By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Thankful.
A Thanksgiving meal to be thankful for, especially as Sandy reminded us that it could have been otherwise—
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Vladimir Brezina
... has kayaked the waters around New York for over a decade in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He comes originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and has lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He is a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.Johna Till Johnson
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.Recent Comments
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Beautiful photos!
Thank you!
Great photos, really enjoyed the colours – especially those purple vegetables – what kind are they exactly?!
Hee hee! They are cabbage, and—get this—Okinawan sweet potatoes! They are naturally purple, and taste pretty much like regular sweet potatoes. I fell in love with them while shopping because of the color… and when we were preparing dinner, by chance the sweet potatoes ended up next to the cabbage and brussels sprouts… an explosion of green and purple!
The turkey looks really good. Here in Germany there is not the Thanksgiving feast in the way in America. We traditionally eat a Christmas goose.
Vlad is Czech, so we have been doing the Christmas goose as well (plus, the goose fat is SO good for cabbage!) We are looking forward to the Christmas goose this year…
That surely was one yummy colorful feast – everything looks so perfect, all caramelized and brown.
It was a yummy feast indeed :-) Thanks, Shaanthz!
You’re making me feel hungry!
I guess that is the point of food photography :-)
wonderful pictures, I too would like to know which vegetables are those. Bests!
See above–cabbage and Okinawan purple sweet potatoes. Oh, and Brussels sprouts!
thankful you are both safe for this special time – Yup that turkey looks about ready to serve
It was pretty much done at that point…
Yes, we all have a great lot to be thankful for, thanks to the two of you for sharing. I feel a bit hungry looking at that gorgeous turkey…
Have a lovely weekend
Dina
As pointed out above, though, goose is the way to go :-) Thanks, Dina!
I just had dinner but I’m now feeling hungry ;)
Good! :-)
Nice and colorful :)
Thank you!
Colorful photos. Love all the small details here!
Very nice post!
Thank you! I thought Vlad was nuts when he kept interrupting the cooking to take pictures… now I see why….
I have to start cooking…lovely vegetables! It’s true that you eat just as much with the eye…
Oh yes, you should start cooking! It took me so many years to finally enjoy it–but it’s worth the effort. And there are so many wonderful Scandianvian dishes–I’m planning to prepare fishballs for our friend Runar’s lutefisk party this winter!
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Sandy really put things in a different perspective. When we can have a roof over our head and food on the table – those are enough for us to be thankful. As usual, beautiful pictures.
Yes, I think the perspective has changed for many in NYC… Thanks!
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Wonderful feast photos. I am Thankful that you had this feast and Sandy did not take that away from you. I can’t wait to see the Christmas Goose. I have never had goose. Thank you for sharing ;)
It’s a deal! I’ll be sure to take photos of the Christmas Goose, provided of course Johna lets me ;-)
Great pics!
Thanks!
All your brassicas are belong to me! :D Much to be thankful for. Hope you both had a great holiday!
We did indeed—can’t you tell? ;-)
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That looks SO good! (And isn’t it odd that Thanksgiving dinner has the reputation of being full of unhealthy stuff, when what it comes down to is roast poultry and lots and lots of vegetables??)
Too much of a good thing, I guess… :-)
What a colorful Thanksgiving you had!
The colors are really absolutely gorgeous, especially those purples and yellows and reds. I expect the food was as complementary as the colors.
(I wouldn’t turn my nose up at the brussels sprouts either.)
The Brussels sprouts were the best! It’s quite a revelation what happens to vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli, etc., when they are roasted at high heat with just a bit of garlic, olive oil, and salt…
Looks like you had a great meal. I love Brussel sprouts!
I used to steam them or boil them, and that’s ok, but roasted they are out of this world! :-)
Yummy! I have a award over at my place for you Enjoy It
Eunice
Thanks so much, Eunice!! We really appreciate your nomination :-)
You are very welcome I am just trying to keep the LOVE FLOWING we all should run the world it would be a better place
Eunice
Wonderful photos. So colourful. :)
Thanks, Sylvia! :-)
The colour of tous photos are very good :) and i leke the first photo so much. What name it is?
Red cabbage, Okinawan sweet potatoes (see comments above), Brussels sprouts, Granny Smith apples…
Ya. Thanks
hehehe, sorry i dont read the comments yet
Great shots of the holiday meal prep. Love the colors on display. Nicely done!
Thanks!!
Great photos Vladimir with such vivid colors! Your food looks beautiful!
Tasted good too!
Lovely pictures and very tempting food!! :) Thanks for the like on my blog post!!
You are most welcome, and thank you! :-)
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Such a lovely comment, thank you! :-)
It’s amazing what can be done with some of the “other” text characters!
Mouth watering!
All gone now, sorry!… No, wait, there is still some turkey left in the fridge :-)
That will do. ;-)
bom apetite !
Thank you very much!
After a weekend of overindulgence, I didn’t think I’d ever feel hungry again, but your images have managed to bring back my appetite. :)
Thanks, Robin! I am reasonably sure, though, that your appetite would have returned all by itself sooner or later… No matter how much we eat, somehow eating is never done ;-)
Beautiful shots, it made my hungry
super fotky, díky
Na Vánoce, kapra a husu…
Wow! …Yummy…! a good ending …
Thanks! :-)
U’r welcome … :)
Have forgotten what I intended to say…you’ve made me feel so hungry. Those lovely pictures – I can smell Johna’s cooking…I’m drooling! I’m ordering a doggie bag from you now, for next year, please.
We still have some leftovers… ;-)
I love those close-up shots. Makes the food more… lively! And delicious…
And eaten! Thanks, Evil Nymph :-)
Omnomnom, those sweet potatoes are wonderful, I am on a mission to find them here on the west coast now! And I agree, roasted brussell sprouts are unbeatable. It all looks so good!
Since the sweet potatoes are Okinawan, you are closer to them there than we are here…
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Thanks so much for this award, Nizy—we really appreciate it!
Lovely colours, particularly of the raw ingredients!!
Can’t go wrong with green and purple! :-)
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Great colours and patterns, especially in the first couple of images: is the purple and white some form of cabbage..?
Yes, ordinary red (as opposed to green/white) cabbage…
That turkey looks so good!
And so it was! :-)
Great photos, and i particularly love the purple and green together!
Yes, complementary colors, somehow happened to come together… ;-)