February 20, 2012
I have been making photographic “diagrams” of old recipes from the 1950′s that aren’t so common anymore. Above is my visual version of the recipe for Frogs’ Legs Provençale Paysanne from The Gourmet Cookbook, 1950 edition, a book meant for the amateur at-home cook. Below is the photo the cookbook shows to illustrate
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February 13, 2012
Our neighbors recently invited us over for kebab night. In California in February, it’s easy to grill outside and I’m convinced everything tastes better when cooked outdoors! This was a seriously flavorful meal: beef kebab served with a plate of herbs (radishes, mint, green onions), homemade baba ganoush (made from grilled whole eggplants), rice
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January 30, 2012
This is my new favorite winter cocktail to drink in our neck of the woods, so I named it after our neighborhood, Skylonda. I just soak some cinnamon sticks in a jar of bourbon for a few days which gives it a nice spice. Then to the bourbon, I add a
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January 16, 2012
Baking chestnut cake dusted with powdered sugar and pine nuts. This was taken as part of an assignment for Edible Brooklyn to accompany an article on chestnuts.
Photo by Erin Gleeson.
January 9, 2012
I am really excited to have been chosen to be part of a food photography exhibition called “Feast Your Eyes” that just opened in Brooklyn on
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December 28, 2011
In honor of this last day of Hanukkah, I made sufganiyot (jelly donuts). Believe it or not, this is a Hanukkah tradition, right along with latkes (potato pancakes). This was the first time I’d made them so I used Martha Stewart’s recipe. They came out great!
*This post first appeared on Erin
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December 21, 2011
Chanukkah, the eight-day Jewish holiday and festival of lights, started last night! We light a new candle on the menorah every evening after sundown. I will be making the traditional latkes (potato pancakes), like I do every year, and I plan to attempt making sufganiyot (jelly donuts!) from scratch. I’ll let you know how
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