Lauren Kim Food Photography

09/09/2019

Last week I attended a soap making course at and it was amazing!!! I wish I could do it again. It started off with picking rosemary from the fields to distill the essential oil from the plant to add to our soaps!
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Full post on my blog!
Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us! Thanks for such a gift.
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06/09/2019

I had an amazing day learning how to make soap at Babylonstoren this week, learning from the talented Bev Missing from Rain. What a wonderful experience from picking the rosemary to distill our essential oils to pouring the soap. It was incredible.

Have a look on the blog for more details.
http://laurenkimfood.co.za/soap-making-workshop-babylonstoren/

29/01/2019

Happy Tuesday All.
If you have ever wanted to make dried mango at home I share my secrets on how to get our favourite fruit into a dried snack (free from preservatives and sulphur) - there is one specific ingredient you need (other than mangoes ;-)) !

One of my methods is rather unconventional - hahaha.

How to make dried mango at home with and without a food dehydrator. One simple ingredient that will ensure success in making your favourite dried fruit at home.

24/01/2019

There is something about Mango 🥭
These juicy golden football-shaped fruits are one of my favourites 💛
I hate that their season is so short though :(

The problem with dried fruit, however, is they are preserved with Sulfur Dioxide which if you are slightly allergic to sulfur can be a huge problem, if you struggle with asthma you may also react to the Sulfur PLUS dried mango seems to be made of gold as it is really expensive.
When mangoes are in season I make tons of dried mango for the family.
Would you like to know how to make your own dried mango?

08/01/2019

Last year I worked on a project for my mom for Christmas. I stole (I did return it) her original handwritten recipe book and I cooked every recipe out of it and then photographed it. Afterwards, I made it into a revised recipe book with photographs. I had a wonderful time cooking easy, budget-friendly and super tasty meals.
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Food is part of my family. It brings us closer together - sharing and preparing food is important to us. I plan on adding more family recipes to the collection and hopefully add my grandmothers, mother in laws, aunts etc as well as some of my own to the recipe collection.
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Does your mom have one of these heirloom recipe books? What is your favourite recipe out of it? If you can please share maybe I’ll cook and photograph it for you.
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06/08/2018

On this cold and wet day in Cape Town I find comfort in baking!

Happy Monday All.

26/06/2018

Winter is all about soups, stews and curries.
This vegetable stock concentrate is the best way to make these amazing homely warm foods to enjoy around the fireplace PLUS there is no gluten, no-nonsense ONLY healthy natural vegetables.

The best part is you can use any vegetables that are a little bit old and past their prime to make this pantry essential.

22/06/2018

Today is take your dog to work day!

I work from home so mine are always at work ;-) Generally begging for snacks from a food shoot or snoring away - see below (they have a tough life)

20/06/2018

I love Essentially Natural.
My favourite items on their store are their glass bottles. All my home made cleaning products are housed in these beauties.
When the products are finished I clean the bottles and make some more, thus reducing plastic waste PLUS they look so beautiful so cleaning is not too much of a chore ;-)

19/06/2018

I love taking photographs for the groundbreaking new app Feastfox. I have been able to capture some incredible restaurants with them that always leaves me feeling inspired (and hungry). Have a look at one of the latest ones added to the Feastfox family - The Peacock Indian Inspired Tapas & Bar.

18/06/2018

Today is International Sushi Day.
You either love or hate sushi.
I LOVE sushi!!!

Some really special memories have been made around sushi including, making sushi with my family in the middle of nowhere, girly chats with my best friends and discovering that a special gran loves sushi at our engagement party!

Where is your favourite sushi restaurant?

15/06/2018

I love the peppadew plant that I bought with my mother in law from her friend. It has survived 3 moves (including one cross country) and this year has been its best year yet - producing an abundance of peppadews for us.

I pickle my peppadews and they are a favourite in the house. We have to put rations on using them.

Here is my recipe for pickled peppadews.

http://laurenkimfood.co.za/pickled-peppadews/