Jewels

The best part of summer is eating outside, sitting on my deck with a nice glass of wine with a friend or family or by myself, corn on the grill, a stack of magazines or just meditating on my trees… I dream of this all winter and although we’ve had a brutally hot summer I’ve enjoyed many evenings sitting in my outside dining room, a gift from someone who enjoys the outdoors and a nice glass of wine as much as I do.

continuing daily pics shot with my snap shot camera

I saw these tomatillos in the grocery store and thought they would make a good subject…I love the papery texture of the skin and the pale green color… I shot them last week on a piece of green slate and then again this week on linen… very different feel to each…

now I need to find a recipe….

This is the new webzine called Ellegram by writer/stylista Deb Hornblow… formerly of the Hartford Courant….I’m happy to report that I’ll be shooting the food feature including the delicious baked pasta below…

here is Deb’s preview

You Are Invited …

To explore the premiere issue of Ellegram, Connecticut’s new, free biweekly webzine.

In this issue:
Food: Baked pastas
Fashion: Spring trends
Home & Garden: Colorful accents to banish winter blahs
Arts: CARC’s annual Oscar Party; “Motherhood Out Loud” at Hartford Stage; Almodovar at Cinestudio

Prosciutto wrapped scallops

These “small plates” were shot for Seasons magazine a few months back with writer/stylista Deb Hornblow… we worked together styling the food and props… dolloping cream, frying up sage leaves and eating it all when we were done… Later this week Deb is launching an exciting online venture which I’ll post about and link to on Friday… I’ll be working with her on one part… here’s a little hint…

empanadas

chicken sate with peanut sauce

Baba Ganoush

Butternut Squash Soup with fried sage leaves

Crab Cakes

One of the perks of shooting restaurants is tasting lots of different types of food and working with chefs who are as passionate about their food as I am about photographing it. Here is a spread I shot for the January 2010 issue of Connecticut Magazine featuring Ibiza Tapas beautiful Spanish food in Hamden and Ferme in Avon that has a seasonal Farm to Table menu…