Jared Lindley the proud owner of Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010, 2011 and now 2012. A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area With professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits www.my3lp.com & www.Lindleysphotography.com

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Christmas is right around the corner and will be here before you know it, and the question we 3LP photographers ask you is:

Are you ready to spice up your casual christmas gift to your sweetie this year??

I hope you said YES! Because 3LP is doing a limited-time only offer on Boudoir sessions!

And what better way to say “I love you” than with giving him beautiful intimate pictures of you?

Let the crew here at 3LP capture your natural beauty with our personal Boudoir session, and let this be the Christmas gift your honey can enjoy every day of the year!

Please call us with any questions or suggestions, and we will be ready to help!

Lindley's Photography Studios

God bless,

Amie Hurst, of Lindley’s Photography

Jared Lindley the proud owner of 3LP & Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010 & 2011.

A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area with professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits

We have been seeing potential brides and having studio sessions and engagement sessions, that we are working on quickly so we can share with all of you. For today’s post, we are featuring Amy Crumley and the studio session we had with her this week.

She brought a friend along too, which made for some pretty fun times and pictures!! Enjoy

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

If you are interested in a studio session, please feel free to contact us and we would be happy to help you with any of your questions!

God bless,

Amie Hurst, of Lindley’s Photography

Jared Lindley the proud owner of 3LP & Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010 & 2011.

A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area with professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits

As they say, the best picture taken is when the subject is captured in their natural state, unaware of the photographer.

And so, we would like to share with you a few from our weddings, the pictures that are un-posed, natural, and full of the “aww!” factor

Enjoy!

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

Lindley's Photography Studios

God bless,

Amie Hurst, of Lindley’s Photography

Jared Lindley the proud owner of 3LP & Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010 & 2011.

A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area with professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits

www.my3lp.com & www.Lindleysphotography.com

What are you thankful for this week? For me…

• I’m thankful for old friends from our childhoods and getting back in contact with them this week!
• I’m thankful for the many brides recently interviewing and booking with us, thank you so much for supporting our small business, brides!
• I’m thankful for God opening a window when a door has been closed, for me it was a BIG window!
• I’m thankful for the woman at Kroger’s, who offered to walk me to my car with her umbrella because it was raining so hard.

This week’s Thankful Thursday post is featuring:

Spa Stuffed Pork Chops and Sun-Dried Tomato Couscous!

Years ago, I was watching Giada on the Food Network (she’s awesome, isn’t she?) and I remember the episode to this day, she was featuring dishes that were healthy, light but full of flavor. Her nickname for the episode was Day Spa foods. One of her dishes were these stuffed pork chops, filled with spinach, goat cheese, herbs, and sun-dried tomatoes. Pan-fried then drizzled with a lemon-mustard sauce. I knew I had to give it a try, they looked too good to resist!

Little did I know that when it comes to stuffed pork chops, it definitely takes practice. And it is a very messy job. It took me several tries and failed miserably, I just couldn’t get the hang of it. Awhile back, I gave up in figuring out how to make pockets in the pork chops, and just serve the stuffing on top. But this week, I was feel adventurous and I decided to give these pork chops one last try. However this time, I would do a few things differently – and due to those differences, these pork chops turned out amazing and looked just like the ones Giada made. I was tickled by how well they turned out! Finally…success!

Here is what I will share with you in my learning experiments this time around:

1. Instead of getting already-cut pork center-loin chops (about 1 inch thick), get the whole pork loin. Not only is it cheaper, but you can cut the chops to your thickness choice.
2. Use a small and SHARP paring knife when you are making the pockets for the stuffing. This knife I used was only a few months old, and very sharp. In the past, I used duller knives and there was a huge difference. The process was cleaner and easier.
3. When you are making the pockets, use short strokes and look where you are stroking. When I was doing this, I had my eye on the inside and stroked along the stretched pieces. This is much easier seen than explained…so if you are knew at this, I recommend watching some youtube videos on this. That is what I did.
4. Simply pan-frying these thick pork chops will not cook all the way. In order to get that beautiful sear on the chops yet ensure the chops are cooked enough, I have found that searing them on high heat then putting them in the oven for only a few minutes does the trick. They turned out moist, cooked and seared! Best of both worlds!
5. About the sun-dried tomatoes…in the past, I always used the canned ones. This time, I went to the fancy deli area and scooped up the fresh ones. It costs only a little bit more, and the taste was out of this world – the canned ones had nothin’ on these fresh tomatoes! Do yourself a favor, if you are going to make this fancy dish, go with the fresh tomatoes from the deli.

I truly hope you enjoy this recipe. It does take some time and it does take a lot of ingredients, but it is oh so worth all of it. This is a restaurant dish you can easily make at home!

Spa Stuffed Pork Chops and Sun-Dried Tomato Couscous

Amie's Stuffed Pork Chops and Couscous

Here’s what you’ll need for the chops:

• Olive oil
• 6-8 sun-dried tomatoes, diced
• 10 oz. (1 frozen box) of frozen spinach, thawed and excess water squeezed out
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 tsp ground thyme
• 3 oz. garlic and herb goat cheese (you can always use regular, but this stuff was the best)
• 1 box of reduced fat cream cheese
• 6 pork loin chops, already pocketed
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 tbsp dijon mustard

Here’s what you’ll need for the couscous:

• 2 cups uncooked couscous
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 tbsp butter
• 5 sun-dried tomatoes, oil-packed, diced
• One bunch of green onions, chopped
• 1/2 cup Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette (ingredients follow)

Here’s what you’ll need for the vinaigrette:

• 3 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup olive oil

Here’s what to do for the pork chops:

