As I’ve been developing recipes, I’ve been taking photos (you’ve seen some of those on flickr)… but my draft manuscript was delivered on Sunday and now the photoshoot begins in earnest. Today, I was shooting possibly one of my favorite recipes (and certainly my husband’s favorite), the cruller. If you find crullers at most doughnut [...]

How I ended up writing a doughnut cookbook is still a bit of a magically happy mishap for me. Late in the fall of 2008, I started thinking about cookbooks that would be fun to photograph. Having already shot two single-subject books… Popcorn and Tacos: Authentic, Festive & Flavorful… I was enjoying the challenge of [...]

Several weeks ago, Annabelle Breakey, one of my favorite photographers, tweeted: I’m a photographer and the market place is really crazy- how best to share work and inspire?? go forward? thoughts anyone? How could I resist? I asked if she’d consider a virtual interview to share here. Wonderfully, she said yes! First, you should pop [...]

Each morning, I like to start the day with what my friend and I have dubbed a west coast macchiato. It’s really the only espresso drink I know how to make, so if you come over between 9 and noon, and I offer you a coffee, it’s likely what I will hand you a few [...]

If you haven’t seen Paul Lowe’s blog, Sweet Paul, you should definitely go check it out. I’ve been drooling over his photos for the past month now, waiting on pins and needles for each new post. However, Sabra, over at Cookbook Catchall, was lucky enough to sit in with Paul for day and kind enough [...]