Turn ordinary popcorn into a luxurious treat with this truffle butter Parmesan popcorn recipe. Rich truffle butter, nutty Parmesan, and fresh thyme make a perfect snack for movie nights, parties, or elegant entertaining. Quick, easy, and irresistible! 🍿 Truffle Butter Parmesan Popcorn — A Gourmet Popcorn Recipe Looking for a gourmet popcorn recipe that’s quick,...
Learn how to make dark chocolate bark, with simple tips on how to customize this delicious holiday treat and create your own unique combination of flavors. December is no ordinary month. For many of us it’s a series of weekends spent baking, nights spent celebrating and houses filled with family and friends. An abundance of...
Full-sized oven capabilities in a countertop oven is what the Kitchen-Aid 12-inch Convection Countertop Oven is all about. This oven is solidly built. It has a spacious capacity which can easily accommodate casseroles, pizzas, and multiple slices of bread for toasting. It offers 3 main cooking functions: convection bake, broil and toast with a 60...
This Normand Fizz apple Calvados cocktail with a hint of ginger has fall written all over it. Each season has its flavors, each holiday its traditions and every occasion its cocktail. With cooler weather and shorter days comes a natural return to fortifying spirits and familiar fall ingredients like apples and warming spices. Fall is...
Fresh figs are nestled in between a dark chocolate ganache made with coconut milk and an almond flour press-in crust in these gluten-free chocolate fig tarts. Late summer and early fall are high season for figs, which means delicately sweet specimens are in abundance at the market right now. Of all the fruit that comes...
Part one and part two of the series discuss how to see more creatively by using the elements and principles of design. In part three professional prop stylist Paula Walters shares her tips on how to choose the right props for your images. For part four, food stylist Tami Hardeman answers your questions on food...
Part one and part two of the series discuss how to see more creatively by using the elements and principles of design. In part three professional prop stylist Paula Walters shares her tips on how to choose the right props for your images. For part four, food stylist Tami Hardeman answered your questions on food...
In part one and part two of the series we started the discussion on food photography with how to see more creatively and a discussion of the elements and principles of design. In part three professional prop stylist Paula Walters shared her tips on how to choose the right props for your images. Today Tami Hardeman, an Atlanta, Georgia-based...
With more than 20 years experience styling for many of Chicago's most successful food and product photographers, she has a wonderful eye for detail and a unique talent for combining tones, textures and shapes to create some truly unforgettable images. Today she shares with us her basic approach to choosing props for an image. Hello...
Photography is what one “sees”. When two people look at an image, each one will “see” it differently. After all, art is personal expression. That being said, there are certain principles that create the foundation of great artwork. Keeping these few principles in mind while composing your image can greatly enhance your photography.
At the core of all photography lies subject, composition and lighting. If those three things are poor, no amount of post-processing work will fix it. It won’t matter what your aperture, f/stop or ISO is if you don't have an interesting subject, good composition, and great lighting. Without these, a photo will lack impact.
Potatoes are dressed with a smooth rich crème fraîche sauce with fresh chopped herbs and a bit of grated lemon zest. Potatoes aren't new, they aren't trendy, and they don’t garner much attention. The humble little potato as it’s often referred to is the soft-spoken cast member of the "vegetable play," playing the supporting role...