unless i feel better in the next couple of hours, i might have to abandon my plan to check this out since i'm still somewhat recovering from what turned out to be the flu. real bummer since i missed this last year too.
the mushrooms that i photographed are all still in my fridge...they are ALMOST too pretty to eat! i'm thinking quiche for tonight's supper...along with a soup or salad, depending on whether our weather is going to be warm or cool today.
have a lovely friday folks...
me and the little guy have both come down with what i hope is only a cold. the little one was coughing a lot last night and my own throat is becoming really sore. school started last week for him, so i suspect that might be the reason. bummer.
the last couple of days i've been thinking about what kinds of images i wanted to start taking. i'm finding myself at a loss for ideas trying to think of a project that would be fun to work on and at the same time work well within the time i can commit to it right now. i decided that i should just start shooting more, and even if the images do not tie together, i think it will be good practice for me and if i'm lucky a body of work may even start to materialize.
above photo is my "eggplant parmesan"...basically cut-up and roasted eggplant layered with chunky tomato sauce, parmesan and breadcrumbs, then baked in the oven to heat. really yummy...and incredibly easy.
weird weather we've been having. but i'm actually relieved. i'm not a big fan of summer and my favorite season is fall, so even though we're still in the middle of what we call indian summer around here, i'm thankful for the cooler days right now.
it's been busy here the past several days...but good all-around. the weekend was full, but i feel caught up enough to possibly start some photography projects that i've been putting off. nothing major to start, maybe some printing to put in my neglected shop. am toying with the idea of approaching some local coffee/tea joints to put some of my work up...that's one plan anyway.
it is 7:36 right now and i'm gearing myself for what needs to be done today. i'm predicting a relaxing, yet productive day today. will report back in a day or two.
oh...and a couple of links for you. been recently checking in on this (i love the transitions), and this.
grated apples you say?? it is a little bit of a mess, and it is something to be eaten right away as apples brown quickly...but i think the messiness is worth it, and i don't think you'll have any problems with eating this quickly.
plain yogurt, 1/2 peeled and grated apple (fuji or gala...or some firm, sweet, and crunchy apple), a drizzle of honey, a sprinkle of saigon cinnamon...or regular cinnamon, and some chopped almonds to top. feeds one. peel and grate the whole apple to feed two.
it is wednesday and i've fallen hopelessly behind in many things...and among them is the laundry that is sitting in piles (i only own two laundry baskets) waiting to be laundered.
but with that, me, the husband, and the little guy have been having fun playing tourist all week as family was visiting...so you know how that rolls. i love it though really. i love where i live and it's fun to experience it again and again through a non-local's eyes. also, it shakes up the routine (though i love a good routine) to allow me to do more of all of the things i love to do: driving up to the sierras, eating out, spending the afternoon here, drinking coffee late at night, cooking, and more cooking. and speaking of cooking, we even managed to go see this movie. fun and light...
with the holiday weekend coming up, i'm seriously trying to make a plan to squeeze in some time for myself. school starts for the little guy right after the holiday, so my big dream plan is to be able to work out regularly and possibly start some creative projects that's been stirring in the back of my head.
we will see if this materializes...
didn't i mention that i was reading this book?? sigh...i am a contradiction of all sorts.
oh i'm back. always takes me a bit to get back into my regular routine. trip back east was great. lucked out with the weather...meaning it wasn't humid like it usually is, but was sunny and warm. during this trip i think i ate one of the best tasting burgers i've ever eaten at a backyard bbq...or as they kept saying (and i kept noticing) "a cookout." it was interesting to say the least, in how these burgers were cooked. i'm willing to go out on a limb here to say that the grill-man was not highly disciplined in his culinary expertise. the two clues to my conclusion was that one, i think a lot of the huge pieces of chicken that were thrown on the grill were not completely cooked, and two, the bbq grill was blazing flames the whole time things were being cooked...even when the thing was turned off. so back to the bbq. as i watched, the grill-man just ignored the huge flames ( my eyes kept shifting back and forth from the "blackened" burgers to the leaves behind the grill that were being singed by the fire) and kept flipping the little burgers over as fast as he could. anyway...who would have thought that these burgers wouldn't have tasted like little charred pieces of meat? they didn't. in fact, they were really, really good. texture was not tough or grisly, and the meat was so tender. i'm pretty sure this wasn't niman ranch stuff either. go figure.
okay, enough about burgers...though i felt the need to post about that b/c now i want to re-create that burger!
okay, really...i'll stop.
we were able to visit some good friends up in Connetticut. i love that you can drive for an hour and 40 minutes and be in an entirely different state back there. it was definitely too short of a visit, but a fun visit at that. which reminds me of this book that i lent to our friend whom we were visiting. such a good read if you love food. and yes...i love food. i'm not a fast reader by any means, but this was my kind of book. it's definitely an easy read, plus the author (and now restaurant owner) included some lovely recipes which takes up some pages, but if you're weird like me, you'll read through every word of those recipes instead of skipping over them to read the next story.
i am now really into books about food. right now i am reading this.
so to sum up our trip...good weather, good company in friends and family, good food.
when we returned, the little guy was invited to his cousin's birthday party over the weekend so my other half and i took the opportunity to head into the city to see this show. we also went up to the rooftop garden and admired the outdoor sculptures while we sat and enjoyed a cup of this. so, so, so good if you haven't tried it.
p.s. sorry about the coffee bean photo, but i didn't have an image of a burger at hand. this coffee really deserves a good post as well though. you can read about the guy behind it here.