1. Warm one tbsp of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sun-dried tomatoes, spinach, salt, pepper and ground thyme. Cook until combined, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, add goat cheese and cream cheese. Stir to combine and set aside.
2. Stuff each pork chop with spinach stuffing, only use enough for stuffing to be slightly poking outside of the chop. Season both sides of the chops with salt and pepper.
3. In a small bowl, combine the chicken broth, lemon zest and juice, and mustard. Set aside.
4. Set oven to 375 degrees, get a large cookie sheet, spray with pam.
5. Warm another tbsp of oil in the same skillet, over medium-high heat. We want this pan hot enough to get a good sear! Place pork chops on the skillet, sear each side, a little less than 2 minutes on each side. Then place on the cookie sheet, and place in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. If you still see a lot of pink in the thickest park of the chop, place in for maybe a minute longer.
6. In the skillet, pour in the lemon mustard sauce and bring to a gentle boil. Using a whisk, scrape off the pork bits on the bottom of the pan to get that extra flavor in the juice. Keep on gentle boil for another 10 minutes, or until juice has reduced by half.
7. To serve, drizzle the sauce over the pork chops.

Here’s what to do for the couscous:

1. In a medium-sized saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil, add salt.
2. Add the couscous and quickly stir, then move off the heat and cover. Let it sit for about five minutes or until you can fluff it with a fork.
3. Meanwhile, get your food processor out. Put all ingredients for the vinaigrette inside and blend until smooth.
4. Take couscous out of the pan, put in serving dish, and add chopped green onions and sun-dried tomatoes. Stir in vinaigrette.

Enjoy!

God bless,

Amie Hurst, of Lindley’s Photography

Jared Lindley the proud owner of 3LP & Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010 & 2011.

A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area with professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits

www.my3lp.com & www.Lindleysphotography.com

Congratulations to Jessica and Bryan!

This beautiful couple got hitched in Athens, GA and we were privileged to capture their special day on camera!

Enjoy

Lindleys Photography Studios

Lindleys Photography Studios

Lindleys Photography Studios

Lindleys Photography Studios

Lindleys Photography Studios

Lindleys Photography Studios

God bless,

Amie Hurst, of Lindley’s Photography

Jared Lindley the proud owner of 3LP & Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010 & 2011.

A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area with professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits

www.my3lp.com & www.Lindleysphotography.com

For the month of September, we are offering a special that will make your senior portraits “double” the fun!

If you sign up with 3LP this month, you can bring along a friend to be in your photos complimentary!

Along with our senior specials, with our sessions we include:

• The disc, with all copyrights to your own photos, including all edited work from the session
• Flexibility with multiple outfits
• Unlimited options for location, including in our studio or outdoors
• Top quality service (if our seniors are happy, then so are we!)

We look forward to working with you! Please do not hesitate to email us with any questions, we would love to help you with any information that you request.

God bless,

Amie Hurst, of Lindley’s Photography

Jared Lindley the proud owner of 3LP & Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010 & 2011.

A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area with professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits

www.my3lp.com & www.Lindleysphotography.com

What is it that you are thankful for this week?

• I’m thankful for the uplifting crew my husband works with (to most people, it is not the job that makes a job enlightening, but the crew you work with)
• I’m thankful for my friend Helda, and her giving heart to help those who cannot stand on their own
• I’m thankful for Krogers and all of their excellent sales and excellent staff!
• I’m thankful for the mornings I get to wake up with my husband and watch the sun rise
• I’m thankful for MiracleGrow, because it has transformed our little tomato plant

God is good

Guinness-braised Steaks with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes

Amie's Guinness-Braised Steak with Horseradish Mashed Potatoes

Here’s what you’ll need for the steaks:

• 3-4 beef tenderloin or chuck steaks
• Pepper
• Salt
• One large onion, chopped finely
• 2-3 large carrots, chopped
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 packages of baby bella (or white) mushrooms, sliced
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 3-4 fresh sprigs of rosemary
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 12 oz. bottle Guinness Stout

Here’s what you’ll need for the potatoes:

• 2 lbs. peeled baking potatoes, quartered
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• One bunch of green onions, chopped finely
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2-4 tbsp horseradish
• Salt
• White pepper

Here’s what to do:

1. To prepare steak, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat oil in large pot over high heat. Add steak, cook for 1-2 minutes on each side depending on thickness until browned. Remove steak from pan, set aside. (Personal note: You really need to make sure your pan is sizzlin’ hot before you put the steaks on – the hotter it is, the better sear you will achieve. And the better the sear is, the more juicy your steaks will be and they will look more attractive instead of soggy-looking)
2. In the same pot, add the onions, carrots, a little bit of the broth for steaming liquid, and sugar. Cover and reduce heat to medium – cook for 10 minutes. Stir in the whole sprigs of rosemary (you can fish them out later, it is easier this way), mushrooms, and garlic. Cook for two more minutes. Add the stout, the rest of the broth, and the steak. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to a simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
3. A half hour before the steaks are done, start the potatoes. Place the potatoes in a large pot, cover potatoes with water. Bring to a boil then simmer for 25 minutes, or until fork tender. Drain. Return to the same pot (or you can use a kitchenaid) and add the butter and milk, beat with mixer until smooth. Stir in rest of the ingredients and keep warm.
4. Serve mashed potatoes with steaks, top the steaks with braised vegetables. Yummo!

God bless,

Amie Hurst, of Lindley’s Photography

Jared Lindley the proud owner of 3LP & Lindley’s Photography

Winner of the knot Best of Wedding Photography Georgia 2010 & 2011.

A Professional photographer with a creative style. Serving Warner Robins, Macon, Byron, Perry, Atlanta, Roswell, Buckhead, Marietta & all of the Middle Georgia Area with professional photography.

Weddings – Senior Portraits – Boudoir – Family portraits

www.my3lp.com & www.Lindleysphotography.com