The Year In Food charts the course of the year through inspired, creative cooking and eating with an emphasis on seasonal fruits and vegetables.
I'm a photographer and food blogger based in San Francisco, CA, currently at work on my first cookbook with Ten Speed, Vibrant. You can find me regularly at the Etsy blog and bonappetit.com.
The Year in Food has been featured on Saveur's Sites We Love, Refinery29, Food52 News, The Kitchn's Breakfast With a Blogger, Babble's Family Kitchen, Food News Journal, Gourmet Live and elsewhere.
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March 14, 2013
 This weekend I went on a climbing trip in the backcountry of Joshua Tree. The woman leading the trip was a total badass – a lean, muscled firecracker of a lady who clambered up rock faces with a kind of grace and ease that made it look effortless. I have been thinking about ease a […] Emma @ Poires au Chocolat - March 14, 2013 - 11:42 am
I know too well the feeling of recipes misbehaving – I’ve just had a ten day stint of every project I worked on going a little bit pear-shaped. Describing it as cat herding is perfect. I’ve never been rock climbing but when I was younger I did a lot of challenging off-piste skiing (I half grew up in a ski resort in the Alps) and I recognise that challenge of facing something natural and scary and just having to trust your life to the surface, pick a line and get on with it – and you can’t do it without confidence in yourself. I have to admit that these days I don’t do it anymore – I like my life too much to endanger it like that – but after all the years of doing it I can close my eyes and picture it to the point that I can almost feel the bounce in my legs, the adrenaline and the sun on my face. Rachel - March 14, 2013 - 12:39 pm
xo sara - March 14, 2013 - 4:20 pm
love this so much. know there are many cheerleaders for you. They may not be loud and constant, but they exist, believe me. Rooting for you from here, little lady. It will all be worth it!!! Erica Julson - March 14, 2013 - 10:04 pm
I know once the cookbook is completed you will be overjoyed and so proud of your amazing accomplishment. Plus how many people can say they are published authors? Major life points! Keep forging ahead :) but definitely pencil in some ‘you-time’ every week <3 amelia - March 14, 2013 - 11:39 pm
wow. I really want to get into rock climbing now. like STAT. also, this is great. just like your book is going to be. Looking so very forward to owning a copy. Sophia - March 15, 2013 - 1:53 am
Maybe there is something in the air at the moment – I keep on coming across bloggers writing about recipe fails and struggles a lot lately (including myself). And maybe this is, at least partly, a mental thing and standing back and reminding ourselves of other challenges we have faced (and mastered) like the big climb you describe, and remembering all those people standing behind us, rooting for us, guiding us and being there if we fail (or fall) will help. Beautiful description of climbing as well – one of my best friends is an avid climber (who might even have done that same climb you described as she was recently in that neck of the woods for a climbing trip) and I am in awe of the skill it takes to scale those seemingly impossible to scale mountains. Having tried it once, I know what strength is required to climb well, what trust you need in yourself and the sheer mental determination to face the uncomfortable (I always felt that climbing feels like a challenging and uncomfortable yoga pose, although without allowing any modification to make it easier). Lindsey - March 15, 2013 - 6:40 am
beautiful photos. lovely post. Megan Gordon - March 15, 2013 - 7:59 am
Coach Taylor, come back! Beautiful post — I always feel these great metaphors for writing and the crazy work that we do when doing yoga and it takes everything I have not to turn A Sweet Spoonful into a yoga/morning cereals blog. Sounds like it was quite a trip and a good mental re-set. Can’t wait to truly catch up with you very soon. xo Stefani Greenwood - March 15, 2013 - 10:15 am
clear eyes, full hearts – i think that nearly everyday. sounds like an awesome time out there in the vastness. Pamm - March 15, 2013 - 10:49 am
What an inspiration you are for all of life & living it fully. You are singing my song this morning. Josuha Tree is calling me in a week & I look forward to dropping the noise from within & going through that worm hole I’ve created for myself….popping out the other side with a renewed sense of confidence. charlotte au chocolat - March 15, 2013 - 4:02 pm
Oh, Kimberley. Out here rooting for you! Your cookbook is going to be awesome, and I can’t wait to own it! Here’s to having as much ease throughout the process as possible. xo Tasha @ Stale Bread into French Toast - March 15, 2013 - 5:10 pm
Great description of what a big project is like! And great photos of the light-bleached desert, they capture the feeling of it well. Plus, I can’t wait to eat that salmon . . . can’t wait! MzBaker - April 15, 2013 - 12:01 am
Those are some BEAUTIFUL Pictures! I love how the go on and on! Ohh and Dinner looks Great as well! Kat - June 4, 2013 - 6:15 pm
I have climbed with Sue in the J Tree and she inspired me to climb a 5.11 that I thought impossible for me to climb. I did it with her amazing encouragment! She is an amazing lady! I love your story. Sequoia@casapepeoakland.com - June 15, 2013 - 12:42 am
YOU are a total badass! I love this!
