I love to cook (and take pictures) and this is where I dish about my favorite foods and how to make them. I feed three hungry, often picky boys and a hungry husband every day, so I try to keep things simple. I rarely cook anything that takes a long time or has a long list of ingredients.
Some of the recipes are original creations. Others are my adaptations of recipes I've collected over the years. You'll find recipes from friends, favorite cookbooks and food blogs, and a few special recipes that have been handed down from grandmothers and great-grandmothers. Click on "Recipe Index" on the top menu for an alphabetized index of all my recipes. I don't like scrolling way, way down the page to get to the recipe, so I post the recipe first and tell you about it afterwards.
I've also included some of my favorite food blogs and helpful cooking websites. For those of you who are interested in the photography as much as the food, I take my photos with a Canon 40D or 50D, equipped with either a Canon 50mm f/1.8 or a Tamron 17-50mm/2.8.
I prefer to use natural light whenever possible because it makes the food look so much more . . . well, natural. But there are certain times of the year when dinner isn't ready until well after dark. That's when I put on my Canon Speedlight 430 EX flash. The best of my food photography can be purchased for stock usage here. Or I guess if you really wanted to, you could frame it and hang it on your wall.
Please feel free to share your favorite recipes and cooking adventures with me. And if you try a recipe and enjoy it (or even if you don't) please feel free to leave a comment or rating. Thanks for visiting!
Enjoy cooking,
Danelle
