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I've spent today teaching food photography in a 1-2-1 session. Happy to report that they tasted as good as they looked :)
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Almond Citrus Cake
1 small to medium orange
1 lemon
¾ cup almond meal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
4 eggs
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups sugar
⅔ cup quality olive oil
Confectioners’ sugar
candied citrus slices
1.Place the orange and the lemon in a saucepan, and cover with water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Drain and cool.
Cut the lemon and orange in half, and discard the pulp and seeds. Purée the fruits in a food processor. (Best done a day ahead.)
2.Set oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9-inch spring-form pan.
In a small bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and almond flour.
In a large bowl, combine eggs and salt. Beat until foamy. Beat in the sugar.
Fold in the flour mixture. Add the citrus, almonds and olive oil, and beat on low speed until incorporated. Pour the batter into the pan, and bake for about 55 minutes. Let cool, un-mold and dust with confectioners’ sugar and candied orange slices.
Candied orange slices:
3 Cups water
3 cups sugar
2-3 oranges, thinly sliced into rounds
1.Bring sugar and 3 cups water to a simmer in pot, stirring until sugar has dissolved. When liquid is clear and bubbling, reduce heat to medium-low. Add citrus slices. (I weigh them down with a canning jar.) Simmer (do not boil) until rinds are almost translucent, about 40 minutes. Let cool completely in syrup.
Candied citrus slices can be stored in syrup up to 1 week.
Save syrup: You may add your favorite liqueur to it and drizzle some on the cake.
2.Line a baking sheet with parchment paper; set a wire rack over sheet. Transfer candied citrus to rack. Let stand until dry and slightly firm, about 8 hours.
“Mama?”
That was Bene. He and Laurie were sitting outside in the backyard in New Orleans.
“May we have tepid tea this afternoon?”
“Tepid tea?” I asked, though I did seem to remember mention of it from some time ago.
“Yes, Mama!” chimed Laurie. “It’s too hot here, so Bene and I would like a spot of tepid tea, if you don’t ’mind.”
“Oh my! I think you may. It’s funny because I think many New Orleanian children or bears might ask for lemonade or koolade, but I know that you bears from England might enjoy tea more. I will make some tepid tea, but next time, I will make you some ice tea! I think you might like it best!”
Both little bears wrinkled their noses.
“Right, Mama . . . “ said Bene, winking at Laurie.
Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday, Everybear and Everybody!
(The little “tea set” is actually an antique chocolate pot and demitasse cups made by Noritake. It is hand painted, with lovely gold designs. It seemed JUST bear size, so that is what we used!)
I have always been fond of vintage things. These are some items I cherish. They are my my Mother's small quilt, my grandparents wooden butter mold, books i have collected over time, an antique cabinet my husband and I bought on a trip, a French blue pot, and French chocolate pot.
Adapted from a recipe by Nigella Lawson, featuring chocolate, cream and, bizarrely, marsh mallows. The result, though, is superb — a smooth, indulgent, creamy consistency and surprisingly light. Served in dinky little espresso cups, perfect for photography. Back-lit high-key shot, with natural window light gives a lovely airy feel to the shot and combines really well with a shallow depth of field. Again, from the camera's metering point of view, the shot is over-exposed, as the camera meter really can't cope with this sort of lighting. I set up the camera, on a tripod, connected to a TV as a monitor and compose and focus (manually) the shot using the camera's 'live view' function. This allows me time to tweak the composition, whilst looking at a TV screen, rather than the camera's tiny LCD (it's necessary to set the camera's auto-power off to off or 30 mins or so). Exposure set on manual, I dial in the aperture I want — in this case, for a shallow depth of field, F2.5 (stopped down a little to reduce chromatic aberration (nasty purple highlights) from the cheaper Canon 50mm F1.8). I then set whatever shutter speed is required to bring the exposure up to what looks right, eyeballing it for the most part, I've learnt how the particular TV screen affects what the final shot will look like. In this case, a shutter speed of 1/8 sec was required. You have to be careful on a day with cloud and sun, as the natural light levels are constantly fluctuating. #mm_tips #puddingporn #dessertporn #chocolateporn #chocolate #chocolatepots #nigella #nigellarecipe #chocolates #highkey #foodphotography #pudding #foodstyles_gf #still_life #stilllife #markmakingdesign #most_deserving #photowall #all_shots #uk_photooftheday #icatching #bd #niftyfifty #bokeh #dofaddicts
A display of portrait china and dresden lace figurines. I lined the back of the display shelf with tea cups & roses fabric.
Gibbon Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
14:26 17 October 2014
"Temperature 130°F The Chocolate Pots are colorful and unusual formations located along the Gibbon River and the road between Elk Park and Gibbon Meadows. They are unique for their rich, dark-brown, chocolate color. The three to four-feet-high cones have green, yellow, brown and orange streaks formed by warm, water loving bacteria and algae. Mineral oxides are responsible for the dark-brown color. Iron, aluminum, nickel and manganese oxides compose nearly 60% of the pots, with silica composing an additional 17%."
~One of my favorite sugar bowls..I love the roses on this piece..From the ruffled pedestal cake plate, the scalloped dessert glasses, to the rose embossed silver flatware..setting an elegant & romantic table makes every gathering that more delicious ..A feast for the eyes is just as important to your sense of taste..Setting a beautiful table..shows your guests you have good taste...~
Here is a tall metal pitcher painted by Cindy Ellis and a vintage iron stand that has a painting of roses by Jo-Ann Coletti. I love both of their art sooo much! Both of these pieces go so well with my Chocolate pot set.
~Yes..it's true..and it's yummi..I will leave the recipe at my new group "Indulge" on the discussion board..keep your eye out for it..~
~Please join my new group "Indulge"..Read the recipe for what it's all about..and perhaps leave a sweet family recipe behind with your beautiful & delicious photography..Don't forget I also run "A Little Romance" & "Flirtatious"..Join all 3 today!!!..Have a beautiful & romantic day..~
Karen~
This is a beautiful little doll that is sitting on a cakeplate. She is adorned with roses and has a little lace purse on her arm.
I love "portrait" china~~~tea cups, saucers, bowls, trivets, tea pots, sugars & creamers. It is so much fun looking for pieces. The ones with the children are so precious and adorable and I love them but my favorite would have to be the Victorian Ladies.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
14:08 7 February 2014
"The Chocolate Pots are colorful and unusual formations located along the Gibbon River and the road between Elk Park and Gibbon Meadows. They are unique for their rich, dark-brown, chocolate color. The three to four-feet-high cones have green, yellow, brown and orange streaks formed by warm, water loving bacteria and algae. Mineral oxides are responsible for the dark-brown color. Iron, aluminum, nickel and manganese oxides compose nearly 60% of the pots, with silica composing an additional 17%." www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/gibbongeyserbasin.htm
La cioccolatiera, parte di un intero servizio, presenta una scena galante modulata da Jean-Antoine Watteau. La pittura verde è ottenuta dalla crisocolla, un minerale che era sfruttato per l'estrazione del rame e per la produzione di questo particolare pigmento. In tedesco è anche chiamato Kupfergrün, verde di rame.
Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky o già KPM, Berlin, 1762-63
Museo Belvedere nel parco di Charlottenburg, Berlino.
I had so much fun decorating this mantel! I added chocolate pots and biscuit jars that I love. Notice the gorgeous painting on top? It's called 'Tea Roses' and it's by the amazing and talented artist, Kimberly Ryan. The little round box with the picture of the Victorian Lady is another one of her sweet and romantic creations!!! Check out her art at www.shabbyrosestudio.com & you might be blown away....she even creates Marie Antoinette art!!!