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{product review : hilary’s eat well veggie bites – and my first giveaway!}

hey friends! a while back i wrote about hilary’s eat well veggie burgers… they have quickly become a staple in my tiny home. i love the burgers, but i must admit that after trying the bites, they are definitely my favourite. i like “bite-sized” things anyway and hilary’s doesn’t disappoint.

you can read all about the company in my last blogpost – here. hilary’s eat well foods is a transparent company that is locally-owned and operated and they are also part of the non-gmo project – those are two of my favourite things about them. i’m such a fan and supporter and since i’ve collaborated with hilary’s eat well, i now have the fun opportunity of offering a giveaway!

all you have to do is go to hilary’s eat well facebook page and “like” them. then comment below telling me you did so, and i’ll enter your name in the drawing! Continue reading →

Tags: blogging, cooking, eating, eating local, food, food and foto, food photography, freebies, giveaways, healthy, healthy eating, high-protein, hilary's eat well, local, non-gmo, non-gmo project, photography, product reviews, recipes, simple, vegan, vegetarian

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{foto friday – radical romanesco}

15 Nov

not quite broccoli, not quite cabbage, not quite cauliflower… romanesco is in a category all its own.

i’ve written a few times about romanesco… it’s one of my favourite things ever. you can probably still find romanesco at some supermarkets and specialty produce departments…

when i found this super awesome-looking and wonderfully-coloured one, i nabbed it up just so i could have a foto-session with it. i just find their fractal-nature so fascinating!!! “roman” and i had a lot of fun with the camera… i talk to my food – so what! and i hadn’t really seen one like this before – with the variation in colour. i am of the mentality that anything with natural colour is good for you… and the more, the better.

i just like to saute my romanesco in some yummy EVOO or butter and eat it up! it’s also really good just raw in a salad. the flavour is amazing, and i don’t know what it is about eating a “fractal”, but it just makes me happy.

Continue reading →

Tags: audrey michelle, cooking, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, fractals, fractals in nature, Nature is cool, photography, produce, romanesco, sacred geometry, specialty produce

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{thirsty thursday : roasted volcanic garlic and a snow day!}

7 Nov

i feel like i eat garlic with almost every meal. it’s so good for you, so good for the immune system and for your joints, among a slew of other things. in the late spring this year, i purchased this beautiful braid of volcanic garlic. the rep from the farm suggested roasting it with olive oil in the oven, for a very unique experience and flavour.

on it! said food and foto dot com.

i have about 5 bulbs left on the braid i purchased… the guy did say, “buy this now and it will last you through the end of the year” – and here we are {6 months later} in early november and i still have some to play with – yay!

and obviously you can use any kind of garlic. i had actually never made roasted garlic on my own, so i just had to try…

and i did exactly what the farmer told me to do…. Continue reading →

Tags: baking, beer, cooking, drinks, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodie, foodography, fun, garlic, libations, new belgium brewery, produce, recipes, speciality foods, thirsty thursday, volcanic garlic

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{stunning red chard}

29 Oct

do you like chard?! i love it!! red, rainbow, white – any colour will do 🙂

it is so beautiful, don’t you agree?

i’m fascinated with the texture!

the colour throughout reminds me of veins… and greens are good for your blood, so how cool is that! Continue reading →

Tags: chard, colourful, cooking, easy, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food photography, photography, produce, simple, simple recipes, simple sides

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{meatless mondays – roasted spaghetti squash with fresh parmigiano reggiano}

28 Oct

it’s a meatless monday recipe!

spaghetti squash {and all squash} is totally in peak season right now… and it’s one of my absolute favs! i typically make it just like a pasta and serve it primavera-style with a fresh red sauce… but this time, i wanted to use up my freshly-cut parmigiano reggiano… there is just nothing like it.

simple stuff :

– olive oil, grass-fed butter, lemon, parmigiano reggiano… Continue reading →

Tags: audrey michelle, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodography, healthy, meatless monday, parmigiano reggiano, photography, recipes, seasonal cooking, seasonal eating, simple, spaghetti squash, vegetarian

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{end-of-season tomato and goat cheese toasts}

17 Oct

aren’t these cherry tomatoes just gorgeous?! it’s sad that the season is over… but i’m still eating as many as i can when i find them at the market…

i just eat them like candy… popping one at a time… nom nom

i was inspired by the pretty-much-nothing-left-in-the fridge emptiness of me almost moving and therefore having no food in the house… and i looked around at the half-loaf of bread and jar of cream cheese i had laying around…

“it’s like a little mini pizza… kind of.” {i thought to myself…} Continue reading →

Tags: color, colourful, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, photography, recipes, seasonal, seasonal eating, simple, simple cooking, tomatoes, vegetarian

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{whatever wednesday – dehydrated kale chips}

16 Oct

so, i bought a dehydrator... it’s amazing and it’s already changing my life.

