food, photography and my creative life
We had our first snowfall here on Thursday/Friday and that can only mean one thing: Christmas Baking! I know a lot of my American counterparts are still working on Thanksgiving menus, but us Canadians are way past that! Bring on the chocolate and candy canes! Oh my goodness… I’m all about the exclamation points today! Ok, first things first… Eyes Bigger Than My Stomach is
The other day, a friend told me that my food pictures here on the blog looked like I’d stolen them! Now, obviously, the photos are mine and he knows that – he meant it as a compliment and I certainly took it as one! I get asked a lot about how I go about taking my food pictures and the gear I use. The truth
The Starbucks Red Cups are back! I love them. There is something so festive about them and if I’m feeling a bit gloomy a chai latte or salted caramel hot chocolate in a red cup will usually cheer me up. And if a red cup can cheer you up I think that’s pretty cool. Maybe I’m just a simple person! I’ll be back later with
Pomegranates. Those little seeds are soooooo tasty and everything about them is beautiful. I’m a sucker for ruby red food. 🙂 Ah, but the work one must do to get those little jewels out. Is it worth the effort?? In a word, yes. And it doesn’t have to be that painful. Check out this quick video on how to get the pomegranate seeds out easily,
I promised a little taste of Katz’s Deli in New York a while back and today I can deliver. Sorry, the photos aren’t the best – most of them were snapped quickly in the moment. And usually, we were so ready to dive into whatever we were eating, that I didn’t bother to take a picture. Sometimes you have to be in the moment instead
A friend of mine keeps a lovely blog that you should all go look at from time to time for two reasons: She is an excellent photographer She writes about and takes a lot of pictures of… chocolate!! The blog is called Truffes Du Jour, and is written by my friend Sunneschii (her on-line name). She is a big fan of Green & Black’s chocolate
It is that wonderful time of year when farmer’s markets, community gardens and your own plot of land in the backyard or on the patio are producing like crazy. Tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, green beans, squash, and the ever present zucchini are everywhere. My favourite is and always has been the tomato. So many different varieties, sizes, and colours. Beautiful heirloom varieties or a big red
Pop Shoppe pop is a phenomenon of my childhood. All I needed here was a hot dog and a tiny tub of vanilla ice cream with a flat wooden spoon and I can recreate every Canadian kid’s birthday party during the 1970’s. (or a school hot dog day). Was this only a Canadian thing? I’m not sure but I can still picture the Pop Shoppe
How do you like that? I start a new project and then abandon it almost immediately! Well… not quite. But life raised it’s ugly head and got in the way in the most unwelcome way over the last week and a half and a lot of things fell by the wayside. I know this isn’t food but it does fit with my requirements of shapes
Hey! You found me! Well, welcome! This is the start of a new project that’s near and dear to me. It involves food and photography. I’m a photography nut and I love food. Early this year, I took a food photography workshop and found myself hooked. I like food styling and I love making food look every bit as scrumptious as it tastes. However, I’m
I'm a designer, small business owner, photographer, creative, food lover, traveler, dog human, self confessed geek, music junkie, book devourer, and art enthusiast among a million other things. The full bio...
