This wonderful olive oil cake is a classic recipe from Portugal. The aroma of oranges and the sea, entwined. Not that there’s shellfish in this cake or anything – I was just trying to wax poetic. Never made it to Portugal or Spain during my European grand tour in 1973. Almost. Pamplona and the running…
Archives for January 2015
Kumquat Chutney
Challenged myself this past week with looking at light in food photography. Fell in love with chiaroscuro and Scandinavian/Mystic Light styles that are so in voque now. Mood is conveyed with darker colors and light concentrated to draw the eye. Painterly effects reminiscent of Vermeer and Caravaggio are imitated, bringing back memories of my time…