Over the past 48 hours we have been inundated with snow as a winter storm rolls across Eastern Europe. Thus far I have been lucky to have heat, power and water, but even with the heat on drafts still sneak into my room from the unheated hall and uninsulated balcony. The weather seemed a perfect excuse to make winter treat. Roasted Brussels sprouts and pecans! The treat is two-fold. You get to eat something delicious, but you also have an excuse to turn up the oven, savor the warmth and good smells coming from it.
In Romanian, Brussels sprouts are varza de Bruxelles, literally cabbage of Brussels. I love to imagine that Brussels is a land where everything is tiny. Perhaps it's a hold over from the hours I spent as a child playing with my Sylvanian Families dolls, but this idea has enchanted me.
As I spent time huddled around the stove waiting for my tiny cabbages to
roast, I was reminded of a neat photo trick that I learned about on Bridget's blog called
tilt shifting. This is done by changing the focus on the imagine so it
looks like a miniature. It's one of the most fabulous and totally
addicting things I have done recently. Fueled by delicious sprouts I
decided to tilt shift some of my photos from today.
I also even took a snap of my dinner and fiddled with it!
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