December 26, 2012
 A friend recently asked if I would like to contribute an image to an online gallery she’s launching in the new year. Among the themes to mull over was the idea of feasting. It felt good to think about that, this time of year, when we spend a month diving headlong into rich foods and […] by Kimberley show hide 21 comments Brian @ A Thought For Food - December 26, 2012 - 8:05 pm
I love each of these, but I must admit that I’m particularly fond of the seafood photo… could see that hanging on my wall. Just gorgeous, Kimberley! Christine - December 26, 2012 - 8:54 pm
These are just spectacular, Kimberley. The array of fruits, in particular… I want that on my wall. Wishing you a beautiful New Year! SG - December 26, 2012 - 9:02 pm
The images are so beautiful and intense. You are such a talent K! Verena - December 27, 2012 - 3:39 am
Wonderful, you can paint with your camera. It looks like still lifes in a modern museum. Thanks for sharing. Hannah - December 27, 2012 - 11:03 am
Beautiful photos Kimberley, and beautiful thoughts about the darkness and the rest it offers, to us and to the world around us. Thanks for sharing, and wishing the happiest of holidays to you and yours! Laurel - December 27, 2012 - 11:40 am
Very beautiful! I always love looking at your photography! Kathryne - December 28, 2012 - 8:35 am
These pictures are absolutely stunning, Kimberley. I think we all tend to whine about the surplus of delicious, rich food this time of year when we’d be better off expressing gratitude for such abundance. Happy holidays. Megan - December 28, 2012 - 9:13 am
Wow, so much beauty in these photos! I am definitely guilty of complaining about the abundance of rich foods after a while, I will keep your post in mind and instead give thanks next time. Thanks for sharing! Heather - December 28, 2012 - 2:44 pm
Lovely photos. kickpleat - December 29, 2012 - 9:38 am
Have a fantastic new years, Kimberly! These photos are amazing – I love the play on light and dark. The colours are gorgeous. Merry merry!! Tom - December 31, 2012 - 12:39 am
Great pictures, I love such low light photographs, they have a lot of magic. ALl the best! :) Yossy | apt2bbakingco - December 31, 2012 - 1:29 pm
Have a wonderful New Year Kimberley. That seafood photo is just stunning and it makes me want some Dungeness crab something fierce! alice - December 31, 2012 - 8:45 pm
Hey this is an awesome blog. Love seeing when people are on the same page about things like this. Im currently on a mish gathering family friends and people i meet to jump onboard eating seasonally and locally. good work, keep it up Kurt Jennerson - January 2, 2013 - 12:31 pm
These photos are incredible! Happy New Year!! Nick - January 3, 2013 - 4:56 am
Stunning photos as usual! Absolutely love the dark styling and lighting. Louisa - January 6, 2013 - 1:19 am
This is just beautiful! Way to make the colours pop. I hope your holiday was wonderful too! Paola - January 14, 2013 - 9:39 am
WOW i love your ingredients! pics are fantastic. Rachel - February 15, 2013 - 4:18 am
Love this post (and all your others too!). Such nice dark, elegant styling. Kristen - March 26, 2013 - 11:29 am
Wow! Gorgeous images. All that seafood has got me craving it! sensationcaviar - May 31, 2013 - 11:43 am
Thanks heaps to the author! Michigan Winter in Pictures « Stale Bread into French Toast - January 6, 2013 - 12:48 pm
[...] landscape also meshed well with these thoughts from Kimberly at The Year In Food: And I love darkness, in the sense that this is a season of long, dark nights, quiet, rest, [...]
