Chocaholic | Logan, Utah Newborn, Child & Family Photographer

I am a nerd when it comes to cooking & baking! Here are my cooking/baking confessions:

-I rarely measure anything

-when a recipe calls for 1 tsp vanilla, I use almost 2 and I only use Mexican vanilla

-kosher salt is my favorite (thanks, Ryan!)

-I also rarely use &/or follow a recipe

-I love to experiment when I cook . . . which doesn't always turn out the best

-I used to teach cooking classes

-you can never have too many kitchen gadgets

-the harder the ingredient or spice is to say the more I want to try it

-I love experimenting with spices. My current favorite is cardamom. I would love to try some great saffron

-I would love to take a food photography workshop from Lou Manna, Lara Ferroni, Quinn Curtis

-my google reader is full of photography blogs, craft blogs & food blogs. My favorites are bakerella, joy the baker, smitten kitchen & the pioneer woman.

(I love to see their photography too)

-garnishing a dish is yet another one of my favorites

I was extremely flattered when my little sister asked me to make her birthday cake: the triple chocolate cheesecake you see above. My husband said it had too much chocolate...I say nonsense!!!