Dreaming

Jonathan is watching NBA basketball Finals and I'm dreaming about what it would be like to be a photographer?

Dreaming of being the one who is able to capture the beauty around us that is God's creation.
One who is able to capture the breathtaking moment that is history but also the details of the simple moments that make up everyday life.
One who is able to capture the personal emotion of someone in a single moment and in that, be able to ensue the same emotion on all who see it.

Original photo courtesy of: Dina Spencer Photography

Though for me it is only a dream.
For right now I simply enjoy giving the photos a unique, distinct flavor such as the wedding photo above taken at our wedding.
I simply enjoy giving the photos a unique, personal story that I can retell later on in life.

Thai Fried "Rice"

Back to the kitchen I go! It has been nice cooking my own food again since the trip. I seriously get TIRED of eating out all the time. It gets boring fast.
Anyways, some nights consisted of just the normal go-to recipes because of what we got from the grocery but Monday night was a different story.
I did my own concoction of Thai fried "rice" and I must say it turned out good!
Very Proud of myself.
Yes, indeed.
Why is rice in quotes? Because I didn't actually use brown rice or even white rice, I used quinoa.

Quinoa is a psuedograin crop, not in the same family as grains or cereals. It has a high protein content, good source of essential amino acids and dietary fiber. From the look of it, it resembles brown rice and the taste is a nutty flavor when cooked. Similar to rice so that it works well as a good substitute. The plus side is that one cup of uncooked quinoa feeds 8 servings and cooks in only 15 minutes!
I love that it is fast, very healthy for you and it tastes good!

Well, Monday night I had leftover quinoa and thus I wanted to use it somehow. I already had planned to grill thai chicken along with roasted bell peppers and carrots.....my favorite!.....but I needed more flavor to the meal. My taste buds were craving it.
I looked up some simple fried rice recipes on All Recipes and found a base I could work from and went from there. (Note: Fried rice is best cooked with leftover rice, not fresh cooked rice.)

It didn't take long. It smelled great while cooking. Jonathanand I both liked it and I think the puppy wanted some as well! She kept watching us as we were eating. Her eyes were saying: "Feed me some please, I want something different than dry puppy food!" 
Sorry Beth, no table scraps for you. 
Though, for humans, I highly recommend buying some quinoa and trying out your favorite rice recipe. You won't be disappointed, I promise. :)