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{artisan salts : black lava}

perhaps you may know by now, that i have a major affinity for salt. himalayan pink salt being my top pick… in fact, i love salt so much that sometimes people buy it for me or bring it back from france as a gift… {how lucky am i!?}

this beautiful salt is called “black lava” and i recently discovered the most interesting thing about it. apparently, it is simply salt from the hawaiian shore that has been “infused” with activated charcoal… typically from coconuts. WHAT! did you know that??!! crazy! therefore, this awesome salt is also very detoxifying and has been used in spas across the country. furthermore, i discovered that it is considered a “finishing salt”… which i must’ve known instinctively {thanks to my intuitive-eating lifestyle}, because i totally just put some on this delicious tomato the other day and devoured it…

it has a slight smokey flavour and i just love the colour!

definitely nab some up if you find it in your specialty department or store. it’s worth the extra expense, and the trace mineral content is also very high in this salt, which just adds to its awesomeness.

Tags: artisan salt, audrey michelle, beauty, black lava salt, colour, colourful, condiments, cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food photography, foodie, healthy, minerals, salt, specialty, specialty foods

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{meatless monday – “the av-egg-ado”}

3 Mar

i saw this somewhere on the web recently and i’ve been so eager to try it. i mean – isn’t is so apropo for food & foto? simple, easy, delicious, and healthy!

two ingredients: {3 if you decide to sprinkle cheese on top…}

– 1 ripe avocado

– 1 medium egg Continue reading →

Tags: around the web, audrey michelle, avocado, cooking, easy, eating, eggs, food, food and foto, food photography, foodie, fun, healthy, healthy cooking, healthy eating, meatless monday, photography, popular recipes, recipes, simple

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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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{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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{english peas}

26 Jun

their season is ending soon… so grab ’em while you still can!

i look forward to them every year! i just love love love ’em! and i love how they keep for a good long time in the fridge!

i do lots of things with english peas…

i haven’t yet tried to pulverize them in a vitamix smoothie, though… but oh boy i just thought of this – i bet it would make a great spread with some garlic and hummus… mm mm, i may have to try that!

what do you like to do with your english peas?

Tags: audrey michelle, eating, english peas, food, food appreciation, food photography, foodie, produce, seasonal, seasonal eating, seasonal produce

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{try-me tuesday} — a seckel pear

4 Dec

the truth is, i like to switch it up a little. if you were looking forward to a “travel tuesday” post, fret not – for there will be plenty others to come. i just have a good backlog of food fotos at this point and i want to share some of these before their season is over 🙂

i love trying new foods and whenever i’m in the produce department and i spot something new, i grab it up. the beautiful seckel pear was my latest first.