Book: Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: The Penguin Press Publication date: 2013 Pages: 468 Source: Library Summary: Cooked by Michael Pollan looks at the transformation of ingredients into food by the four elemental forces — fire for barbecue, water for … Continue reading →
Book: French Milk by Lucy Knisley Genre: Graphic Memoir Publisher: Touchstone Publication date: 2007 Pages: 193 Source: Purchased Summary: French Milk is an earlier black-and-white memoir by the author of this year’s Relish, a graphic memoir in color about the author’s … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 9:23 am The scene: // Finally cooler — they’re predicting a high of 63 today which is about 15 degrees cooler than yesterday. Listening to: // My Sunday playlist, currently “You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Jimmy … Continue reading →
We took an all day photography workshop last week on Street Photography. Rather than the mean streets of a city, we shot the streets of a town, the one where my husband went to high school — Washington, Missouri along … Continue reading →
Book: Plate to Pixel: Digital Food Photography & Styling by Hélène Dujardin Genre: Photography Publisher: Wiley Publishing Publication date: 2011 Pages: 265 Source: Purchased Summary: Starting with photography basics and ending with post-processing, Plate to Pixel by Hélène Dujardin provides a soup to nuts … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 10:27 am The scene: // A sunny early fall day Listening to: // My husband fixing his breakfast. Currently reading: // Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to … Continue reading →
Karen Karbo, author of Julia Child Rules to be released on October 1, joins us today to answer some questions. Julia Child is the subject of your fourth book in the Kick Ass Women series after Katharine Hepburn, Georgia O’Keeffe, … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:37 am The scene: // Welcome to Autumn! It looks and feels like fall here. Listening to: // My Good Morning playlist on Spotify — “Edelweiss” from The Sound of Music. (My playlist resource: Book Review: Your … Continue reading →
Book: Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life by Karen Karbo Genre: Biography / Memoir / Self-Help Publisher: Skirt! an imprint of Globe Pequot Press Publication date: October, 2013 Pages: 240 Source: e-ARC from the publisher Summary: In the latest of … Continue reading →
Good morning! Time: // 8:15 am The scene: // We finally cooled to September temperatures. Our high temperature on Friday was more than 20 degrees cooler than Wednesday. It feels wonderful! Listening to: // My Good Morning playlist on Spotify … Continue reading →