Last week we talked about how to make your own dark wood stained food photography background/faux table. Last night I finished painting and distressing the other side of these boards – white! – I’ll give you a quick run down of how to get this look on a budget, and talk a bit about my 5 favourite food…
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This week I celebrate my two year Anniversary with WordPress. Officially two years of blogging! Thank you to all of you who follow and read along, and especially to those of you who comment and interact regularly – I really appreciate it! It feels like just yesterday I was sitting on the floor of my little…
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I’m sharing dinner with you tonight. My shakshuka, aka: eggs poached in tomato. A brief history of shakshuka from Wikipedia, because I’m quite frankly too lazy to tell you about it. You can also read more from a previous recipe/post I wrote many months ago, here! As I’ve said before I’m a huge advocate for…
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I spent a little time this weekend doing some work for Monde du Chocolat, who you may recognize from previous posts of mine. For anyone interested in purchasing chocolates and the other assorted treats you see in the below images, contact erika.han@mondeduchocolat.com All images copyrighted and not for use without permission
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This week was the first one we’ve had of temperatures above 15 degrees EVERY DAY. Sunny, warm, and humid. Nobody super loves incredibly humid weather, but I find myself less and less bothered by it. Maybe that year and a half living in Florida really did affect my tolerance levels. We’ll see. Ask me again in August…
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I’ve had quite a few inquiries about my images and posts over the past few months, and I thought it would be a nice idea to post some of my set ups for you guys to see. There aren’t really ‘secrets’ to good food photography, but in the beginning I felt there was some kind of…
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I have nothing much to say today other than the fact that I’m cooking and baking summer-like things today, due to a saddening negative-numbers weather forecast for March. You’re a wishful thinker if you’re a Torontonian expecting any kind of spring. We’re still donning our down jackets and mits up here guys. Make it stop! …
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I’ve been meaning to put together more of a substantial post such as this one for a while now. I’ve been laying awake some nights with ideas running through my mind for different cake designs. Having to go get all of the supplies even for something as simple as this cake – it’s no small…
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Blackberry Lemon Curd: yields 4-6 portions 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup blackberry juice 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup …
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Today marks the finishing up of my first photoshoot for Monde du Chocolate. Hand crafted, hand painted chocolate bon bons out of Toronto, Ontario. I really had a blast with this shoot, it’s a pleasure to play with such gorgeous product. I love food, I love photography, and there’s almost nothing better than the two…
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