Profile: Kate Jordan

I recently had the pleasure to meet Kate Jordan, who is a fantastic photo stylist that styles soft goods, still life and interiors. Kate is coming to us in New York City from Pennsylvania, where she worked for Anthropologie for quite while. Now out on her own, with representation from Pat Bates, she gets to shower us with her amazing talents, so keep an eye out. Her blog The Modern Diary,  is a great visual diary of her current muses and is definitely worth a look.

Often times, as a professional artists, when we want to include certain types of work in our portfolios or just budding new ideas, we will get together and collaborate to produce some amazing work. This keeps us fresh and our minds working. And Kate and I did just that, so here is a sneak preview of my new still life portfolio. Enjoy!

Ramp Pizza

Since we are in the mist of 'rampmania' we thought is best to make as many meals with ramps as possible. One of our go-to week night meals is pizza. Yes, we buy our pizza dough which adds to the time-saving love of home made pizza. 

For this pizza we used organic pizza dough from Whole Foods, ricotta, ramps, parmesan and olive oil, salt and pepper to garnish. From start to finish this takes about 45 minutes and most of that is oven time and the clean up is minimal. 

What is your go-to week night dinner?

Ramps and Spring

It's that time of year at the farmers market that ramps are starting to spring up. If you have never heard or tasted a ramp, it is like a cross between garlic and an onion. You can eat everything from the bulb to the leaves.

Last year Susan pickled a whole batch and they turned out fantastic. We recently opened a jar and cut them up to top an open faced egg salad sandwich. Seriously amazing, a bit sweet with a pickled kick.

So if you see a bunch of ramps at the farmers market, be sure to pick up some, they don't last long.

Happy Easter

We hope you have a happy Easter with you family and friends.

Sugar on Top

These little 'glass huggers' are made from sugar and you can add them to any cocktail, or champagne. I fell in love with these as soon as I saw them and had to know more. They are from Chambre de Sucre, a sugar company that imports from Japan, but has roots in Queens, NY. I am in love with all their products, but my serious crush remains on the glass huggers. These would be such a conversation starter at a wedding, bridal shower, engagement party or cocktail hour. I love the elephant and wings designs. I have a soft spot for elephants, so these go to the top of my list for our next cocktail party.

I was lucky enough to meet some of the ladies who work at Chambre de Sucre, and they were such a pleasure to chat with. I also appericate the company history, one rooted in family and a passion for quality. They have the tiniest, little sugar stars which are perfect for an evening cup of tea. Minitures of any sort (food, antiques) make me very happy.