Author: L

  • A Pie for Mikey

    A Pie for Mikey

    I wasn’t really planning a post for today, but my heart and head have silently been with Jennie all week. When I heard the news of her husband’s unexpected death,…

  • Roasting a Pig and Other Tales of Summer

    Roasting a Pig and Other Tales of Summer

    Wow. Has it really been a month since my last post? And is it really already August? Summer seems to finally have shown up around here, although the cool, misty…

  • Happy Independence Day

    Happy Independence Day

    It’s July folks… how did that happen? I knew that June was going to be a whirlwind of a month. I was right. June definitely kept me on my toes,…

  • Fresh Cherry Cake Doughnuts

    Fresh Cherry Cake Doughnuts

    It’s National Doughnut Day! Celebrate with some homemade doughnuts, like these Cherry Cake Drop Doughnuts!

  • Spring Pea Vine Salad

    Spring Pea Vine Salad

    What to do with 1,000 pea vines?

  • Baked Strawberry Doughnut Holes

    Baked Strawberry Doughnut Holes

    Almost Strawberry Baked Doughnut Holes. On a Stick.

  • Plate to Pixel and Other Food Photography Resources

    Plate to Pixel and Other Food Photography Resources

    The world has changed since I started Still Life With. It really wasn’t all that long ago that the only book on food photography focused only highly lit, commercially produced…

  • Doughnut Tea Cake with Rhubarb Orange Compote

    Doughnut Tea Cake with Rhubarb Orange Compote

    What happens when you bake up my basic cake doughnut dough in little loaf pans? Amazingness.

  • Green Chile and Chicken Doughnuts

    Green Chile and Chicken Doughnuts

    Did someone say Savory Doughnuts?

  • Kiwi Rhubarb Jelly

    Kiwi Rhubarb Jelly

    Kiwi Jelly won’t change your life. But it might just save you from a kiwi kitchen take over!

  • Picture Perfect Cocktail Linens

    Picture Perfect Cocktail Linens

    Today, One Kings Lane has a fantastic price on what just might be the perfect white photography linens: the long cocktail napkin. I love the lightness and the fine details…

  • Super Natural Every Day Pita Chips

    Super Natural Every Day Pita Chips

    It’s a good day when a package shows up in your mail delivery from Heidi Swanson. Particularly when it is a copy of her new book, Super Natural Every Day.