Green Dragon

I was going to post a time lapse video of the sun rising at the Green Dragon (our local flea market).  The file was too bid and I don't have time to figure out how to compress it...this was my first attempt at a time lapse video.  I'm heading out for a canoe trip, so I will have to use the other pictures I got from the Green Dragon this morning.

Sir

While shooting my video, a guy on a bike rode up.  It was this guy, a good friend of mine.  He was biking back from work.

Bench

I told him we should get breakfast at the Green Dragon (it was 6 in the morning).  He agreed.  On our way to food we passed this.

Jake and Leona's

This is where we ate.  It was good food.

Algerian Flatbread

To go with my Futari, my wife made a delicious spiced Algerian flatbread called msemmen (think naan).  It was actually slightly spicy...my wife does not like spicy things at all, so I was impressed by her willingness to add cayenne pepper and cumin.  And I even watched to make sure she tried some at dinner.  She did...and she even said that she liked it.

  Msemmen

Whether she was telling the truth or not about liking it is a different story.

Cookbook

I remember being a child and looking through my mother's cookbooks and thinking all the food looked horrible.  I don't know if it was because she had specific cookbooks, ones that were for easy and quick meals, or if it was all the fault of food photography.  Perhaps it was a mix of both.  Either way, when I filled my bowl with tonight's "casserole" version of stuffed cabbage, I couldn't help but think of those cookbooks...  I suppose it isn't a good thing, but the fact that it brought back those memories was reason enough for me to take a picture of my dinner and attempt the style of those ancient cookbooks.

Stuffed Cabbage

I guess it's near impossible to make something like this look good, but it was page after page of dishes that looked just like this.  For me, that would be awfully discouraging.  I like it when my food looks good as well as tastes good.  

Day Two

I have two photos for day two.  One of which isn't really anything special.  More so, it's just a reminder for me to update my food blog.  If you have any interest in a vegan Do It Yourself kind of blog, check it out at ... www.ratherbehungry.blogspot.com ... Having created something fairly delicious for dinner, I now know what the next post on that site will be.  It will be the recipe for...

The photo that was once occupying this space has been removed due to a lot of people thinking it looked gross.  I don't want this to reflect poorly on the rest of my food photography on my other blog.  I wash my hands of that picture...forgive me for forcing you guys to look at it. (now on to the description of a delicious meal...no visuals this time)  

 

Pumpkin Filled Ravioli with Zucchini and Fennel Cream Sauce

I've never attempted to make raviolis before.  But now, knowing that it isn't hard at all, just labor intensive, I will make them all the time.  The next filling will most definitely be mushrooms and onions.

Oil Tankers

Leaving my sister's house and taking a different route home proved fruitful.  I had no idea that there was a train yard by her house.  This row of tankers went on for as far as the eye could see.