Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged black and white, food, food photography, indoor gardening, Inspiration, Photography, tomatoes on May 14, 2015| 2 Comments »
… I consider it a gift. It will soon be planted in a big pot and set to rest on the hallway table next to the container of potatoes. The potatoes will stay indoors, as they always have, but as this plant gets bigger, I’ll take the landlord up on his offer and take it downstairs to the outdoor garden. I’ve grown tomatoes outdoors once before in the city … quite successfully … and then had a major falling out with my local squirrels. We’ll see what happens this time.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, family, flowers, food, food photography, indoor gardening, Inspiration, memories, Photography, salads on May 3, 2015| 2 Comments »
A side salad of sorts made with fresh grown flowers and sprouts from around the house, with a bit of red onion from the fridge. These salads have become a creative outlet. Luckily, so far, they are tasty too. Growing up, the only salads I ate were made of torn iceberg lettuce, sliced red tomatoes and maybe a chopped cucumber. The dressing was usually mayonnaise from a jar until my mom got into creamy bottled dressings. Recently, at a restaurant, I saw a salad being served. On a lovely china saucer sat a wedge of iceberg lettuce and upon its light green surface was drizzled a bit of white dressing. When I checked the menu for its price, I was a bit startled and could only think of my mom and had to chuckle.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged cuban oregano, food, food photography, herbs, indoor gardening, Inspiration, oregano, Photography on May 3, 2015| 2 Comments »
When I say some of my growing vessels are tiny, I’m not kidding. This little clay pot is approximately 2 inches deep and 2.5 inches across.
I imagine one day that the cuban oregano growing inside will tip it over. But not yet.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, food photography, Inspiration, Photography, snacks on March 24, 2015| 3 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged abstract, colors, food, food photography, gold, honey, Inspiration, Photography, sweet on February 20, 2015| 1 Comment »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, cuban oregano, food, food photography, green, herbs, Inspiration, Photography on February 17, 2015| 2 Comments »
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, food, food photography, fun, indoor gardening, Inspiration, microgreens, Photography, recipes, salads on February 12, 2015| 3 Comments »
nasturtium leaves
upland cress and spicy mix sprouts
one tomato and a little red onion
finish off with a drizzle of olive oil, sprinkle of black pepper and whatever else your heart desires 😉
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, espresso cups, food, gifts, Inspiration, merchandise, mugs, nature-inspired, patterns, Photography, shopping on February 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Mugs are on sale. I repeat, mugs and espresso cups are on sale in my zazzle shop, ImagesbyCynthia. Click on any image to learn more. Most of the images are in the realms of nature and science.
In the realm of food, there’s some new 6×6 prints and coasters available in the JustFood shop. Enjoy!
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, Nature Notes, tagged food, growing, indoor gardening, Inspiration, life, Photography, seeds, snow, sprouts, winter on January 25, 2015| 2 Comments »
in a recycled carry out container grows pea sprouts that are quite tasty with tomatoes and hummus. In the gold goblet, upland cress is hopefully germinating. Their sprouts from a previous harvest were quite fine on smoked salmon. And I think in the clay pots I planted some combination of sunflowers and a spicy mesclun mix. The sun shines on them bright so we’ll see what happens next. And, meanwhile, outside and down below, that same sun shines intense on a landscape covered in ice and snow.
Posted in Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged colors, cuban oregano, food, food photography, gifts, herbs, Inspiration, monotype, Photography on December 31, 2014| 5 Comments »
It is a gift that keeps giving. The herb with one hundred names. Oregano on steroids. My friend simply introduced it as cuban oregano when he handed me the little pot several years ago.
It is a hardy succulent that smells wonderful when you rake your finger gently across a leaf. And even if you aren’t gentle, and a piece falls to the soil, no problem. It roots quite easily. From my one pot, I now have several pots of oregano. Please keep in mind that some of these “pots” are the size of demitasse cups but … they are still wonderful, edible, bits of green to tuck in sunlit places.
P.S. You can view some green images in this previous post. 😉
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