One of the most wonderful side effects of being a photographer is the ability to see the incredible in the everyday. I treasure the sight I carry with me wherever I go and whatever I do. My visual awareness wasn’t always so acute, but after a lifetime of honing my eye and finding the intrigue…
Toasted Pistachio non-Gelato
I know most gelato calls for egg yolks to achieve the creamy custard base, so by definition this version is not a gelato. That said, the chewy richness of this ice cream mimics a gelato for reasons I do not know. Maybe the pistachio paste is to credit for the phenomenal texture, but I’m not…
Refreshing Watermelon Spritzer
Easy and delicious, just the way we like it! We plucked a beautifully ripe watermelon from our garden and made a refreshing treat. WATERMELON ICE: Couldn’t be any easier. Just ball, cube, or shave the flesh of a ripe watermelon, place pieces on a wax paper lined baking dish and freeze. Yum. Chilled. REFRESHING…
Salt Crusted Whole Red Snapper
When my food stylist pal Sienna DeGovia brought the ingredients for this little wonder to the studio one day, we both had no real idea what the final product would look like. In the end it was quite a win and definitely uniquely impressive. This dish is an interesting take on traditional salt crusted fish…
Goat Cheese Ice Cream with Roasted Cherry Compote
Oooooooooooo la la! This sweet little gem is a game changer! This recipe is an adaption from the Jeni’s Ice Creams cookbook. I had been testing all kinds of ice cream recipes with our new ice cream maker and, though tasty, they all came out a bit icy and lacking in that chewy texture that…
Limeade with Lime Ice Cubes (and vodka, why not?!)
This week’s post will build your muscles (unless you have an automatic citrus juicer, then you’re sittin’ pretty). You’ll be squeezing the day away but, in return, you’ll get a tart little reward that, as I learned this past weekend, masks the taste of vodka completely and dangerously. Proceed with jubilant caution;) Limeade with Lime…
White fish and apple pasta salad
This week’s post is a salute to leftovers. I’m not big on eating yesterday’s meal again, especially when meat is involved, but today we’ll do a cold lunch from a hot dinner. Cold pasta salad is a great way to finish up cooked meats that don’t reheat so well. The last post on Mahi Mahi…
Mahi Mahi En Papillote with lemon and herbs
“Fresh fiiiiiish” hollers the portly and comically severe fish man at the farmer’s market. I seriously laugh out loud every time his deep voice bellows this phrase. It reminds me of an old school disney movie though I can’t remember which (The Little Mermaid, maybe?). Though his advertising tactic is funny, this fish is no…
Caramelized Grilled Peaches
Just one more post on the beloved peach before summer is over, though the weather is only beginning to heat up here in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley (famous for brutal Indian summers). Anyway, PEACHES!!! Grilled and candied with notes of garden herbs, these peachy treats are quite unbelievable and delightfully simple. This healthy, juicy, sweet…
Dungeness Crab and the conquering of an unknown fear
In honor of all things summer I wanted to get “crabby”. I love crab as many do but usually prepare king crab legs when making it at home. Simple, neat, delicious. For the sake of visual interest, I thought it’d be fun to shoot and prepare whole crab so I picked up a couple crabs…