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{farm-fresh, multi-coloured, organic speckled eggs}

i think it’s so amazing and interesting – how our bodies speak to us.

i find it so interesting how our dietary needs can shift and change over the years, also. for example – i never liked eggs much when i was younger… and over the last 3-5 years i’ve just been love love loving them! i can’t seem to get enough eggs. luckily, i’m able to buy farm-fresh locally raised eggs which were fed a non-gmo organic diet – free of soy, too! afterall, you eat what your food eats. so i choose only organic dairy and meat products for this reason.

i’m so thankful i can purchase these {incredible, edible} eggs close to where i live!

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they are just beautiful… don’t you agree?!

diversity is beautiful…

uniqueness is beautiful…

food is beautiful!!!

Tags: 100 mile diet, colorado, eating, eggs, farm, farm to table, food, food and foto, food photography, fresh, local, mountains, organic, photography, real food, western slope, you eat what your food eats

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{toasted bread cheese!}

9 Jun

i know what you must be thinking – “BREAD CHEESE?! that sounds… bizarre?! intriguing?! delicious?!”

…all of the above?!

it’s one of my favourite treats. it is rather expensive and therefore i do not buy it often. however, i had been craving it and so i nabbed an eight dollar chunk from my local market.

i had this ridiculous butter just waiting to be used. i normally serve bread cheese with maple syrup and i swear it tastes like french toast! i’m telling you – this stuff is insanely delicious!! Continue reading →

Tags: artisan cheese, bread cheese, butter, cheese, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, meatless monday, photography, simple, vegetarian

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{sunday brunch for judi – and a very happy mothers day to EVERY WOMAN out there!}

11 May

i miss my mama. today and all week. i’ve missed her since april 14th of the year 1993. this time of year is hard for me – i won’t sugar coat that. sometimes randomly, i’ll think of something that reminds me of her and it will be hard. it never gets easier. however, i find comfort when i spot a penny on the ground, or when i catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and do a “double take” because i look so much like her… and i find great comfort in knowing that i am now living in her favourite part of the world. she was absolutely in love with these rocky mountains – and it’s an honor to live here… for her and for me.

if my sweet mother judi were alive today – i would make her this simple and amazing brunch… which i’ve been eating every day for like a month now. i buy the ingredients from a local store here in town and it’s all organic, fresh, and farm-grown – you know, like how REAL FOOD SHOULD BE!!!! 😀

sunday brunch for judi :

– farm fresh organic eggs

– asparagus

– cippolini onions

– garlic

– bacon cubes

– colourful cherry tomatoes

– herbed goat cheese

– fresh fingerling potatoes

this dish is perfect for one – what with my cute little ramekins and all… but i do have a second one, and would love NOTHING MORE today than to be cooking for my mama and using the other one.

i lined the bottom of my ramekin with avocado slices, to start… Continue reading →

Tags: asparagus, audrey michelle, brunch, cooking, easy, eating, eggs, farm-fresh, food, food and foto, food photography, frittata, healthy, i miss my mama, judi, local, mother's day, organic, photography, real food, recipes, seasonal, simple, sundays, thoughts, weekends

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{a look inside my lunchbox… volume 2}

2 May

a look inside my {colourful} lunchbox – volume 2

– lemon pepper smoked salmon chunks

– noosa brand yoghurt with vanilla almond granola

– steamed chioggia beets

– rainbow rainbow quinoa

– nut thins crackers : almond flavour

– sauteed swiss chard with garlic

– tomato, mushroom, and spinach amaranth porridge

– a few slices of premium salami

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click here for volume one

Tags: a look inside my lunchbox, audrey michelle, batch-cooking, bento box, blogging, colour, colourful, cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, eating on the go, food, food and foto, food photography, fresh, healthy eating, laptop lunches, lunches, my lunch, photography, simple, well-balanced, what i eat

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{lately…}

28 Apr

hey gang, how are things? i hope you are enjoying the season, wherever you may be…

lately, i’ve decided to cut back on blogging a little… no particular reason; it just sometimes feels like a job to blog every day, and i’m trying to find other avenues in my life to expel creative energy… but i also am focusing more on blogging about the tiny home. it’s pretty amazing how this movement has taken off and how much i feel like a part of something pretty special and cool! my landlord recently started a new construction project – a tiny home! so, stay tuned as i document the adventure! also – i haven’t forgotten about the giveaway i promised back in march… i just need a little more time to gather my favourite images, so – stay tuned for more information on that, as well!

