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{happy nom-nom-idays!}

nom nom… i just love this time of year. the holidays are also all about eating, right?! and sharing… 🙂

like this homemade peanut brittle from a friend’s mama in michigan and homemade caramels from my wonderful neighbours -50 yards away.

my goodness they are both SO AMAZING! i completely savoured each one, and still am. it’s that kind of treat – when someone takes time to make something so incredibly delicious like this and then shares it… THAT is the true meaning of the holidays… or, the nom-nom-idays. i think we should start making it more about food than “gifts”. afterall, i believe food is one of THE BEST gifts you can give… and receive 😉 Continue reading →

Tags: caramels, christmas, eating, food, food and foto, food is the best gift, food photography, foodography, friends, gratitude, holidays, homemade, love, meaning of the season, nom nom, peanut brittle, sharing, special

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{aesthetics matter}

15 Dec

🙂 happy sunday.

Tags: americano, coffee, comfort, creme, drinks, espresso, food and foto, iphoneography, shake-it app, winter

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{thirsty thursday – harmless harvest coconut water}

12 Dec

i heart coconut water… and not just after a good workout or to help cure a hangover {yep, it’s good for that!} although, coconut water will replenish you better than 10 gatorades {i don’t drink that stuff, but it’s fun to exaggerate sometimes} or a gallon of water alone. seriously this stuff is amazing! it’s almost identical to human plasma, and is extremely high in potassium and antioxidants.

there are lots of different coconut water brands out there… and many of them are good.

this one is THE BEST.

i mean, really… it’s THE best coconut water on the planet. harmless harvest coconut water has figured out the best formula {and philosophy}… and can you just guess what it is?! KEEP IT SIMPLE 🙂 i dig these guys and their minimalist approach to things.

it’s like sticking a straw straight into a coconut that has been gathered in southeast asia. Continue reading →

Tags: coconut water, conscious living, drinks, food, food and foto, harmless harvest, health, healthy eating, hydration, keep it simple, minimalist, products, raw, raw eating, thirsty thursday

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{whatever wednesday – adjusting to my small kitchen}

11 Dec

hey friends.

{i just want to preface this by taking a moment to express my gratitude to the Universe for being ALIVE and well. i had quite a scare last week and it has given me a whole new perspective on life…}

as you may have noticed, i haven’t been writing as much over the last few weeks. i plan to update you on my life very soon… there have been even more changes 😉 but i haven’t been creating as many recipes lately. for a few reasons, really… but fret not, creating and cooking and fotographing will recommence very soon.

part of it is becoming acclimated in my new mini kitchen. as a reminder, this is what i’m working with :

i LOVE my tiny home, don’t get me wrong… i’m just trying to find my niche and the best way to cook as i fotograph… it is somewhat of a challenge right now. a few final changes are coming together in the kitchen, i just need to start coming up with recipes again. Continue reading →

Tags: audrey michelle, batch-cooking, blogging, comfort food, cooking, cooking for one, eating, food, food and foto, one-pot meals, recipes, tiny kitchen, updates, whatever wednesday, winter

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{food and foto for hire!}

8 Dec

my creative fee is $365 for 5 hours of FOOD or 5 hours of FOTO

contact me for more details! 🙂

Tags: ads, artists, audrey michelle, cooking, food and foto, healthy eating, hire me, holidays, photography, photography services, photos, portraiture, private chef, roaring fork valley, western slope, work

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{flashback friday – these are a few of my favourite things}

5 Dec

the holidays are officially here!

here are a few of my favourite recipes from 2013… any and all of which celebrate the true meaning of this season – EATING! 😀

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breakfast pizza

roasted “buttercorn” soup

buffalo chicken wraps {perfect for the game!}

overnight lentil soup

mashed “yamtatoes”

gigantic colourful salad

pasta primavera with fresh-grated parmigiano reggiano

grilled leek and shitake mushroom risotto

rainbow zucchini pizza strips

pomegranate-web-8

pomegranate smoothie {it IS pomegranate season!}

egg nog… please.

Tags: audrey michelle, cooking, eating, favourites, food, food and foto, holiday cooking, holidays, in the kitchen, recipes, year in review

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{whatever wednesday – happy thanksgiving and a shout out!}

27 Nov

to YOU!

that’s right, you. the reader reading this blogpost right now.

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the lady with the latte in one hand while her nails dry…

the guy with the messy hair who just woke up and has his dog nipping at his leg, begging to be taken outside…

the teenager who thinks i’m cool because i keep it real…

the mom who wandered over to my blog and was inspired to create something different for dinner…

the girl who’s my age and who takes comfort knowing she’s not the only 30-something without a husband or kids…

the athlete who loves my smoothie recipes…

the family who wants to hire me to take their portrait. {just email me! :)}

the fellow blogger who appreciates artistry…

YOU!

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all of you.

i wanted to shout out to all of my 700-plus readers who take time to stop in and give validation to the things i say and the things i share. as an introverted artist, it takes a lot for me to “put myself out there” {ugh, i even don’t like the term} however, it gives my heart so much comfort and joy every time someone clicks that “follow” button. i appreciate you all following my blog, taking time to read the wacky things i say, and taking time to comment and share. this wordpress blog forum has really been an amazing outlet for me and i feel such a strong sense of community among bloggers i’ve met.

i am just so grateful to each of you – words won’t really be able to express {remember my natal mercury retrograde?! ;)} but i had to do something to show my appreciation.

this thanksgiving, i’m thankful for so much, as usual… but today i want to focus on being thankful for support. THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart! you inspire and encourage me, just by reading and engaging.

