come around on Friday. Check it out here.