what’s for dinner?
Black bean, roasted corn, and avocado salad on a bed of red quinoa. -From the box of Organic Red Quinoa from Trader Joe’s.
I substituted baby heirloom tomatoes for the grape tomatoes, because they looked better. The cilantro dressing really makes this dish tasty.
Photo Week: Chocolate Chip Cookies
A few months ago a friend of mine gave me a bottle of vodka and some vanilla beans to make my own vanilla extract. The concoction has spent the last three months in darkness with occasional agitation and this week I decided it was ready and done and broke it out for a batch of chocolate chip cookies! She swore to me that my extract would make the cookies noticeably better, and she’s right, they were UBER-tasty….and already gone! Check out the photo week archives.
what’s for dinner?
Chicken with Mango Salsa and Edamame on Coconut Rice. Cooking Light Annual Recipes (2006)
still life before dinner
Canon 20d, 24-135mm lens
Fun with dynalites, almonds, cheddar and an empire apple. I just ate the props!
Photo Week: Turtle Lane Maple Farm
Canon Mark II, 16-35mm lens and Canon G7
A visit to Turtle Maple Lane Farm in North Andover, Massachusetts is a must in the next few weeks!! Learn how maple syrup is made in fun and entertaining fashion, get some tasty samples along the way, and support a local business and take home a delicious memento! See the Photo Week bigger….
what’s for dinner?
Carrot and Pesto muffins with an Arugula salad topped with artichoke hearts, sundried tomatos, spanish olives, roasted peppers, almonds, and pepperoncinis (my faves!) tossed in a whole grain mustard vinaigrette. And for all of you concerned with my calorie intake, (thank you) a coffee, heath, and banana milk shake with a joe-joe topper rounds out this delicious dinner.
Canon G7, Macro, Iso: 400, 1/30s, f4.o.
Muffins: Carrot Pesto
Canon G7, Macro, Iso: 400, 1/30s, f/4.0
Working my way through the “savory” section of the Muffin Book, and looking forward to “sweet” Today i whipped up a batch of these Carrot Pesto. I’m most pleased that I was able to substitute pear sauce for the vegetable oil. Why i had pear sauce and no apple sauce or vegetable oil I’ll blame on Trader Joes, but it worked! Here’s the tasty recipe….Carrot muffins with pesto. Read more
utensils and grated carrots
Canon G7, Macro, Iso: 400, 1/25s, f/4.0
Carrot Pesto muffins in process.
what’s for dinner?
Homemade pizza with herbed crust, topped wtih red sauce, pesto, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, shredded mozzarella, and grated parmesan with arugula side salad topped with a whole grain mustard vinaigrette washed down with a Red Tail Ale. (Canon G7, Macro, Aperture Priority (AV), Iso 400, 1/60s, f/4)
Doh! It was so tasty, i forgot to take the photo of the prepared plate! Oh yeah….. it was that good!
MmmmMMmmmmm…. I still haven’t gotten the crust quite as i like it (especially the parts under the toppings), id like it more crispy and less soggy, but there are so many delicious flavors in this pie, the toaster heated leftovers are gonna be delicious!
more muffins!
iPhone Photo
I promise this won’t become a food blog, or worse, a muffin blog, but I’m on a muffin kick and these Sweet Potato, Rosemary and Sesame seed muffins are worth blogging about!! Another delicious muffin from The Muffin Book. Get the Recipe: Read more