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so much hot air…….
There is always a something that I’m meaning to do. This “always” is not the “always” of heated argument, which “always” is used to define the occurrence of fractious and irritating behaviour in another when the red mist prevents accurate recall. … Continue reading
Posted in baking, Cookery Writers, Cooking, Digital photography, Eggs, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, omelette, omelette souffle, Photographic Prints, Photography, photography course, Rachel Khoo, Recipes, souffle, Writing
Tagged always, baking, clear thinking, cookery books, cooking, Cote Rotie, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, Humour, omelette soufflee, Photography, Photography course, Rachel Khoo, recipe, social networking, writing
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…and thyme rich
In my previous post I had availed myself of a metaphor which placed me in a kitchen, vigorously removing the seeds from a pomegranate with blows from a wooden spoon, whilst dressed in a white Dior sheath dress and which, not surprisingly, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, baking, Baking, buffalo mozzarella, Cheese, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Garden, Humour, Kitchens, Lavender, lavender, Mint, tart, Thyme, tomatoes, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged baking, buffalo mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, clear thinking, Conchita Wurst, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, Dior, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, Jamie Oliver, making a mint, missed opportunities, natural beauty, outdoors, Photography, Photography course, pomegranate, Summer, Vendee, writing
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Present Imperfect..
Present imperfect may be incorrect as a tense but it is flawless as a sentiment when speaking of food that has been conceived to tempt by the senses of smell and taste, rather than to lure admirers by artful cosmetics . Contrived … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, asparagus, baking, Cheese, Cooking, Cuisine bourgeoise, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Parmesan, Photography, photography course, tart, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, food photographers, France, Humour, Photography, Photography course, writing
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Madeleine does modelling
Today I shall be mostly eating Madeleines. This is not on account of a drug induced feeding frenzy nor of a sudden gluttonous urge, but on a failure of basic cooking sense. I blame LBC – for those beyond the … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, baking, Childhood memories, Cooking, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, photography course, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged baking, Chocolate, cooking, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, France, Humour, LBC, Madeleines, Modelling, Photography course, writing
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Pear tatin….. whilst dreaming of mangoes
As I was peeling the pears for this evenings pudding my eyes kept wandering and my mouth kept watering over the thought of the two ripe mangoes that were sitting in a bowl on the worktop. Winter directs my hand … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, baking, Cooking, creme fraiche, desserts, Digital photography, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fruit, Pears, Photography, tarte tatin, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, cookery books, delicious confection, digital photography, food, Food photographer, food photographers, mastering the art of french cooking, Photography, Photography course, Recipes, ripe mangoes, tatin, writing
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It could so easily have become a crock…..
“Nuts” I said to myself “my chances of photographing that rainbow are fat and none”. As I ran upstairs to grab the camera I caught sight of the carrier bag full of walnuts which two of our grandchildren had collected … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, Autumn, baking, Cooking, Digital photography, fireplace, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Garden, Humour, Kitchens, Landscapes, Nuts, Pears, Photography, Rainbow, tarte tatin, tarte tatin aux poires, Uncategorized, walnuts, Weather, Writing
Tagged apprehension, burning sugar, cooking, Crock of gold, End of the rainbow, Fireside, pear and walnut tatin, Rainbow, Walnuts
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As the sun goes down, a meringue comes up..
The change of season is never more apparent to a food photographer than when taking a daylight picture as the light of the day has begun to fade. On a good day, such as today, it fades away gloriously, but … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, baking, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, meringues, Photography, Still life, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, cooking, Daylight photography, delicious confection, digital photography, fading light, Food photographer, France, meringues, writing
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A Hot potato….
“The question is that…” So often the debate concerning the composition of the evening meal, even when that meal is going to be shared by two people who have shared evening meals together for many years, can be fraught with … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, baking, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Excellence, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, harmony, Humour, Photography, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Baked potato, butlers, clear thinking, digital photography, dinner suit, Fancy dress, Humour, Noblesse oblige, patent leather shoes, stately pile, strait jackets, writing
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bake it, and they will come…..
Leaden skies today drained the colour from me and the morning. I remember once seeing an illustrated alphabet in which the letter E, for Ennui, was depicted by a monochrome drawing of the exterior of a brooding mansion in which … Continue reading
Posted in 2013, Art photography, baking, Childhood, Childhood memories, Cooking, Digital photography, Emotion, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, Fruit, harmony, Illusion, Memory, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, summer, Uncategorized, Weather, Writing
Tagged baking, clear thinking, delicious confection, digital photography, draining the colour, Ennui, food, Food photographer, food photographers, grey day, illuminate, illustrated alphabet, Leaden skies, misty morning, monochrome, pale face, perfume of baking, Photography course, red chillies, scent of summer, summer fruits, vivid spectrum, writing
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Food, Photography & France 