Ode To 2011

by Elena Rego January 1, 2012
Mushrooms by Elena Rego

A list of what stands out and I can remember: Idyllwild San Francisco Maui Pennsylvania Joshua Tree Slow Food Maui Food Swaps Belly Dancers Pregnancy Books Baby Food Books Amazing friends Kula Fields Moving Art Show Cafe Aroma WordCamp x 2 Bertha May, the Jeep Skype 2 year Dread-iversary 8 year love-iversary Frittatas Gluten Free Pizzas Martinis THE Desk The following are some of mine…

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Food Practice Words For The New Year

by Elena Rego December 27, 2011
green apples by elena rego

We sit at the end of 2011, and I love the feeling that this time is a natural pause. We sit back and take an inhale, grateful for another year lived, hopeful for what is to come. Despite all the articles written about how e never follow through with resolutions created at this time of year, we set them anyway.  And I like that.  I…

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Food Practice Gift Guide 2011

by Elena Rego December 10, 2011
The Organic Family Cookbook by Elena Rego

It’s been a busy food year around these parts.  New state, new home, new kitchen.  There has been quite a bit of travel,  loads of restaurants and a cook book photographed and scheduled to be released next year. I’ve joined Slow Food Maui, and have begun to finally pull together a plan for a book of my own, along with some major upgrades to this…

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Thanksgiving For Two

by Elena Rego November 30, 2011
Thanksgiving For Two by Elena Rego

In the 8 years, Jon and I have been together, this Thanksgiving was the first one we spent alone.  Just he and I, in our new home in Maui. He had mentioned being a bit disappointed that we were in fact going to be alone, and both of us realized that our friends, the ones we have spent Thanksgiving with for the last 4 years…

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Food Photography And Cookbooks

by Elena Rego November 3, 2011
Roasted Carrots

I’ve been pretty scarce from this little blog of mine.  I’ve missed the rhythm of planning meals, photographing them and posting them here.  I must say, however, that my life has still been completely immersed in food, which I’m grateful for. The last few weeks have been totally dominated by getting this book completely photographed and sent into the publisher for an August 2012 release.…

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