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{eat the rainbow : purple sweet potatoes}

i get super excited when i see a rainbow on my plate. it just makes me happy to eat COLOUR! and these wonderful bright purple sweet potatoes please both the palate and the eye.

i love how they grow in weird shapes, too.

have you ever had a purple sweet potato? i was first introduced to them many years ago at whole foods, as they tend to get the “cool” produce a lot. since then i have been seeing them in mainstream supermarkets and grocery stores, as well. unlike purple potatoes, these do not lose colour when you cook them. in fact, they get BRIGHTER! it’s the coolest thing. Continue reading →

Tags: cooking, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food and foto, food is cool, food photography, organics, photography, produce, purple sweet potatoes, recipes, seasonal eating, seasonal produce

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{foto friday : “snake melon”}

17 Oct

have you ever seen such a thing? i sure hadn’t… but thanks to my awesome new job, i have been exploring all kinds of new produce. this is called a “snake melon” but also formally known as an “armenian cucumber.” the one i bought looks kind of like a question mark… yeah?

these interesting melons can grow up to 3-feet long! and did you know that all cucumbers are melons?! i sure didn’t. something else new i learned, recently. makes sense, though – right?!

😉

this cucumber was more like a melon, for sure. had a similar texture to an english cucumber, but with a little less “crispness” and a much sweeter flavour. not too sweet, but noticeably different than a regular cucumber. i totally chowed down on some! i hope you all get the chance to, as well! 😉

Tags: armenian cucumber, cucumbers, eat the rainbow, food, food and foto, food photography, local, melons, organic, photography, produce, seasonal produce, snake melon, specialty produce, whatever

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{beautiful and colourful cherry tomatoes}

13 Aug

i can’t seem to get enough of these gorgeous locally-grown organic and adorable cherry tomatoes, lately…

i fotograph and write about these amazing little gems all the time… i just think they are so beautiful! and they are so incredibly delicious! so flavourful and juicy! i just pop ’em in my mouth like candy… nature’s candy!

nom nom…

and i put them in everything – my salads, my risotto, my frittatas, my sauces, my {awesome} zucchini strips…

these little red ones look kinda like strawberries… teehehe

FOOD IS SO COOL!!!!! 😀

Tags: art, beauty, cherry tomatoes, colourful, eat the rainbow, eating, farm to table, fine art, fine art photography, food, food and foto, food is cool, food photography, local, nature, organic, organic farming, organic produce, photography, produce, seasonal produce, whatever wednesday

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{whatever wednesday : wild wild raspberries from the wild wild west}

6 Aug

i think it’s so cool that so many things grow wild up here… asparagus, morel mushrooms…

…and raspberries!

Tags: beauty, colorado, colourful, eat the rainbow, eating, fine art, food, food and foto, food photography, nature, paonia, photography, produce, raspberries, seasonal produce, western slope, whatever, whatever wednesday, wild food, wild raspberries

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{whatever wednesday – cute little sacredly-geometrical cabbage}

30 Oct

artsy-fartsy cute little fibonacci cabbage

i always buy the “unusual” looking produce, just ask anyone i used to work with. usually it’s so i can fotograph it 😉

i found this tiny little cabbage one day and nabbed it up. it was about the size of a softball, maybe smaller… so cute.

yep, pretty tiny and cute. Continue reading →

Tags: art, artistic food, audrey michelle, cabbage, Fibonacci sequence, food, food and foto, food photography, healthy eating, math in nature, Nature is cool, patterns, photography, produce, sacred geometry, seasonal produce, universe

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{cherryfest!}

24 Jul

this foto is from the archives…

circa 2003 – captured at a farmers market in san jose, california.

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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?

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{hooray for cherry season!}

18 Jun

nom nom, don’t you just love cherries?!

they are so fabulous for so many reasons!! …

good for your heart… {among other things like gout and blood clots}

loaded with antioxidants… Continue reading →

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{“sui generis” in produce : the cherimoya}

12 Jun

in case you’re wondering : sui generis

have you ever seen or even better, eaten one of these beauties?! this is the lovely cherimoya {pronounced “cher-uh-moi-uh”}…

i love how she is shaped like a heart… and yes, i totally think this particular fruit is a “she” – i don’t always feel that way, but i did about the cherimoya… what a unique and interesting and wonderful treat this was! and she was definitely a lady!

when one first brings a cherimoya home, it’s a totally different colour than in this foto… that is to say, if it hasn’t ripened yet. this particular fruit in the above foto is fully ripe. typically when you buy them from the store, they are more on the green side… it takes 2 or 3 days to have it ripen up at home… it almost becomes like an avocado when ready to eat.

beauty comes in all colours, shapes, and sizes…

they aren’t exactly cheap, weighing in at easily $5-$6 for one fruit… but my goodness, is it worth it! Continue reading →

Tags: cherimoya, custard apple, eating, food, food and foto, food is cool, food photography, photography, produce, seasonal produce, specialty produce, unique foods, unique fruits

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{pretty purple artichokes}

6 Jun

why are artichokes so amazing?!?!?!?!!!!!!

and beautiful?!?!?!?!!!!!!

