Make a no-bake dinner in minutes with this avocado boat snackboard dinner. A giant platter full of fresh cut avocados, and all the stuff you'd want to stuff them with. Hummus, chicken salad, fireroasted corn, tomatoes and soft-boiled eggs. Perfect for casual weeknight dinners, this big plate is also perfect for parties and gatherings with favorite friends.
Read moreHow to Find Your Style | The Creative Sherpa Podcast, Episode 1
How do you find a creative style that’s all yours? In today’s episode of The Creative Sherpa, Brooke Lark spills the secret on finding your pro flow.
Read moreThe 5 Most Important Things To Grow Your Video Work
So you've heard video is "the next big thing" for bloggers. But you're already so busy with social media, photography, client management and generally keeping your head above water, you wonder if it's worth it. Because video can be time-consuming, a whole new learning curve.
What you've heard is true. Video IS the next big thing. But approaching it strategically will help you tackle it productively.
Flatlay Photography: How to Win Instagram From your Kitchen Table
Some of the chicest social media accounts you'll see have something in common. Those overhead shots that give you a birds-eye view of a casually put together arrangement. They’re called flat lays, and they’ll make your Instagram feed look fabulous. The good news? You don’t need a fancy camera to get started.
Read more5 Tips for Propping Great Food Shots
Do you always struggle with propping your food photos? Can't figure out what to put in the shot? Forget to prop & don't have time to set up a great tabletop?
That used to be me! I would create a gorgeous dish, then throw it on a table, frantically remembering that I needed some props, hurrying and grabbing random things, tossing them here and there. Then snap the photo. And what I'd be left with was a lot of photos that didn't quite make sense.
Read more7 Things The Best Food Photographers Are Doing That You Aren't
Colors, shapes, texture – a food photographer strives to capture the pure essence of food. Our goal is to make you want to reach right in and grab a bite. Hungry yet? Okay, our job is done.
Read moreYou Need Just $20 for This Cheap Food Photography Backdrop Hack
This creative DIY backdrop hack will have your food photography looking professional...for just around $20!
Read more5 Ways to Boost Engagement on Facebook and Instagram Posts -- Works Every Time!
Get more clicks, shares and comments on your Facebook and Instagram posts with these 5 simple tricks! It works!
Read more4 Email Tricks Guaranteed to Get You More Client Work
You can't build a creative business without clients. And you can't get clients without killer pitch emails that open doors and close deals. Here's how to write them.
Read moreSunshine Quinoa Citrus Salad (Vegan, Vegetarian, Splendid)
Eat your quinoa with shiny, happy citrus. It's what clever people do. And we both know how clever YOU are. Click to grab the recipe. Prepare for serious smiling.
Read moreChipotle Honey Cauliflower Hummus (Paleo)
Paleo Power! Keep your healthy food resolutions going strong with this seriously insane snackable. Cauliflower hummus & Simple Mills crackers, so you legume-avoiders can enjoy your noshin' and stick to your diet, too.
CLICK TO PRINT THE RECIPE, my fellow cavehumans.
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7 Simple Tricks to Take Instantly Better Food Photos
Whether you're shooting with an iPhone or dSLR, these 7 tricks will instantly upgrade your shots.
Read moreKale & Carrots Detox Bowl (Vegan, Low-Carb)
Sweet roasted carrots, pretty purple kale and a lemon-tahini maple dressing so good, you'll be glad it's detox time.
Read moreI Heart Veggies Soup (Low-Carb, Vegetarian, Keto)
For those days when you're trying to eat clean, eat low carb, and eat low calorie. But dayammm, you need something hearty, salty and seriously delicious.
Read moreEverything Food Conference - Video 101 for Food Bloggers
BIG NEWS!!
I'm going to @EverythingFoodConference this year! Teaching the video track + a 1-day EXCLUSIVE beginner video workshop...and the TICKETS ARE NEARLY SOLD OUT.
Why? Because Everything Food is THE ULTIMATE FOOD BLOGGER WORKSHOP. It is literally revolutionizing the industry by bringing the BEST & BIGGEST foodie talents into one warm and wonderful space, where creativity is nurtured and connections are made.
Discover how to win WIN FREE ACCOMMODATIONS + 1 DAY OF SHOOTING with me in my AIRBNB GUEST SUITE/STUDIO (details below!)
THE BEST CONFERENCE FOR FOOD BLOGGERS
If you want to connect with some of the BEST bloggers in the industry, enjoy 3 incredible days with INSANELY SUCCESSFUL foodies, and learn more in one weekend that you can learn from 6 months of free webinars: THE EVERYTHING FOOD CONFERENCE IS FOR YOU.
If you've never attended Everything Food, it is the warmest, most wonderful conference. Full of foodies you love. Just a FEW of the talented humans that I'll be speaking with...
@thealisonshow
@pinchofyum
@grandbabycakes
@howsweeteats
@sixsistersstuff
@ohsweetbasil
@twolovesstudio
@melskitchencafe
@recipetineats
@iambaker
...and more!!
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING FOOD
I had a chance to chat with conference organizer Kami Kilgore today. Come visit me in the FB Group where she spills the speaker line-up, and shares her own story of how she from barely-known blogger to building the biggest Food Blogger Conference in the industry. CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE GROUP & LISTEN--It's FREE!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS & MAKE IT HAPPEN
MAY 9-12 | SLC, UT
WIN FREE ACCOMODATIONS + 1 DAY OF SHOOTING IN MY STUDIO
If you buy one of the final tickets using my THIS LINK RIGHT HERE, you will be entered to win a FREE STAY in my Airbnb Suite + 1-Day of Shooting with ME in the #RatchetManor studio.
But HURRY! You must purchase the ticket between today and THURSDAY JANUARY 18th 2018.
Can't wait to see you there. It's going to be an incredible experience.
Beet 'n Greens Smoothie
It's just the prettiest smoothie ever. The end.
Read moreGrain-Free Hi Hat Cupcakes
That Feeling When You've Earned Your Carbs for the Week. Boom! You go, you!
Tune in for another dancetastic Food Styling Sesh! On today's menu: Grain-Free Hi Hat Cupcakes. Check out how it all went downz.
LOVE, LARK (Season 1, Ep 5) 31 Must-Haves for Your Food & Prop Stylist Kit
When a friends referral landed my first food stylist gig, I had a bit of imposter syndrome.
When I found out the shoot photographer was THE DAVID MEREDITH, I dagamn near died.
Read more3-Ingredient Almond Mimosas
3-Ingredient Almond Mimosas. Dial up the classic jussst a notch with this easy amaretto-kissed mimosa. So.good.eye.dye.
Read moreThe Week in Quiche: 6 Recipes for Sunday Night Family Meal Prep
A Week in Quiche! We've been using Sundays to Meal Prep a whole week of quiche for the fridge. From shopping list to the works-every-time recipe formula, here's how.
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