Sunday: Essential Ingredient

I'll tell you a little secret.  I really like food photography - a friend of mine who is a professional photographer once told me that, in her view, it was one of the hardest areas to do well in.  And certainly any photo I have ever taken has made my meal look most unattractive.  But, when done well, I think it is amazing - just see alphaincident, zuma and Mandy's Snaps to see how good it can be.  

I am cooking tonight, a rare occurrence in itself.  It has taken me ages to get everything together as I stopped to take photos of every ingredient!  I am making a Chinese dish, Gong Bao Ji Ding - it is one of our favourites.  Dried chillies are an essential part of it.

Oh, we watched 'Django Unchained' last night - one of the best films I have seen in ages.  Seriously!  Really good soundtrack too!  

We have opted for a lazy day today and I am loving it.  I have spent a good amount of time uploading photos to the other place but am still way behind.  It's one of my (many) New Year's resolutions to get it up to date.....