Author: L

  • Jain Monk Bowls

    Jain Monk Bowls

    I can’t quite get over the irony of CB2 selling these Jain Monk bowls, which they explain: “The white-robed monks renounce all worldly possessions, owning only these bowls. In a…

  • Specialty Glass Bottles

    Specialty Glass Bottles

    Specialty Bottle has all sorts of great bottles for homemade infusions, something I plan on doing quite a bit this coming year.

  • Season's Greetings

    Season's Greetings

  • Menu for Hope 6

    Menu for Hope 6

    It’s Menu For Hope time, one of my favorite blogging times of the year. Menu for Hope raises money for those the World Food Program to help feed those who…

  • Family Recipes

    Family Recipes

    Cole is taking Food Science this semester, and one of her projects was to create a small book of family recipes. She’s probably the only one in her class that…

  • Workshop with Penny  De Los Santos

    Workshop with Penny De Los Santos

    I’ve been looking forward to today for many weeks now, as soon as I heard that Penny De Los Santos (National Geographic photographer as well as a significant contributor to…

  • Temptations

    Temptations

    One of the most challenging parts of developing this book is fitting all the fun flavors I have into the number of pages… that means lots of cuts. Of course,…

  • SLW Photo Remake: The Cookie Cover

    SLW Photo Remake: The Cookie Cover

    For this month’s photo remake, I want to pay tribute to Gourmet magazine’s fantastic cookie issues of the past. You know the ones. Cookies done up to be gorgeous graphic…

  • I Got My Doughnuts in My Peanut Butter & Chocolate

    I Got My Doughnuts in My Peanut Butter & Chocolate

    Chocolate Yeast Raised Doughnuts with Peanut Butter Filling and Chocolate Glaze. Kind of insanely delicious.

  • Big Sur Breakfast

    Big Sur Breakfast

    About a month ago, I picked up a copy of The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook, more than partly inspired by Sara Remington’s spectacular photography. Seriously, can you look at these…

  • Harvest Muffins

    Harvest Muffins

    We aren’t really a Thanksgiving holiday tradition family. We never did much around it in my house growing up other than maybe having turkey cutlets for dinner (more likely, we’d…

  • SLW Photo Remake November: Simple Contrasts

    SLW Photo Remake November: Simple Contrasts

    The Donna Hay website has some beautifully simple shots to represent each of their seasonal menus. I love the look of the shot for fall. A simple potato shot, with…