December 14, 2012
 Bourbon, two weeks in a row? Well, it’s December. It’s December and I’m snowed under piles of work. These Bourbon Balls are my latest for the Etsy blog. They’re the easiest thing ever to make, and they’re festive and boozy and nostalgic and funny to say out loud. My mother made these growing up. A […] by Kimberley show hide 8 comments Kay - December 14, 2012 - 12:02 pm
What%20a%20great%20addition%20to%20my%20Christmas%20cookie%20repertoire!%20%20I%20love%20that%20these%20are%20a%20bit%20different%20than%20the%20usual%20cookie%2C%20being%20no%20bake%20and%20best%20of%20all–boozy!%20%20%20%20%20 SG - December 14, 2012 - 8:19 pm
i think i will bring this to a holiday party coming up and will thoroughly enjoy telling everyone that they are bourbon balls and thinking of you! kale - December 14, 2012 - 10:09 pm
hee hee… “bourban balls”. yeah, that’s fun. lapiubelladitutte - December 17, 2012 - 11:24 am
they look like fun and easy to make! erin @ yummy supper - December 18, 2012 - 10:07 am
Here’s to boozy holiday treats!!! Kimberley, I hope your birthday was good and that the holidays treat you just right. -E Kathryne - December 19, 2012 - 2:19 pm
The more bourbon the better, if you ask me! Happy holidays, Kimberley. sarah - December 20, 2012 - 7:42 pm
Yum! I love putting bourbon in everything. ;) MikeVFMK - December 23, 2012 - 9:06 am
I could nosh on a handful of these right now. Love bourbon anything.
December 5, 2012
 It felt like a stroke of good luck to be invited to visit Devoto Gardens a few weeks ago. Visiting an apple orchard was on my fall to-do list and the season was nearly up. The Friday that I headed up to their gorgeous Sebastopol acreage, it was pouring rain. I love crazy weather, perhaps […] by Kimberley show hide 26 comments Kay - December 5, 2012 - 5:55 pm
Beautiful…and yes, as an organic farmer in Oregon I can testify that you definitely cannot let the rainy weather slow you down! Once you adapt it is easy to appreciate the “moody” beauty as you put it (mud and all). Your mulled bourbon cider looks like the perfect way to enjoy those apples! Ashley - December 5, 2012 - 7:31 pm
These photos!!!! Stunning. Love! Hannah - December 5, 2012 - 8:09 pm
What an incredible looking orchard, and what a treat to see your photos of it. I love how you take us from the dramatically laden branches and wet-black of the bark to the sweet and elegant lady apples and all that warm spiciness. I can imagine that a cup of your cider would have been perfectly appreciated coming in from that adventure! Margaret - December 5, 2012 - 9:26 pm
I wanted to reach into the photographs and pick an apple. I imagined the crisp crunch and sweet taste. The apple orchard radiates the feelings of health and quality grown from the fertile earth. The cider must burst with the taste of apples. What a find in this farm and its apple growers. Kathryn - December 6, 2012 - 2:19 am
Really beautiful pictures – I love the way you captured the light of the day so perfectly. And a very delicious recipe to go with it :) Sasha - December 6, 2012 - 4:49 am
What dreamy photos! I love hearing about the strong and passionate personalities that grow our food. I didn’t make it to an apple orchard this year, but I’ll certainly add it to next year’s list. Abby @ The Frosted Vegan - December 6, 2012 - 5:23 am
Gorgeous photos! Love the cider recipe as well! Brian @ A Thought For Food - December 6, 2012 - 5:28 am
This place looks amazing, as does this bourbony concoction… why aren’t we sipping on this together right now (yeah, I know… it’s 8:30 here. I don’t care). michelle dehaven - December 6, 2012 - 5:28 am
really stunning photos! recipe looks pretty perfect, too. mimi - December 6, 2012 - 5:52 am
oh my. such lovely photographs. Christine - December 6, 2012 - 8:14 am
Having spent my childhood on an apple orchard, these photos made me pretty misty. Your talent, as always, shines through. Tasha @ Stale Bread into French Toast - December 6, 2012 - 8:25 am
