Month: January 2010

A plate of food with shrimp and vegetables.

Shrimp Salad Thai Style with Gula Jawa

01/31/2010 |

Last summer I went crazy cooking Thai recipes. If it had fish sauce in it, I just had to try…

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Three glasses filled with carrots and parsley on a table.

Carrot Salad with Moroccan Spices

01/28/2010 |

Thanksgiving is the one holiday of the year where I cook a big feast for the whole family, which can…

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A bowl of chili with cheese and cilantro.

Chili Soup by Aunt Ena

01/24/2010 |

This story is one of my most precious food memories. I am one of those people who remember the first…

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A man taking a picture of another person

Food Styling & Photography Workshop ~ Day 2

01/21/2010 |

When I arrived at Matt’s studio Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, everyone there was working on their food and setting…

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A table with some food on it and two oranges

Food Styling & Photography Workshop ~ Day 1

01/20/2010 |

In September 2009 I was reading MattBites and discovered that Denise Vivaldo of FoodFanatics and Matt Armendariz were teaching a…

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Two glasses of desert with nuts and tomatoes.

Cold Cucumber Soup with Tomato and Pistachio

01/19/2010 |

I have been getting some questions about the photos in the slide show, like, did I take the photographs; are…

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A bowl of stew with shrimp and onions.

Gumbo ~ Shrimp, Chicken & Andouille Sausage

01/13/2010 |

If you’re like me, at some point in your life you have been seduced by a beautiful photograph attached to…

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A bowl of soup with broccoli and meat.

Mushroom Soup and The Tin Roof Bistro

01/13/2010 |

In the summer of 2009 I noticed that one of the Spanish hacienda-style office buildings in the Manhattan Village Mall…

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A bowl of salad with tomatoes, lettuce and other vegetables.

Chopped Salad and Tim Hogan’s Cooking Class

01/13/2010 |

I love to go to cooking classes. They can be participation or demonstration, it doesn’t matter, I love them all.…

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A close up of some food on a plate

Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce

01/13/2010 |

I wanted my first post to be an Eggs Benedict recipe, because I think it is one of the most…

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