Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, fennel, food, food photography, green, herbs, Inspiration, Photography, shadows on May 27, 2014| 2 Comments »
I purchased the little pot of fennel as an experiment. Just to try growing something I’d never tried before. After an initial mishap involving watering (or lack thereof), the herb seems to be doing alright. Still haven’t really cooked with it yet, but I do love the shadows it casts.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged breakfast, eggs, food, food photography, Inspiration, Leftover mashed potatoes, leftovers, meals, potatoes on April 28, 2014| Leave a Comment »
“It’s just leftovers,” he said. “Leftover mashed potatoes and a single egg. The egg has a little fresh thyme mixed in but really, how much more simple can you get?” Indeed. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, food photography, imagination, Inspiration, patterns, Photography, red onion on April 21, 2014| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged Alive Now Magazine, compassion, faith, food, food photography, hospitality, Inspiration, Photography, welcome on April 17, 2014| 4 Comments »
The May/June 2014 issue of Alive Now Magazine focuses on hospitality. I’m grateful to have one of my photos appear in the pages. It is a lovely, thought-provoking issue. Hospitality is something I struggle with. I know I’m not always as welcoming as I could be but I will endeavor to do better until the end of my days I hope. 😉 Learn more about Alive Now and the availability of this issue here.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged abstract, color, food, food photography, fruit, Inspiration, oranges, Photography on April 10, 2014| 3 Comments »
I wasn’t happy with any single image but somehow seeing the whole group worked for me. It is fun being able to play with your food.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged food, food photography, gardening, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography on April 6, 2014| 1 Comment »
Meanwhile, the scallions are a beautiful, unruly mess and the lemon thyme is creating great shadows on the bookcase.
The fennel I nearly watered to death but I think I caught myself just in time. We’ll see. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged colors, food, gardening, indoor gardening, Inspiration, onions, Photography, potatoes, red onion, spring, sprouts on April 6, 2014| 5 Comments »
An unexpected find in the pantry drawer this morning. Tucked in the back, a small red onion and a few small potatoes had sprouted. My father used to treasure such finds at this time of year.
He’d claim them from my mother and save to plant in the vegetable garden. I consulted with my brothers who paid much better attention that I to the details of planting vegetables that have gone to seed.
I’m going to tuck these sprouts into some dirt in some big pots I have in the house. I don’t expect I’ll get much of a crop but it will be fun to see what does happen. Stay tuned … 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged butterflies, colors, gifts, Inspiration, kitchen, Photography on April 3, 2014| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged fennel, food, food photography, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, spring on April 2, 2014| 7 Comments »
My favorite flower shop, Ricky’s, has reopened, providing further evidence that Spring is truly here. He does not yet have his full array of herbs on display but he had enough to make me happy as I walked into the shop. I departed with some standard items, e.g. two different types of thyme, but I also walked out with something new that I’ve never tried to grow before. Fennel.
The resident chef seemed happy with sight of the little pot on the table. We’ll see what he does with the feathery fronds in future dishes. Meanwhile, the other indoor greenery continues to do well, bathed by the light of the new season.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged cucumbers, food, food photography, green onions, humor, peas, Photography, tomatoes, vegetables on March 27, 2014| 3 Comments »
Oh, yes, indeed. I was intentionally playing with my food.
It had been a long day of working with words. So, at the end of that day, the little kid in me just wanted to dabble in color.
I rose from my desk and walked real fast to the corner store, a Korean market where the owner always greets me with a smile.
She’s used to me now, sometimes entering her store, with no purpose, just to wander the aisles in a bit of a daze, trying to let go of a heady day.
But this day, I had a purpose. I knew I wanted vegetables to carry home and chop up and photograph in the light of the setting sun.
I wasn’t really thinking dinner. Luckily, Steve always is and so when he returned home, I simply showed him my colorful palette and he saw cooking ingredients. After a moment of thought, he nodded and said, “I can work with this.” He would add white garlic and red onions to the mix, but no images of these items do I have for this post because by then I had put my camera away.
Words + Images 