i think i have to stop buying rhubarb. the problem is i pass this little market a few times a week on the way to the beach with the puppy. it sells the most beautiful and delicious rhubarb. it is growing right outside the vegetable stand and i can not resist. it doesn’t sound like...
Category Archives: beautiful food
just a little more chocolate
here are a few more images i took while shooting some of bernard callebeaut’s delicious chocolate. it was a wonderful treat to style and shoot such great subject matter. i am pretty sure i ate more than my fair share.
did someone say chocolate
so this past week i had the pleasure of photographing some beautiful and delicious chocolate from bernard callebaut. after shooting the amazing looking chocolate i had to find something to do with it. so i remembered these brownies i had made last month. they were delicious. almost a meringue type top that crunched when you...
getting ready for the easter bunny
i am not usually that good at getting ready for a holiday. i have great intentions but the follow through is sometimes lacking. so i figured if i started early, did a few things leading up to easter then maybe i could redeem myself a bit. so this past weekend it was cookies, eggs coming...
rainy day biscuits
kids home sick, dog won’t walk in the rain, so what is a person to do but test out some baking techniques. this morning i made some buttermilk biscuits. i have made them before, they are always good, especially warm out of the oven with butter and homemade jam. i have a jar of ginger...
my future garden
the kids stand in the very space that will soon be my garden (shh… and greenhouse). everyone who knows me knows i love to cook, i love to shop at local markets and that i am passionate about food. good food. so with dreams of growing heirloom tomatoes, not the watery tasteless variety sold in...
the chicken and the egg
i admit i don’t do much work when it comes to taking care of our chickens, but i think i make up for it in the kitchen. i am constantly baking and every time i crack an egg i think to myself how lucky we are to have such great eggs. i am pretty sure...
split pea soup with basil and croutons
so after years of looking at amazing food blogs, and recipe websites and owning countless beautiful cookbooks i decided its time to trust all i know and start creating my own recipes. so far i have come up with three soups this week all on my own. of course they are inspired by a few...
tea and cookies
my grandparents coffee mugs, their names still printed in gold on the fronts of mugs. i love them. my brother has a matching set. i still remember them being at the table with them when we went to visit them. i think they fit perfect with these yummy after school cookies. the cookies are from...
lunch
it is no surprise now to those who read this blog, and those who know me that i love food. i get excited to cook it, to eat it, to read about it and to talk about it. i love to photograph it, i love to buy it, i love everything about it. one of...