Bee and Sage

Bee and Sage
Originally uploaded by pixelish
Meanwhile, back at the winery... Getting up close and personal with joe honey bee gathering pollen from some lovely sage blossoms. It will all be delicious honey soon. Patience, grasshopper, er... honey bee.

Mini Dessert Cones

Mini Dessert Cones
Originally uploaded by pixelish
These scrumptious little dessert cones had lemon and chocolate custard, a little bit of cream and fruit. Really delicious!

Yes it's true - spring is my favorite season of the year. In spring, everything is new and fresh and full of promise. In life, as well as on the local farms.

Around here, the Farmer's Markets are finally starting back up with just-picked herbs and peas, artichokes, delicate flowers and colorful root vegetables on offer. Such great places to get the very freshest ingredients to prepare some amazing dishes.

Raspberries, Pancakes and Toothpicks, Oh My!

Playing with toothpicks today. Yes, toothpicks! You see, these raspberries were being a bit unruly when I set up this shot. I would just get the berries lined up correctly when they would decide to come tumbling off the pancake stacks. So I broke out the styling kit. About half of the raspberries are now securely anchored to the pancake stacks with toothpicks. Provides a great structure for difficult foods.