Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, dinner, food, food photography, Inspiration, nasturtium, Photography, recipe, salad, tomatoes on March 24, 2013| 3 Comments »
Why have a potted nasturtium in the kitchen? Well, they are easy to take care and when it’s late and you’re hungry and you’re trying to eat healthy, simply pull a few leaves from the plant. Layer the leaves on a saucer. Slice a couple of tomatoes. Pile the slices on the leaves. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Glass of white wine or water on the side. Done. Prep time? About a minute and thirty seconds or so. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, tagged citrus, colors, family, food, fruit, grapefruit, humor, Inspiration, memories, Photography on March 21, 2013| 6 Comments »
This is why I like having family fact checkers. After a friend recently gave me a grapefruit, I simply remembered that my mother used to love that fruit. When I called my brother, he was able to add, “Yep. That’s right. She used to gum ’em.”
You see she had false teeth that she only wore for school meetings or doctor visits. At home there was no need for pretense. Gum the fruit, she may have, but she also had lovely serrated spoons made special for scooping out grapefruit pulp. According to my brother, the whole family ate the sour fruit and with lots and lots of sugar. He said that he and I shared a single fruit. When most of the pulp was gone, we would try to squeeze the last remnants of juice into a glass.
“So we shared?” I said with a smile. He agreed, and then added, “Unless you made me mad. Then I’d put dogfood in the glass.” It’s those little details … 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, fruit, Georgia O'Keeffe, Inspiration, o keeffe, Photography, plum, plums on March 20, 2013| 5 Comments »
When I picked up the O’Keeffe book at the used bookstore recently, I was expecting to be influenced by paintings of leaves and flowers and those bones. I was not expecting the image of The Plums (1920) to remain with me so strongly. So far, I have only purchased 1 plum. We’ll see what the future holds.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged breakfast, eggs, food, food photography, Inspiration, Photography, recipes on March 17, 2013| 5 Comments »
Simply two eggs, slightly beaten. Pour into hot, well-buttered frying pan. Fold over. Lightly brown on each side. Touch to make sure center of egg is as firm (or as soft) you prefer. Slide onto plate. Sprinkle with a few fresh chopped herbs. Yum. A good way to start St. Paddy’s Day. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged abstract art, bananas, colors, Dr. Seuss, food, food photography, fruit, humor, imagination, Inspiration, Photography, poetry, prose on March 13, 2013| 4 Comments »
I do not like bananas.
I do not like them green or gold.
I do not like them hot or cold.
I do not like them with pretty brown spots.
I do not like them cut into pots.
I do not like them sliced thick or thin,
not even when placed in a bright shiny tin.
Eat a banana that looks like gourmet abstract art?
No, my dear Sam.
I’d rather eat my wheat bread with ham.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged blood oranges, cocktail, colors, drinks, food, food & drink, food photography, fruit, moro, Photography, recipes on March 12, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I have a friend who loves to make a gin and tonic cocktail of sorts, and he loves to eat moro, or blood, oranges. One day I asked him why not try adding blood oranges to the recipe. This is what he came up with. Not rocket science he would say, but oh so very delicious with or without alcohol.
Blood Orange Cocktail
1-2 moro (blood) oranges
sparkling water
limeade (something all natural with no added sugar)
gin*
Juice the oranges, retaining a bit of the pulp. Split the juice and pulp between 2 chilled glasses. Add gin (or not*) to taste. Top off the drink with sparkling water and limeade. If you want to be completely over the top, add some sliced limes just before serving. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, food photography, fruit, Inspiration, Photography, red, strawberries, sweet on March 12, 2013| 7 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged black radish, food, food photography, Inspiration, radishes, recipes, vegetables, vegetarian on March 6, 2013| 2 Comments »
A few folks have asked so here it is: a view of the black radish next to the more commonly seen red radishes. I picked up my first one simply as something new to photograph. I had no idea how it would taste or how to prepare it. When I mentioned this to a friend of Russian ancestry, she shared some of her family’s recipes. Tastes a little bitter but the carrots and red onion add sweetness. Very high in Vitamin C and full of other good stuff. Just what’s needed as we await the next snowstorm. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged black radish, colors, dinner, flavor, food, food photography, Inspiration, Photography, recipes, red onion, vegetarian on March 6, 2013| 2 Comments »
black radish salad
1 medium size black radish, peeled and grated
1 large carrot, peeled and grated
1/4 cup or so of finely chopped red onion
a little chopped fresh parsley
Toss all ingredients in bowl with a little olive oil, squeeze of lemon juice, black pepper and pinch of salt. Cover and place in refrigerator to marinate for a bit. Serve alongside saucers of sliced toasted bread that have been lightly rubbed with garlic, sliced red tomatoes and homemade aioli dressing. Smoked salmon on the side wasn’t bad either. 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, fruit, Inspiration, Photography, red, strawberries on February 26, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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