Food Photography with the Shamrock and Peach

Panna Cotta with Raspberries and Chocolate

Kale Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing and Crispy Shallots

New Season’s Lamb, Mixed Carrots, Colcannon and Rosemary Jus

Just this past weekend I teamed up with Shamrock and Peach photography (my husband Gary) to teach a class on Food Photography at Whole foods Salud cooking school in Alpharetta.  Gary is an artist and designer for his day job and a skilled photographer with a passion for creating beautiful imagery that explores the world around us and the Irish landscape.  We got to work together combing food with photography when we wrote our first book together ‘the Shamrock and Peach”.  We are always learning and exploring and we love to share with others.  I heard a quote recently that said “we only own what we give away” so I wanted to share some of the images from our food styling class.  Valentine’s day is coming up soon so I am going to share the recipe for the Raspberry and Chocolate Panna Cotta next!

Oh, and here is Gary’s website if  you want to check out his work http://www.shamrockandpeachphoto.com/

Thanks for following us!

Judie the Irish foodie

Food Photography

It has been said that we eat with our eyes first and with a world of social media, blogs and iphones we all get to share the magic instantly!  Here are a few images of food photography taken by Gary recently that made my food look mouthwatering.  Only a true artist can see behind the lens and it takes patience, talent and passion.  Here are few that he has taken recently that I really love!

Peach and Irish Cream Macarrons

Bacon and Cabbage

Barnbrack

Steak and Guinness Pie

Over 10 years ago when I started my blog there was a need for some great photography and my husband who is a graphic artist rose to the occasion. At the time I am not sure he knew what we was getting himself into, but since then we have published two additions of our first cook book called the Shamrock and Peach filled with beautiful images of Ireland in addition to food photography and now we’re finishing up our second cook book.

Mastering the art of good food photography is not easy and then there are styles and trends and multiple digital features on our cameras to contend with. Gary is excited to share the knowledge of the tricks he has learned behind the lens at Wholefoods Salud cooking school in Atlanta on Saturday Feb 3rd between 10-1pm.  We have a really interesting and delicious Shamrock and Peach menu for you to enjoy as you shoot, eat and most importantly laugh and enjoy some Irish craic.

We’d really love to see you at the class if you live in the Atlanta area and for everyone else thanks for following our blog!  Maybe well share some tips from the class in future posts!  Here is the link for our Atlanta friends to sign up:

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/service/salud-cooking-school-4

Judie the Irish foodie

Green Orchards and Irish Oatcakes

Capturing the Aroma

September Wonder

Armagh Bramley Apples

Pickled Peaches

Apple season in the American south is in full swing, for those leaf peepers driving to the mountains looking to pick apples and visit rustic barns full of fall produce and gourds, the time has arrived! For me, the weather is just perfect this time of year, with the warmth of the summer still lingering, but the crisp cool nights and mornings a welcome change. The appearance of apples on farmstands and in country stores also reminds us of the change of seasons as we move towards Harvest – always a great time for foodies. Ripe produce and produce in abundance!

This October, I am really excited about teaching a fall inspired menu at my upcoming class entitled ‘Green Orchards an Irish oatcakes’ at Salud Wholefoods in Alpharetta   The menu is inspired by my homeland in County Armagh (also know as the Orchard County of Ireland) where Bramley’s are King of the crop, whilst the menu will also celebrate local North Georgia apples with delicious apple fusion recipes. So, as we were inspired, we drove up to North Georgia last weekend to enjoy the fall culture in full swing and fill our pantry with local apples and produce. -It’s been a tradition in our family since we moved to Georgia to make time to drive to the mountains in autumn to the source of the freshest produce we can find…and here we are! So, enjoy the ripe bounty and please check out my upcoming seasonal menu:  Here are the details:

Friday, October 06, 2017

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

GREEN ORCHARDS AND IRISH OATCAKES!

DEMONSTRATION $45

With Chef Judith McLoughlin

MENU:

Apple Chutney with Kerrygold Dubliner Irish Cheese on Oatcakes

Celeriac and Apple Soup with Apple Wood smoked Bacon and Creme Fraiche

Apple Chicken with Sage, Spinach, Potato and Fennel

Georgia Apple Crumble with Irish Whiskey custard

Register: www.wfm.com/saludalpharetta

Whole Foods Market| 2800 Old Milton Parkway | Alpharetta, GA 30009 |

770.442.3354 x2 office

www.wfm.com/salud

 Love to see you if you live in the Atlanta area!

Judie the Irish foodie

What’s your pie?

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and folks are already thinking about what kind of pie is going to grace the Southern table.  We are drawn to tradition around the holidays and long for a connection to our food heritage.  Last night I taught a cooking class a Whole foods supermarket Salud cooking school sponsored by Kerrygold butter and cheese. Our ending dessert to the three course Celtic holiday traditions menu was banoffee pie; a celebratory sweet in both the UK and Ireland.  This scrumptious pie was first invented in an English restaurant in 1972.

Southerners love their pies as we all know!  You can only imagine how thrilled I was to hear one of the students announce that she was going to add Banoffee to her Thanksgiving dessert menu.  My Shamrock and Peach cook book recipe is an Irish-Southern hybrid by adding crunchy Southern pecans to the crust.  Our cooking class began with special guests from the Drake school of Irish dance with our guests clapping and stomping their feet and I am sure my students were already guessing this was a class like no other.  Paul Bradley from Kerrygold presented an Irish cheese board and helped me out with a few good jokes and stories throughout the class.   The grand finale was the Banoffee pie and I am pleased to say it did not disappoint!

If you are like me you are already deciding what luscious pie is going to make grace your thanksgiving pie?  My hope and recommendation is that banoffee makes the list and remember to bake with Irish Kerrygold unsalted butter for the simply best results!

Judith the Irish foodie