Currently growing in Southern California
Three out of seven days each week you will probably find me cooking chicken thighs. They are an easy choice for our little family. They are cheaper and more flavorful than chicken breasts and I can bring the leftovers to work for lunch the next day. We get stuck in ruts though. I like to…
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Happy Autumn Equinox! Mother Earth decided to bless us by sending our first real Fall day. The temperature dropped from the upper 90s down to 72 and breezy in just a couple days. The wind smelled wet and cold. It blew strongest in the afternoon and the dust was so thick in places that visibility was…
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Winter has touched the landscape with its icy fingers. This morning I woke up to a crisp 25 degrees outside. A thick layer of frost blanketed the ground. The apple trees and grapevines have been bare for over a week, the ice in the bird baths is 1/2 inch thick in the mornings, and piles…
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I tried to get this posted yesterday, but Tom’s boss was coming to visit so I was a bit busy getting ready. Tom has an incredible metabolism. He is one of those guys who needs to eat 3000 calories a day just to maintain his body weight. If I don’t keep the house stocked with…
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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Ours was smaller than normal, but wonderful anyway. We had all our favorite dishes and Gavin even napped for a record 4 hours while I cooked during the afternoon. Definitely, something to be thankful for! These days if you looked in my window you would most likely…
Read MoreI schedule time to practice food photography several times a week. On many days I drop my daughter off at school and head straight home to take advantage of the early morning light flooding my kitchen and living room. I end up taking so many food related photos that don’t ever make it onto my…
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Shoots and Roots 