Sometime during the summer, I thought it would be a good idea to sign myself up for a month long food styling class beginning in mid-September. This was, of course, before I actually looked at a calendar. But here we are now in September and I have just finished week one of the course. I’ve learned several tips and tricks from a professional stylist for making salads stand tall, cold drinks look cold, cold food look hot, and adding movement to beverages. I’ve learned how to create a professional food styling kit. I have yet to learn how to make food that we are actually going to eat look more appetizing or where to put a food styling kit in my already cramped house. And because this is not a food photography class, the standard “natural light is always best” applies. In other words, don’t expect better shots of our evening meals right away as I am not going to start making and photographing dinner during the middle of the day. I love you and I love this blog, but I am just not that organized.
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I like baked goods. Not just sort of like, I really like baked goods. It's kind of a good thing that I'm not the best baker in the world. I would be 200 pounds. I am not above making something sweet and tasty that has a little bit of healthy in it also. These raspberry bars totally fit the bill. I have now made these raspberry bars twice and will be putting them in regular rotation.
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I may have mentioned that the teenagers are eating me out of house and home. Not just my kids, but their friends too. I have been to Costco (my favorite place in the universe for those who know me, I mean I just look at the industrial size mayonnaise and want to dive in) twice in as many weeks. I can’t keep food in my refrigerator or pantry. I go to cook something and the ingredients are gone. Oh, you needed that? Sorry, I was hungry. So in an attempt to load up the snack bins, I got out the stand mixer last week and rocked out some pizza dough.
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Remember when I first started this blog and my photos looked like this? Well, that’s fine, sometimes they still do. But sometimes they get better. Like this.
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