TGIF

I know I promised a recipe, but lately after putting the first issue of sated to bed, I've been in a bit of a slump, not being 100% satisfied with anything that's coming out of my kitchen or camera experiments. Like, meyer lemon and mandarin orange bars, which were too sweet or had a weird consistency each time I tested the recipe, or lavender caramel and goat cheese brownies, which were great the few times I've made them but never fully satisfying (I think the goat cheese is just too much for me). So, alas, here are a few places you can get your desserts for breakfast fix in the meantime:

>> sated magazine previews are up on the magazine's blog here and here.
>> I did an interview with Lulu at Voyage Gourmand a while back. Here it is--translated into French! (for the English version, scroll down in the link.)
>> Anita Chu and I are giving a talk about food photography trends and style in the current blogosphere next weekend at BlogHer Food in Seattle. If you'll be there (or even in the area), stop by and say "hi" and ask us tough questions about food photography and watch us sweat as we try to answer them. :)

More experimenting in the kitchen this weekend: wish me better luck and success than I've had recently!

TGIF: summer memories, in film

When I went to Yosemite last year, I took along a disposable waterproof camera in addition to the dSLR. Since my dSLR isn't weatherproofed, I didn't want to ruin it when we climbed too close to the intense waterfall that was thundering about us last year due to heavy rains/snows. But, when we got home, I promptly forgot all about the disposable and didn't get the pictures developed until now--a year later!

I used to shoot a bit of film when I was a kid with an old half-frame camera that my dad gave me, but I'm very much a photographer who came of age in the digital medium, so it's been slow-going getting myself back into the analog formats. Of course, a disposable camera won't give you the best quality photos, but it is kind of fun to shoot willy-nilly, trusting only your instincts and not knowing how things will turn out until you retrieve the prints from the developer. The above photo of the trees is my favorite, but I couldn't resist also sharing some pictures of rainbows and misty waterfalls. :)

Back to recipes next week. This week was all about catching my breath after we finally sent the first issue of sated to the printer! Happy Weekend, all!