I have been trying to get more creative with my food photos. I am fortunate to have great light in my kitchen which presents me with tons of opportunities but I find that my photos are frequently taken from the same vantage point – above.  I like shooting from this angle for a lot of my dishes and find myself scrambling up little ladders or perched on chairs to get that perfect shot.

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Lemony artichokes, roasted tomatoes, pasta….heaven in a dish. I was craving pasta this past weekend due to a bit of a broken heart (ahhh, life….) and this dish was therapy in a bowl.  It was just what my little cuore (heart) needed to smooth over the tatters.  And smooth it did….the combination of the lemony artichokes with the roasted tomatoes is heavenly and a perfect light pasta dish for the summer heat.  I gave this recipe the royal treatment by cutting the chicken into bite sized pieces and breading; and roasted the tomatoes from my garden to concentrate the flavor (ahhh, all the chopping and dicing was very therapeutic indeed). Short on time ?

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