pansy upon pea sprouts and one red tomato
Though in my previous post I mentioned tracking down white blooms, somehow it was the blue that caught my eyes at my flower market today.
violas dressing up kefir cheese
violas dotting the salad greens
Archive for the ‘Kitchen Inspirations’ Category
perhaps a blue moon this night
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, colors, creativity, edible flowers, flowers, food, food photography, gardening, healthy eating, indoor gardening, Inspiration, pansies, Photography, violas on May 17, 2016| 1 Comment »
sprinkling sunlight on a salad
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged art, beauty, colors, edible flowers, flowers, food, gardening, healthy eating, imagination, Inspiration, Photography, salads, violas on May 17, 2016| 1 Comment »
After confirming that the flowers were edible, Ricky of Ricky’s Market asked me to tell him how they tasted. Well, they don’t taste like much to me, but what wonderful brightness they add to a salad. Like sunlight.
I have to return to Ricky’s soon and I am contemplating picking up some white flowers. If I place their petals upon the dark green leaves of spinach and kale will I be reminded of the moon this time? We shall see. 🙂
there will be no pea soup
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged gardening, indoor gardening, Inspiration, musings, peas, Photography, plants on May 12, 2016| 1 Comment »
Not with my one pea pod. In the right light I can see the tiny peas. One for sure. Two maybe. I’m hoping for three. The whole pod is about three-quarters of an inch. The largest pea is the size of the smallest seed bead and the smallest pea like a period. Why does such a tiny thing bring me joy? Even in the midst of pain, physical or otherwise, I look at that pod and it makes me smile. And I wish I could box up that feeling, in tiny boxes of course, and mail it out to the friends and family who need some joy in their lives. Or at least a momentary smile.
the continuing saga of my indoor gardening
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, flowers, gardening, healthy eating, indoor gardening, Inspiration, peas, Photography, radishes, salads on May 8, 2016| 1 Comment »
At the window my one pea blossom continues to bloom reminding me of a garnet drop.
The radish seeds with which I had such early, painful adventures have leafed out. I harvested some to form this base of a salad.
The flowers, plucked from a small pot in the hallway, didn’t have much flavor. Too subtle for my palate. But for my painting palette, they were just perfect. 🙂
colors and textures
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged baby corn, colors, food, food photography, healthy eating, Inspiration, Photography, recipes, salads on April 25, 2016| 4 Comments »
I pulled together the salad based on colors and textures. The gold and soft crunch of the baby corn. The sweet juicy ripeness of the chopped red tomatoes. The cubed creaminess of the Fontina cheese. The crispy bite of the spring green onions. A gentle toss with a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Steve’s challenge was the final addition. Of the fresh herbs available in the kitchen, which one or ones to add that would enhance this salad. In the end, he selected dill, coarsely chopped and sprinkled on top. That’s what I call teamwork. 😉 Have a good Monday, folks.
cabbage greens
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, cabbage, color, creativity, food, food photography, greens, Inspiration, Photography, salads on April 19, 2016| 1 Comment »
It was laziness that spurred my creativity in the kitchen. I desperately wanted a salad but I did not want to walk to the grocery store for my usual fixings, and so, I rifled through the refrigerator. In the bottom drawer I found a half a head of cabbage. The outer leaves did not look so good so I removed that layer. Then that magic thing happened. The late afternoon light shifted. All thoughts of hunger faded (for a short while) as I stared at something so beautiful.
I found a simple recipe online for shredded cabbage with lemon and garlic. The sun hung around long enough to grace the final result with its presence.
You can find the recipe here: http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/shredded-green-cabbage-salad-with-lemon-and-garlic
a wonderful chaos
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, cooking, food, food photography, gardening, green, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, joy, peas, Photography on April 12, 2016| 2 Comments »
pea tendrils
My indoor garden is in a bit of disarray. The nasturtium grew poorly in terms of foliage but continues to find strength to bloom. I’ve got peas in three little pots, their tendrils reaching for the sun. I need to decide soon if I will snip their tender tops to eat (the original intention) or let them grow tall and strong and possibly produce pods!
radish, nasturtium, and red kale greens
The radish are doing well … but I planted too many seeds and so now I have radish greens growing everywhere. Some of those little pots are designated as future salad greens, but I did find a few strong plants to put in one bigger pot. We’ll see if I can actually grow radishes indoors. I was very successful growing potatoes indoors. They were marble-sized but that doesn’t really matter. 😉
sage
The herbs are so far doing well. I’m looking forward to the chef in my life roasting some baby potatoes on a bed of sage and maybe doing something with grilled cheese and fresh basil.
As wonderfully disorganized as everything is … I’ve got tarragon growing in a bathroom and rosemary in a bedroom … I cannot help but find joy in this garden and in the knowledge that the growing season has only just begun.
guess what
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, edible flowers, flowers, food, food photography, healthy eating, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nasturtium, pea sprouts, Photography on March 29, 2016| 2 Comments »
I discovered a second nasturtium bloom! Just one and inspiration enough for this small spring salad of pea sprouts, red onions and tomatoes dressed with a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper. 😉
for the sake of the radish
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged gardening, humor, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, radishes, roots, sprouts on March 18, 2016| 6 Comments »
I keep telling friends it was the radish that took me out. Not a slippery floor or a missed stair. I pulled a muscle in my back because I was trying to get the perfect shot of these roots on my radish seeds. I’ll never look at the radish the same way again. Have a good Friday, folks. 😉
strawberry red and dark chocolate brown
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged brown, chocolate, colors, food, food photography, fun, Inspiration, Photography, red, srawberries on March 8, 2016| 4 Comments »
Photo inspiration: One morning a friend kept forwarding all of these dark chocolate recipes. One recipe was for a dark chocolate souffle and I remember thinking, “I don’t want to make the souffle, I just want to eat it!” In the end, I went to the refrigerator, found a lingering bar of dark chocolate, and decided to cut up one strawberry on top. I took the photo and set the plate aside thinking I’d leave this little treat for someone else but amazingly enough by the end of the day, the plate was empty … and my craving for chocolate was satisfied. 😉
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