Saturday, August 1, 2009

A brief history

It's lately been a whirlwind of meals, conversations, thinking, and writing. Like a child (or an old, old woman), I steer in Pollockesque gestures.

I'm okay with that.

A history of the past two months, in photographs.

Farmers' Market
Charleston

Shrimp 'n' grits
Charleston

Slow-roasted pork, black beans, rice, plantains,
shrimp in sweet-savory broth
Greenville

Green bell pepper and Gala apple
Greenville

Smoked mackerel and caramelized onion bruschetta
with Genoa salami
Greenville

Spinach salad with tomato, cheddar, and feta
Anderson

"Cosmic dog," with sweet-potato mustard and bleu-cheese slaw; "Planet dog," with Jamaican relish and yellow mustard; shoestring fries
Mount Pleasant

Sweet-potato Belgian waffle with sorghum syrup
and pecan butter

Anderson