go blueberry

It’s pick-your-own berry time, so let’s get out there.  You might find your blueberry patch here. I’ll be picking here in Waupoos… while thinking about which of these recipes to make {again}. Yes, food stylists make the food we get to shoot, and these were some delicious!   photographer   Jim Norton            food stylist    Ruth Gangbar client  … Continue reading go blueberry

my cup runneth over

I’m grinning as I recap the last few weeks; a fun collision of food and fashion (with me “styling” skin lotion onto the palms of hand models, for a national ads), buying stalks of brussel sprouts from 100 year old Hagerman’s Farm (for an editorial shoot)taken from their glorious Santa Claus Parade float ! , getting my… Continue reading my cup runneth over

cottage life is soup

Here are a few images from the current issue of Cottage Life Magazine which I food styled (with help from Emma Reddington), photographed by Edward Pond, recipes by Jane Rodmell, props by Martine Blackhurst at Rustica. A food bonus to this issue was also a story about fishing and cooking pike….well deserving of  writer Jake… Continue reading cottage life is soup

comfort food

There’s something really comforting about cool weather recipes that simmer away slowly in the oven, and although I’m in here in Toronto for another 2 weeks (gasp!), I’m so pleased to hear that Lynn and Michael (and doggie Arthur) are enjoying their stay at the Nook this week, and staying cozy. I’ll also admit I’m… Continue reading comfort food

tomato!

Juicy, subtle, and oh so delicate….this years tomato crop was hit by a cold, wet start to the season, and now a heartbreaking tomato blight that threatens it all (like those hungry tomato bugs aren’t bad enough…) But Vicki’s Veggies “Annual Tomato Hurrah” held on Sept. 5 & 6 was a glowing testimony to healthy community… Continue reading tomato!