Author: L

  • Farro e Fagioli (with Beets)

    Farro e Fagioli (with Beets)

    This is a soup to crave, which is quite unfortunate because it’s not a soup that you can make with a moments thought. First you have to soak beans overnight,…

  • Fall on the Floor Adorable

    Fall on the Floor Adorable

    The Small Object has the cutest rubber stamps I’ve ever seen. You just can’t help but squeal.

  • SLW Photo Remake: Green Salad

    SLW Photo Remake: Green Salad

    Well, I’m quite overdue for our monthly remake… but better late than never. The cookie shot seemed to be a bit intimidating (or perhaps uninteresting) to most of you, so…

  • Raclette Mac & Cheese

    Raclette Mac & Cheese

    My first taste of raclette was in the small town of Chamonix that lies in the shadow of Mont Blanc. Cameron and I were there for our honeymoon where we…

  • Mailbag: Budget Lighting Options

    Mailbag: Budget Lighting Options

    Back in the good old days of 2007 I started a post series called Mailbag where I posted and tried to answer questions that I get from readers. It was…

  • Doughnut "Brioche"

    Doughnut "Brioche"

    A good raised doughnut dough is a whole lot like a rich brioche dough. So, when I had a bit of dough left over from a shoot today (just a…

  • Herman Yu Design Cards

    Herman Yu Design Cards

    This week, I’m doing some non-food still life work, and these beautiful cards by Herman Yu Design are part of the shoot. It’s hard to see the texture, but they…

  • Nothing New Muffins

    Nothing New Muffins

      There is nothing new here today. I’d love to give you a recipe that I haven’t given you before, but I’m afraid I can’t. My grand ideas of trying…

  • Cheapo Styling Tricks: Color Backgrounds

    Cheapo Styling Tricks: Color Backgrounds

    One of my favorite tricks is to use a simple foam-core board as a background. Set just far enough away from the subject, it will appear as a nice clean…

  • Food Photography & Styling Class in Seattle, Feb 16th

    Food Photography & Styling Class in Seattle, Feb 16th

    Hi All! Happy Belated New Year! Sorry for the long silence, but I’m excited to let you know that there are some big things coming up this year! For starters,…

  • The Italian Farmer's Table

    The Italian Farmer's Table

    The summer we went to Italy, Cam & I came home with dreams of packing up and finding some little Italian cottage to call home. I’d meet local food artisans…

  • Mini pitchers

    Mini pitchers

    Lovely little cream pitchers at Fey Handmande. I love the touch of color on the inside. In fact, I really love almost everything from Portland’s Pigeon Toe Ceramic’s studio.