friends! i miss you! and i miss blogging! i have so much to catch you up on! most everything in my life is different! and i have a ton of fotos to share!!!
did you know i moved?! into the cutest tiny home ever…
and you know it’s a good sign when a rainbow shows up over your new house!
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this is pretty much how i feel every day when i’m up here…
try not to freak out at how beautiful the next few shots are… it’s autumn in the rockies – it’s hard to beat! Continue reading
nothin’ like a little fire-dancin’ to appreciate summer and welcome autumn… light-painting is COOL!!! 😀
{most of these images were taken with a 10-second exposure… fun stuff!}
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spiral!
hearts and crescents.
infinity. Continue reading
hey everyone, happy sunday. and happy first day of autumn!!
this is my favey-fav season, and not just because i was born in it 😉 but i do tend to thrive in autumn… i love the colours of course, and the calming down from summer, snuggling and cozying in and slowing down… i just love all that autumn brings along with it.
i’m just relaxing and enjoying my half-caff americano* and was thinking about how many blogs i want to catch up on.
*{that reminds me of this funny thing that happened and i took a foto of it}
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my life has shifted so drastically in the month of september, that i just haven’t had time to keep up with the blog like i wanted to. plus – a huge rebirthing is in order here at foodandfoto.com. on a personal level, i have grown and “re-birthed” on my own so much, that it’s only fitting the blog shifts along with me. i’m not exactly sure what that will look like yet, but do stay tuned – some big changes are on the way! Continue reading
last week i introduced you to the cutest tiny-home ever.
this delightful minimalist house isn’t quite complete – a few final touches are still in the works from the amazing builder… but as promised, here are some fotos of the interior. and i will share more soon, and even more down the road… when it’s fully complete and decorated inside!
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the front door opens into a small foyer with shelving to the left and a place to hang coats, etc.
ladder to sleeping loft is removable…
main living space – to the right is a window and a kitchen table… Continue reading
i love a minimalist lifestyle.
ever since i sold all my stuff and moved to NYC in 2008, the idea of a minimalist lifestyle started to appeal to me more and more. as years have progressed, i’ve found myself actually downsizing even more. it’s very liberating to be able to fit everything you own into a 5-piece suitcase set and the back of your subaru.
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i’ll have a story to tell soon behind this little house… for now, i just want to share the fotos of where i stayed on vacation last weekend on the beautiful western slope of the rocky mountains. this home sits on private property with the roaring hills steps away, as its backyard. i am not certain of the square footage, but it i’m guessing it’s around 300, including the loft. the living space is maybe 200 square-feet? but it is so well-designed, one still feels open within the space. plus, all you have to do is open the door and you’re in the biggest open-space ever… 😀
i just fell in love with this place.
how could you not?!
complete with patio and furniture, outside heater… Continue reading
so, i spent the {long} weekend on the western slope, my soul soaring with the rockies and the clouds. my spirit begged to stay up there, so i obliged… which means i will need to return soon.
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i’ll have much more to share about my trip later this week… for now, here’s a little story :
as i’m cruising the aspen saturday market, picking up some yummy wild plums and yellow cucumbers, i turn the corner and spot this large group :
it smells amazing… people look happy…
there are random lines everywhere…
and everyone is EATING!!!
my kind of party, i say… and i pause for this foto opp:
hi.
and i get distracted by the cool brick-laid sidewalks…
cuz yanno, i’m an artist… we see the world differently… Continue reading
as i mentioned saturday, i harvested my first tomato from my early girl tomato plant… it was so exciting!
i used it in this quinoa dish with some chopped zucchini and sauteed sweet onion…
i ate two slices just to savour the flavour of hard work and dedication… plus, it’s the only one i’ve had all season so far!! sigh… patience. Continue reading
this is terrance, my tomato plant.
i haven’t written about him much because i actually thought maybe he was dying… i only got this ONE tomato from the plant and i believe critters got to the rest of the fruit before i could… i hadn’t seen any new life in almost 2 weeks so i was concerned… but then recently, i started seeing new growth! i have 10 little tomatoes growing at the moment, woohoo!!
i’m not sure why it seems my terrance is a late-bloomer… most of my friends that have plants are harvesting TONS of fruit right now. it’s just funny, it seems like everything i own takes on my energy… i’ve always said i’m a late-bloomer… 😉
this was my very first homegrown tomato – an early girl 🙂
i picked her at the beginning of august…
stay tuned for the recipe i used this yummy fruit in!
i’m taking a much-needed long weekend and heading up the rocky mountains for a little getaway. i’m hoping to gain some inspiration, clarity, peace, and get a little rejuvenated. i may have some exciting news to share upon my return, as well 🙂
in the meantime, here are some fotos i took at a spot in glenwood springs, around this time, last year… not far from where i’ll be staying!
check out that heavy fog rolling in…
cool sculpture of some kind… i believe it was made out of wood from an old fire?! can’t remember…
when viewing this foto in high resolution, you can actually see the little bee floating above the flower on the right… Continue reading
just be aware : this post is very foto-heavy! 🙂
hope you had a nice holiday weekend! welcome september!!
