Category Archives: Personal

Bonsai Banana Bread

Last year John and I went to Kauai for two weeks and stayed with some of our super good friends, Chris and Julia. We love this couple! Not only are the chillest people we know and total free spirits, but they also photographed our wedding four years ago. I worked with Julia for a number…

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  • GailOctober 6, 2010 - 7:05 am

    That.looks.divine!!!!

    (said while eating a Kashi protein bar at work 😉

  • JessicaOctober 6, 2010 - 10:04 am

    i want some NOW!

  • TracyOctober 6, 2010 - 8:07 pm

    I’m sold. I need to make these, like, right now! And I love the bottom right picture of you — so fun! 🙂

  • AraceliOctober 8, 2010 - 9:16 am

    These are super fun, Amber!!

  • NoelleOctober 9, 2010 - 11:48 pm

    It was SO good!!! I love the oven photo and the comment paired with it. Hehe! And of course, I LOVE the egg photo! You make even daily tasks look magical with your camera!

  • One Shot BeyondOctober 13, 2010 - 7:47 am

    That looks so good! 🙂

Historic Fullerton

Almost three years ago, John and I moved from Silverlake to the community of Whittier. We left a beautiful apartment where I lived for seven years, a community I loved and a culture that just oozes cool. Because of a crazy landlady situation, we had to move and move fast. Considering I had worked in…

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  • Jen DisneyOctober 4, 2010 - 9:32 am

    Fun! Where is the house? I can’t wait til you’re my neighbor!

  • Blair Van BusselOctober 4, 2010 - 8:53 pm

    ummm I had no idea you got the house!!!???! I feel so out of the loop. So excited for you friend!!!!!

Five Spices: Learning to Cook Indian Food

As a gluten free girl, there are few cuisines I can indulge in. If I were to make a list of my top three favorite international flavors, it would have to be Thai, Indian and Mexican. One thing that all these cuisines have in common is LOTS of flavor and tons of gluten free options….

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  • GailSeptember 28, 2010 - 7:06 am

    YUM! Cooking Indian food is on my 101 in 1001 list. I have a couple recipes from Jamie Oliver’s cookbook that I want to try out! Chicken Tikka Massala is on there I think!

    YUM!!!!!

  • treacy mizeSeptember 28, 2010 - 7:41 am

    What a great adventure! Too bad we live so far away…dang it… Oh well…next time we are together, this is what I want for dinner!! Beautiful photos! xoxo

  • Emily IveySeptember 28, 2010 - 9:29 am

    Amber can I just say how adorable you are?? Even in your inability to ingest gluten, you are creative, colorful, and inspiring!

  • NancySeptember 29, 2010 - 6:17 am

    YUMMY!

    I love Indian food, thanks for sharing the cookbook… love inspiration like this.

  • TracySeptember 29, 2010 - 7:21 pm

    Delicious! I’m looking forward to following your Julie/Julia journey! 🙂

Farming on IslandWood: Bainbridge Island

This past weekend I went to a wedding of a good friend of mine on Bainbridge Island. The wedding was a three day affair at a outdoor learning center called IslandWood. Literally a school in the woods, IslandWood is a retreat center on 255 acres that is designed to provide environmental education and community stewardship…

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  • Blair Van BusselSeptember 24, 2010 - 7:43 am

    WOW! what an amazing place for a wedding. So glad you had such a nice break from it all! 🙂

  • JessicaSeptember 24, 2010 - 4:36 pm

    I love the fall leaves photos… and fall… ahhhh…

  • reiley godfreySeptember 29, 2010 - 8:23 am

    these are sooo awesome…… i wanna take awesome pic’s like these lol

Mushroom Mustaches

I love eating healthy. I love to cook. I love to eat organic. But most of all I love to be with my husband and be totally silly. John and I really try to be as healthy as we can. I never had to convince him to eat healthy; we had our first date at…

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  • KatieSeptember 15, 2010 - 7:23 am

    You two are so cute! 🙂

  • GailSeptember 15, 2010 - 7:26 am

    Please print and frame these and put them promptly in your kitchen. TOO FUN. TOO CUTE. 🙂

  • Derek FrenzelSeptember 15, 2010 - 8:16 am

    First thing that came to my head: “Thatsa spicya meata-balla!” I know…random…

  • JaquelineSeptember 15, 2010 - 10:15 am

    this picture so so cute.

  • TracySeptember 15, 2010 - 4:54 pm

    Hahaha, too cute! 🙂