🙂

Tags: artists, audrey michelle, bloggers, blogging, food and foto, gratefulness, gratitude, readers, reading, thank you, thanksgiving, thoughts, words, writing

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{thirsty thursday – celebrating 33-years with pan-seared sea scallops, and my favourite beer ever}

21 Nov

my goodness do i love scallops!

pan-seared in some amazing butter… click here to see the best and only cooking method one should use to make these decadent sea-dwellers. like most good things in life, it should be done low and slow.

and i also love asparagus!

i usually do my best to eat with the seasons… which means i wouldn’t normally be eating asparagus right now, but hey – i’m the birthday girl, i can do whatever i want, right?! 😉

my birthday {which is tomorrow, actually} is always so close to thanksgiving {it was ON thanksgiving last year and the year i was born}, but i admit i’m happy that it falls in an entirely different week this year! i haven’t really been thinking of the holidays as much this year since i switched jobs {that’s a whole big, long blogpost or BOOK waiting to happen} so it’s been nice to really focus my energy on ME. i do have to work tomorrow, which is kind of a bummer – but i’m celebrating today and tonight with this amazing food and drink.

i like to spoil myself on my birthday. i started this morning with my favourite americano from my favourite coffee shop and a sinful pastry they call an “apple jesus” – can’t wait to try that! and i plan to have peach-wood-smoked salmon for lunch, followed by the above amazing meal for dinner… swallowed down gently with this :

la fin du monde – french, which translates to “the end of the world”

it is a triple-fermented golden ale that is high in alcohol content {9% : i tried to finish the whole bottle once – not a good idea for this 110-pound lass} la fin du monde is full of wonderful champagne-like bubbles which deliver hints of honey and fruit, accompanied by floral notes that linger pleasantly and round-out with a smooth, dry finish.

i have one every year on my birthday… and i always cook myself a super nice meal, usually consisting of seafood, since it’s my ultimate fav. i am already salivating, just thinking about my day full of amazing food…

happy birthday to me! 🙂

Tags: audrey michelle, beer, birthday dinner, cooking, craft beer, dinner, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, happy birthday, la fin du monde, photography, scallops, sea scallops, seafood, special meals, specialty beer, specialty foods, thirsty thursday

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

19 Nov

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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{meatless monday : get your greens, even in winter!}

18 Nov

green is good!

we all know how much i love kale. i’ve also been known to eat copious amounts of swiss chard. and i never turn away spinach, especially in a smoothie… and sometimes, nothing satisfies like a gigantic bowl of fresh-chopped salad mix…

i know we are heading into winter, but don’t forget to eat a lot of colour during this season!

a simple salad is a fantastic and delicious way to get raw, dense nutrients into your system. while i do find myself “craving” salad a little less during the winter months, i recognize how important it is to eat a salad as often as possible. in the summer i have one every day, but in the colder months, i typically want warm food {like most of us.} salads are a great way to absorb nutrients through healthy fats {add avocado, for example} and to get extra fiber in your diet. Continue reading →

Tags: audrey michelle, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, get your greens, green in winter, green is good, healthy diet, healthy eating, meatless monday, nutrient-dense, nutritious, photography, recipes, salad, simple, simple eating, 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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{travel tuesday – “gotham city”}

12 Nov

i miss new york.

and according to wikipedia – this is the approximate location of batman’s hideout… give or take a few blocks… we were practically next door neighbours! {as all of us superheros are ;)}

Tags: alphabet city, art, artists, audrey michelle, food and foto, gotham city, manhattan, new york, new york city, nostalgic, nyc, photography, street photography, superheros, travel tuesday

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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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{whatever wednesday – i love this door… and this foto of it.}

6 Nov

Tags: abstract, art, audrey michelle, cool, doors, food and foto, fotography, photography, photos, whatever wednesday

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{fotographer for hire!}

3 Nov

🙂

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{thirsty thursday – happy halloween : please enjoy responsibly!}

31 Oct

hey ya’ll

are you going to go out and/or dress up for halloween? i have an early morning friday, so i will probably keep it low-key and watch the nightmare before christmas or something… 😉

just wanna throw in my shameless two-cents of a plug here – please don’t drink and drive, have a DD. and if you don’t have to be on the roads, just stay in. and why not give out healthy snacks instead of candy? or better yet – do a TRICK! no one does tricks anymore, we just toss “treats” in a bag and are done with it. can you just imagine the look on the kids faces when you bust out a bunny and a hat instead of twizzlers? priceless – better have a camera… 😉 i digress.

meanwhile, i’m all for enjoying a few libations for the event :

i love to support organic practices of all kinds! 😉 this stout was incredible, and had perfect hints of chocolate throughout, with a nice finish.

i’m a fan of farmhouse ales – the bubbles, the colour, the complex flavour… this one didn’t disappoint.

brown ales just feel like autumn, don’t they? the rich flavour and the heavier body… ideal for transitioning us into the next season.

have a great night, friends! be safe!

Tags: beer, drinks, events, food, food and foto, fun, halloween, life, thirsty thursday

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{whatever wednesday – cute little sacredly-geometrical cabbage}

30 Oct

artsy-fartsy cute little fibonacci cabbage

i always buy the “unusual” looking produce, just ask anyone i used to work with. usually it’s so i can fotograph it 😉

i found this tiny little cabbage one day and nabbed it up. it was about the size of a softball, maybe smaller… so cute.

yep, pretty tiny and cute. Continue reading →

Tags: art, artistic food, audrey michelle, cabbage, Fibonacci sequence, food, food and foto, food photography, healthy eating, math in nature, Nature is cool, patterns, photography, produce, sacred geometry, seasonal produce, universe

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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 :