Recipe: put pan with contents on stove; walk away and go blog; boil chickpeas dry
Smell burning; rush to kitchen; get excited by pattern in bottom of pan; grab camera; click as desired.
Take ingredients from camera,
stir into Photoshop,
mix on high.
Blend, using several Modes.
Steam gently.
Serve artfully.
Wonderful! I'd say something about getting lemons and making lemonade, but it's not appropriate and I can't think of anything similar about chickpeas. But I hope you know what I mean! :)
ReplyDeleteJenny,
DeleteYes, I know what you mean...making the best of bad situation. Fortunately, I had no witnesses...until now!
Never took a picture of food, thank you for these tasteful inspirations. Please have you all a good new week ahead.
ReplyDeleteRobert,
DeleteI'm not so sure that these would actually qualify as pictures of food, but they were certainly food based. I like your play on words ("tasteful inspirations"). I wish you a tasty week.
Gosh! The humble chickpea sure got your creative juices flowing!!!! I hope your pan recovers!!
ReplyDeletejann,
DeleteYes, definitely got my creative juices flowing if not my digestive ones! I did manage to rescue the pan. Secret is to soak it in cold water rather than hot before scrubbing.
Ahhhh - We'll just call you the "Chef Tell" of Culinary Art and Photography - "very simple, very easy" :) lol
ReplyDeleteMystic,
DeleteI will be Chef Tell All. My motto will be, "If you can't eat it, make it into a picture and stick it on the wall."
Works for me! :) My burnt peas were not quite so artistic looking though... lol
DeleteMystic,
DeleteSounds like they were black-eyed peas.
So that's what makes your hummus so good!
ReplyDeleteC,
DeleteYes, now you know my secret technique. Maybe I should make a cook book: Foods I Have Loved and Burned.
My kind of art...I do it well...burned food ;)
ReplyDeleteDanielle,
DeleteWe each have our own specialty! Good to excel at something.
I am laughing out loud! When I burned the peas I should have run for the camera, but I stood on the back porch and flung that saucepan as far as my arm could throw. It really felt good. (That was about 30 years ago!)
ReplyDeleteAn art-buddy of mine once said, "There are no mistakes in art, only opportunities." How true!
Bises,
Genie
Genie,
DeleteThat pea-pot fling sounds like a most satisfying form of self-expression! Maybe it could be introduced into the Housewife Olympics. Or Househusband Olympics or ParaHouse Olympics (equal opportunity for all!)
Your art buddy made an astute observation about mistakes in art; some of my best art work has resulted directly from trying to fix the "mistakes" that I'd made (cleaning up the mess, or enhancing it somehow)...much like the chickpea pot incident.
Only you could get a blog post out of this. You're an inspiration!
ReplyDeleteHilary,
DeleteReally? Only me? Is that a good thing that I'm the only one who could get a blog post out of a burnt pot? I mean, really, I've seen some blogs that go into great detail about watching toe nail polish dry. Which reminds me, my toesies could use a little shining up...but no, you will not witness my tender tootsies parked up on my blog for all to ogle...well, except for that time a few weeks ago...
Can't say that I have ever brunt chick peas but I love the last picture. I am getting rather good at smoked carrots though, do you think that would make a blog post?
ReplyDeleteGillian,
DeleteIf you're smoking carrots, I think that would make a very interesting blog post!
Wow! These images look like jewelry designs,especially the last one.........Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteRuby
Ruby,
DeleteYou have such an original way of viewing things! Very gratifying that you see the beauty in my burnt offerings.
Love this ??Scientific?? experimenting!! and the knowledge to turn a bad thing good. Aw-right!
ReplyDeleteGwen,
DeleteScience has never really been my strong point. Maybe more like alchemy?
these are among the most intriguing and lovely food pictures i have ever seen - you really managed to bring forth the magic behind the banality of everyday cooking, we have forgotten to pay attention to the wonder which is, in fact, every transformation and the sacred meaning of nourishing - the ancient mother goddesses were named Alma Mater, nourishing mothers, for a very good reason.
ReplyDelete(you hit the point when talking about alchemy, as well, i am happy i understood the photos in the same way :-)
Water into wine...
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