I hate that the sun is beginning to set earlier, because I never eat dinner early enough to capture photographs in natural light. Perhaps I need one of those simulator light bulbs? Until I find better bulbs, apologies for a decline in photo quality as we enter the cooler months.
Anyway. Last night, I was struck with a craving for cold peanut noodles. Hearty soba, rich peanut sauce, abundant sautéed vegetables, maybe some cashews. The concept sounded delicious. Unfortunately, I was lacking some key ingredients: namely, noodles.
I loved my zucchini linguine so much last week that I decided to pull out the peeler for some veggie-noodle creation. I know a spiralizer would make pretty, uniform noodles, but my peeler works just fine for now. The taste is unaffected by poor presentation, thankfully.
After tossing with my peanut sauce, fresh basil, and some cashews, I thought edamame would be a nice addition. But as I had none in stock, I went with some white beans left in the fridge. But, I wouldn’t really recommend doing that.
I had it alongside Asian-style wheatberries, tossed with sesame oil, ginger, mustard powder, and Bragg’s.
Cool and satisfying, but I’ll have to make some real noodles soon.
Anybody have any darkness tips for me and my cheap camera? There’s only so much this photoshop amateur can do!
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That looks so good!
If you don’t have access to natural light then I recommend using a desk lamp with a white light to brighten up your photos.
Still sounds like a great meal to me! :-D Perfect for the end of summer.
A daylight bulb should solve the problem… or even a fluorescent bulb that emits white light, rather than yellow. When I’m not too lazy to use it, I notice a huge difference in the picture quality!
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oh… love these both combos…. I got a spiralizer and I’m so excited about making raw pasta! :D
that wheat berries combo sounds delish too~ you just remind me to get some.
That dish looks sooo delicious! I wanna dive right in! Hey don’t forget to check out the giveaway on my blog!!
xoxo
Maggie
Natural light is KEY! But I know what you mean…that’s why I hate photographing at night. Guess the best thing you can do is turn to good ol’ photoshop! (or picasa for me, since it’s free)
Even though you claim it was too dark, the photos look great to me! Yummy dinner!!