the last few weeks have gone by at what feels like lightning speed… and i have just been sitting here kind of spaced out, wondering what and how anything happened…

luckily, i have fotos to prove it 😉

lately…

… i am very happy to see the winter season come to a close…

… i’ve been throwing my polarizer sunglass lenses over my iPhone to snap cool fotos…

… and, i’ve been looking UP a lot more!…

… insect energy keeps making itself known to me…

… i’ve been receiving gentle reminders…

… things like this have been making me giggle and appreciate the little things…

… i’ve been getting more involved with farming/farmers/farm fresh food…

… the earth seems to be bubbling from below…? {maybe it’s the GRAND CROSS}

… mini frittatas and roasted fingerling potatoes have been the start of my day...

… i’ve been cleaning out old files and giggling more over stuff like this…

… i’ve enjoyed having many many delicious snuggle moments with this adorable furball…

Tags: blogging, colorado, eating, food, food and foto, fun, iphone, iphoneography, life, messages, photography, pics, seasons, silly, snapshots, universe, updates, whatever

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{meatless mondays : a simple spring recipe – creamy bok choy with sauteed garlic scapes}

14 Apr

have you ever used garlic scapes?! they are also referred to as “green garlic”…

first of all – how fun and wild-looking are they?! …reminds me of my hair in the mornings 😛

you can start to find them popping up in some specialty stores, organic grocers, and maybe even at a farmer’s market…if you’re lucky to live where you can shop at one now!

i just love garlic scapes! they are not nearly as strong as garlic itself, and provide a fun texture to a dish. the “scapes” are the “flower stalks” of the plant, and are typically pruned or discarded in gardening practices. however, this foodie knows better and has learned that they can be an amazing substitute for garlic itself. Continue reading →

Tags: bok choy, cooking, eating, food, food photography, gardening, garlic scapes, meatless mondays, photography, produce, recipes, seasonal, simple, specialty produce, spring, vegan, vegetarian

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{thirsty thursday : “plumango” vitamix smoothie}

10 Apr

“plumango” vitamix smoothie :

– 1 fresh plum

– 1/4 cup dried mango

– 1/4 organic banana

– 1/4 cup frozen cherries

– 1/4 cup fresh spinach

– 1 teaspoon flax seeds

– 1 cup almond milk

Tags: audrey michelle, blenders, blending, colourful, drink the rainbow, drinks, easy, eating, food, food and foto, health, healthy, juice, juicing, simple, smoothies, thirsty thursday, vitamix

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{meatless mondays : my first millet experience}

7 Apr

i’ve been wanting to try to play with millet for a while now. i have had a package of it on the shelves for a good bit now and i thought it was high time to give it a whirl.

i like to store things in glass jars… packaging just annoys me! 😛

millet is a tiny grain that reminds me of something from my youth… when cooked, it is almost like a pilaf. i read online that it also can turn into more of a mashed-potato like consistency, if cooked the right way. Continue reading →

Tags: cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, grains, meatless mondays, millet, organics, photography, recipes, simple, vegetarian

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{himalayan pink salt}

2 Apr

i love himalayan pink salt.

i love to cook with it, eat with it…

bathe with it, pray with it…

it’s one versatile salt! {and i happen to be somewhat of a connoisseur.} 😉

what makes himalayan pink salt extra special other than the awesome flavour, is its extremely high mineral content. this stuff is very high in… well, practically everything!

Tags: condiments, cooking, eating, food and foto, food is cool, food photography, healthy, himalayan pink salt, minerals, photography, pink salt, specialty foods, specialty salt, versatile, whatever wednesday

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{fresh and crumbly parmigiano reggiano – it’s that time again!}

1 Apr

whole foods cracks a brand new fresh wheel of this crumbly gold every year around this time… and i always try to nab some up.

i look forward to it every year. there just isn’t anything like freshly cracked parmigiano reggiano. did you know in order for it to have that “stamp” or seal that says it’s the real deal, the cows can only graze on certain pastures in certain parts of italy. and that those cows are the only cows used to milk and create this wonderful cheese with?!

ain’t no fake stuff here! 🙂

nom nom…

Tags: authentic, cheese, eating, italy, parm, parmigiano reggiano, real, real food, seasonal, Specialty Cheese, specialty foods

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{meatless mondays : double rainbow quinoa}

