On a lazy Sunday, thought I would post up some recent images using my new 50mm lens (inexpensive one!). (Dragonfruit dessert © 2006 Nika Boyce) (Moody tea pot © 2006 Nika...

I am beta testing a new feature at Amazon that lets me host an aStore where I make recommendations. In this case its supplies one might consider for food photography. These are the things I use. The store may expand if its of use to anyone. There is also a permalink in the left sidebar....

Fruit tart filled with pastry cream, strawberry, kiwi, raspberry, blueberry, mango, and white peach. Source – Whole Foods. I will let the pictures do the talking, tho I can say, it was...

Further work on my macro “on white” stock portfolio French Roast coffee beans Crystallized Ginger Sesame Seeds Whole Wheat Panko Flakes White Panko Flakes (dont like this one so...

Today I am sharing a few recent photos that I have prepared for stock photography. Let me know what you think of today’s...

Blossom End Rot, I know thy name. My cherry tomato plant has been slowly yielding and it has lots of green fruits teeing up for their shot at the big time. My larger plum tomato (at least thats what I think it is, I forgot!) also has many fruits ready to ripen. I noticed a...

Lately, I have been focusing on some basic cooking with my 9 year old daughter Q. You saw her and her little sister KD in a recent post on making Challah. We also did the whole homemade strawberry jam making post (with upcoming blueberry post). We have gotten a lot of good feedback from these...

When I was growing up, summer jam was never something we made in my house. We lived near corn fields in Illinois and Iowa and would enjoy sweet corn but we never canned it. I think my mother had done quite enough of that on the farm she grew up on so she didn’t feel...

A promise of things to come in the next few days. I am whipping up my first batch of strawberry jam. Will share all the delicious...

Goodness, I have got to take a moment to rave about this new gadget I bought the other day called a Chef’n Vegetable peeler. It’s a vegetable peeler that is different from anything else I have seen before. You slip this onto your finger with the blade facing away from your palm. You then sort...