On Thursday, fellow contributor Kaaleen and I had a girls’ cooking date. We have been good friends since we started university five years ago. Between the recipes she blogs about and my passion for food photography, we decided to be adventurous and creative by cooking all day!
Kaaleen is a foodie and she absolutely LOVES both bacon and shrimp. This made for an easy first dish of bacon wrapped shrimp. Duh.
Our second creation included sausages seasoned to perfection with paprika, which Kaaleen is absolutely obsessed with! Lastly, we made homemade baked macaroni and cheese with a herb crust. My paprika crazed friend had never made homemade mac n’ cheese before, so this was my opportunity to show her how it’s done…
Feeling guilty, we added a last minute addition of salad (aka lettuce in a bowl) to balance out our food groups. When you get together to cook and have a girls’ day in, who is really counting calories anyway?
Shrimp, pre-bacon wrap!Pasta, pre-cheese!Paprika seasoned sausages.Shrimp wrapped in bacon.Homemade macaroni and cheese.A simple salad.Bon appetit!
What are some of your favourite recipes you and your friends have concocted?
Hello everyone. My name is Meaghan DeClerq and I am a freelance photographer. When I held my first camera I had an epiphany – I knew that photography would become a larger part of my life.
I graduated in 2013 from the Media Studies program, emphasizing in Image Arts, at the University of Guelph-Humber. Although I am not as talented as the other contributors when it comes to writing, I hope I can showcase my love of photography.
Those who know me know how much I adore food photography. No matter what food is on the table, I have to photograph it. It is important to note that when I say photograph, I mean moving plates around until I got the right lighting – leading to many cold dinners and angry family members.
Outside of my passion for food, I enjoy many styles of photography, particularly portraiture and commercial. Regardless of the style, what I love most is the creative freedom. Whether it’s being your own food stylist, picking a wardrobe or location, photography lets your work shine. I hope you view my work as what it is meant to be – creative freedom. Allowing the colours and textures to take you somewhere special and different from everyday imagery.
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