Author: L

  • More from ACE Bakery

    More from ACE Bakery

    I knew the moment I opened the package, I was going to like this cookbook. Not because I received it free for review from the publisher. But, because of the…

  • 2006 Food Blog Awards – Woo Hoo!

    Wow. And Thanks! I’ve just learned that Cook & Eat was nominated for Best Food Blog – Photography for the 2006 Food Blog awards! How cool is that! I’m incredibly…

  • STW Challenge for January: White

    STW Challenge for January: White

    Maybe it’s all the snow and clouds my holiday was filled with. Maybe it’s all the powdered sugar I consumed. Maybe it’s just the idea of newness and freshness that…

  • Seriously Good Pie

    Seriously Good Pie

    Seattle has good pizza. Seriously. Despite all that you may have heard. You just have to know where to look, and the new best place that hopefully catches your eye…

  • Holiday Traditions, New and Old

    Holiday Traditions, New and Old

    It’s a Ferroni tradition, at least for Cam, to have butter tarts on the holidays. Perhaps it’s not fair to say it’s a holiday tradition, since butter tarts are desired…

  • Creme Brulee Cocktail

    Creme Brulee Cocktail

    This dessert cocktail is a bit fiddley… but well worth it when you take your first sip of pure vanilla silk. The essence of creme brulee, complete with burnt sugar…

  • Menu for Hope

    Menu for Hope

    If you are a food blogger, you already know ALL about the Menu for Hope. How could you not? The whole community is abuzz with generous donations and contributions. It’s…

  • Calamity Chowder

    Calamity Chowder

    It’s been a rough week… perhaps that is an overstatement, but several random calamities have kept me from my usual posts. The chaos started with an event that was a…

  • My Guide to Food Photography Gear

    My Guide to Food Photography Gear

    Update: this post is old and the gear in it is older. My current picks are on Food Photography Gear. It must be the holidays! I’m getting tons of requests…

  • Menu For Hope III: Up for a Nice Cup?

    Menu For Hope III: Up for a Nice Cup?

    Yay! It’s Menu for Hope time again! Very likely one of my favorite blogging events from last year. Really. It’s foodie-shopping and doing something great for so many lives. How…

  • Sweep & Float

    Sweep & Float

    One common technique for still life and product photography is floating the subject on a background, usually a single color and often white or black. These images are then easily…

  • Chicken and Dumplings

    I have a memory of chicken and dumplings from growing up that I can’t quite put my finger on. I remember warmth and salt and the texture of shredded chicken…