Monika has been snapping some awesome shots of her beautiful bubs lately, all of which are making me want some of my own. I know, I’ve been saying this for ten years now, so just get on with it right?! Hmm.
There is something about me and pastry chefs.
For some reason in my career, I find myself drawn to recipe writers who are ex-pastry chefs, their food and culinary vision making me jump up and down, giddy and light headed, as I lick my lips and salivate at the thought of how fabulous their latest creation will look with various stylish accoutrements I have in my props cupboard.
Right now, in the (blog)house kitchen I have exactly someone who fits the above description - whose creations make my mouth-water just to read the title of her latest materpiece, let alone her photographs and stories about how she came up with the recipe. And who secretly, I hope to work with one day to publish a book of her sweet work.
Please welcome to the (blog)house, recipe writer extraordinaire and author of the scrumptious blog called Cannelle Et Vanille, Aran Goyoaga…
To get you familiar with Aran’s recipes, here is one of my favourites, her champagne and pink grapefruit sorbet…
with lemon emulsion, lemon streusel and red currant jelly…
Here in the (blog)house kitchen, Aran has shared four of her favourite recipes with us, so get on in there now to take a look, but be prepared as you will want to grab your spatulas and bowls the moment you lay eyes on her photographs.
Thank you Aran, I am so pleased you are here, I do hope you enjoy your stay in the kitchen, and please don’t worry about cleaning up - Alfred will be happy to tidy any mess (because I know he likes to lick the bowls!).
Enjoy.
xx
Sydney photographer Jamie Williams is one of my favourites - he photographs all the Tibetan events back home and beyond, and has a way of capturing the moment perfectly. I will be featuring more of Jamie’s work soon, but for now I just wanted to show you this one which I love. It is available as a card too, and I bought a set of them a while back for birthdays and special occasions. This image is titled Enlightenment. He also shoots such events like Australian Fashion Week, and various festivals. Check out his flickr set here.
Selection of images from the body of work by Brisbane based artist and photographer Joachim Froese. The collection is titled Rhopography - the word rhopos referring to ‘the trivial or mundane of daily life’. Although this exhibition of work is nearly a decade old, I have fallen completely in love with his art and will certainly be featuring more of it here in the days to come. Find out more about this body of work here. Joachim is represented by Jan Manton, please visit her incredible gallery here.
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PS: I’m back in the blogosphere! I have been a busy bee with shoots, and have lots to tell. Posts about where I’ve been and what I have been inspired by have been forming in my head over the past few days that I can’t wait to share. I have to stay in le petit bateau all day today, awaiting a number of courier arrivals so in between catching up on housework and trying to relax a little, I will be stopping by here regularly. Expect a few posts today my dear, patient readers! xx
Remember when my friends - the dynamo couple photographer David Knight and illustrator + artist Michelle Verghis - were staying in the (blog)house guest quarters?
Perhaps this and this will jog your memories.
Well I’m proud to announce that a body of David’s incredible work, including this nude you see below, just one first place in the London Photographic Association competition called The Nude.
Three cheers for David! You go get ‘em tiger.
Rachel’s chilled pandan soufflé, recipe in the kitchen right now…
It’s been a quick shuffle in the kitchen as the two cooks exchange the (blog)house apron and hand over the inaugural wooden spoon. As we say our goodbyes and thank yous to sweet Laura (merci Laura! au revoir! à bientot!), we welcome our wonderful new friend and fabulous food stylist, Rachel Khoo. She and friend Andréa have been busy in their new venture, la cocotte - a wonderful bookstore/mini café in the 11th arrondisment of Paris. Check out some of the books on the la cocotte shelves here.
Rachel aptly calls herself “the London girl munching her way through all things delicious in Paris”. She works with such publications as Elle à Table, and Galeries Lafayette Gourmet, and has kindly created a sweet tooth menu for the (blog)house. It includes that delicious chilled pandan soufflé above, plus her almond milk panna cotta , and scrumptious biscuit poppets! What’s a biscuit poppet you might ask? Well, go in the kitchen and find out! And click here to read her very funny post about biscuit poppets.
I will tell you more about Rachel in the coming days but for now, please make her feel very welcome.
Take it away dear Rach, have fun in the (blog)house kitchen , and make as much mess as you like (Alfred really loves cleaning up!)!
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Rachel’s little blurb about her chosen menu…
“I would happily eat 3 desserts and just skip the starter and main. I’m definately a “pâtisserie-a-holic”. What I love about sweet things is the reaction they get. Mention to someone you’re making some sweet treat and you’ll see their eyes light up immediately. Desserts are meant to be shared. Bake a cake, wrap up some pieces and pop around to your neighbours and you’ll have no problems borrowing that extra cup of sugar whenever you want. So here are several sweet treats which are perfect for sharing but also just as good for curling up on the sofa and eating all by yourself…”
click here to view the menu.
well, i do. and i believe it comes in a soft-bound, full colour 110-page book filled with stunning polaroids by some of my favourite people. For The Love of Light is a tribute to the art of polaroid. It’s about to be available for pre-sale in approx. 6 hours time. There will only be a limited edition of 500 printed, and it’s $49.95. So in 6 hours time click here to order (noonish in North America, 6pm in Europe, and 2am in oz).
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