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so, i had a little tea party with some girlfriends last week… and it was just so charming…
my favourite quote from the day was from my friend mary who said, “i didn’t even know that could happen!” i also overheard my friend noel say, “this is WAY better than when you were a kid!”
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it truly was a magical day! and my camera was there to document the entire event. the guest of honour?! my mom :
judi.
a few months ago, while unpacking some storage stuff, i found this beautiful china set – almost completely intact. as it turns out, it was my mama’s. i had been keeping it stored with her stuff ever since she passed away. now 20 years later, i decided to dust if off, sparkle it up, and honour her life by having a party for her on her birthday – august 21st.
she would’ve been 60 years old!
you know how i feel about risotto right?! that it’s like the greatest thing ever and i love to make it and eat it all the time?!
like here…
this was great, too.
for this recipe, i featured these beautiful cherry tomatoes…
i love the different colours and shapes… like humans! 😉
hehehe 😉 Continue reading
it’s magenta!
this one should be like, the official “food and foto” smoothie… right?! 😉
– fresh strawberries
– frozen blueberries
– frozen mango
– apple juice
– splash of grape juice
– squeeze of honey
– vanilla {coconut} ice cream
i decided to try the ice cream since it was in my freezer anyway, and i had run out of regular coconut milk. i try to limit my dairy intake overall… i admit it’s tough because i LOVE cheese!!!!! so i substitute where i can in other ways. like with this smoothie, i used coconut milk ice cream 🙂
this was SUPER good… and was more rich than other smoothies i’ve made, probably because of the ice cream. it’s good to mix it up sometimes, yanno?! variety is the spice of life, right?!
drink the rainbow!
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this one was definitely green… albeit an odd shade…
tasted great, though!
– frozen blueberries
– frozen raspberries
– fresh spinach
– 2 pitted dates {could substitute honey or agave}
– lots of orange juice
– few splashes almond milk
i usually use more “milk” than juice, but i wanted to switch it up this time….
i bought a TON of blueberries on a one-day sale and froze them. when they are in season, they still taste great, but the freezing process zaps some of the sweetness. the dates really help sweeten without overpowering.
drink the rainbow! 😀
yep…
– frozen blueberries
– frozen banana chunks
– flax seeds
– coconut milk
– 1 pitted date or teaspoon honey to sweeten {optional}
…that’s it.
kept this one SUPER SIMPLE.
and what a lovely colour, i must say!
drink the rainbow! 😀
yet another colourful creation… and although this one is definitely “green”… it’s not at all green.
– frozen blueberries
– fresh spinach
– 2 pitted dates
– whole flax seeds
– apple juice
– almond milk
as i’ve mentioned before, i’m not big on measuring – i just ‘eyeball it’ usually… i’d say the basic ratio is roughly 1 cup solids to 1 cup liquids, generally speaking…
adjust consistency to your liking, adding more liquid or fruit as necessary… easy peasy.
DRINK THE RAINBOW!
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the kids are up early and back in school, the leaves are slowly beginning to change their colours, the air just smells different, and the produce section is starting to feature those fall harvests we look forward to…
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and i figured since the seasons are about to change, i would honour the idea of cleansing with the seasons. so, this week i will feature 5 different vitamix smoothie recipes – each creation will also feature seasonal blueberries… mmmmm…
so here’s the first one :
this mix created such a pretty colour! it’s always a surprise when one experiments with smoothie concoctions in the vitamix… but it’s also {obviously} half the fun! 😉
– blueberries
– pineapple
– black grapes
– teaspoon local honey
– mango juice
– coconut milk
some favourite fotos from a recent portrait session right here in gorgeous golden, colorado…
you’ll be seeing more of this handsome gent in the future, on food & foto… we’re working on making him super-best friends with the camera 😉
it’s pretty obvious the camera already loves him.
meet joseph…
plus, he’s a gemini – and you know how much i love fotographing geminis – they give us the most ‘looks’ 😉 Continue reading
and here we have ’em in action…
first : the kishu active charcoal water filter.
have you spotted these anywhere yet?! they’re somewhat new to the market, but i imagine you’ll start to see them pop up in a lot of places.
the kishu water filter is just basic active charcoal that’s undergone the carbonization process… making it like a rock.
and this filter helps rid basic tap water of any lead, mercury, and chlorine… to name a few.
second : this super cool glass water bottle from life factory. Continue reading
typical me – hiding behind the lense…
cool colourful door in the lower east side…
hilarious air-conditioner art…
cool colourful and practical! Continue reading
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