shutter to think

popcorn

my neighbor's artichoke plant

On the way to the corner park, I would walk past my neighbor's driveway and this strange, alien looking plant would catch my eye every time. It actually took a me a few days to realize what it was exactly. And here it is, flowering artichokes.

poblanos.....chiles!

Chile harvest outside of San Miguel de Allende. Not too colorful as the peppers were green, but it was a beautiful blue morning!

   

 

mexican market food

a mix of market food at the Tuesday market in San Miguel de Allende ~

new project...

I've started a new project that i hope will begin to have some coherency in my wonder or wander...Little Kabul is the largest Afghan population in the U.S There are so many stories in this community, but I thought that if I began with food, I could then better understand culture. Well, its a little slow going as access to any family dynamic or cooking has only begun at the grocery store and a dance hall. But in time, i hope i will gain further contacts.

Food from November...

Worlds of Flavor culinary festival at the Culinary Institute of America in Yountville

eat, dance, and aloha!

Here are some images from September's food and arts sections of the paper. This month has just flown by so quickly. the food images are from two different shoots: one from a carribean feast featuring scotch bonnet peppers, cute and spicy! The second is a ratatouille from angele restaurant in napa, served in a mini dutch oven.

a mango, avocado and lime salad -

ratatouille:

Hawaiian dancers:

 

Pictures from January

CrabFeed - the dads cooking pasta in the kitchen

Rain reflection -

And high school sports -

Holiday Cookies

Apricot Jam Thumbprints -

Chef Krista Garcia -

Sugar-dusted Palmiers -

Mixin' n Rollin' -

oh how yummy the sweets are

My Favorite assignment: FOOD!!! and this time....DESSERT!!! made with care by Claire Clark, pastry chef at the French Laundry.

Amaretto cookies -

Miniature Carrot cakes -

Lemon Posset...a lemon custard no eggs -