Kitchen Snaps

Friday, September 30, 2011

Smoked Gouda, Ham & Apple Grilled Cheese

I almost didn't post this for two reasons...I don't love the pictures ...and it looks burnt.

It wasn't burnt...but it looks it, right?

However, I'm tired of looking at Chorizo, Onions and Potatoes with a hazy boarder, so here we go...

Chorizo & Potato Soft Tacos with a Simple Homemade Salsa ...and Photograph Talk

You know what bothers me about this picture above?

That the corner of the white square plate with the tortillas is almost touching the wooden board rather than completely running parallel to the board and the grains of the wood. My eye focuses on that particular spot in the photo and I find it distracting. Weird? Maybe. WAIT. WAIT. Look again! Now it's driving you crazy too! Right?!

Anyway... it makes me realize how when you're standing (or in this case sitting/crouching) behind a lens you don't necessarily notice such minor imperfections. That's not to say all photos need to be in complete balance...how boring would that be?! It's just in the photo above with such pronounced geometric shapes and lines...that one crooked plate throws my entire picture off. Just my honest, overly self-critical, non-expert opinion. (I decided to soften the boarder of the photo above in an attempt to draw your eyes out...not sure I was successful ...but I'm practicing...)

Smoked Brisket Sandwich on a Soft Onion Roll with a side of Coleslaw, Corn Bread & Pickles ~ Cooking on The Big Green Egg

My husband has been talking about preparing a Brisket for what seems like months now...

Or at least since the day he came home with this...

Banana Oat Chocolate Chip Muffins

Few things in life inspire me to bake more than an idle basket of overly ripe bananas...

OK...well she inspires me more than the spotted, brown bananas...

And well...he does too (despite the perpetual chocolate chip stealing...)

SO caught in the act!

"WHAT...?!"

The simple recipe yielded 4 dozen beautifully moist and delicious, *mini sized muffins... (*cooking time 8-9 minutes on convection bake)

...all we added to the recipe was a good half cup of Hershey Dark Chocolate Chips...