Blood Orange

Chicken Piccata with angel hair and snow peas and red peppers.

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Matzah Ball Soup (Matzo ball soup)

Had a leftover chicken from thanksgiving so we made soup stock and then put vegetables and matzo balls in it!

Thanksgiving Dinner:

Chicken, red potatoes with shallots, sugar snap peas, stuffing with hazelnuts and cranberries, cranberry sauce with orange zest and cocoa

Making thanksgiving dinner with my brother

Tortellini sautéed with garlic, spinach, and olive oil

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Simple egg sandwich with bacon. English muffin however is a cranberry english muffin!

Brussel Sprouts and Bacon:

1: Cut the brussel sprouts nicely.

2: Cook the bacon

3: Sautee the onions in the remaining bacon fat

4: Put the sprouts, the bacon, and the onions in a pan

5: Bake for 25 minutes at 450F

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Challah French Toast.  Grade C maple syrup. Cinnamon.

Step 1: Attach Macro Lens to Camera (100mm F/2.8 macro to Canon 60D in this case)

Step 2: Attach 50mm F/1.8 lens to front of macro lens in reverse using 52-58mm male-male coupler.

Step 3: Aim flash toward reflector (left or right side).  Need oblique illumination.

Step 4: Set flash to full power, set camera to small aperture and max flash-sync shutter speed (F/22, 1/250s in this case).  Lowest ISO possible given flash and aperture constraints.

Step 5: Take photo.  Focusing will take some time.  Depth of field is fractions of a millimeter while lens is wide-open.  When aperture is stopped down, it will be slightly more.

Step 6: Enjoy!