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M&Ms Custom Printing, Colors for Any Event 22 Jul 2012 | 05:02 pm
Chocolate in bar form, from it's humble production years at the turn of the century, has gone hand-in-hand with military rations throughout history. From the America's first World WarW , when soldiers...
Country Does Urban: Does Your Grass Bring Eggs to The Yard? 18 Jul 2012 | 10:46 pm
These days the blogosphere seems to be all abuzz over Urban Farming. And why shouldn't we get excited about connecting with nature, beautifying our environments, turning a hard, grey expanse of concre...
Curb Your Cravings - Not Your Enthusiasm 15 Jul 2012 | 07:08 am
January is the month of revival, whispers all around of a better year - aspirations held for those resolutions you have either penned to paper, or kept quietly in your thoughts. According to data pub...
Food Photography #2: Three Flavors of Light 15 Jun 2012 | 06:53 am
Today, let's take a look at some of the different flavors of basic lighting: Ambient Lighting, Built-in Flash, Off Camera Flash. “The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bear...
Food Photography #1: Creating texture & depth 29 Nov 2011 | 12:39 pm
Hello all, my name is Lee and I am honored to guest-post tips on food photography for Renaissance Culinaire. We are going to try to make this a monthly feature, so send us feedback with questions or s...
Family Stroll and Tow: When Eating Out Requires Tools 15 Feb 2011 | 12:06 pm
Imagine yourself on a crisp winter day - the sun streams through the half sleeping trees bathing everything above earth in a golden, unearthly webbing of light. The air is alive with a slight chill, b...
Spa Pampering at Home Using Food Based Ingredients 3 Feb 2011 | 03:57 am
The daily grind. Whether you are a high powered executive or working a minimum wage job, or stay at home parent - everyone has their stressors. Factoring in lack of sleep, deadlines and financial woes...
Suffering From An Irrational Fear of Cooking? 21 Dec 2010 | 10:18 am
Do you, or someone you know, suffer from CPD (Culinary Performance Dysfunction)? What is CPD? It is the aversion to cooking, in a kitchen, anything besides microwave burritos or jarred spaghetti. Pho...
I'm Famished - Takes On New Meaning During 2010 7 Dec 2010 | 06:46 am
The United States to outside eyes is one of the most extravagant, wasteful , "media-hore"- loving cultures in the world. But in reality what the media hugely magnifies and the general public readily e...
Baking is Poetry 11 Aug 2010 | 10:02 am
What is Baking mean to You? Here is a poem I just jotted down in an effort to get back to food blogging again. I want to hear from my readers --- is baking a smell, a sight or sound? A memory? Bakin...