Making mozzarella

30Aug09

Zingerman’s sells a cheese making kit, and after months of gentle nudging, one finally arrived. With a few simple ingredients and in as many steps, homemade mozzarella was ours. We used Milk Thistle milk, purchased at the local farmer’s market and begotten from a cow who’s dined mostly on grass and clover [...]

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A weekend in Maine

21Aug09

Good friend Carrie invited us to her Portland home, cared for us, fed us, and showed us a right good time. We had a list of goals…

Lobster dining on an ocean overlook
Mickey dog love
Maine blueberries, raw, in pancakes, in muffins
Beach, boats and coast

No camera to capture the last on our list – I’m still scared [...]

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Summer Babies

08Aug09

Ellie, weeks old, already enchanting boys across Brooklyn. Last weekend we spent Saturday on the North Fork of Long Island with Ellie and her family (both actual and honorary). This was my first trip to a New York beach in which I actually set foot in the water – a warm bay with clams the [...]

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First Wedding Shoot

16Jun09

Lisa and Evan got hitched in Michigan this weekend. Mo played the reverend, I played the bride-kick/wedding photographer-in-training. Lots of flickr photos here. I shot everything with a 50mm lens, which was limiting, but I’ve been reluctant to switch back to my zoom. I guess having this constraint makes things slightly less complicated – less [...]

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