Life of a wanna-be food photographer

Yes, it's true. I've always had this secret desire to become a food photographer. What a life they live. They cook (or watch the cooks), make food a work of art, and taste test after the photo shoot is over! Since the purchase of my new Canon iOS Rebel, I have began to fulfill my dream. Here's a peek into my imperfect attempts...

On our bucket list was the goal to learn how to grill. I know... a Texan who doesn't know how to grill?! I guess my dad was just always in charge of that part. John and I thought the 4th of July was a perfect opportunity to learn how. So we followed America's Test Kitchen's instructions on how to make hamburger patties (with an added twist of our own) and grilled them to perfection. I was amazed at how simple it really was!

Thanks to our friends Simon and Pam, we were gifted a juicer. Our first experiment with the juicer was of course, OJ. It was beyond delectable! Since then it was strawberry kiwi, apple, and watermelon juice. The next upgrade is adding veggies. Blackberry spinach? Maybe...

One Saturday morning, we had a hankering for muffins. John is quite the muffin man, so he did most of the cooking. Poppyseed seemed simple enough and we had a huge bag of poppyseeds that John's mom sent us. There's nothing like freshly baked opioids for breakfast!

This post has successfully made me salivate. Taking photos of food is one thing, eating is another :)