i know that may sound drastic, but at this stage in the game – pretty much everything in my life is drastically changing…. so – this is no exception. owning a dehydrator has totally changed the way i shop, too. if i have an over-ripe fruit or veggie, but i’m not sure i’ll eat it right away – I CAN DEHYDRATE IT! if there is a one-day sale on fresh fruit and i want to stock up but it won’t fit in my freezer – I CAN DEHYDRATE IT! i can make my own fruit-rollups, trailmix, and even dehydrate herbs like sage or rosemary.

my favourite thing to make lately is kale chips. i wish i would’ve had this thing in the summer – totally could’ve kept the house cooler than making kale chips in the oven! Continue reading →

Tags: cooking, dehydrated food, dehydrating, dehydrator, DIY, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodography, good investments, healthy, kale, kale chips, photography, recipes, saving money, simple

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{meatless mondays : rainbow quinoa featuring my homegrown tomato!}

9 Sep

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 →

Tags: batch-cooking, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodography, gluten-free, health, healthy, high-protein, meatless mondays, photography, quinoa, recipes, simple, vegan, vegetarian

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{meatless mondays : heirloom cherry tomato risotto}

2 Sep

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 →

Tags: colorful, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodography, meatless mondays, recipes, risotto, simple, vegan, vegetarian

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{stunning and scrumptious squash blossoms}

19 Aug

i mean, these are just gorgeous… right?!

i’ve always wanted to make something with squash blossoms, but due to the fact that they are hard to find and have a small window of availability, i often miss my opportunity…

…but not this time 🙂

goat cheese stuffed squash blossoms… stunning and scrumptious.

i could’ve had full-on foto shoot with them, but i got hungry… so this will have to suffice…

…for now 😉 Continue reading →

Tags: audrey michelle, cooking, cool, eating, food, food and foto, food is cool, food photography, foodography, meatless mondays, photography, pretty, recipes, specialty foods, squash blossoms, unique foods, vegetarian

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{beautiful bouquet of herbs}

16 Aug

i’m thankful i have a dear friend who has a lovely garden in her back yard…

she occasionally gives me bunches of beautiful herbs, among other things like fresh farm eggs and summer squash… delicious!

and chives, parsley, cilantro, mint…

and lavender…

mmm, can you just smell it…?! !!

Tags: art, audrey michelle, blogging, colorful, cooking, food, food and foto, food photography, fotos, friends, friendship, gardening, herbs, lavender, love, photography, photos, pretty

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{meatless mondays : my very first “official” product review : hilary’s eat well veggie burgers

5 Aug

hey gang, i hope you enjoyed the weekend.

lots of fun things happening around here at food and foto! for starters, i gained my 600th {+} follower last week! i am always so humbled and grateful when anyone subscribes to the blog. please allow me to take this moment to thank those of you who take time to read and follow and comment and engage… i just really appreciate it! this blog wouldn’t be the same if it weren’t for you!

also, i received an email from a lovely rep at Hilary’s Eat Well a few weeks ago, asking if i would be interested in trying and giving feedback on some of their products. i was familiar with hilary’s eat well, but had never actually had the pleasure of eating any of their products… so i was super excited for the opportunity to not only try them, but to write about it on my blog! my first official review 😀

once i read up on the company, i was even more excited for the experience. Continue reading →

Tags: audrey michelle, blogging, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, gluten-free, health, healthy, healthy eating, hilary's eat well, lawrence kansas, local, non-gmo, opinions, photography, product reviews, reviews, simple, thoughts, vegan, vegetarian, veggie burgers

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{meatless mondays : rainbow quinoa w/ volcanic garlic and heirloom tomatoes}

29 Jul

quinoa dishes are great for many reasons. one thing i love about them is they are great served hot or cold. quinoa is a wonderful source of protein and it is even a complete protein which means it contains all 9 essential amino acids. this makes it particularly good for vegans or vegetarians. i also love quinoa because i find it sustains my active body for a good while.

i whipped up a quick batch to take to lunch for a few days using my amazing volcanic garlic, 1/2 a sweet onion, and 1 medium beautiful heirloom tomato. Continue reading →

Tags: colourful, cooking, easy, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, health, healthy eating, healthy food, meatless mondays, recipes, simple, vegan, vegetarian

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{healthy snack options – quick and easy kale chips}

15 Jul

one of my favourite snacks – grab a head of kale and break up into “chip” size pieces… then rinse, sprinkle on oil of your choice {i stick with EVOO, but coconut oil is great, too!} and then smother in nutritional yeast. i use a bag and shake it up really well, then add more on top just before baking in the oven @ 350 degrees until crisp…

they don’t last long… and they are great on top of salads, soups, or just as they are!

