Matthew Bafford's Musings

 

Microwave Popcorn

Don't be a slave to consumer ignorance! Cook up the last of that microwave popcorn (if you can stomach the artificial ingredients), and make your own.

Needed ingredients:

* A bowl
* Something to cover the bowl 
* Loose popcorn kernels
* Butter
* Salt

Put some butter (or other oil) in a bowl, put some kernels in the bowl, cover, microwave until the popping slows down again.

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Nikon D40, 1/60s . f/1.8 . ISO 1600 . 35 mm

Season, shake, eat.

I really like how this shot of the popcorn cooking turned out. I had to manually focus and between the multiple levels of glass, the metal screen in the microwave's door, the low lighting, and the movement from the turntable, it obviously didn't focus very well. Still, it has an interesting feel to it.

Filed under  //   food   photography  
Posted August 7, 2010
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Celebrating the Tomato

After a few months of hard work growing the seeds, cleaning up the yard, tying up the plants, and applying appropriate amounts of water, the first big tomato harvest has happened. Tonight's dinner consisted of eating tomatoes while harvesting, eating tomatoes while tying up the vines, eating tomatoes while thinking about dinner, and then, finally, eating tomatoes on black beans.

From this:
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To this:
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To this:
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To this:
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  • 1 can cooked black beans, washed
  • Many many tomatoes, cut
  • Liberal sprinkling of kosher salt
It was worth the wait.

Filed under  //   food   garden   tomatoes  
Posted July 15, 2010
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