31 Mar

no, it’s not a typo. i called this dish “rainbow rainbow quinoa because… well – look at it. 😉

i wanted to use up some stuff in the fridge – like my shredded carrots and leftover cabbage… both of which, to me, can be a challenge to use up for one person. i find that quinoa is a great “anything goes” kind of dish. so when i’m looking to use up fresh veggies, i usually throw them in with quinoa. another reason i love quinoa is because it is a complete protein. basically what that means is it contains all 9 essential amino acids. this makes it a great grain for vegans or vegetarians.

rainbow rainbow quinoa – ingredients :

– 1/2 cup rinsed rainbow quinoa

– 1/2 cup chopped red cabbage

– 1/2 cup shredded carrots

– 1/4 finely chopped onion

– 2 cloves diced garlic

– 1 cup raw baby spinach

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Tags: batch-cooking, colourful, cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, healthy, healthy eating, meatless monday, photography, quinoa, rainbow, recipes, simple, vegetarian, veggies

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{totally craving : a pastrami sammy}

28 Mar

with homemade toasted rye bread, creamy melted swiss, authentic deli mustard, and colourful coleslaw… nom nom…

i would also do almost anything for a pastrammy from MASTERPIECE right about now… this one i created a while back was pretty incredible {miss E knows how to slice some perfect pastrami!}… but nothing beats a sammy from masterpiece delicatessen… and i lived in new york! – so that’s saying a lot! 😉

Tags: colorado, cravings, denver, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, local, local delis, masterpiece delicatessen, pastrami, pastrammy, sammys, sandwiches, weekends, yum

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{a look inside my lunchbox…}

27 Mar

a look inside my {colourful} lunchbox :

– natural raw almonds

– fresh asparagus sauteed in olive oil

– large colourful salad w/ italian vinaigrette

– savory parmigiano reggiano baked chicken

– steamed zucchini medallions

– pastrami turkey strips and parm reggi chunks

– fresh organic strawberries

{i just love my laptop lunches bento box!} 😀

Tags: a look inside my lunchbox, audrey michelle, bento box, blogging, colour, colourful, cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, eating on the go, food, food and foto, food photography, fresh, health, healthy eating, laptop lunches, life, lunches, my lunch, photography, simple, what i eat

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{local love – noosa yoghurt}

26 Mar

if you’re one of my colorado readers, you’ve probably already been obsessed with noosa yoghurt for a while now. if you haven’t, you will be soon…

this yummy creamy treat is made with milk from semi-pasture-raised cows here in colorado. noosa’s flavour is unsurpassed, and i believe it’s in part due to the milk from these cows.

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Tags: bob's red mill, colorado, eating, food, food and foto, food education, food photography, local, local eating, local love, morning fresh dairy, natural products, noosa, photography, yoghurt

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{happy anniversary, food & foto!}

25 Mar

celebrating two years of nom-noming and click-clicking!

thank you – all one thousand and twenty-eight of you! {as it stands, as i write this…}

i am inspired by you, encouraged by you, and grateful for and to you. i am already doing a giveaway in honour of you… but in honour of food & foto’s anniversary, i’ve decided to up the ante. i’ll be giving away TEN prints by the end of april! stay tuned…

this blog has been one of the healthiest things i could’ve done for myself.

i want to take this time to thank my friend michele for encouraging and inspiring me to start writing and posting about my passion{s}. the simplest gesture like just saying, “you should start a food blog…” has taken me to places that i may not have ever dreamed of going.

🙂 xxoo

Tags: anniversaries, audrey michelle, celebrating, eating, food and foto, giveaways, gratitude, love, photography, thanks, thoughts

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{glorious golden beets}

25 Mar

another beautiful piece of produce i picked up at the cutest organic store in town….

have you ever had golden beets?! i just loooooove them! i am pretty sure you can keep the skin on – so long as you scrub it pretty thoroughly. i just peel mine. these were so cute and little!

love the colour!

i usually just steam mine. i find them to be so delicious, i don’t even add any S and/or P. i think they have the most unique flavour. i just love to put them in salads or just munch on them alone… so good! beets are loaded with vitamins and minerals and they are just an all around amazing vegetable!

Tags: cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodography, golden beets, healthy, organics, produce, seasonal, seasonal eating, simple, vegetables

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{a community post : who is my “health hero” – and please don’t think i’m egotistical}

24 Mar

how is everyone doing? i hope your week is off to a beautiful start. i have been feeling SO GOOD with the change in seasons rapidly approaching, and the evening light sticking around longer. i just feel so much better when spring gets here. i do believe i sometimes feel “SAD” – you know, “Seasonal Affective Disorder” – that is a definite real thing. it was so dark and cold this winter {especially for colorado} and i struggled on some days to even get out of bed.

i received an email recently, asking if i wanted to participate in a new campaign on a new site that is dedicated to offering simple information regarding all things health-related. i tend to be a little hesitant with stuff like that, but after researching the company, i realized that it falls in line with my own values and so i was happy to connect with them.

american recall center is running a campaign titled “who is your health hero?” and i’ve been asked to write a post about just that. so, here we go…

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this is where the second part of my blogpost title comes in – i am my own health hero.

