Category Archives: Food Photography

Get Ready for Mad Men’s Final Season with The Modern Cookies 🍪🍊

March 31, 2015 by Food Polka

The last season of Mad Men starts this Sunday, and well… Not sure about you, but I am going to shed a tear (or two) and need some serious comfort food to get me out of this funk. And no, the average potato chip just isn’t going to cut it. I’ll be keeping mid-century mod alive by baking some yummy shortbread cookies. If you aren’t too bummed to invite some friends over, throw a party and watch the final season […]

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Categories: American Cuisine, Apetizer, Breakfast, Butter, Chocolate, Christmas, Cookies, Dark Chocolate, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Holidays, Lunch, Oat flour, Oatmeal, Oranges, Published by Marta Fowlie, Salt, Snack, Tea, Vegeterian, Wheat Flour • Tags: art director, cream cookies, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, mad men dessert, mad men season premiere, midcentury food, midcentury styled cookies, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, tea cookies

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According to Polish Conventional Wisdom Homemade, Veggie Pickles Cure Hangover

March 26, 2015 by Food Polka

How about some good, old, homemade veggie pickles? Just like our grandmas used to make. You can make them at home, pack them in a nice jar, and give them as a gift. They are perfect alone as a snack, appetizer, or an addition to your sandwich or dinner. Polish people say that they are great for hangovers. I think you should test that. Quick Pickled Veggies Shopping List (makes approximately 3/1-pint jars): Now follow these steps: If you want […]

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Categories: Apetizer, Black Pepper, Brown mustard seeds, California Cuisine, Carrots, Cauliflower, Condiments, Coriander, Cumin, Dinner, Food Photography, Food Styling, Lunch, Pickles, Published by Marta Fowlie, Red Onions, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Snack, Spices, Thai Chili, Vegan, Vegetables, Vegetarian, Vegeterian, Yellow mustard seeds • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, home made pickles, made pickles, personal chef LA, pickeled vegetables, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, quick pickles, refreshement, vegan snack, Veggie Pickles

“Whip it, whip it good” 🫐 Then: “Open up your mouth and eat it!”

March 19, 2015 by Food Polka

Just as the Devo’s song sings: “I say whip it, Whip it good”. Don’t be afraid to whip it. And I mean your breakfast. The fruit, the milk, and the yogurt all together. Whip it well. And then as Michael Jackson sings: “Open up your mouth and eat it!” Blueberry Whipped Yogurt Shopping List (serves 1): Now follow these steps: Enjoy. Have a Project in need of a Recipe Developer, Food Stylist, or Food Photographer? GET in TOUCH 📞

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Categories: Breakfast, California Cuisine, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Published by Marta Fowlie, Snack, Soy Milk, Vegeterian, Yogurt, Yogurt • Tags: art director, breakfast whip, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, diet springbreak cocktail, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, helathy reakfast, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, quick brekfast idea, refreshement

Big Lebowski is back with this White Russian Jello Shot ☕️ 🥛

March 14, 2015 by Food Polka

When Spring Break comes to mind, many people envision Jell-O shots. While these may be a staple at college parties, I refuse to create the cliché Jell-O shot that everyone expects. Instead, I decided to blend the traditions of an American dive bar with those of an Italian coffee bar. Taking inspiration from the classic American cocktail made famous by the film “The Big Lebowski”. I simply infused this American classic with gelatin and turned it into that old favorite […]

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Categories: American Cuisine, California Cuisine, Cocktail, Coffee, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Kahlúa, Liquors, Privet Chef Events, Published by Marta Fowlie, Snack, Soy Milk, Vegan, Vegeterian, Vodka • Tags: art director, Big Lebowski cocktail, cool dessert idea, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, culinary concept development, diet springbreak cocktail, digital content, food content marketing, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, healthy cocktail, healthy spring break cocktail, healthy springbreak coctail, jello shot, nutricious cocktail, pana cotta, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, production studio, published by Marta Fowlie, refreshement, social media content, speecial springbreak drink, spring break cocktail, springbreak drink, white russian, White Russian Jell-O Shot

Black is the new green in this black olive appetizer ⚫️🫒

March 5, 2015 by Food Polka

I’m not a big fanatic of olives, but I always have a jar or a can of this popular delicacy in my kitchen. Why? For several reasons: 1) Almost every person I know likes olives. 2) They are cheap. 3) Don’t go bad fast and store in a can or jar; it always tastes just as good. 4) They do not need a long time to process or cook. 5) They are the perfect accompaniment to other dishes like meat, […]

