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

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 →

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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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{thirsty thursday – homemade pickles and oktoberfest for days!}

24 Oct

i have always been a HUGE fan of pickles. they are easily one of my favourite snacks. once i started making my own, i was hooked! i have even been known to travel across the country with them… no joke.

as usual, i KISS with these. simple ingredients :

super easy refrigerator dill pickles :

5-6 cups cucumbers, chopped
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1 tablespoon sea salt
1 head fresh dill
2-3 cloves garlic {optional}

Continue reading →

Tags: canning, DIY, easy, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodography, homemade, in the kitchen, kiss, photos, pickles, preserving food, recipes, simple

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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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{whatever wednesday : the aspen mac -n- cheese festival!}

11 Sep

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.

🙂

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 →

Tags: aspen, aspen mac n cheese festival, blogging, colorado, eating, editorial, editorial photography, end of summer, events, festivals, fun, life, mac n cheese, photography, stories, storytelling, vacation, weekends

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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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{my first tomato ever!}

7 Sep

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!

Tags: audrey michelle, blogging, DIY, early girl tomatoes, eating, first time gardener, food, food photography, gardening, harvesting, homegrown, life, photography, produce, tomatoes, vegetables

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{adult tea parties : way better than when you were a kid!}

3 Sep

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!”

😉

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!

Continue reading →

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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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{righteous rambutan}

20 Aug

have you ever seen this crazy interesting fruit?!

it’s called rambutan. and it is by far the most bizarre-looking food i’ve eaten so far. Continue reading →

Tags: audrey michelle, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodie, foodography, fun, fun with food, Nature is cool, photography, produce, specialty produce, unique foods, unique fruits

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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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{thirsty thursday : tunacado toasts w/ a little good karma!}

8 Aug

i’ve written about this combination before…

it seems to be a big hit! i mixed it up a little this time, but as usual, simple ingredients here : Continue reading →

Tags: beer, drinks, easy, eating, food, happy-hour, healthy snacks, recipes, sammy, sandwiches, simple, snacks, thirsty thursday, tunacado

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{specialty produce – passionfruit}

6 Aug

definitely one of the more interesting and bizarre-looking fruits i’ve eaten…

have you ever had a passionfruit?! i bet you’ve had something with the flavour of passionfruit in it, like a drink or something… they are an interesting fruit. as they ripen, they begin to look like this foto – kind of wrinkly and you may even think it’s gone bad… but no no no! it’s just right…

when you first cut into a passionfruit, you may take a look inside and be like, “what in the world…?!”

Continue reading →

Tags: colourful, cool, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food is cool, food photography, fruit, passionfruit, produce, specialty produce, try-me tuesday, unique foods

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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 →

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{sometimes ya just want comfort food…}

3 Aug

i love to embrace my southern side with some good ‘ol down-home comfort food cookin’…

like smoked chicken drumsticks, mac and cheese, a brownie, and the best rootbeer ever.

or a big bowl of chili and side of cornbread with some ginger ale…

what are some of your favourite go-to comfort foods?!

Tags: comfort food, eating, food

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{whatever wednesday – some delicious sandwiches i’ve eaten recently}

31 Jul

so, right now i’m cleansing… and all i want to do today {my day “3”} is eat a friggin sandwich! i’m craving carbs and dairy most, which is usually how it goes in the beginning.

it’s all good.

so since i’m not eating them right now, i figured i’d virtually live through eating them again… since lately i fotograph everything before i eat it… even if i’m not intending to use it for the blog.

😉

buffalo chicken, blue cheese, red leaf lettuce, and some kind of amazing dressing on a ciabatta roll… from whole foods market.

beef baloney, havarti cheese, spring mix, and mustard between french boule slices… from yours truly.

you may recognize this one… grilled cheese, tomato, and ramps on a whole wheat boule…. by yours truly. Continue reading →

Tags: eating, food, food and foto, food photography, fun with food, iphone photography, sandwiches

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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 →