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Turning Over a New Leaf

Posted by Candace on Thursday, April 1st, 2010

I know… it has been almost two months since my last post. But in case you haven’t noticed, something is different ’round these parts. Welcome to MY BRAND SPANKING NEW BLOG! I Shot the Chef 2.0 is now here for your viewing pleasure. My wonderful husband Stephan, who also happens to be my personal photographer and web designer, has been working hard on all the details of my new blog. Hope you like it! Thank you Stephan for spending so much time to make me the most gorgeous and functional blog! You da Bomb!

On to the fabulous veggies… I’ve always had an awful black thumb. When it comes to houseplants and herbs, I’d be a convicted murderer. So many times I’ve bought herb plants and they died within a week or so. My mother is the queen of African Violets (and many other plants) and my dad has an enormous vegetable garden, so I don’t know where my black thumb came from. I guess I just didn’t understand (or appreciate) how simple it was to grow your own food… until recently.

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April 1st, 2010 by Candace / Filed under Kitchen Gossip / 14 Critiques

Miso Hungry

Posted by Candace on Saturday, December 19th, 2009

I’m sure most of my loyal blog followers thought I fell off of the earth… Well, I didn’t! I’ve just been insanely busy the past month. First, Stephan’s parents were here visiting from Germany for three weeks. Then we sent them on a cruise for my father in law’s 60th birthday. We figured they would want company on the cruise so we went with them… :P Lastly, we booked a commercial shoot at Atlantis in the Bahamas… we had to be there five days… it was just awful.  By awful, I mean awesome! If you haven’t been to Atlantis, add it to your list of must see places! During the shoot, we were lucky to find the time to have dinner at Nobu and Mesa Grill.  I highly recommend both!  Now we’re home and pretty much plan to be here for a while.

In keeping with our new health kick, Stephan and I joined a gym.  Can you believe I’ve gone every day since I joined?  The fact that I joined two days ago is a minor detail.  lol!  On a whim, we tried spinning for the first time yesterday.  I don’t know how many spin enthusiasts there are out there, but what’s up with the butt pain afterward?  I think I might need to order one of those embarrassing inflatable donuts to sit on!  Yowsers!  All jokes aside, I truly enjoyed spinning and definitely plan to continue with it.

Now on to the food… This is a very quick miso glazed salmon.  It’s flavorful and oh so healthy!  Next time I make this I want to grill the fish instead of broiling.  I think it would be even better!  Oh yeah, and those gorgeous salad greens…… I grew them!!   :::patting self furiously on the back:::
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December 19th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Kitchen Gossip / 4 Critiques

EuroTrip 2009

Posted by Candace on Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

We just got home from our annual trip to the Fatherland (Germany) to visit Stephan’s family.  Its a really good thing to have in-laws who live in Europe… I’m a lucky gal!  We always do a little side trip somewhere during our visits… Last year was Rome and this year was a East European road trip.  We started our road trip in Frankfurt and drove to Prague, Vienna and Munich.  As usual, our traveling consists of two things… eating traditional food and photo taking.  Or as the Germans say… <insert German accent here> Photoshooting.  Check out some AMAZING non-food images that Stephan took from our trip.

This is us in Prague, close to the Castle and the Famous Charles Bridge
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September 29th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Kitchen Gossip, Travel / 9 Critiques

Check out Chica

Posted by Candace on Thursday, March 26th, 2009

I’ve been known to be a bleeding heart when it comes to animals.  I have a major soft spot them… I’ve even stopped several times to remove turtles from the road.  I just feel the need to do what I can for animals.   A friend of mine came across this little tiny (5 pound) chihuahua a few days ago.  Stephan and I just couldn’t let her go to animal control.  She looked as if she had been well fed, but had not been to a vet (or bathed) in many years.  She was quite the stinker.  Its sad that someone can neglect such a precious creature.

We’ve named her Chica temporarily because it seemed wrong to keep calling her “the other dog.”  She is an absolute sweetheart…. but definitely categorized as special needs.  She is partially blind and has difficulty walking due to hip dysplasia, but she hobbles around.  Her disposition, however, is very sweet… and I’ve done some unspeakable things to her like forcefeeding her pumpkin and yogurt with a syringe. I won’t go into why I was doing this… after all this IS a food blog! lol!

We currently have her in our home in Ft Lauderdale.  We would love to keep her, but we already have 2 chihuahuas and just don’t have room for another. Also, with our busy schedules and traveling, we don’t have the time to give her the attention she needs.  If you know someone who would like to adopt a special needs pet, please email me at candace at maloman.com.  She would be the perfect lap dog for an elderly woman or man who needs companionship. 

I’d like to give a big thank you to Dr. Loeser, my fantastic vet, who donated her time to run tests on little Chica.  Check out this beautiful image Stephan took of little Chica.

March 26th, 2009 by Candace / Filed under Discriminating Doggies, Kitchen Gossip / 7 Critiques

Golly Jeepers… Happy Holidays!

Posted by Candace on Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Today is a very special day… my hubby’s birthday! Happy Birthday honey! I’m so excited because we’ll be celebrating tonight at our favorite Ft. Lauderdale Restaurant, Cafe Martaranos.  You’re the best husband a girl could ask for… I’m truly blessed to have you in my life.  Thank you for being you, and always putting up with me!

For everyone else, Happy Holidays!!!  Every year, we create custom Holiday Cards, and this year is no different.  When I saw this blog post, I knew what our 2008 theme had to be.  This is my favorite card we’ve ever done, and now we have the pressure to top this next year.  So here’s our version of a 1970ish Olan Mills portrait…

December 24th, 2008 by Candace / Filed under Kitchen Gossip / 10 Critiques
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