photographs by rinne allen
sprigs of thyme
in Daily Beauty
photo by kristen bach
slow roasted pizza sauce
this weekend marks the end of the season for us at our house. we pulled out our summer tomatoes, peppers, and basil and replaced them with our fall crops. we harvested the last of the end of summer, blemished tomatoes and tired basil and slowly roasted a delicious pizza sauce.
ingredients
8 tomatoes
1 medium sized yellow onion
10 sprigs of thyme
5 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup loosly packed fresh basil
salt to taste
directions
-pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
-finely chop your onion into small pieces and saute for 20 minutes on low heat with half of the olive oil
-meanwhile, core tomatoes and cut them into large, rustic pieces
-in a roasting pan, combine the sauteed onions, tomatoes, thyme (including sprigs), and salt
-toss with the remaining olive oil
-roast uncovered for 1 1/2 hours, checking every 30 minutes or so
-remove sprigs of thyme and add the basil
-return to oven for 1/2 hour
-cool before adding to pizza dough
photos and recipe by kristen bach
firecracker chantrelles
in Daily Beauty
photo by kristen bach
shrimpers
recently, i was at the coast, north of charleston. i wandered over to the docks and checked out the shrimpers. i love all the colors & textures of their nets and bins. coastal living...
photographers by rinne allen
caterpillars
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
covered in green
in The Country
one of my favorite things to spot on our adventures is shacks covered in vines. i love exploring in and around them and looking up at light coming in through the cracks. here is one on a recent adventure around the outskirts of charleston.
photos and words by kristen bach
secret tree
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rebecca wood
brooklyn botanic garden
my sister sara lives right near the brooklyn botanic garden, so we usually go over there to see what's growing. after hurricane sandy there was a lot of trees damaged there, but they used the debris to build a kids fort! it's all nailed and woven together. it has great log stairs leading up to an enclosed deck up top with log seating all around. it almost looks like a giant birds nest when you first see it.
words and photographs by rebecca wood
early sumac
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
burgundy
castor bean, amaranth, zinnia, scabiosa
photographs by rinne allen
stone with leaves
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
lemon tahini eggplant
my husband is no fan of eggplant. i on the other hand love it and i always try to make that one dish that will make him fall in love with it too. so.... with a big eggplant from the farm and red bell peppers from our garden i decided to roast some eggplant and toss it with this yummy sauce. while my husband is still not a big fan of eggplant, he did enjoy this dish. i thought it was delicious!
ingredients
1 large eggplant
1 Tbsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 small red bell peppers
1/4 cup tahini juice of
1 lemon
4 small cloves of garlic
1/4 cup greek yogurt
salt to taste
directions
-pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees
cube the eggplant, toss with
1 Tbsp salt and set aside in a colander for 20 minutes or until it sweats
-rinse the eggplant and toss with 2 Tbsp olive oil
-roast the eggplant in a roasting pan for 15 or so minutes
-meanwhile, make the sauce
-in a blender, add the tahini, lemon, garlic, greek yogurt, and salt
-blend until smooth
-when the eggplant and peppers are done roasting, toss them with the sauce and serve over a salad or rice
-bon appetite!
photos and recipe by kristen bach
poke
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
3 porch farm's pepper drying
i was out at 3 porch farm earlier this week. i wandered into one of their greenhouses and smiled when i saw all of their peppers hanging up to dry. enjoy!
words & photographs by rinne allen
pink pops
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rebecca wood
changing palettes
in The Country
it's getting to be my favorite time of year, garden wise. i LOVE when things are dying and overgrowing and blooming all at once. blooming colors and dying colors all embraced together. and the colors! here's some changing colors, heralding falls new pallet.
words and photographs by rebecca wood
floating
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rebecca wood
deerhead oak
on a recenty trip to charleston we spent a day driving through small towns around the city. we passed through McClellanville and had lunch at a local seafood place, afterwards walked across the street to see this century old oak....and it's tree swing. it was amazing being surrounded by it's monsterous limbs!
photo by kristen bach
lichen at the quarry
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen