German in origin, the Kummelweck (Kimmelweck) yeasted bread roll is a hard bread roll (weck) much like the Kaiser roll, and is traditionally topped with coarse salt and caraway (pummel) seed before baking. Unique to… View Post
“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder Announcing the Christmas edition… View Post
Also known as All Hallows Eve, Halloween is celebrated in many countries throughout the world and is said to be the time of the Christian or liturgical year dedicated to remember the dead, including saints,… View Post
A dark green bumpy Haas avocado will work well with this slightly spicy smoothie. To determine if ripe, the avocado should yield to gentle pressure. Cucumber imparts a exhilarating touch to the smoothie while lemon… View Post
Today’s gallery has a happy mix of not only delicious soups, vegetables and pasta,but some lovely shiny tankards, teapots, coffee pots, wooden spoons and mugs. Thanks to all who contributed to BWW #143. Hope you… View Post
Welcome to the gallery for Black and White Wednesday #139, a lovely collection of monochromatic culinary images from a very talented group of photographers and food bloggers. Enjoy! Next week, Aparna-Stories of the Mahe Coast will be… View Post
Luscious summer fruit, a lovely landscape, an exotic truffle, a greenhouse filled with plants and a castle kitchen. Behold, a stunning gallery of food related monochromatic images! Thanks to everyone who contributed to this, the… View Post
It seems like having chickens in one’s backyard is the in thing now and for me that’s great since I have been getting some beautiful eggs from friends, relatives and neighbors. Eggs are incredibly good… View Post
Welcome to the Easter edition of Black and White Wednesday! Although we are a few days past Easter Sunday, it’s still a festive week here at BWW. Below is a collection of monochromatic images submitted… View Post
Welcome to this special Halloween edition of Black and White Wednesday for your viewing pleasure. Thanks to all who submitted such lovely images. My grand plans for submitting something spooky fell apart due to unexpected… View Post
Looking back on some of my Fall pumpkin photos from a few years ago, I realized that I never posted this delightful sweet potato soup spiced with cumin and and slightly picante. Although Southwestern in… View Post
For the past two weeks, I’ve been busy shooting interior and exterior photos of vacation rental homes. One client wanted to make sure that in addition to showing her home, she wanted to add some… View Post
Summer is definitely here and my house seems to have been turned into a hotel! Not that I mind at all though! I’m thrilled that my daughters come to visit and bring their friends. Not… View Post