\r"; ?> Sopheava de Lumiere tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2009-05-31://1 2010-02-07T17:15:41Z Movable Type Pro 4.25 St. Paul ninja tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6329 2010-02-07T17:14:22Z 2010-02-07T17:15:41Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Margaret Andrews

]]> It's not every day you'll see photographs of me in St. Paul. Hell, it's not every year you'll see photographs of me in St. Paul ;).

]]> Breakfast at Mickey's tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6328 2010-02-07T04:44:09Z 2010-02-07T04:45:38Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Breakfast at Mickey's Diner in St. Paul

]]> Squeeling in delight tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6324 2010-02-05T02:41:05Z 2010-02-05T02:42:23Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Sam

]]> A rare moment of quiet tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6315 2010-02-04T03:46:04Z 2010-02-04T03:46:54Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Sam

]]> Squishy tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6314 2010-02-03T01:59:25Z 2010-02-03T02:00:18Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Sam

]]> [The name of her stuff animal :).]

]]> Art deco-r tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6311 2010-02-02T03:32:55Z 2010-02-02T03:37:44Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com

]]> Bestie Shea came over this weekend to hang [all of my] art [that she herself framed]. It literally took her all night but was so worth it. My house is transformed!! Thank you Shea!!

This shot is of 4 photographs I took and had framed after a Vita.mn event for the MN Dance Theatre. You will see it if you come over to my house and check out the bathroom ;).

]]> Quarterly checkup tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6308 2010-02-01T00:38:25Z 2010-02-01T00:46:30Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Bruno

]]> A couple weeks ago I took my kitty Bruno to the vet for a checkup & brought my camera remembering the orange wall paint and her orange fur would photograph nicely. She is such a dream to bring in, doesn't make a fuss or anything! (And I'm not even being sarcastic!)

]]> Moments before roasting tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6302 2010-01-28T03:04:53Z 2010-01-28T03:06:44Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com pine nuts

]]> Ocean of noise tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6295 2010-01-27T02:31:34Z 2010-01-27T02:35:04Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Sunset in Wisconsin

]]> Nutty tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6289 2010-01-25T03:06:05Z 2010-01-25T03:07:01Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com pine nuts

]]> Pola-mental health break tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6279 2010-01-22T01:59:11Z 2010-01-22T02:10:43Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Guthrie, Minneapolis MN

]]> Things have been ... um, crazy, at work lately. So yesterday Leslie and I snuck out at lunchtime and walked to the Guthrie to take some pix.

And because I'm still a newb photographer I didn't have my camera.

!!!

Yeah.

So Leslie whipped out her iPhone and was all, 'Here you can use my polaroid-iphone app.' And I was all, 'Dope!'

I probably spent most of the walk shaking the phone to "develop" photos, but damn it was fun. If I end up with an iPhone this year it will be because of THIS ONE STUPID APP.

]]> So hot it curls tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6273 2010-01-21T01:35:21Z 2010-01-21T01:36:04Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com

]]> Tomato soup tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6269 2010-01-20T03:45:20Z 2010-01-20T03:46:31Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com tomato soup

]]> Harissa tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6265 2010-01-19T04:15:03Z 2010-01-19T04:18:12Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Harissa

]]> I made tomato soup this weekend, but since I can't make anything this winter without making it fiery harissa is my new favorite spice.

See that bamboo cutting board? That was a Christmas gift from my friend Leslie. She had the good idea to buy a cutting board that would photograph well as a nice contrast to my dark table. Smart friend, that one. You can see why I keep her around ;).

]]> Apple crisp tag:lumiere.sopheava.com,2010://1.6260 2010-01-17T21:57:47Z 2010-01-17T22:11:19Z sopheava http://lumiere.sopheava.com Apple crisp

]]> As part of my new year's resolution to 'cook more' the weekends have been busy the last few weeks. It seems to me that for the most part people either like to cook or bake. One or the other and very little double dipping. I fall into the former category but was inspired today to make an apple crisp. Why? Maybe it's because the Vikings spank'd the Cowboys. Why mess with perfection is what I say. This dessert was deeeelicious and about as easy as they come.

APPLE CRISP

  • 3-4 apples
  • 1/4 c water
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 c sugar
  • 3/4 c flour
  • 1/3 c butter (softened)

Preheat oven to 350. Peel, core, and slice apples. Place in a 8x8 or 9x9 baking dish. Sprinkle with water, cinnamon, and salt. In a separate bowl mix sugar, flour, and butter until crumbly and spread over apples. Bake 40 minutes. Take photographs of your dessert (optional) and eat it (not optional).

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