Without even knowing why, you’re remembering a family dinner from your childhood. Everyone laughing, your grandmother bringing out that one specific dish that always made your mouth water and your belly warm. Then you’re remembering when she made it for you when you were in college, or a birthday. You remember wanting to learn how to make it and sliding up next to her in the kitchen asking to help and watching her every move as she carefully pulled all of the ingredients together. You remember making it for the family after she passed away. The smiles and joy that showed up that night as everyone shared their memories.
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Summer of Smoked Fish | KW Designs Photography | Food Blog
f you’ve never smoked fish, this is something you must try this summer. My family loves to fly fish, and any excuse to do that sends us out the door driving to our favorite spot.
Read MoreCool Off This Summer with Colorado Peaches
We’ve definitely felt the waves from the sun! While I’m taking some beautiful photos in Lakewood for families, my own family is looking for ways to cool off.
One of our favorite ways to beat the heat is to get away into the mountains for fly fishing or camping. When we can’t get up to the hills, we’re home calling back the Georgia summers with a favorite pastime. Peaches. Georgia is known for its peaches and everything you can create with them. As soon as I moved here, I had to experience the buzz around Palisade Peaches.
Read MoreCooking As A Family | KW Designs Photography | Lakewood Family Photographer
The biggest take-away I hope you get out of this is that creating and eating together as a family deepens bonds and makes our brains feel good.
I know there’s a family out there reading this in absolute disagreement. If you’re one of the exceptions to this, keep looking for ways to insert something fun and silly to all of this. Maybe it’s putting an exploding toy snake in the empty casserole dish with the lid on.
Break the tension and bring the love into the kitchen. We all have to eat at some point. Why not make it happen in a way that your unique family loves?
Read MoreMy Kid Made a Killer Cheesecake | KW Designs Photography | Lakewood, Colorado
This 10 year old wanted nothing to do but spend time in the kitchen with me doing what I love to do the most. Bake. Not just any old baking, but baking the best, most splendiferous desserts I possibly can. However, he chose to make a cheesecake. A what? Ok, game on, let’s see you do this! This is the most delicious cheesecake and it was made with love and tasted like perfection!
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