Thursday 13 May 2010

Chicken, Bacon and Avocado


Ali made me wonder why I love to photograph food.

Sometimes I do it to celebrate beautiful ingredients,
and sometimes to capture the memory of a meal
or as an appreciation of the artistry of a chef.

There are also times when I find it difficult
to be enthusiastic about food at all.
If I take the time to create something
attractive enough to photograph
I am more likely to eat it.

So, now you know.

16 comments:

  1. I've never been entirely comfortable with avocado between two slices of bread. Although your photograph does make it look more appealing than I fear it may taste.

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  2. Oh lord, I'm sounding grumpy about avocado now. I do apologise!

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  3. AnonymousMay 13, 2010

    yum and more yum...i could scarf it up in a minute.
    So good..Ellen K.

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  4. Sadly, I never ever ever seem to loose my enthusiasm for eating food. Even food that is not photo worthy.

    My backside is testament to this fact.

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  5. That is Mr Coffee's very favourite sandwich. Not that you needed to know that.

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  6. I'm the same - I sometimes remember after the pie has been demolished that it might have been blogworthy.

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  7. This beats by far the reheated lasagne that I'm about to tuck into!

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  8. You have to try that toasted it is the best!!

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  9. I have so enjoyed my journey this morning, through fields of strawberries all the way to the top of the Eiffel Tower. And thankfully, I held off and did not read this post last night because at 11pm I would have been cooking up some eggs. Now that is it 9:30am, and I am completely "in the egg zone" I shall go to the kitchen. Now that I know the trick, talk kindly to the egg, I am anticipating wonderful things.

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  10. can't do avocadoes.

    Even when they look as pretty as yours does.

    Shame, eh?

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  11. What, has Mr M not infiltrated your blog today to mention the photogenic properties of coffee and walnut cake?

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  12. On going to the US in the past I seem to remember having to take over Branston pickle as well as Jaffa cakes. I am fairly sure that Branston pickle would be a banned substance now but one might be able to ship it over in the hold I suppose. Would not want the jar to break though as that would be a bit traumatic

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  13. Coffee cake - now there's an idea ...


    WV: winga - makes me sound like a nut

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  14. Oooh, I would certainly eat that particular artistically arranged sandwich.

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  15. You had me up until the mayo. Now I'm hurling.

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  16. I too celebrate when I see photos of lovely food which include AVOCADOS! ( that's because I love them but also because we GROW them for export! ) Please keep eating them they are SO good for the eater. They are now being used as a babies first solid food.( because they contain such a wide range of Vitamins and minerals )

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