Blog Feed: Renaissance Culinaire

Food Photography #1: Creating texture & depth

Published on 2011-11-28 16:50:02

Hello all, my name is Lee and I am honored to guest-post tips on food photography for Renaissance Culinaire. We are going to try to make this a monthly feature, so send us feedback with questions or suggestions on what we should photograph next!Avo-Tuna Cerviche ©2011 Spinwave PhotoToday's post focuses on the attention-sucking feature I like to call "black holes". While shadows are important to creating the illusion of depth, black spots with little-to-no detail will quickly suck a viewer's eye [..] > read more

Family Stroll and Tow: When Eating Out Requires Tools

Published on 2011-03-17 09:48:13

Imagine yourself on a crisp winter day - the sun streams through the half sleeping trees bathing everything above earth in a golden, unearthly webbing of light. The air is alive with a slight chill, but the sun warms where it's beams have haphazardly > read more

Spa Pampering at Home Using Food Based Ingredients

Published on 2011-02-21 20:16:58

The daily grind. Whether you are a high powered executive or working a minimum wage job, or stay at home parent - everyone has their stressors. Factoring in lack of sleep, deadlines and financial woes can make for one un-happy, sleep deprived camper. > read more

Suffering From An Irrational Fear of Cooking?

Published on 2010-12-21 13:38:08

Do you, or someone you know, suffer from CPD (Culinary Performance Dysfunction)? What is CPD? It is the aversion to cooking, in a kitchen, anything besides microwave burritos or jarred spaghetti. Photo Courtesy of gregpphoto © > read more

I'm Famished - Takes On New Meaning During 2010

Published on 2010-12-08 17:40:37

The United States to outside eyes is one of the most extravagant, wasteful , "media-hore"- loving cultures in the world. But in reality what the media hugely magnifies and the general public readily eats up (mainly in a desperate need to placate > read more

Baking is Poetry

Published on 2010-10-24 16:36:15

What is Baking mean to You? Here is a poem I just jotted down in an effort to get back to food blogging again. I want to hear from my readers --- is baking a smell, a sight or sound? A memory? Baking It is patienceIt is understanding the > read more

You Voted Best Entertaining Tip - Entertaining Guru Announced

Published on 2010-03-26 20:01:43

I have had an overwhelming response to my previous "You Be The Judge -Who Wins Best entertaining Tip", the current comment count is 155, but I have about 212 comments that await moderation. I would like to thank everyone who voted, or who noted their > read more

You Be The Judge - Who Wins "Best Entertaining Tip"?

Published on 2010-03-22 23:04:44

On the first week of December 2009, I had written a review on Nancy's Appetizers and challenged readers to add their best entertaining tips in the comments. If they posted correctly, I promised I would publish their tips including a link t > read more

Recipe: Fresh Fruit Napoleons with Blackberry Curd

Published on 2010-01-27 13:02:53

I did these blackberry curd & fresh fruit napoleons a while back for restaurant baking. I wished I would've had time to get better pictures. This recipe is more suited for summer, but when winter rolls around, and the holidays have past - it > read more

Mini Quiches in Review & Nancy's Product Give Away!

Published on 2010-01-27 13:02:53

The most successful host & hostesses have an arsenal of tricks they have tucked away in their little entertaining hats. Cabinets and pantries stand at attention year-round, stocked with dinnerware, decorations and edibles. These entertaining geni > read more

How sweet it is: The Skinny on Low Glycemic Sweeteners

Published on 2010-01-27 13:02:16

The market for alternative sweeteners has started blossoming into quite the selection - no longer are consumers tied down to shopping at obscure health food stores or sending away bulk orders to specialty shops to find alternative ingredients, now s > read more

A Foraging We Will Go, Mushroom Hunting in Oregon

Published on 2010-01-27 12:58:57

Here in the Pacific Northwest we are lucky to have such lovely forests, as I mentioned in an early post, I found a mushroom hunter from Eugene, OR - who was interested in guest posting here on Renaissance Culinaire. Please note the orange icons with > read more

Not Your Mamma's Clorox - Now Eco-Friendly & Green

Published on 2010-01-27 12:52:47

A growing trend for established trusted brands seems to be going green or at least trying to add some Eco-friendliness to their image. As more and more consumers become aware of ingredients and chemicals used to manufacture many of the prod > read more