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Renaissance Culinaire

 Amber ― http://abstract2collective.blogspot.com

A mother and pastry chef's commentary on all things culinary , from thoughts, poetry or reviews.

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Listed: Feb 16, 2011

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Country Does Urban: Does Your Grass Bring Eggs to The Yard?

Country Does Urban: Does Your Grass Bring Eggs to The Yard?

Renaissance Culinaire ― These days the blogosphere seems to be all abuzz over Urban Farming. And why shouldn't we get excited about connecting with nature, beautifying our environments, turning a hard, grey expanse of concrete or chemically manicured, quilt of lawns into ...

Tags: OREGON, Greenscapes, Eggs, Edible Landscape, Urban Farming, Green

Amber ― 43 weeks ago

WIP: Reader Questions : I Want To Be A Pastry Chef

WIP: Reader Questions : I Want To Be A Pastry Chef

Renaissance Culinaire ― Today I asked for inspiration, and it landed by way of a reader question: I want to do pastry professionally - Any Suggestions? ∙ It is not a stupid question. If more people asked valid questions I believe the world would run so much ...

Tags: Bread

Amber ― 45 weeks ago

Food Photography #2: Three Flavors of Light

Food Photography #2: Three Flavors of Light

Renaissance Culinaire ― Today, let's take a look at some of the different flavors of basic lighting: Ambient Lighting, Built-in Flash, Off Camera Flash. ∙ “The quality of light by which we scrutinize our lives has direct bearing upon the product which we live, and...

Tags: Grilled Veggie Salad, Milwaukie, Lighting In Photography, How To, Food Porn, Spring Creek Coffeehouse Deli

Amber ― 48 weeks ago

Kyung read (

Renaissance Culinaire ― So for your next article, just leave saved as a draft, so I can review / reformat. ∙ Drafts with initials "WIP" are works in progress, Code Banks have code snippets for future use. ∙ If you ever have questions or a story idea etc, ...

Amber ― 1 Dec, 11

Food Photography #1: Creating texture & depth

Food Photography #1: Creating texture & depth

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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!...

Tags: Heather Bayles Photography, How To, Shigezo, Food Porn, Spinwave Photo, Seafood

Amber ― 28 Nov, 11

Family Stroll and Tow: When Eating Out Requires Tools

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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 ...

Tags: On Life, High End Products, Made In Italy, Children, Product Reviews, Baby - Toddler Products

Amber ― 14 Feb, 11

Spa Pampering at Home Using Food Based Ingredients

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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 ...

Tags: Baking Soda, Home Spa Recipes, Relaxation Techniques, Spa

Amber ― 2 Feb, 11

Suffering From An Irrational Fear of Cooking?

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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 © All Rights...

Tags: Tips And Tricks, Anxiety, Cookbooks, Cooking As Therapy, Cooking, Entertaining

Amber ― 20 Dec, 10

I'm Famished - Takes On New Meaning During 2010

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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...

Tags: Gifts For Carnivores, Cheese, Causes, Hickory Farms, Food Banks, Food Bloggers

Amber ― 6 Dec, 10

Baking is Poetry

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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...

Tags: On Life, BAKING, Baking Poetry, Baking Ingredients, Yeast, Food Poetry

Amber ― 10 Aug, 10

You Voted Best Entertaining Tip - Entertaining Guru Announced

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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...

Tags: Reader Polls, Fortune Cookies, Tips And Tricks, Event Tips, Contests, Blogger Karma

Amber ― 22 Mar, 10

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

Renaissance Culinaire ― 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 to their...

Tags: Grasshopper, Fruit, Reader Polls, POLLS, Tips And Tricks, Event Tips

Amber ― 7 Jan, 10

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