Where Cooking Meets Photography
School is finally out and I find myself in the kitchen more and more these days. Long hours of cooking, baking, dinner making, and filling in order after order after order. These days, I wake up and the first thing I do is cook while the last thing I do …
This is a strawberry post. Strawberries were used in the making of this dessert. Strawberries are a fruit. And they happen to be my favorite fruit. I say this with a sense of caution and fear. Caution because I know that once I write it as such, then it’s out …
Southern California weather is a fickle thing. It enjoys to play games on us. One where we lose and it wins. Winter was something that we didn’t even recognize this year. It was something that just didn’t occur for us. It came and went as fast as the holidays did. …
Flour, sugar, a leavening agent, a hint of salt, and butter dance around in a stainless steel bowl. A waltz begins to play as a white paddle conducts a symphony of taste and flavor that is known only to certain breads. The rhythmic swaying of the steady movements, are all …
School is back in session. The kids are gone and you finally have some alone time. Joyful with the prospect of dropping off the kiddies at school, and not having to pick them up until after 3:00, you wake up each morning relieved and excited. Sure you love them to …
Nothing in this world is more terrifying than the thought of a bread-free existence. When an ingredient such as this, has taken over your entire life, and has been a part of you for as long as you can remember, how can one possibly think of living without it? Bread …
Nothing beats a classic soft pretzel with mustard for dipping or even better, hot bubbly cheese for dipping. That’s my favorite. These Soft Pretzels might look daunting at first but I promise they’re easy to make and are so much better than anything you can find at the grocery store. …
Under the covers, you sleep. In a warm bed, cozy as can be, you dream about all the things that do not seem possible when you are awake. Not only are these situations and abilities attainable but they happen with such ease and precision that it seems unnatural. In sleep, …
It’s December 12. My eyes open at five 0′ clock in the morning. Why am I awake so early? And on a school day no less? Perhaps its the excitement of running off to school and taking three finals. Ha, yea right! Perhaps, its because I’m hungry. No, the real …
The holidays have arrived and are all around us. We’ve waited patiently for them, and now that they are finally here we try to hold on to them for as long as we can. The decorations have been up since the beginning of November, the music has been playing since …