i bought a handful of these little purple ones the other day… Continue reading →

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{ways artichokes are like humans}

14 May

it’s artichoke season!!!

and thank goodness for that!!!! i wrote a blog or two about them last spring… i just love these beautiful babies. although they do take an awful lot of work to prepare for such a little amount of actual flesh… it’s SO worth it – the scrumptiousness waiting inside doesn’t quite compare to any other…

it got me thinking about how artichokes are kind of like us, like humans…

i know you may be chuckling thinking how the heck can i be like a green pokey vegetable?! well… the way i see it –

an artichoke looks like a flower.

just like us 🙂 Continue reading →

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{grilled cheese and tomato sammy featuring sauteed spring ramps}

13 May

hey – how was your weekend?

i feel like mine was full of epiphanies. i feel like i turned over a new leaf. maybe it’s because i really feel like spring has ACTUALLY finally sprung here in colorado. we had snow to kick off the month of may, and last week was our “spring” full of rain – now we are in the 80s. so typical.

i feel like new life is here and with it, new ways of looking at it. i’ll dive into that more later… for now, let’s talk about baby leeks – AKA “ramps”…

when i see ramps showing up in the produce section, i know spring is here! Continue reading →

Tags: baby leeks, cooking, easy, eating, food, food is cool, produce, ramps, recipes, sammys, sandwiches, seasonal, seasonal produce, simple, specialty produce, spring, vegetarian

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{super cool sea beans}

8 May

i’m going to bet not many of you have seen these little guys. in all my 9 years of being around specialty produce, this was a first for me. i like to look over the produce section this time of year and see “what’s new.” that’s how i discovered kohlrabi…

Continue reading →

Tags: colorful, cooking, cool, eating, food, food is cool, fun with food, produce, recipes, sea asparagus, sea beans, seasonal produce, specialty produce, unique food, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian

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{meatless mondays : seasonal english peas simmered in a san marzano sauce}

6 May

a co-worker suggested i try this recipe when i said, “what should i do with the delicious english peas i bought today?”

it’s a pretty basic recipe – with a special ingredient of cinnamon… which i must admit, i don’t really ever use in my cooking – unless a recipe specifically calls for it. i don’t keep in the pantry or anything… although, i am really wanting an organic spice rack – should anyone be wondering what to randomly gift me 🙂

what i love about this recipe is the simplicity – and i was surprised at how nicely the cinnamon complimented the overall dish. the key is always adding a little at a time… the rice also brought the dish together – i used simple jasmine rice for this dish. i like the texture and flavour.

ingredients :

– organic authentic san marzano tomatoes {canned}

– fresh garlic

– olive oil

– ground cinnamon

– basmati or jasmine rice Continue reading →

Tags: colorful cooking, cooking, easy, eating, english peas, food, food photography, healthy, healthy eating, light, meatless monday, recipes, san marzano tomatoes, seasonal produce, simple, vegan, vegetarian

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{champagne mangos — it’s like making-out with a piece of fruit!}

11 Apr

have you ever had a champagne mango?

not quite the same as your common mango, which are typically more oval-shaped with green and red hues to the skin. champagne mangos start off green, but are yellow when ripe…

the champagne mango is shaped almost like a tear-drop or in some ways to me it is shaped more like a nut…

fun with shapes… 😉

champagne mangos originate from mexico… and they are just heavenly. Continue reading →

Tags: champagne mangos, colour, eating, food, food photography, fruit, health, healthy, mangos, produce, seasonal, seasonal produce, specialty produce, vegan, vegetarian

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{sumo citrus!}

28 Mar

i just love seasonal produce. i love looking forward to something…

we are so spoiled – especially in the US – to get food whenever we want it… including produce. and it baffles me when people complain about the taste of blueberries in january.

anyway – this is one piece of amazing produce that you can only get your hands on at select markets for about a month or so out of the year, usually beginning mid to late february. they are called sumo citrus. and they are completely out of this world!!

i know what you’re thinking… “that looks kind of like a clementine, i’ve had clementines… i love them!” well, i love them, too. but this is not a clementine or a cutie or a tangerine or anything you’ve ever had that’s orange… unless, of course… you HAVE had one… 😉 {have you?!}

it’s the most amazing piece of citrus i have ever eaten. for real. Continue reading →

Tags: color, colorful, colour, cool, eat the rainbow, eating, food, food is cool, food photography, foto, photography, photos, produce, seasonal, seasonal produce, sumo citrus

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{eat the rainbow : purple sweet potatoes}

{foto friday : “snake melon”}

{beautiful and colourful cherry tomatoes}

{whatever wednesday : wild wild raspberries from the wild wild west}

{whatever wednesday – cute little sacredly-geometrical cabbage}

{cherryfest!}

{english peas}

{hooray for cherry season!}

{“sui generis” in produce : the cherimoya}

{pretty purple artichokes}

{ways artichokes are like humans}

{grilled cheese and tomato sammy featuring sauteed spring ramps}

{super cool sea beans}

{meatless mondays : seasonal english peas simmered in a san marzano sauce}

{champagne mangos — it’s like making-out with a piece of fruit!}

{sumo citrus!}

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