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Categories: Apetizer, Balsamic Vinegar, California Cuisine, Cucumbers, Food Photography, Food Styling, Garlic, Lemon, Lunch, Mint, Olive Oil, Privet Chef Events, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Resourceful Cooking, Snack, Tomatoes, Vegan, Vegeterian • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food styling, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, healthy snack, party dish, party snack, perfect potluck dish, personal chef LA, potluck appetizer, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, quick appetizer, quick olive recipe, refreshement, vegan snack

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When life gives you carrots 🥕 you make carrot chips

February 24, 2015 by Food Polka

So, I open up the fridge. I look inside. I see carrots. A large bag of beautiful, organic carrots of many colors. They look like a million bucks, but they only cost $2. What do you do when life gives you carrots? You make carrot chips 🥕 Roasted Carrot Snack Shopping List: Now follow these steps: Enjoy 🥕 Carrot Chips! Have a Project in need of a Recipe Developer or Food Stylist? GET in TOUCH 📞

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Categories: Apetizer, California Cuisine, Carrots, Coriander, Culinary Writing, Cumin, Diet, Food Photography, Food Styling, Hazelnuts, Lemon, Marta Fowlie, Nuts, Olive Oil, Privet Chef Events, Published by Galore Mag, Published by Marta Fowlie, Raisins, Recipe Development, Snack, Sumac, Vegan, Vegeterian • Tags: art director, carrot chips, carrot snack, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, fiber snack, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food styling, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, healthy snack, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, quick carrot recipe, roasted carrots, vegan snack

If you like Piña Colada… have one for breakfast… with oatmeal 🍍

February 18, 2015 by Food Polka

We think old-fashioned oatmeal is simply out of style. Your quick breakfast oatmeal doesn’t have to be boring and flavorless. Just a few simple and practical ingredients can make your morning oatmeal taste like a million bucks, or like a fancy beach-time cocktail. Here is a pineapple oatmeal recipe that I made up once and named “Piña Colada Oatmeal”. It will take that tropical drink you love so much and add the same exotic goodness to your morning routine. And […]

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Categories: Breakfast, Brown Cane Sugar, California Cuisine, Coconut, Coconut Milk, Culinary Writing, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Fruits, Grains, Marta Fowlie, Oatmeal, Pineapple, Privet Chef Events, Published by Galore Mag, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Vegetarian, Yogurt • Tags: art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, exotic oatmeal, fiberloaded breakfast, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food styling, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, healthy breakfast, personal chef LA, pina colada breakfast, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Developer, Recipe Development, unusual oatmeal recipe

Play with your sweetheart and your cake this Valentine’s Day 💗

February 12, 2015 by Food Polka

Just as you would play with your sweetheart, you should play with your dessert! This V-Day, your dessert must consist of an aphrodisiac. Which one is my favorite? Pomegranate! According to common knowledge, many other fruits serve as aphrodisiacs. If you want to make the magic happen, the list of fruits goes on and on: strawberries, cherries, watermelon, bananas, and more. Let your imagination run wild, and use them in whichever way you desire. Just bake your favorite dessert and […]

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Categories: Apetizer, Bananas, Cake, Cherries, Culinary Writing, Dessert, Food Photography, Food Styling, Fruits, Marta Fowlie, Pomegranate, Privet Chef Events, Published by Galore Mag, Published by Marta Fowlie, Recipe Development, Strawberries, Valentine's Day, Vegetarian, Watermelon • Tags: aphrodisiac food, aphrodisiac ingredients based dessert, aphrodisiac ingredients based dinner, art director, creative director, creative food stylist los angeles, cute dessert idea, food photographer, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food styling, food styling los angeles, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, personal chef LA, privet chef in LA, published by Marta Fowlie, valentines day dinner in la, valentines day recipe, velentines day, X aphrodisiac dessert recipe

Double Dip allowed. Chocolaty aphrodisiac fruit dessert

February 11, 2015 by Food Polka

Valentine’s Day is a perfect occasion for dipping aphrodisiac fruit in rich, velvety chocolate that itself is an aphrodisiac. Cut aphrodisiac fruits into shapes that only your imagination can deliver. Put them on the skewer. Hold them with your fingertips by the stem. Dip the fruit inside that warm pot, full of velvety, chocolate. Pamper your lip and mouth with it. Let your tongue feel it when it’s still warm. To add more spice to your dessert and make it […]