It was somebody’s birthday in our house this weekend (guess who!) and so I baked a chocolate strawberry roll cake. I love roll cakes because they are light and airy and look spectacular, and best of all, they’re quick and easy to make.
A friend recently told me that a good source for a wide variety of grass-fed meat in central NJ is Lima Family Farm in Hillsborough, and when I checked out their website I saw that they sell a full range of pasture-raised meat: pork, lamb, beef, and poultry (including heritage breeds). We had been on the lookout for […]
A few months ago, we were visiting friends in western Connecticut and had a wonderful time at White Silo Winery, a tiny and charming vineyard located in Sherman, CT. In addition to traditional grape wines, they also sell a range of intriguing fruit wines. I am generally a bit skeptical about fruit wines — OK, […]
We went on a hike at Chimney Rock Park (also called Washington Valley Park) this weekend. It was cold. And muddy. And very peaceful. Here are some photos — a lot of close-ups, which Kyo photographs for fun.
This past Saturday was bittersweet — it was the last day of the Metuchen Farmers Market. I was sad to say good-bye to all the fresh, local produce, but perhaps even more so, the chats with farmers and chance encounters with neighbors as we shop the stands. Oh well, the end of the farmers market […]
The Von Thun Farms Fall Festival is a spectacular place to photograph kids. It’s a wonderland of activities for them: pony rides, go-karts, tire jumps, straw mazes, hay rides, pumpkin picking…. The kids go from one thing to the next with sheer delight. Kyo has photographed this family before, but this was his first time […]
Karen and Dan both went to Princeton University — they met in the Charter Hall eating club. Their Princeton University wedding was truly a celebration of their friendship and the time they first met. Dan stopped at Hoagie Haven with his friends before some groomsmen portraits on campus, and Karen and Dan played frisbee with […]
Kyo photographed this family in Roosevelt Park on the youngest daughter’s first birthday. I designed a wordless birthday picture book for them. My favorite part is big sister’s boisterous affection for her baby sister. Who wouldn’t want a hug like that?
This is a post-it note on my computer. If you want to learn how to achieve your goals via post-it note, let me tell you what I’ve learned. A few months ago I reorganized my office. In the process of thinking about my reorganization project (because I always do a lot of Thinking before I […]
One of my favorite summertime dessert recipes is clafoutis. Clafoutis is a rustic French dessert, very similar to flan with baked fruit. It looks divine when it comes out of the oven, puffed and golden and dotted with lovely juicy baked plums (or blackberries, or apricots, or cherries, or whatever fruit you choose…).
