mmmm, can’t you just smell them?!?!
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{flowers for brunch}
26 Oct
and why not?! 😉
along with adorable pansies – tulips, sunflowers, and even orchids – are some of nature’s edible flowers.
cool, huh?! ❤
{foto friday : for the love of leeks}
10 Octi recently had a random and brief discussion with a stranger about leeks. he mentioned that leeks are prominent in french cooking, which i found intriguing. he also said something like, “they have a lot of some magic property that is super good for you…” which made me giggle… and which i later discovered was polyphenol – the super antioxidant we all love so much.
i’ve always been attracted to leeks, though i never really cook with them much. i want to start using leeks more often in the food and foto kitchen.
i plan to add them in a frittata… yum! which actually, i do believe i’ve done before…
{moab in fotos : day one}
24 Sepi had the privilege of taking a little vacation to moab last week. i was desperate for a getaway. when i found out moab was only 3 hours from where i lived, i was super excited to visit. of course, after my accident in december last year, i haven’t been able to do much traveling or road-tripping like i like to do. thankfully, i met someone recently who has a similar love for the great outdoors and for adventures on wheels, and we were able to take enjoy a little getaway together…
the first stop was actually near the colorado/utah border, but i’m saving those pics for another time. i just wanna get right to sharing the images from moab.
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drive-by {foto} shooting 😉
i so wish i would’ve had a sticker to slap on there…
“castle valley”
the landscape in moab looks so awesome in black and white… but the colours are also so bright and vivid. we arrived to our first camp-spot just before sunset. the light from the evening sun casts the most glorious glow all over the rocks. we had a mix of clouds during the time the sun was going down, but i can only imagine how that place lights up with full sun…
i can’t decide if i prefer the B&W images or the colour. what do you think?
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{ocean clouds}
17 Sep
when i walked out my door the other morning and saw these clouds, i literally stopped in my tracks and exclaimed, “what the —- {bleep!}!?!” i ran inside to grab my {old, but still working} camera, but the fotos don’t really do it justice.
it was as if the sky had become the ocean. the clouds looked like waves crashing on the shoreline. it was both eerie and awesome. and during editing, i had a little fun with the colours…
this just makes me miss the ocean, even more. and it makes me want to be closer to the water, even more. a plan i am working on making a reality very soon.
{artisan salts : black lava}
22 Augperhaps you may know by now, that i have a major affinity for salt. himalayan pink salt being my top pick… in fact, i love salt so much that sometimes people buy it for me or bring it back from france as a gift… {how lucky am i!?}
this beautiful salt is called “black lava” and i recently discovered the most interesting thing about it. apparently, it is simply salt from the hawaiian shore that has been “infused” with activated charcoal… typically from coconuts. WHAT! did you know that??!! crazy! therefore, this awesome salt is also very detoxifying and has been used in spas across the country. furthermore, i discovered that it is considered a “finishing salt”… which i must’ve known instinctively {thanks to my intuitive-eating lifestyle}, because i totally just put some on this delicious tomato the other day and devoured it…
it has a slight smokey flavour and i just love the colour!
definitely nab some up if you find it in your specialty department or store. it’s worth the extra expense, and the trace mineral content is also very high in this salt, which just adds to its awesomeness.
{beautiful and colourful cherry tomatoes}
13 Aug
i can’t seem to get enough of these gorgeous locally-grown organic and adorable cherry tomatoes, lately…
i fotograph and write about these amazing little gems all the time… i just think they are so beautiful! and they are so incredibly delicious! so flavourful and juicy! i just pop ’em in my mouth like candy… nature’s candy!
nom nom…
and i put them in everything – my salads, my risotto, my frittatas, my sauces, my {awesome} zucchini strips…
these little red ones look kinda like strawberries… teehehe
FOOD IS SO COOL!!!!! 😀
{the beach…}
9 Aug
oh how i wish i could dig my toes in the warm sand right now… inhale the ocean air and feel the breezy salty mist on my face… listen to the crash of the ocean waves and the peaceful sound of the ebb and flow of the water… i’m desperately seeking a rendezvous with the big blue! ❤
what have you been daydreaming about?! have an awesome weekend!
{whatever wednesday : wild wild raspberries from the wild wild west}
6 Augi think it’s so cool that so many things grow wild up here… asparagus, morel mushrooms…
…and raspberries!
{aspen-leaf swiss chard}
11 Mar
i have always thought swiss chard was so beautiful. the colours, the intricate web-like design on the leaves, the fun “bubbly” type texture… and i thought this one was particularly cool. for one, it kind of reminds me of an aspen leaf – the shape of it. and for two, look at the fun pink tip – it’s like a paintbrush…
nature’s paintbrush 😉
how beautiful and cool is that?! nature does it best. Continue reading
{foto friday – local love}
7 Marhow happy am i to have recently been made aware of an amazing little local/organic store within biking distance of where i live!!?!??!!!?!?!?!
SO!!!!!! 😀
beautiful cherry tomatoes grown within 60 miles of my home…
exploding with flavour!! i’m guessing they are hydroponically grown… which in my opinion, seems to be the most tasty way to grow tomatoes – just from personal experience, having eaten a bajillion of them over the last few years. 😉 hello, remember my san marzano obsession!? cuz i do… Continue reading
{foto friday – sometimes, all you have is a camera phone…}
21 Feb…to capture the beautiful things that happen in your life…
and may i add – THANK GOODNESS that i have the capability to take pictures of life’s – shall we say – “precious moments” 😉
like when my cat totally curls up in my arms for 3 hours while i watch a movie on the couch…
or when i catch a glorious sunset…
or moonset… 😉
or when i’m wondering a trail on my lunch-break, and have a meaningful moment with nature…
have a great weekend!
{snow-covered aspen}
5 Feb
“go spend time with the aspen trees. they’ll tell you how it works. they’ll tell you to look to your roots for energy. they’ll tell you there’s warmth beneath the surface.” – kaya mclaren
{some stuff that happened this week – via the shake-it app}
25 Jan
i went to work – this is what i see when i arrive… 🙂
i had edible flowers in a salad i bought at the market… that was a first, for sure! especially considering i just grabbed it from the salad bar… i also discovered that they sell boars head meat, which got me all kinds of excited and happy! 😀
i took a selfie at the bus-stop…
i enjoyed this amazing spread with some friends…
i saw this sunset over mt. sopris…
and now i’m off to check out the WINTER X-GAMES!! 😀 pics to follow…
have a great weekend, ya’ll!
i am audrey michelle
i am a minimalist
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