I am a 20-something, recent graduate of the University of Oregon. I first started this blog as a college student hoping to encourage other students to branch outside of pizza and boxed mac and cheese. Now, I still rely on simple recipes that produce comforting, fun food.
I grew up eating salmon, elk, and venison caught by my dad and I still reap the benefits of his skills with a fishing pole or crossbow. I like to think of myself as adventurous with my cooking, but my style is generally of the hearty, comforting variety. Whenever possible, I prefer to cook with local, organic food which, lucky for me, is so easy to do in a place like Portland!
My Camera
If you go back in time on my blog, you can see quite the evolution of my photography. I started out using my iPhone in absolutely any light. As you can imagine, my photos were not so great. Then I bumped up to a Nikon Coolpix, which is a great point-and-shoot, compact camera and I learned more about using natural light to photograph my meals. This camera now lives in my purse and I use it to take pictures of meals when we go out for dinner or other food-related adventures.
In December 2011, my incredible mother bought me a Nikon D200 and a 50mm f/1.8D lens for Christmas and now it is all I use when shooting pictures for my recipes. It has seriously changed my world as a food blogger. After taking a photography class from the lovely Lara Blair, I've begun to understand more and more about how to take good photos but am still a newbie by all means.
In the Press
- Featured Food Blog including interview on Yummly
- In the Buzzworthy Section of The Register-Guard
- Featured on Yummly for Tex Mex
- Featured on Yummly for Creative Ways to Use Yogurt
Contact
Got questions? Concerns? Want me to cook something? Want to do a guest post? Have suggestions? Have questions about a recipe? Feel like yelling at me about football? Want to celebrate a Ducks win?
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aducksoven@gmail.com
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Woohoo! I am from your neck of the woods, Fall Creek, now in Alaska... I will be following you...
ReplyDeleteCan you make the Ducks 2nd in the BCS?
ReplyDeleteI will remember your dress code for the games.
Live in Huntington Beach why? cause very little rain which never happens in Autzen. Well be visiting next fall.
I have bookmarked you for the future.