February 2012

Cozy Cameo: Blushing A Beet Red

by Ingrid Beer February 28, 2012
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A slight fog still hung in the air of a brisk morning when the worn, cracked finger of the farmer plunged into the still-cool soil. The small hole was made, like a damp little bedroom, and two tiny seeds were dropped in. Rich earth was sprinkled over top of them, securing them in their place, [...]

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That’s The Way The Schnitzel Sizzles

by Ingrid Beer February 24, 2012
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As this time of year provides the chill in the air, our bodies and souls desire the warmth of homemade, freshly prepared offerings from the kitchen, and our noses seek out the dancing aromas of tasty and familiar sustenance. Fantasies of wintertime in Europe with fluffy, light snowflakes falling on the people gathering at the [...]

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I’m OK With Being A Mug

by Ingrid Beer February 17, 2012
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I cook and my darling hubby photographs. Food is the medium through which I personally express myself best; I use it to recreate emotional spaces and shades of the day that I observe and want to share and literally ingest. That’s not to say that I don’t have an inclination to photograph too, it’s just [...]

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Tasty Little Canvases

by Ingrid Beer February 10, 2012
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Ah, crêpes. These golden little canvases wait in eager anticipation ready to be painted with tantalizing sweets in order to play the role of dessert, or filled with savory, earthy goodness for the part of main course. For me, crêpes inspire whimsical daydreams of European afternoons. I imagine strolling down a Parisian boulevard, fiery-red striped [...]

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Under Our Blanket

by Ingrid Beer February 3, 2012
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There are golden glimmers in time, those deliciously elusive sparkles, when my husband and I can escape for a couple of hours. These are indeed precious moments, especially when so much time is devoted to work and to our family as a whole, with our only boy so quickly growing up, becoming a young man [...]

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