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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:49:45 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Blog</title><link>http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:57:11 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Food Project #2</title><dc:creator>Ryan Day Thompson, Photographer</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:36:43 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/blog/2011/10/26/food-project-2.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">420806:4633316:13481053</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Documenting every dinner is implausible I've decided. &nbsp;Furthermore, some of our dinners are repetitive and boring. &nbsp;Like Amelia's chili. &nbsp;I eat it all the time. &nbsp;I think we had chili 3-4 nights out of every week between June and October. &nbsp;(Yes, it took me 4-1/2 months to get over a meal.) &nbsp;But, every time I cook something new I've been documenting it. &nbsp;I'm really enjoying the experimentation and the photos that result. &nbsp;Enjoy!</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0016.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319687262722" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">Cedric's morning noms.  Keep it simple with babies and you'll find that they'll eat just about anything.</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nourishing-Traditions-Challenges-Politically-Dictocrats/dp/0967089735"><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0018.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319687409430" alt="" /></a></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon.  Click on the photo to be taken to Amazon to buy it.  This book is subversive to the currently established food system.  I could not recommend it more.</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0017.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319687492642" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">Sally Fallon has the recipe for these fantastic Buckwheat crepes in her book.  For the most part, grains are evil, but I did not feel nearly the effects from the Buckwheat that I do other grains.</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0019.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319687556083" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">Elk backstrap with a honey/thyme/ginger glaze.  I added chili pepper flakes for color in the honey.  They were pretty tasty too.</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0020.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319687643165" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">I hate grains.  Hate them.  But I saw this idea in a Jamie Oliver book and begrudgingly gave it a shot as a way to mask the flavor and texture of the elk liver (elk liver is pungent, and has the strangest texture I've encountered.)  With the Arugula and Amelia's handmade mayo it did a successful job.  Amelia hated it.  I loved it.  I'm currently feeling the effects of the wheat throughout my system though :-(</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0021.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319687821595" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">The only happy bite of this meal Amelia consumed.  She ate it all like a big girl, because elk liver is so very good for you, but like I said above, she hated it.</span></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-13481053.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>This Week in Dinner: Part 1</title><dc:creator>Ryan Day Thompson, Photographer</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:44:50 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/blog/2011/10/20/this-week-in-dinner-part-1.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">420806:4633316:13400504</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>I've kind of always wanted to photograph food. &nbsp;I'm not a food photographer. &nbsp;I'm also not really a cook. &nbsp;Not at all. &nbsp;But as long as the wedding season is over and we're still a couple months off of our next assignment involving people I figure it's good to have a project. &nbsp;So I'm going to photograph dinner and post them each week...maybe. &nbsp;I spend a lot of time on the road so the chances that I won't take any photos of my dinner on the road is likely.</p>
<p>You'll notice a serious trend towards what people would call "crunchy" food. &nbsp;I.e. We're hippies in the way we eat. &nbsp;Sort of. &nbsp;Most of the "crunchers" eat soy, low-fat, and lots of grains, which we don't do. &nbsp;We have found that our bodies are the least exhausted, the most ready to go, the least prone to illness, and we get fewer migraines and stomach-aches when we keep our food as close to the source as possible and only eat stuff you can pick up off the ground or capture and slaughter in the wild. &nbsp;We're <em>almost </em>what would be called "paleo." &nbsp;It's a pretty sweet diet. &nbsp;<a href="http://hunter-gatherer.com/">You can check it out here.</a>&nbsp;This doesn't always happen since we live in an urban center, but with the foods we consume the most we like to keep 'em close.</p>
<p>We're not completely consistent though. &nbsp;I eat a lot of chocolate and potatoes and drink a ton of coffee and Amelia likes ice cream and croissants. &nbsp;Tsk, tsk.</p>
<p>Anyway, enjoy!&nbsp;<br /><br />P.S. &nbsp;Don't ask for recipes. &nbsp;We wing just about everything.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0001.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319176949134" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">Simple, simple on the oven baked chicken.  Consistent with the Paleo mentality we eat everything on the animal that we can (left.)  I'm sort of addicted to Amelia's starchy fries (right) which aren't Paleo so much, but still tasty.</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0003.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319177016327" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">Amelia makes TONS of stock.  This week it was elk broth from a recent harvest I had.</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0004.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319177084814" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">I always feel like the best kind of Oregano and Thyme is the kind I pick in my back yard :-)</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0005.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319177182187" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">Raw milk Kefir on the left, raw milk in the middle, Teff for Endura, eggs, hummus, etc.  Oh, and pickles.  The vinegar and dill evens us out systemically and the dill is purported to be a stress reliever.  Granted, you can't pick Teff and pickles up off the ground.</span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.rdtphotoblog.com/storage/FOOD_WEB_0006.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1319177327761" alt="" /></span><span class="thumbnail-caption" style="width: 1000px;">I don't think starch is good on a diet, but I just can'
