If by any chance you follow us on Instagram or have just been around here long enough to get to know our family, then you know that we love to eat. We cherish good food. Honestly, I somehow managed to completely LUCK out and score a man that not only knows his way around a kitchen-he’d prefer to just live there. The boy can cook up a mean meal…and he does it with so much love. He takes pride in researching, teaching us, and feeding us the best stuff around. So I got this idea that maybe it’s time to share this gift that he has with others. (*Note: He would be mortified that I just called it a “gift,” but truly, it is…and I don’t have it.)

The more I thought about it, the more I encouraged him to do something with this passion! He needed to somehow share this love and knowledge of food and nutrition. And so, the concept of Baba’s Table was born. His site will SOON be LIVE and we really hope that you will follow along, and that (hopefully) it will help you out in the kitchen. It will be a place where recipes from all over the world will be shared. A place that focuses on getting people back to the basics of WHOLE FOODS from nature, and working on cutting out processed. A place where old world tradition and wisdom are reborn. Most of all, a place where the entire family is brought into the kitchen- where together they enjoy the entire process of making a meal happen, and together sit down to reap the benefits of their labor; learning true appreciation of experience.

Baba’s Table will center around food, the family unit, and true nourishment. We welcome you to be a part!

And for fun….

Our family was just featured in a GORGEOUS local online magazine called 513 {eats}!! This is a Cincinnati based online magazine which beautifully showcases wonderful places to eat around our city. We were honored to have them into our home and kitchen, and have our family featured in their summer issue…..

Gina and Ilene, the main gals behind the beautiful online magazine, put together such a gorgeous collection of photographs and words. I encourage you to look through the entire issue, and you will find our article in the table of contents under “En Famille.”

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About a month ago we were filmed for a Life in Balance promo video, which we will soon be sharing on our site! As part of the film we photographed a lovely couple, and below are the results of that session. This shoot was a bit different of a vibe for us….being filmed while we were photographing someone else. I’m embarrassed to think of what we look like….we get so into our shoots that we end up in crazy stances, our shirts get all mangled, and my hair almost always looks insane. Hmmm, it’s sure to be interesting, indeed. ;)

So, have you ever gotten to know someone online and thought, “We would be great real-life friends”? Well, that’s exactly how Lindsay and I both felt about each other, and eventually (after years of chatting online and such) we finally met. Now, Brett and I just adore Lindsay and her husband Nick. There is just something about these two that makes you want to be around them. They’re good-hearted, very genuine people. They also happen to be two of the most creative and motivated people we’ve ever met, and I so admire the way they just get out there and make their dreams a reality….case in point-The City Flea, of which they are the founders.

Having lived in Brooklyn, NY and spending time at their wonderful flea market, they missed it greatly after moving back to Cincinnati. Soon after, they connected with people around town and realized there is a WONDERFUL artistic community here that was hardly known! There was so much room for growing and sharing this community, while also promoting local business. They recognized this great opportunity for our city, and The City Flea was born. It successfully ran all last summer (and even had a fall and winter encore!) and I went as often as my schedule allowed. I was in LOVE. I now see our city in a very new and beautiful light. We have some amazing talent in this town, and I’ve really enjoyed taking part in supporting our local artists and creatives that we would have most likely never known existed.  The City Flea kicks off again for the summer THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 9th!! If you’re around this area, do yourself a favor and make it out.

I’m starting this post off with a photo that just reminds me of what these two are to me: a very lovely couple, not afraid to dream. Linds and Nick, thanks again for being a part of our project!

*These were a mix of digital and film shots taken with the Canon 5D MarkII, Contax 645, and Leica M4-P.*