After two months of my cooking adventures, here are some pertinent statistics:
1. We have spent 64% less eating out from Jan 1-Feb 28, 2011 compared to that same period in 2010.
2. We have eaten out only 8 times in the first 2 months, doing home cooking on 51 nights.
I have been doing much less food photography because I needed to take down my food studio area. We needed the space as temporary storage for the contents of 3 bedrooms - those rooms are being painted and recarpetted (while being lived in).
I plan to do some closeup food photos on the kitchen table. Closeup shots don't need much space for lighting.