Tags: audrey michelle, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, health, healthy, healthy snacks, kale, kale chips, meatless mondays, produce, recipes, simple, snacks

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{red, white and – blue potatoes?!}

4 Jul

i guess they’re actually purple potatoes – but, i sort of enhanced the colour just a tad to represent july 4th a little more 😉 Continue reading →

Tags: 4th of july, audrey michelle, cooking, easy, eating, festive, food, food photography, fun, holiday food, holidays, mashed potatoes, recipes, red white and blue, simple

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{enjoy the holiday week! – and eat some cookies!}

1 Jul

hey gang.

i’m taking vacation this week – beginning wednesday. i am beyond ready for some time off, i just really hope i can easily make it through the next two days at work…

i wanted to share this recipe from last year, it was such a hit! it’s just a basic sugar cookie with a basic frosting and some fruit. super festive though… and yummmmmmy! i think i’m going to take the week off from blogging, as well… i just need to disconnect and get out in nature and rest and relax… i’ll be back next week. i hope you enjoy the holiday and these cookies!! 🙂

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{from the archives}

this is not exactly up my typical healthy recipe alley – but if you’re going to go for it, GO FOR IT!

festive holiday sugar cookies…

i think they turned out pretty cute… oh, and delicious. Continue reading →

Tags: 4th of july, audrey michelle, baking, cookies, cooking, easy, eating, festive, food, food photography, fun, holidays, recipes, simple, vacation

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{meatless mondays – farmers market pasta!}

24 Jun

oh my goodness was this a lovely meal. the whole day was lovely yesterday : there was such amazing energy in the air! that supermoon energy was flowing all around me and through me, it was awesome!!!! did any of you get a chance to see the super moon? it was too cloudy here, so i will have to camp out next year 🙂 but i definitely still felt the energy this weekend!!!!

i took a little trip to a farmers market a little north of me in search of some kirby cucumbers to make pickles with. no luck in that department, unfortunately… however i did discover some amazing things while there! and with most of the ingredients i purchased yesterday, i made this incredible pasta dish!

farmers market pasta.

most everything in this dish was purchased fresh from the market yesterday…

– garlic chive pasta from pappardelle’s {amazing!! family-owned company and they have over 100 kinds of pasta!}

– organic heirloom tomatoes

– garlic scapes

– volcanic garlic {i can’t wait to blog about this!}

– fresh chives from my friend’s yard

– basil dressing, cream cheese, tomato paste, and a little parmesan {not from the market, but perfect to have in the fridge for this dish :)) Continue reading →

Tags: cooking, easy, eating, Farmers Market, food, fresh, healthy cooking, healthy eating, Healthy Pasta, light, meatless mondays, pasta, recipes, vegetarian

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{meatless mondays : quinoa pasta w/ sauteed ramps, simmered pear tomatoes, & fresh english peas}

17 Jun

that’s a mouthful, and a really long title for a blog…but that is essentially what is in this dish, and to leave out any part just seamed wrong. those are all amazing and wonderful things and when you put them all together you get this incredible dish :

super healthy, keeps well in the fridge, easy to make, delicious… cute. 🙂

i mean, seriously though – it’s cute… sure – it’s pasta, but it’s cute. 😛

i’ve mentioned this pasta before – i love it for a bunch of reasons, including the fact that it is non-gmo, organic, and gluten-free. Continue reading →

Tags: cooking, easy, eating, food, food photography, foto, fresh, gluten-free, healthy, light, meatless mondays, quinoa, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

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{pretty purple artichokes}

6 Jun

why are artichokes so amazing?!?!?!?!!!!!!

and beautiful?!?!?!?!!!!!!

i bought a handful of these little purple ones the other day… Continue reading →

Tags: artichokes, audrey michelle, beautiful food, cooking, eating, food, food is cool, food photography, photography, produce, purple artichokes, seasonal, seasonal produce

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{meatless mondays – pretty rainbow chard}

3 Jun

prior to sauteing up a healthy batch of beautiful rainbow chard {i make mine with a little EVOO and diced shallots}, i like to sit back and admire the colours and patterns this wonderful vegetable creates…

puts a whole new meaning to “eat the rainbow” eh?!

😉 Continue reading →

Tags: chard, color, colour, colourful, cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, food, health, healthy, healthy eating, meatless monday, rainbow chard, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

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food & foto

{product review : hilary’s eat well veggie bites – and my first giveaway!}

{foto friday – radical romanesco}

{thirsty thursday : roasted volcanic garlic and a snow day!}

{stunning red chard}

{meatless mondays – roasted spaghetti squash with fresh parmigiano reggiano}

{end-of-season tomato and goat cheese toasts}

{whatever wednesday – dehydrated kale chips}

{meatless mondays : rainbow quinoa featuring my homegrown tomato!}

{meatless mondays : heirloom cherry tomato risotto}

{stunning and scrumptious squash blossoms}

{beautiful bouquet of herbs}

{meatless mondays : my very first “official” product review : hilary’s eat well veggie burgers

{meatless mondays : rainbow quinoa w/ volcanic garlic and heirloom tomatoes}

{healthy snack options – quick and easy kale chips}

{red, white and – blue potatoes?!}

{enjoy the holiday week! – and eat some cookies!}

{meatless mondays – farmers market pasta!}

{meatless mondays : quinoa pasta w/ sauteed ramps, simmered pear tomatoes, & fresh english peas}

{pretty purple artichokes}

{meatless mondays – pretty rainbow chard}

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