D is for Dill

Dill. God I love this stuff. In moderation of course. You can have dill overload very easily in my opinion. Here is the shots from the Pasta Salad with Dill/shrimp/cucumber and shell pasta. Add in a little S&P, lemon juice and drop of mayo and you are set. Tried it warm first right when I made it but admit I do like it better cold. Doesn't make the cucumber seem to out of place. Plus, warm cucumber is just wrong!!




Find the recipe here My 2 cents is less dill... 1/2 roughly chopped was too much and too big for me. I'd say about 1/3 finely chopped. I think Martha would agree... oh yes..

C is for Cinnamon

C is for Cinnamon. Alot of things start with C and this was a long process in shooting hence why I'm behind this week. Been out and about shooting my buns off. See my flickr page for the results.

This week's recipe is for Mexican Hot Chocolate!! Never tried this before, but it was quite good. Simple to make and very yummy once you add the whip cream on. ;)
PS Thanks to Martha Stewart for the recipe!!





Photograph wise I am kicking myself for not shooting these with the Micro lens I rented. Ended up out all weekend shooting various things instead which was loads of fun. But had to return the lens before I could shoot the food... so epic fail there. But must admit...loved the mirco 105mm lens. Might have to save my pennies for that one!

Still thinking of C

How about Crack Pie?


OR Compost cookies.....YUM

I've been hooked on David Lebovitz's Blog - Living the Sweet Life in Paris. He always posts about the most yummy things and I can't help but getting side tracked in my daily quest for things to photograph. While Crack Pie and Compost Cookies both start with C I find this may be cheating slightly for the photo quest but doesn't mean I can't make them on the side.

Check out the restaurant they come from Momofuku... ha I love saying that.. MOMOFUKU!

B is for Brie

Hard to think of something for B that wasn't generic.. so Brie it is. Plus, its really REALLY good. After shooting this, we devoured the left overs. Bring on the fatness. MMmmmm

The Ingredients!
Rainforest crackers. These are a little $ but worth it.



Then the Serrano Ham :)


AND the BRIE! This was hard to shoot since it's so white. Finally got the exposure down better but should have maybe thought about a lighter background.


Once the ingredients were shot I got some basil and olives and a little pepper and shot the crostini's I made with the yummie toppings.





Had fun shooting this but think I will try a different len next time. I'm shooting with a 35mm right now and it has not left my camera since I bought it BUT for food i think I need to be able to get in closer.

It's on to the letter C next. Should be interesting. Still haven't picked an ingredient yet.

Any suggestions??