Author: L
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Three Cheese Cake
Cheesecake intimidates me. The last time I made a cheesecake it turned out fine. Good, even… but the really tasty part was the freshly peeled mandarin orange haphazardly strewn about…
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Behind the scenes of a Cottage Living Food Shoot
Just stumbled on this little video of a California based food shoot… you know the ones, where the table is beautifully setup right next to the vineyard. While the story…
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STW Flickr Challenge for January: Cheers!
Let’s ring in the new year with a challenges on drinks, shall we? Styling and shooting beverages is often even more tricky than shooting food… there is less going on…
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Cheater's Puff Pastry Pinwheels
How can you not love a recipe that starts with this dough is magical? And, in fact it is. This rugelach dough that I found in Kate Zukerman’s The Sweet…
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A Cake to Start With
Christmas comes slowly to our house. I have many friends and family members who have decorations in place as early as the day after Thanksgiving and all their presents bought…
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STW Flickr Challenge for December: Reflection
I do love a good double meaning. So, for this month’s challenge, the theme is Reflection. Initially, I wanted this to encourage you to think back over the past year…
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Menu for Hope IV
By now, you certainly know it’s Menu for Hope time again. If you’ve never heard of Menu of Hope, well you are in for a treat. It is the food…
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Tips for Shooting a Party
When my friends threw out the idea for the progressive party we had a few weeks ago, I immediately thought that it would be a fun event to photograph and…
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Quince and Cranberry Bustrengo
I’ve been having one of those weeks where I want to bake, but my ideals are getting in the way. I want to make just the right thing… so I…
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Tastebook Update!
Those guys work fast! I was so very disappointed that the first release of Tastebook didn’t let you add your own photos. Well, it has only been a bit over…
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Spoonful of Christmas
I have problems with pomegranates. I love them, the way they look, the way they taste. I just never exactly know what to do with them once I bring them…
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The Progressive Party
I know you know already how much we love our neighborhood. So much so that when we moved, we just moved 5 houses down the street. Part of the reason…