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Marta Darby, Brownie Goody Bars and Betty Crocker

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Monday, October 8, 2007

Pear-licious recipe development

(Image from USA Pear media library) Its FINALLY starting to cool off to a seasonal fall temperature around here, helping me feel a bit more in-season. The tree colors peaked this weekend, yesterday was psychedelic with the riotous oranges, yellows, and reds of the sugar maples around here. Other than pumpkins and gourds and squashes [...]

Friday, July 6, 2007

Nuts for nutty nut-less decadence

(Banana tart with soybean praline base, enrobed with banana chocolate sauce) Nuts, especially peanuts and walnuts, are lethal for my oldest child. They are also delicious, found in many of the desserts that make life worth living, and are almost impossible to simulate. I do not like peanut butter, don’t miss it, but I have always felt [...]

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Fresh Is Out: Canned Is In

Because this is my own little nano-bully pulpit, I have to relate something I overheard at the grocery store the other day. I have been trying to come to terms with what was said and how I have been reacting to it, over time. This post is part of that process. Your comments [...]

Friday, April 20, 2007

Local Food: Brookfield Orchards in Brookfield, MA: a phototour

(Apple Dumpling with vanilla ice cream and cheddar cheese) Here in central Massachusetts, we have an abundance of apple orchards. When tourists come to this region in the summer, they expect to do a few very specific things – buy antiques, pick apples, visit 18th century New England at Old Sturbridge Village, and enjoy a rural [...]

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Fruity stragglers

I am posting a few stragglers that have come out of my recent experiments to wrap them up. Tomorrow I will be going to the Photoshop World show in Boston so I will be a bit out of the loop. I hope to be able to snag some software that I need to get back to [...]

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Posted on Nov 28

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food still life – shadows

New soft-light...

Posted on Nov 27

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light study – soft light

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Posted on Nov 23

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Apple Pie Pastry Purses

Dont be shy, let me know what you think! My daughter made these pastry purses today and I wanted to share them....

Posted on Nov 22

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culinary still life – yummmmm

Sweet raspberry stuffed shortbread cookies A picture is worth .. a chuck of brie Daily...

Posted on Nov 20

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Experimental culinary photography

I am constantly working on improving my skills at food photography. Today, I finally put together a light box that has many of the needed elements (cheap, collapsable, flexible, easy to use, correct lighting profiles, not too hot inside). I am still working on shadows, tho I rather...

Posted on Nov 10

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Stealth mode, not studio

Shot this lovely apple pie at the IKEA grand opening in Stoughton, MA. Not the best conditions! Was so...

Posted on Nov 07

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Fun with Dogs

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Posted on Nov 07

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A study of an egg

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Posted on Nov 05

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Sourdough bread shoot

Shots of a sourdough bread boule from the Sturbridge Bread Company in Sturbridge,...

Posted on Nov 02

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Ginger Carrot Soup

Bag of carrots (20 medium sized ones) small cubes small bag of parsnips (10 smallish ones) small cubes 1/4 cup minced crystallized ginger small onion, chopped into small pieces 2 tblspoons butter 2 teaspoons tumeric 8 ounce pck pre-sliced baby bella mushrooms coconut creme (its pretty fluid at room temp) 2 quarts chicken broth Finish: heavy cream sour cream basil sprigs brie...