i know, i know, too many food posts! since cutting down on business almost a year ago today i pretty much only blog my dog, my kids or my baking. so i assume that if you are still following my blog, then thats okay. i am finding the darkness really hard to work with in...
Category Archives: beautiful food
hazel’s halloween
today was such a wonderful afternoon. we dropped the kids off at the fabulous aunt hazels house and left them to create their annual halloween masterpieces. each year we are so fortunate to send our kids to one of the most creative and talented people we know to have so much fun getting ready for...
poached pears
it started with the leaf. i was buying pears for the kids snacks and i noticed that almost every pear in the bin had a leaf on it. they were so beautiful, they inspired me to photograph them. after i took a few images, i was reminded of a recipe i had seen on sprouted...
beets
our family is a huge fan of beets, today at the local market, three types. i had to try all three. they are so beautiful roasted and all cut up. we often find the golden and red, but not too often have the candy cane variety. they were the most delicious of the three.
apple harvest
our apple tree is very small, but it grows so many apples each year and it always surprises us how great they taste. today my pip and i climbed the tree and picked as many apples as we could reach. we filled our basket and we tried many. we shared them with lola too. today,...
september sweetness
just finishing editing matt and nicole’s wedding and came across my favorite little guy from the wedding. he was just the sweetest little boy ever and i almost died when i saw him walking away from the pie table with his perfect slice of apple pie. i hope everyone has a wonderful end of summer...
cherries
i can recall being about 8. on vacation somewhere in the okanagan. i was in a tree, on a ladder, eating cherries. i think the idea was to pick them and put them in the bucket. i am pretty sure my bucket remained empty, and my stomach full. very full. i love cherries, i can...
strawberry season
flats of strawberries are everywhere. i can’t stop buying them, yet i am almost at a loss for what to do with them. we eat them, just as they come of course, but i wanted to get a bit more creative today. so i decided on strawberry shortcake. i had visions of a perfect pastry,...
growing in my yard
a walk around the yard last night with my daughter. we found so many beautiful things growing. our tiny garden is sprouting leeks, tomatoes, carrots, peas and rainbow chard. we are so excited. so far the deer have not broken into our protective netting, although i have seen them eyeing it up. we found lilacs...
a weekend of chickens, gnocchi and my hazel
it really was a good weekend. i am reminded of so many simple things that happened and made me laugh. friday i learned to make gnocchi, surrounded by my wonderful friends, in a beautiful kitchen at a beautiful farm. it was perfect. the pasta was beyond magnificant. saturday was spent with my brother and wife...