Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Yes, I Photograph Vegetables

Because really, is this not some seriously photogenic food?

I grew everything but the onion . . . and the tofu.

Is this really what my life has become? Is this the most excitement I can offer you today? Dirty vegetables and tofu?

Yes. Don't be so demanding.

9 comments:

  1. You also didn't grow the cotton for the tablecloth. Or the wood for the table. (I'm assuming, because the little bit of wood I can see looks like it's probably older than you.) I'm just sayin'.

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  2. See? Demanding. The day I start growing my own cotton is the day you can have me committed.

    And by the way, that's not a table--it's a daybed. And that's not a tablecloth--it's a sheet. Yes, I put the food on the dogs' couch in the kitchen (they weren't on it at the time). It was the only surface that had enough natural light for a non-flash photo.

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  3. Another post I can really get behind! What are you making? Finally something I could eat?

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  4. Yeah, when was the last time you slaved over a hot stove for us? Huh? Huh? When???

    I'm going to try potatoes next year... did you do the box that keeps getting taller as you fill it method?

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  5. I love your food pic! Just wait until I whip out mine when I do an update post on moving my garden (which has yet to happen)...I am not a photog at heart but I loooooooved taking pictures of my homegrown veggies! In the words of pop star Christina Aguilera, "You(r) [veggies] are beautiful no matter what they say..." Okay, that was super dorky but it seems I can get away with such things in the blogging world!

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  6. Yes, Sara, you could have eaten it. I made curry last night.

    Meadowlark, I don't know what method that is you're referring to. We just plant the potatoes in a hole in the ground and then hill the dirt up around the potatoes as the plants get bigger. The hilling is a total bitch, but it only has to be done once or twice.

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  7. Mmmm...curry! Care to share your recipe? (If it's easy; if not, eh.)

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  8. Curry . . . recipe? I don't really use a recipe. The basic method is heat oil, add curry powder to fry a bit (this is necessary, or else the curry powder will taste really gross--trust me), then the aromatics (onion, ginger, garlic, etc.), then you add chicken stock/water/coconut milk and vegetables in the order it will take to cook (i.e., carrots and stuff first, potatoes and the like last). I also add a bit of cream at the end if I haven't used coconut milk. That's all. Way easy. Like stir-fry, the worst part is the chopping of all the veggies.

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  9. Sounds good. I've never made curry. It's on the list of things I only eat when I go out because it seems too difficult to make.

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