Sam Adler

👋🏻 2022! Will be celebrating this year on the couch with this in my lap. No sharing allowed! Those 3 spoons are all mine 😂😂 🍾🥂HAPPY NEW YEAR 🍾🥂 . . . #newyearseve #2023goals #cookieskillet #skilletcookie #giantchocolatechipcookie #chocolatechipcookies #chocolatechipcookie #cookiephotography #foodphotographyandstyling #foodstylingandphotography #foodphotographer #foodstylist #foodstylists #castironbaking #castironskillet #castiron @lodgecastiron

#ad This year for Chanukah we’re switching it up from classic sufganiyot to make these fun donut fries! Puffy, golden, and delicious, dip your “fries” into melted chocolate or raspberry jelly and celebrate all week long! @aldiusa makes it super easy with their amazing selection of high quality products at seriously unimaginable prices. Run to your nearest @aldiusa to find all the ingredients you need to make these and have a Happy Chanukah! Find the recipe below! #ALDILove Prep time: 1 hr 45 mins Cook time: 1 min Yield: 40 donut fries 2 pack Baker’s Corner Active Dry Yeast 1 1/2 cup warm water 1/3 cup Sugar 2 Simply Nature Grade A Organic Cage Free Brown Eggs 2 tbsp Stonemill Pure Vanilla Extract 1/3 cup Carlini Pure Vegetable Oil 5-6 cups Baker’s Corner All Purpose Flour 1 tsp Kosher salt ½ cup Baker’s Corner Powdered Sugar For Dipping: 1 cup Baker’s Corner Dark or Milk Chocolate Morsels Simply Nature Organic Raspberry Preserves Method: •Mix the yeast with water in a mixer bowl and let stand for 10 mins until frothy. Add the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and oil to the bowl and mix until well combined. •Start adding only 5 cups of flour and salt, and knead/mix on medium speed in a stand mixer fitted with the dough attachment for 5 minutes until a soft, non-sticky dough forms. If the dough seems sticky, add ¼ cup flour to the dough until it no longer sticks to the bowl when mixing. •Let the dough rest in the bowl for an hour to double in size.  •Punch down the dough and remove it from the bowl onto a lightly floured surface. Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll it out into a rectangle. About 18”x 15” and 1/2 of an inch in thickness.  •Using a pizza cutter, cut in half vertically. Then slice thin strips horizontally. You want them thin as they will puff up while frying. •Let the fries rest for another 15 mins.  •Meanwhile, using a deep fryer or a large pot, heat your oil to 350 degrees F. Fry the donut fries 30 seconds per side, then drain on a paper towel. •Dust the donut fries with powdered sugar and set aside. •Microwave 1 cup of dark or milk chocolate for 30 seconds at a time until melted. Scoop jelly into another bowl. Dip the fries in the chocolate or jelly!

CHRISTMAS COOKIES ❤️ Ik neem er veel te weinig tijd voor om ze te maken, maar ik hou dus enorm van Kerstkoekjes. Van die lekkere droge zandkoekjes met daar cranberry's doorheen en noten. YUM! . Vorig jaar bakte ik diverse koekjes en maakte pakketjes voor vrienden en familie. Niet elk koekje was even goed gelukt, maar de feestelijke koekjes die ik hier aan het maken was, waren geweldig! Ik maakte het recept van Sam van Frosting and Fettuccine. . Ook maken? Het super makkelijke recept vind je hier; let op het is een Amerikaanse site, dus je moet even omrekenen. https://frostingandfettuccine.com/cranberry-orange-shortbread-cookies/ . . . TAGS #christmascookies #kerstkoekjes #kerstmis #bakken #frostingandfettuccine #holiday

Happy birthday @taylorswift 👸🏼 hope you’re not weepin in a party bathroom. IYKYK . . Also here’s to wishing me getting those tix! . . . #swiftie #swifties #happybirthday #taylorswift #taylorswifttickets #birthdaycake #birthdaycakes #birthdaycandles #caramelcake #carameldripcake #caramelbirthdaycake #cakephotography #cakephotography📷 #cakedecorating #cakedesign #cakesofinstagram #cakepic #cakepictures

Why you can’t get the image from your head to the board 🤔 This is the number one thing I hear that frustrates food photographers- you have this beautiful image in your mind but when you go to shoot it, it doesn’t even come close to what you were imagining. *throws a cookie and curses out the camera* 🤬 Let’s start with the good news- good news is that you have really good style and taste! You just don’t know how to translate it to the board. It’s not something big that you are missing, it’s the compilation of a lot of little things. Do you have the right light? Do you have the right color story? Do you have the exact food you wanted to shoot? What about props? How good are you at troubleshooting? Bc lets be honest, shooting is all about problem solving! Remember too that it’s not always about the end game, you can go into a shoot expecting one thing but then comet with something 100x better but not what you expected. If your’e having some trouble figuring this all out on your own, book a call with me so we can chat and see if the STYLE mastermind is a good fit for you. I am only taking calls for 2 more days and thats it till 2024!! We’ll just chat about your struggles and goals and see if I can help, if not I’ll suggest something else. Win win! Grab the link in my profile to book!

Ahhhhhhh I’m so excited – because the LAST group (until 2024) of The Style Mastermind is about to get started! The STYLE Mastermind is a 90 day mentorship program for food photographers and stylists who want to finally find their unique style and feel confident making more money. If you wish you could: • walk into every shoot knowing you'll come out with beautiful pictures • have the confidence to pitch and negotiate higher rates with clients • take WAY better photos in less time Then this program is for you. Let’s hop on a call (they start today!) to see how we can make it happen for you! I can’t wait to get started with another group of badass entrepreneurs in my Style Mastermind, space is limited though and we only have spots for 24 available! Click the link in my profile to book your call so we can get to know each other!

Muffin photography tips! Save this post for your next muffin shoot! 📸 Muffins generally will look better with a straight on shot, but if you want to spice it up, dont be afraid to break the rules and shoot overhead! Turn some muffins on their side, unwrap some of them to get the texture from the wrappers, and add some plates for layering. 📸 Also get up in there! In this second shot I love how you can see the icing coming off the muffin thats turned over. Look for fun details like that, the ones you can focus on. Tbh though, these look like vampire fangs to me and I can’t unsee it (sorry) but the tip still works! 📸 Cut em in half too! We want to see the texture inside! I had so much fun with this shoot- someone tell my why I love muffins but hate cupcakes 😂 Also this is one of my first artificial shots a while back- can you tell?!

How to deal with imposter syndrome… Chances are if you are in this space you are dealing with feeling like an imposter every once in a while. I know I do like alllll the time. 🙋🏻‍♀️ So, HIII im here to tell you that it’s 1000% normal. It’s not just you, literally everybody feels this way sometimes. Here are 3 ways I talk myself out of it when that 👹 shows up. 1. True imposters don’t have imposter syndrome. They aren’t scared of screwing things up or of someone pointing and screaming FRAUD at them. If you ARE having these horrifying thoughts and are scared to death half the time, it means you are the real thing! 2. Think of self doubt as a good thing. It can show you what you really care about and what you want to achieve, It’s a direct path (albeit a scary one) of which way you should go. 3. See it for what it is. It is fear. It’s a way of your subconscious keeping you in your comfort zone, and we all know nothing good comes from that. I see it as a challenge, and use it as motivation to prove that little fear wrong. Ive definitely had my fair share of feeling like an imposter at least once a month but I also know that if I let it hold me hostage, I wouldn’t be able to build a business I’m super proud of. Entrepreneurship is hard! But is so worth it, so hang in there! Tell me what happens when you feel like an imposter?