Category: Life

  • GobbledyBook

    GobbledyBook

    Are you a cookbook person? I am. Actually, more specifically, I am a book person. I love books. I love bookstores. I love books on shelves. I love book covers.…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • Jain Monk Bowls

    Jain Monk Bowls

    I can’t quite get over the irony of CB2 selling these Jain Monk bowls, which they explain: “The white-robed monks renounce all worldly possessions, owning only these bowls. In a…

  • Specialty Glass Bottles

    Specialty Glass Bottles

    Specialty Bottle has all sorts of great bottles for homemade infusions, something I plan on doing quite a bit this coming year.

  • Season's Greetings

    Season's Greetings

  • Escape Velocity

    Escape Velocity

    The past few weeks, I’ve been battling the gravity of my couch. It’s amazing how quickly things can go from a million miles an hour to a full, dead stop.…

  • Gourmet

    Gourmet

    I have a confession about Gourmet magazine. You could, perhaps, blame me, at least a little bit, for it’s financial ruin. See, last time my subscription was about to run…

  • In The Kitchen

    In The Kitchen

    I’m becoming a big fan of shiso since Amy planted it in my garden this summer. It’s minty, grassy flavor is just the thing on a hot spell like the…

  • All I want to eat

    All I want to eat

    It’s hot today, and all I want to do is play around with and eat things from my garden.

  • Wrap-ups and Upcomings

    Wrap-ups and Upcomings

    I’m afraid I left last week’s update of my Hunger Challenge with a whimper instead of a bang. That’s kind of how it felt too. Thursday night’s dinner did include…