Cafe Lashay

Red Velvet Pancake Recipe

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

Red Velvet PankcakesMy friend Erin and I have wanted to make Red Velvet Pancakes FOREVER! We’ve had a tentative date planned for an entire year. Finally, we set aside from time and created magic. Our recipe was loosely adapted from Food Republic’s recipe.

 

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flourRed Velvet Pankcakes
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

 

2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 egg
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extractRed Velvet Pankcakes
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon of vietnamese cinnamon

Directions

See video below.

Back to Curly & iCi Brunch

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Earlier this month I met up with Chai to celebrate the birthday of her website. We dined at one of my favorite brunch places in Brooklyn, iCi located in Fort Green. iCi is actually where I met Chai for the first time in real life on January 1, 2011. This brunch was right off the tails of Chai and I spending some time together in Washington DC as well. I’ve enjoyed every moment of her and was delighted to celebrate this accomplishment with her. Chai wrote about the brunch and posted a bunch of pictures too. You can find them here. I will only post a few pictures here but you can check out the rest on facebook.

I met a number of ladies for the first time and we had a wonderful time talking about food, natural hair and everything in between. From looking at my pictures, it looks like I need to work on my focus a bit more with my 50mm. I also need to be more aggressive and kind of get in people’s faces when taking pictures. I get very shy and will stand at a distance. Because of that, I did not get a close up picture of every woman that attended and I wish I had done so. I need to work on being a more assertive photographer. I’ll get there one day. Enjoy the pic!

iCI serves fresh, local and seasonal food. The Kale burger was a big hit at the event!

Also, Chai had Red Velvet cupcakes delivered for the event from Sydney’s Sweets. They were great but her icing was phenomenal!!! So unique and different!

"Sheena LaShay"

Moments: Brunch at The Park

Friday, March 30th, 2012

A few weeks ago, my friend Holly came to town and I was able to spend some quality time with her and Hank. One of my favorite moments with her was brunch at The Park on Sunday morning. Holly is a certified personal trainer, yoga instructor and massage therapist that works at Present Moment Retreats, Purescapes and Triangle Wellness. Hank is an actor, artist, comedian and vlogger. The Park is an amazing place to have brunch. They have a variety of mimosa flavors like mango and grapefruit. Their homemade bread that’s served as you wait for your meal is to die for. The decor and ambiance is right up my alley. The service was impeccable. The waiting area has a fireplace with owl statues. And sometimes as you eat, a little bird passes right by. I kid you not.

Ambiance

"The Park"

 I was really fascinated with the decor of the Park. I loved the natural setting, the art work, the colors and various themed sections throughout the multi-leveled restaurant. It was a visual field trip.

Bread and Butter

"The Park"

This bread rocked my world. So much so that we took some to go!

Eat. Drink. Be Merry."The Park"

Breakfast was so calm and delightful after a long night of bar and club hopping with the gang. Even though it was a Sunday late morning, due to the size of the restaurant and perhaps the location, I found that it wasn’t too crowded. We didn’t have too wait too long to be seated and once we were, everything on the menu was delightful.

Hank and Holly

 "The Park"

 I met both Hank and Holly through the infamous Wheaton College many years ago. This was the first time I’d seen Holly since college. It had been over 7 years. We’d kept in touch via facebook but it was quite the reunion. We found ourselves discussing fetishes, sexuality and overt naughtiness over our bread and butter. It was great!

If you’re in New York and you have a chance, please go have brunch at The Park.

To see more of my images from The Park, CLICK HERE.

 

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