Those. photos. are. gorgeous. Thank you! Bob - December 6, 2012 - 8:27 am
Your photos are absolutely beautiful & insightful! Diana - December 6, 2012 - 9:27 am
I miss fall! It’s so great that you’re still able to visit an apple orchard in November. Great photos as always, Kimberley! la domestique - December 6, 2012 - 10:43 am
Love the photos, and that cat is so perfect in the setting! I make mulled cider often this time of year. It just makes the house so cozy and festive. I’ve never used cardamom (why I LOVE) in my mulling spices- gotta try that! SG - December 6, 2012 - 11:06 am
amazing! that kitty in the tree is the best. and the name – apple sauced! what a glorious adventure! Courtney - December 6, 2012 - 12:42 pm
I have wanted to visit an apple orchard for so long, but they are rare in my part of Texas. Perhaps someday :) I love that you spiked this mulled cider with bourbon. Hoping to make (and enjoy) some soon! Lynda - December 6, 2012 - 4:37 pm
Fall heaven indeed. I will be making this concoction this weekend Louisa - December 6, 2012 - 10:48 pm
So beautiful! Made my day. If you don’t mind, what are the orange variety in the third photo down? I’ve never seen those! Stacy - December 6, 2012 - 11:14 pm
THE TINY APPLES! They are unspeakably adorable. (Also, I love the deep colors in these photos, and this coziest of cozy drinks!) Kathryne - December 7, 2012 - 9:55 am
Those water droplets hanging on the apples in the first photo… so pretty. Love this recipe, too. MikeVFMK - December 10, 2012 - 4:41 pm
Love this cocktail. I made something similar so it goes without saying that I have a deep rooted love for bourbon and cider. Wish I could be sipping on this right now. Beautiful pics too! Fork and Whisk - December 10, 2012 - 8:47 pm
Great photos. I live visiting the apple orchards and getting some fresh cider and just picked apples. Good job toughing out the rain by the way. sar - December 15, 2012 - 3:22 pm
HELLO BEAUTIFUL MARMEE, & I want to make this cider! & the following email of bourbon balls haha! I love you Ashley - January 6, 2013 - 11:32 pm
This recipe sounds absolutely amazing, and your photos are beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Viola - March 23, 2013 - 4:50 am
Your’e pictures is so amazing! Love it!
November 12, 2012
 Eat Retreat was a different experience for me this year. Since I was totally knocked out by a fever, it was a challenge to be fully present and engaged, and I didn’t get the warm fuzzies that I walked away with last year. Kind of a bummer, but the circumstances were out of my hands, […] by Kimberley show hide 9 comments Ashley - November 12, 2012 - 4:36 pm
What an experience! So sorry you were under the weather for it. Stacy - November 12, 2012 - 4:42 pm
Lovely photos, excellent attitude! I’m sure you’re right: there’s some kind of purpose in your experience. I believe there always is, whenever (if ever!) it is revealed to us. thecitygourmand - November 12, 2012 - 5:22 pm
Wow, this looks like it would have been quite the experience and you’ve captured it beautifully. Hope you feel better too :) sweet road - November 12, 2012 - 6:38 pm
Now that looks like a good time! SG - November 13, 2012 - 10:46 am
Sorry to hear you were sick! Ugh! The event looks like it was awesome and your photo of Andrew and Lamb is captivating. xo Brian @ A Thought For Food - November 13, 2012 - 10:50 am
There are no words… love these shots. sara - November 13, 2012 - 8:56 pm
hope you are feeling better now! the pics are still fabulous, fever or not. Daniel - November 14, 2012 - 9:48 am
It never ceases to amaze me how food can bring people together. No matter where you are from or what the situation is, food will always be a good connector and ice breaker. ileana - November 14, 2012 - 11:45 am
Hope you’re feeling all better by now. From these photos, it looks like you enjoyed everything. |
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