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Jerusalem Artichoke & Ramps Vegetable Soup And Poached Egg With Potato Hash

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:26:00 +0000

Picking back up where I left off... almost a month ago. I never intended to let that much time go by in between my posts but "busy" took a hold of me and would not let go. Most of my April was...

Lemon Cakelets With Vanilla Bean Cream And Olive Oil Bittersweet Chocolate Pots de Creme.

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:35:00 +0000

My life in Birmingham is nothing but a series of first. Fall. Winter. Friday nights. Weekends. Dinner with friends. Neighborhood. All a first. Living a long distance relationship with my husband....

Poached Eggs With Sauteed Spinach & Mushrooms

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:53:00 +0000

For those of you who know a little about me, even just a little, you have probably heard me say many times that I don't eat breakfast. And it's true. Somewhat. If I don't eat a little something...

Seared Scallops Salad With Blood Orange Vinaigrette

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:37:00 +0000

A little update: the workshop that I am teaching with food stylist Tami Hardeman and prop stylist Mindi Shapiro is selling fast and we only have one spot available. If you are interested in more...

Registration for the Food Photography & Styling Workshop in Atlanta is now open!

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Registration for the 2 day Food Photography & Styling Workshop in Atlanta is now open! To register, please visit HERE. We are so excited to be able to bring this one to you and to share our...

A Two Day - Food Photography & Styling Workshop In Atlanta, April 20th -21st!

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:32:00 +0000

Have you ever wished you had someone explain in an easy way what aperture is? Depth of field? How to diffuse and bounce, highlight and contrast in the best way possible? Have you ever wondered...

Ozark Pear Cake & Feeling Home

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 15:46:00 +0000

Yesterday, I packed a change of clothes, the 16 year-old pup and we headed down to Charleston for the weekend. I almost said, "home to Charleston" but home has become this "in between" where my heart...

Chili Oil & Blood Orange Grilled Shrimp With Marinated Zucchini Salad.

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:19:00 +0000

Need to start with a great little update first: Due to many requests and emails, Clare and I have decided to open two more spots to our Gulf Shores Food Photography & Styling Workshop,...

Seared Lamb Chops With Blood Orange Sauce and Roasted Okra With Chili Oil

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:29:00 +0000

So, this long distance relationship I am in with my very own husband is working alright by most standards. It's long, afar, with very short weekends here and there but we have, without even saying it...

Apple Walnut Cakes With Mascarpone Cream

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:04:00 +0000

I don't think I could have enjoyed making these Apple Cinnamon And Walnut Cakes more than this weekend. Rainy and grey weather, still getting over a bad cold and terrible news about someone I loved...

Two New Favorite Recipes: Butternut Squash & Coconut Soup And Pozole

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:41:00 +0000

When my husband drove into town this past weekend, I don't think he expected to find his wife coughing, well hacking away would be more appropriate, and bent over from the pain felt in every rib and...

A Duo Of Salads And Cod With Lemon Caper Relish

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:37:00 +0000

Very few of us can live on salad alone. Or soup. I know I can't. Although, after the indulgences of the holidays, we all felt a little need to detox. With my parents staying with me in Birmingham...

Pistachio - Cumin Crusted Rack of Lamb & A Roasted Cauliflower - Hazelnut Salad

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:55:00 +0000

I have had the images for this post up and ready for words for about a week now. It's not that I can't find the words to go along. It's just that I am ever near long enough the computer to sit down...

Happy New Year 2013 & Reflections On The Year Gone By

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:40:00 +0000

I love reading other people's reflections and thoughts on their year gone by. With less time to read blogs and updates as often as before, end of the year recaps allow me to catch up on their...

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:38:00 +0000

Spiced Poached Pears With Mascarpone Cream & Vanilla Rice Pudding.

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:13:00 +0000

It's been a long time coming and took a little bit of juggling and re-adjusting positions and schedules but my family is here. My parents, my brother, his wife and my two nieces arrived late Thursday...

Triple Berry Crisp

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:36:00 +0000

It's been a couple of fast paced weeks but I would not change a thing. Work is fairly busy as everyone is preparing to take some time off for the holidays. I am still getting acclimated to all the...

Registration To The Gulf Shores Food & Lifestyle Workshop Is Open !

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:35:00 +0000

Hi everyone! Just a little heads up to say that the 4 day workshop I am doing with Clare is now open for registration! Click HERE to read all the details. We hope to see you there! P.S:...

Food & Lifestyle Workshop, Gulf Shores, Alabama, April 25th-29th!

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:00:00 +0000

I am super excited to announce that I am teaming up once again with Clare to teach an awesome food and lifestyle photography workshop and retreat by the sea, in Gulf Shores, Alabama. We have...

A Favorite Spot: Lana Restaurant, Charleston, South Carolina.

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 18:07:00 +0000

After quite many people emailed asking about the restaurant we seemed to always take our workshop attendees to when in Charleston, I figured I'd do a little special post about it and its wonderful...

Greens & Avocado Soup With Grilled Shrimp

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 06:32:00 +0000

I hope and trust everyone to have enjoyed their Thanksgiving holidays and little time off here in the States. We sure have. Bill and the pups came to Birmingham for Thanksgiving and the older pup,...

Parsnip Cake & A Cookbook Giveaway

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:48:00 +0000

In the 156 updates about the new house, here is the latest. A new dining room and chairs were delivered last Saturday turning the new pad into a real home. At least, that's how it feels to me. Seeing...

Shrimp and Grits & Good Time Working With Friends

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:26:00 +0000

Version with a parsley garnish. The workshops are over and I find myself immersed into work mode as I unpack my stuff here in Birmingham. I drove home today with ample time to reminisce and reflect...

A Moment In Time

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:23:00 +0000

Currently. This is where I have been for the past week and where I am for the rest of this week. The beach. Not bad a location to teach a couple of food photography workshops... We have...

Thin Apple Vanilla Tarte & A New Blog Design

noreply@blogger.com (Helene) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:42:00 +0000

Early morning and not a creature in the house is stirring. The wind is making itself known, a really pretty dappled light is dancing against the wall. I am sitting at the kitchen table, looking at...