The picture above is of one of my very first food photos from back in 2004 when I started this crazy hobby of food photography. At that point in time, I had a lot to learn, and I still do. I spent time on the Recipezaar.com food photography forum, trying to learn the tips and…
Seafood
Tasty Tilapia Recipe
This tasty Tilapia Recipe can be your ultimate “fast food” on a busy weeknight! Make it today and turn even your pickiest of fish eaters into fans! I’ve been blogging for close to 3 years now and apparently I haven’t learned a darn thing in the time that I have been doing this. One of…
Dark Photos Photoshop Tip (and Thai Shrimp Linguine)
I’m going to preface this post by saying that I am just about the last person in the world to be passing out Photoshop and food photography tips. That may be the case, but I am going to do it anyway! My dear friend, Julie Lackey, who is an extremely talented portrait photographer, shared this…
Parmesan Crusted Tilapia
I do not remember ever having a meal at home that included seafood when I was growing up. My mom made a lot of delicious meals, but I never recall having shrimp, salmon, cod… any of that. My husband, growing up on a cattle farm, was the same way. Everything was meat and potatoes. He…
Crab Cakes with Lemon Garlic Aioli Recipe
I cannot help but think each year our annual Christmas party just gets better and better. Just when I think we can’t top the year before, we do. Our 2007 annual Christmas party was a success with great food, even better friends and lots of laughs! To catch you up, I am turning to…
Simply Salmon
I know a lot of people who claim to not like fish. They often say it is because of the “fishy” flavor that fish has. A lot of people I know who do like fish don’t like to make it at home because they think that the recipe has to be elaborate or the…
Shrimp Scampi
I just thought I would post here some proof that we do eat things other than cakes, cookies and baked goods. Seafood is one of my favorite things to eat. I love Fridays during Lent because we are obligated to not eat meat, which means that seafood is the food of choice. One of…









