So there's a guy at my gym who comes almost every day in full hunting camouflage and I can't help but wonder, who is he hiding from? I totally get the wearing camouflage while hunting thing, you don't want the deer or whatever to see you. But who don't you want see you at the gym? Is it me? Because it is not working. Though I do love when he wears the whole outfit plus the NRA hat. Hot. Speaking of hiding. I feel like I have been living in a cave as of late. My Google reader is busting out. My email is piling up...big time. I would love to say that some crazy wonderful things were happening, but they are not. It's just somehow my life got set on fast forward right now and I can't ever seem to get the things I need to get done. I originally was just making peanut butter cookies for the hubby. But I discovered that I didn't have enough peanut butter (so odd, we are never out). So I ended up making more of a sugar cookie with a hint of peanut butter. My husband liked them all the … [Read more...]
Come into the light…
So for the longest time I was always a natural light girl for food photography. But the reality is that I just don't live in a region that gets much light in the Winter and it was becoming a drag. Plus I keep such odd hours, often baking at one or two in the morning. I don't want to wait around until the next day to shoot, and sometimes I can't wait depending what it is. I had seen a great review over at Steamy Kitchen about Lowel EGO lights. I decided to put those on my Christmas list. Santa was nice and brought them to me. I must say they have changed my life. It's so wonderful to know that I can bake whenever I want because I can shoot whenever I want. I got into a discussion on a food photography thread about using the lights. Most people were opposed to using any lights of any sorts. Said it made a huge difference and didn't look right. So as a experiment I took pictures of my tarts using both natural light and my EGO lights and if you would like to play along, go ahead and … [Read more...]
Peabody in the sky with diamonds…and pecans…
When I moved to Washington state I was so excited at all the produce that was available. Arizona really has very little. Citrus and chili peppers. So imagine my surprise when I got an email asking me if I wanted a sample of pecans...from Arizona! That was something I needed to try. Up to this point I had only ever gotten my pecans from the south. The Green Valley Pecans are smaller than my ones I get from Georgia, but seem to have more oil in them. So when they are toasted they had super pecan flavor, it was great. Which is why the recipe I chose to showcase them is so great, it calls for toasting the nuts. I wish I had known they were in Arizona when I lived there! And did you know that pecans have been found to lower cholesterol? I did not. So the good news is, these Chocolate Pecan Diamonds are actually good for you. ;) The original recipe called for cashews and semisweet chocolate, but I was making it for the milk chocolate and pecan lover of the family for his lunches. Be sure … [Read more...]
