January 25, 2011

Taken with the Blend Cam app (standard shot with monochrome version overlay) outside of YiYa’s Bakery/Cuban Restaurant, which serves up the best Pan Con Bistec in town. Their Cuban and breakfast sandwiches kick ass, too. Low on grease, high on quality.

January 24, 2011

*Princess Peach hands by ear gesture* My hero(s). My 2-day odyssey to find pork belly ends here. More details on what I’m doing with pork belly, along with a pictorial coming shortly.

January 23, 2011

My little bites, D’artagnan. He’s a pint-sized punk-rock Napoleonic dictator, but the cuddlyist little guy I know. Since returning from the chaos that was Weinerfest, he’s been extra sleepy and extra snuggly. Neither of us is complaining.

Smoky Porky Goodness

This, perhaps, is my favorite ingredient right this minute, currently beating out both garlic and sriracha. Double-smoked bacon is one of the richest and most decadent pork products ever to cross my threshold, and it’s smoky, porky goodness has found a way into dishes aplenty over the last few months.

This bacon comes slabbed, so you can slice it as you wish, cooks evenly, and lends a sublime smokiness to any dish.

Try it sliced on an egg and sharp cheddar sandwich on nice challah knots, cubed into crisp little crunchy nuggets in green vegetables, or sliced into lardons with onions in a potato hash.

January 22, 2011

Scene from the 2011 Dachshund Winterfest, where I spent my morning & afternoon selling, selling, selling! The event went great–we raised a lot of cash to cover rescue expenses & the T-shirt I designed sold out!

January 21, 2011

A ridiculously happy Nembu for almost no reason. It’s nice to see my sad old man with a smile.

January 20, 2011

These do not look like my feet. I finally broke down and with cajoling from my husband, bought my first pair of grownup workout shoes.

January 19, 2011

As I was taking the garbage out this morning, I was struck by how creepy the mist looked and just had to shoot it.

January 18, 2011

Ok, so some day I’ll take a picture of something that is not food. Today, however is not that day. Today I was too tired after working & working out for an inspiring shot.

January 17, 2011

Tonight’s dinner: eggs & hashbrowns. Eggs & hashbrowns has been my go-to dinner since high school and it’s still one of my absolute favorites. These days, the hashbrowns are fresh more often than not, and I include onion, shallot or leek and garlic powder. The eggs are always fried sunny side up, with the whites separated off and cooked until almost burnt. Cheese is optional & whatever I have on hand. Tonight it happened to be provolone & Swiss. A satisfying non-committal dinner for a rainy night.