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Tags: american recall center, blogging, community, eating, food, health, health hero, healthy, lifestyle, organics, thoughts, writing

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{meatless mondays : colourful roasted mushrooms w/ veggie ribbons}

24 Mar

i noticed a few new followers have joined the fun – thank you and welcome!

in case you don’t know this about me, i love to eat anything with colour. i believe in living by the motto… well, a lot of “mottos” really – but one of them is “eat the rainbow.” if your food has colour naturally, it is good for you! this dish definitely meshes with that motto. i whipped it up last week when i was doing a short veggie cleanse. i just love mushrooms – do you?!

this is a great vegan dish, or a healthy random way to get in a ton of veggies all at once. sometimes i’ll construct meals entirely of vegetables… this one i just made up on the spot, when inspired by the fresh-looking produce in the market.

simple ingredients : portabella mushrooms, zucchini, purple cabbage, shredded carrots.

i’m fascinated by the intricate insides of certain vegetables – like cabbage. Continue reading →

Tags: cleansing, colour, colourful, cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, health, healthy, heart-healthy, meatless mondays, mushrooms, organics, photography, recipes, simple, vegan, vegetarian

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{exploring new produce : radicchio}

18 Mar

as you may have noticed – i like to try new things. and there was this one particular vegetable i had been wanting to try for a while now – radicchio. i knew it had to be good for us – just look at all that colour!

when i did a little research on this interesting-looking chicory, i discovered that it may actually help insomnia. and – as you may recall, i battle with that from time to time… eating intuitively has become such a way of life for me, that i notice i’ll crave things i need and not even realize it. how awesome is that?! our bodies are so incredible! Continue reading →

Tags: cabbage, colour, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food is cool, food photography, foodography, fotography, nature, photography, produce, radicchio, salads, specialty produce, spring, vegetarian

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{classics : grilled ham and cheese}

15 Mar

did ya’ll sleep in today?! i sure wanted to… daylight savings always jolts my system. takes me a week or so to get used to it – but goodness, do i love having that light in the evenings!!! i just look forward to the mornings catching up, ya feel me?!

i’m going to start my seeds for my garden this weekend and of course, i’ll be documenting the whole thing. i bought tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, chives, and leeks for now. i have attempted to grow from seed before, but to no avail. i learned my lesson with my lovely tomato plant last year and i just don’t think some kinds of lettuces grow well here. SO – we are going to try again 😀

my awesome landlord has all the fixins’ to get my garden going and plenty of outdoor space in which to plant it all… one of the things i’ve wanted so desperately over the last couple of years was to have a garden. i’m so glad i can finally try!

i do love me some good ol’ romaine lettuce from time to time – the crunch is so good. not much nutrition going on, but i do find myself craving the fiber and just wanting something to put dressing on, mostly.

it’s a comfort food kind of day. grilled ham and cheese on 7-grain toast with roasted red pepper and tomato soup…

it’s a childhood classic… grown-up style.

Tags: classic, comfort food, cooking, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, grilled cheese, photography, simple, vegetarian, weekends

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{farm-fresh, multi-coloured, organic speckled eggs}

{toasted bread cheese!}

{sunday brunch for judi – and a very happy mothers day to EVERY WOMAN out there!}

{a look inside my lunchbox… volume 2}

{lately…}

{meatless mondays : a simple spring recipe – creamy bok choy with sauteed garlic scapes}

{thirsty thursday : “plumango” vitamix smoothie}

{meatless mondays : my first millet experience}

{himalayan pink salt}

{fresh and crumbly parmigiano reggiano – it’s that time again!}

{meatless mondays : double rainbow quinoa}

{totally craving : a pastrami sammy}

{a look inside my lunchbox…}

{local love – noosa yoghurt}

{happy anniversary, food & foto!}

{glorious golden beets}

{a community post : who is my “health hero” – and please don’t think i’m egotistical}

{meatless mondays : colourful roasted mushrooms w/ veggie ribbons}

{exploring new produce : radicchio}

{classics : grilled ham and cheese}

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