Food Friend: Lisa Golden Schroeder

  In cat years, Lisa and I have been friends forever, since the dawn of our food careers.  We’ve collaborated on dozens of food photographs and made each other laugh, many times. She makes it look easy to make food beautiful and she shares her talents as a food stylist, teacher, writer, recipe developer, and […]

Raised Gardens and a Chicken-Wire Memory

I started gardening in raised beds last year. Special thanks to my neighbor Terry who built them for me! This year I’m adding four more beds. Simple raised bed tips:  1)  Use screws, not nails, to connect the boards. They’ll hold together longer. 2) Brace the corners. Before filling with 1/3 peat moss-1/3 vermiculite-1/3 mixed […]