i should get paid to do reviews for companies like this – haha! {but seriously, feel free to email me with offers! ;)}
and i honestly love this product – and i recommend it to anyone!
especially for lunch at work, or for traveling, or for kids and family outings, or whatever… it’s so great!
what is it?! well i’m glad you asked 😀
it’s the portable, packable, freezable, transformable, incredible – *drum roll* Continue reading
i’m going to bet not many of you have seen these little guys. in all my 9 years of being around specialty produce, this was a first for me. i like to look over the produce section this time of year and see “what’s new.” that’s how i discovered kohlrabi…
if i stop and pay attention – i notice that love follows me everywhere i go.
the most interesting things seem to form themselves into a heart…
like chipped paint on a wall…
lots of heart-shaped rocks… Continue reading
i mean, in a way i always will miss new york. there’s just no place on earth quite like it… and i miss all the cool doors i would always see…
i *just had to* snap a foto of these two parsnips that grew together like this…
they came apart, but went right back together.
one of the coolest things i’ve seen produce do, yet!!!!
LOVE!
yes, there is such a thing. it happened this past weekend, on the 6th.
one year, i fotographed it.
super excited.
spectators from above…
cameras everywhere!
pillows everywhere! Continue reading
do you know what a grain elevator is?! i didn’t until the time i was visiting indiana, fotographing a wedding… a very special wedding. my cousin, M married his lady, E and and her family has a farm – they are bonafide farmers! experiencing their farm first hand was such an absolute joy! mister T is one proud owner, and he knows his farm in and out. from hydraulic garage doors to magic hoses to ceiling snow, the place is just loaded with charm that encourage memories for years.
as i said yesterday, one of my favourite moments of all time was spent on this farm on that wonderfully warm midwest day in mid may. the rain came crashing down out of nowhere, but the sun didn’t have time to really leave so the air had that yummy glare to it that you just knew was going to create the most amazing rainbow once the clouds parted…
double rainbow!
my biggest fan anthony wanted to know the story behind yesterday’s “favourtie moment” shot. here it is. i walked through “attic winter wonderland” i called it – insulated craziness balance-beamed between one world and the next… we get to the end and mister T tells me to turn left and “climb in”… essentially, i am inside this box, just on the other side…
see that little box? i’m in one just like it… i’m just on the other side of the barn. 🙂 so after we got out of this barn, we walked over to the grain elevator. i was beyond scared, but also knew i really wanted to do this…
the grain elevator i walked up looks nothing like the ones in the wikipedia fotos… this was basically a giant ladder… and i kind of have this phobia of heights, and also a phobia of ladders – so this was a big feat for me! Continue reading
i just love seasonal produce. i love looking forward to something…
we are so spoiled – especially in the US – to get food whenever we want it… including produce. and it baffles me when people complain about the taste of blueberries in january.
anyway – this is one piece of amazing produce that you can only get your hands on at select markets for about a month or so out of the year, usually beginning mid to late february. they are called sumo citrus. and they are completely out of this world!!
i know what you’re thinking… “that looks kind of like a clementine, i’ve had clementines… i love them!” well, i love them, too. but this is not a clementine or a cutie or a tangerine or anything you’ve ever had that’s orange… unless, of course… you HAVE had one… 😉 {have you?!}
it’s the most amazing piece of citrus i have ever eaten. for real. Continue reading
have you ever seen this amazing vegetable?!?!
if you have spotted it before in the produce department, you may not have even known it was edible…
it kind of looks like something that grows on mars, right?! 😉
considered part of the broccoli family, romanesco is somewhat of a misnomer, because it’s actually part of the cauliflower family and should be cooked as such… Continue reading
how cool is the stove in my new apartment?! i don’t even own a microwave, so this is nothing short of utter awesomeness…
so retro… so classic…
complete with a sweet back-light!…
i mean, a gas range is pretty righteous anyway, but ya throw in some old-school style and that totally amazing light and what! – PLUS, not only do i have a sweet stove-oven, but that’s a toaster oven on top… so, i suppose i should start perfecting my baking skills…
have a great weekend!
