[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8If0nx-cR0&feature=youtube_gdata]Famed food photographer Penny de los Santos will be hosting a free online food photography workshop next weekend from a studio not far from our digs in Seattle. This past week, she offered six people … [Read more...] about Penny, I Need You. Can’t You See That?
Various & Sundry
Neal’s Yard Dairy
We've been kicking around London since Wednesday. One of my main pilgrimages when I'm in town is to visit Neal's Yard Dairy in my old neighborhood of Covent Garden. After a wide range of nibbles, we headed home with some Sleightlett, an unbearably soft tasting unpasteurized goats … [Read more...] about Neal’s Yard Dairy
Victory Gardens
During research for the next book, I stumbled onto this 1940s-era government video on how to plant and manage a Victory Garden. It's a bit long-winded but it has some interesting and useful information for part-time and urban gardeners. Still, I chuckle at the mention of a … [Read more...] about Victory Gardens
Food writing retreat in November on Whidbey Island
As some of you know, I have been spending time on Whidbey Island working on my next book. It's relaxing, beautiful and a wonderful place to write. So for the first time, I've decided to hold my weekend-long Hungry for Words, an intensive introduction to food writing, at the … [Read more...] about Food writing retreat in November on Whidbey Island
The “castle house”
I just found that the "castle house" mentioned in The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is now online. This is the house where we spent our first vacation together, and where we were later married. Note the tower. Such a great place. So many memories. My author photo was taken … [Read more...] about The “castle house”
