Can I make an observation? It’s easier to eat healthy when you’re eating food that makes your tastebuds sing. And unless you are a rabbit, you tastebuds probably won’t welcome a steady diet of celery and carrot sticks. For me, HEALTHY has got to be SPICY. That’s why I’m always on the lookout for something that’ll give me my fix.
This is the second soup recipe I’ve made from my MIL’s WW cookbook. The first one, an Indian Carrot Soup, was woefully bland. (Isn’t anything with “Indian” in the title supposed to have a good kick to it?)
When I looked at this recipe I thought it might be bland too. So I notched up the heat and made it vegan/vegetarian. You can make it as organic as you want too. It’s high fibre and low cal, perfect for a lunchtime soup. I made it today and it turned out really well. It was so good I didn’t even take a photo of it. And I licked the bowl.
Here is my revised recipe:
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Subtitled: Why there are 15,000 photos in our iPhoto library
I received a very very nice email a couple of weeks ago from the father of two young girls in Wellington Village.
Not only was his email immensely kind, flattering and complimentary towards me and my photography (!), but he also asked me if I would consider writing a few words about photographing kids… Why do I take the photos I do? Which are the photos I love and why are they special, who takes the photos in our house etc.
Little did he know that I was going to say YES, and that he had just opened the door to an immense topic I love to talk about.
I did a really fun photo shoot for our local paper last week, and as I poured over the photos I came home with, it got me thinking about this topic again.
Does everyone have it in them to take a good photo? I’m still mulling that one over. I think everyone has the ability to snap a decent photo, just like everyone has the ability to write a letter. But not every photo is a *great* photo, just like every letter isn’t a great letter.
Some people have a better handle on lighting and are more creative with timing and composition, I think that’s the big difference between pros and amateurs.
If you want to take some good photos you need to (a) know what makes a good photo and (b) try to remember it next time you have a camera in your hand. :)
It’s not like I’m revealing any secrets here… just my opinions on the matter. But if this is a topic which interests you, please read on.
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