Whisper or Shout

January 30th, 2009 by Romelda

 It wasn’t completely my idea. To make the baked potato soup in the first place. Heather and I used to go downtown sometimes to the Armadillo on Front St., which we recently found out is no longer the Armadillo. They used to serve “High Country Baked Potato Soup” which was killer. We’d often go there just for the soup. Warm creamy goodness as they say. 

 So the other day in the wind and the blustery weather and the snow – it felt like a warm-me-up kind of day, menu-wise. If I had my way I’d have made homemade chili. It was that kind of cold out there. But since Heather doesn’t do “legumes” she suggested a Baked Potato Soup. I went hunting online for something, as it isn’t a regular recipe in my culinary repertoire. I found one that actually sounded similar to what we might have gotten at the Armadillo. So we figured, what’s not to love: bacon, potatoes, cheese, milk…all sounded good to us.

So I gave it  a whirl, and tweeked it slightly. It is super-simple as recipes go, and maybe took 20 minutes start to finish to make (having already pre-baked the potatoes). We gave some to our friends down the hall because it made about 8 cups, and they called back to rave about it. So I guess you could say it was a hit. Sharing things that bring comfort and warmth is a good thing – so I share the recipe here. Read the rest of this entry »

January 17th, 2009 by Romelda

This video tutorial post is to show users how to create custom brushes using Photoshop. Custom brushes are a great way to add style and unique quality to design.
I hope it helps with any photoshop project you might be working on.

If you have a medium display (like 19″-21″) you can use this version of the Tutorial in Medium Resolution: click here

If you have a large display (like 24″ wide) you can use this version of the Tutorial in Hi Resolution: click here.

January 16th, 2009 by Romelda

This video tutorial post is to show users how to simply create a dotted line using Photoshop. Most web designers use Photoshop to create their site mock-ups, and often want to use dotted lines, however there is no “dotted line” tool in Photoshop, whereas in Illustrator it is simple to create a dotted line using the stroke pallet. Here you can watch the basic steps to create a dotted line using Photoshop brushes and brush preset pallet. I hope it helps with any photoshop project you might be working on.

If you have a medium display (like 19″-21″) you can use this version of the Tutorial in Medium Resolution: click here

If you have a large display (like 24″ wide) you can use this version of the Tutorial in Hi Resolution: click here.