today is food and foto dot com’s first birthday! woohoo! i’m making my favourite snack, amazeballs, in celebration and instead of cake. 🙂
on this day in 2012, i created a wordpress website and turned it into a dot com. food and foto was created with the idea of educating readers on healthy eating options as well as sharing my passion for fotography. it has since molded into a collaboration of recipes, ramblings, and images from my canon. with over 220 posts, i must say this blog has transformed into such a fun and healthy outlet for me to share the things i love most. i am humbled by the amount of support from the wordpress community, and i am honoured to have as many followers as i do. my dream is to see this blog transform into a lifestyle blog that inspires people to create. i enjoy cooking and sharing recipes, but i also enjoy sharing information about overall health and wellness… and living a simple life. and since i’ve become rather good at manifesting, i’ll just throw this out there –
my dream is to make this my FULL TIME JOB! and it can happen!
and so, now i am brainstorming new ways to tailor this blog into something slightly different. i like consistency, but i am also a huge proponent for change and i think it’s important to keep things fresh. so i’m working behind the scenes over the next few days, coming up with new ideas for this ever-growing blog, food and foto dot com.
let’s reflect for a moment, shall we?
i believe i’ve come a long way since my first post…
and in case you missed it, here’s my first recipe blogpost…
one of the most delicious recipes i created was this…
although – it has a very close tie with this…
okay, you may want to try this, and this, and this, too…
alright – and no doubt, you may want to throw a party just to make these…
one of my favourite blogs i’ve ever written is right here…
and speaking of cleansing, people always ask about my 5-day DIY version…
but don’t get me wrong, i’ll put away about a dozen of these, as well…
it’s all about balance, really. balance, and this…
i also sometimes get all philosophical and talk about stuff like this…
and don’t forget – i do a lot of other things with my camera – see?!
i want to thank you ALL from the depths of my soul for being an avid reader, for following and taking time to comment, and for making me really feel like part of a community! you are my muse, the reason{s} i keep this up, the fire i need to stay inspired. YOU, my faithful readers — you know i do this for you, right?! i do it for me because i love it, but i do it for you because you appreciate it.
so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOOD AND FOTO!
here’s to many many more years of health, food, and fotos! xxoo
i love doors. i especially love to fotograph doors. my love for them was discovered during my days living and working in manhattan, wandering aimlessly through the streets with my camera, snapping away… so many doors… so many stories behind them… so many opportunities around represented in each one… i love and miss that place, and always will.
not to be confused with a clementine or “cutie” that you find in conventional grocery stores, you can typically purchase these tasty delights in most grocery stores, in the produce section… but only in the winter season.
meet the satsuma tangerine… also {rather appropriately} referred to as a “stem and leaf” tangerine… Continue reading
i randomly found this video online and i LOVE IT!! i’m too tired to write anything today and i didn’t have a backup post created, so i’m just going with this. it’s way cool. i love the use of the still frames to create the video… i think it’s so well-done!
enjoy and happy whatever wednesday!
so, i decided to change “wordy wednesday” to “whatever wednesday” — i just can’t put that kind of pressure on myself anymore – haha 😉
so, in honor of my first “whatever” post, i am going to repost something i wrote a while ago that i find awesome and should be shared with as many people as possible. when i first posted this way back when i started my blog, i got more hits than any other day, and more facebook shares than any other day… so i figure, this is information people actually care about…
as you know, i’m a huge foodie. i love anything with colour – so basically anything that has been in the ground, grown in soil, rich in nutrients from the earth, fibrous, healthy, and completely natural. so basically, i am pro-veggie. i firmly believe the human body has the power to heal itself using diet. we truly are what we eat. and when i discovered that some foods actually look like the body parts they help heal, i was floored. talk about intelligent design! we are truly incredible human machines.
oh and in case you’re wondering what my stance is after that whole organic vs. conventional stanford study, i don’t care… and i actually didn’t even read it, i don’t need to. it’s just like when they supposedly found this brand new thirteenth astrological sign suddenly – what was his name? whatever, it doesn’t matter. i’m still a sagittarius/scorpio cusp with cancer rising and a capricorn moon, i’m a total product of my natal chart, to a T – some random astronomer isn’t going to come along and suddenly tell me i’m not who i feel i am. and some fancy rich group of college kids isn’t going to come along and change why i eat organic food, either. {sorry, do i sound snarky?!} Continue reading
the other day, i was talking to a co-worker about how perfect nature is. i mean, really. we worry about it, but nature will be just fine. it is perfect and cyclical and will take care of itself. it is the human race i’m concerned about 🙂 we have to get it together, change the way we think about ourselves, our bodies, each other, our environment, and our food. it’s time to evolve. Continue reading
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