Author: L

  • Links Galore

    Links Galore

    I’ve been up to my ears in work, with the exception of a quick jaunt down to visit my favorite food photographer and food stylist in LA… but lots has…

  • Cooking with Gas

    Cooking with Gas

    Last week, I got the range of my dreams. I’ve been pining away for a commercialesque gas range now for about as long as I can remember. Some people dream…

  • The Wonderful Food Stylings of Randy Mon

    The Wonderful Food Stylings of Randy Mon

    A few weeks ago, I got a lovely piece of mail from a food stylist that I hadn’t known before. Actually, I had known him from his amazingly beautiful stylings…

  • STW Challenge for June: Market to Table

    STW Challenge for June: Market to Table

    Thanks everyone for your patience and help in May, and I hope you enjoyed the little “holiday” from the rules. Somehow, despite the break, June crept up on me all…

  • Cream of Beet and Other Traveler's Tales

    Cream of Beet and Other Traveler's Tales

    It’s ok if you think I’m a bit crazy. Everyone else around me does too, because I’ve been excited– even to the point of giddy– about making up a batch…

  • I want cookies

    I want cookies

    Really, do I need to say more than that?

  • STW Challenge for May: Food Free For All

    STW Challenge for May: Food Free For All

    Clearly, you guys love to post to the Flickr Group. And I love to see your work! But, I am quite behind given the number of photos posted in the…

  • Spring Cleaning

    Spring Cleaning

    Have you ever noticed little bits on your photos? Not the little crumbs from a cookie that help make the photo more real looking. But, little indiscernible dots or smudges…

  • Chile Lime Pistachios

    Chile Lime Pistachios

    My poor dog-earred food magazines. All those little folded over corners which continue to suffer from neglect. This month, I must have marked at least 40 some recipes. Including one…

  • Food Styling for Photographers

    Food Styling for Photographers

    If you’ve ever done any research into food photography and styling, then you know how few and far between the guides are. There are a couple of books that focus…

  • Sweet Bay Bread Pudding

    Sweet Bay Bread Pudding

    If I could only have one type of dessert for the rest of my life, it would probably be bread pudding. Of course, just saying that implies all sorts of…

  • Zhatar's Herby Deliciousness

    Zhatar's Herby Deliciousness

    A few weeks ago, I picked up a little book that I have come to adore, A Handful Of Herbs. It’s tiny and really only has a handful of recipes…