[Photo] Kreuzdammer preview

As I said earlier, there was plenty of light so I was happily shooting along at ISO800 but it was also very inconsistent.
Next time there are strobes, I need to take a lot more photos in short sequence to get lucky more often. I have two or three photos which are absolutely fantastic in terms of subject and composition but have the faces completely blown out. :o(

Anyway, here are some samples I'm really pleased with. Comments and constructive criticism, especially from the photo geeks, welcome.

 
  
 

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[Boxing Day] Chard with garlic and ginger in cream

Scary box arrived today containing chard, green cabbage (scarily big head!), huge carrots that look more like turnips shape-wise, potatoes, swedes and onions.
I figured the chard would probably perish first so I cut out the white bits and chopped those finely and cut the green leaves into chunks.
In a saucepan with a generous amount of olive oil, I sauteed four  gloves of garlic, a small onion, a chunk of ginger and the chard whites (all finely chopped) until everything softened. Add a small cup of cream, season with salt and pepper and bubble for a bit. Stir in the chard leaves, turn the heat down, cover and let sit  for a few minutes. They really won't need long, just warm through and wilt a bit, you still want some bite.

I orignally wanted to make rice with this but had to realise I had run out so I made some mash with a couple of potatoes and one of the swedes.
It was lovely indeed and looked like this:

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I didn't have any parsley, otherwise I would have added some green to the mash.

(cross posted to food_porn and organic_boxers so apologies to those of you who see this three times)

I'm in chocolate heaven

On a whim, I had decided to add a box of Booja-Booja Organic Chocolate Truffles. I just had one and boy is it nice. This little thing has as much chocolate as you need a day, I don't think I could eat any more. Well, I probably could but it would be a waste.