Southwest Egg Rolls + Avacado Ranch Dip (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)
Are there any fans of Southwestern style food in the house? Anyone? Bueller…..Bueller…….
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How about avocados? Well, around here avocados are eaten almost religiously and this avocado ranch is such an awesome way to showcase them. It is so good with these egg rolls.
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Okay, so I’m not gonna lie, photographing these egg rolls totally kicked my butt. In fact, I may never try taking pictures of egg rolls again. I’ll add it to my new year’s resolutions or something.
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Don’t ask me why. I really don’t understand why the most innocent looking food can be so extremely difficult for me sometimes. I just couldn’t capture them the way that I wanted. I won’t even admit how long I spent trying to make them look the way I had planned.
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Honestly, my best photos are the ones that I take when I am relaxed and not trying to be a perfectionist. I think my mood shows through my photography. If I am having a bad day or just not all that excited about a recipe then it’s a sure bet the pictures are going to suck. For example, my camera had been misbehaving this day and the weather was creating the worst possible lighting which had me doing nothing short of dancing around trying to keep up and capture the right moments. The point is that it just wasn’t happening, I was frustrated, and I came very close to scratching the entire thing.
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Of course, after I had spent forever on these I would have felt even stupider than I already did about it if I didn’t at least get to share them with you guys. I think I’ve said this before and I know that I have told you not to let my amateur photography skills keep you from trying a recipe. I can at least say that these really are delicious. I made them for our Christmas party one year and called them “Feliz Navidad Rolls” or “Santa Fe-egg Rolls”.
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Yeah, I know, I’m much cornier than these rolls are. Oh, and I forgot to mention that I made the wrappers from scratch. I’ve never seen egg roll or wonton wrappers in the stores here so I didn’t have much choice but even if you can buy them I recommend trying them at home at least once. You know, just to say you did. Plus it really impresses people. I hope you try them!
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As always, the recipe is available upon request. The first request gets an upvote.
ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST. And by the way, my intro post did a huge $0.21
Don't forget to check out my other recent food posts:
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Cherry Soda + Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Floats (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)
Popcorn Chicken Nuggets and Honey Mustard Sauce (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)
Blue Cheese Stuffed Burgers Wrapped in Bacon (FOOD PHOTO SHOOT)
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"I'm much Cornier than these roles are."
Don't worry, we love your corn and it's working for you. "If it ain't broke don't fix it!"
My Dad says that like all the time, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" He'll normally replace 'ain't' with isn't, but it's the same.
I'm going to post on this next week, hopefully, but there's a chance I might get to see you in November. I'll keep you posted
Recipe please? And let's face it, egg rolls are not attractive, it's no wonder they were difficult
The second great food blogpost from you i stumble upon today. They look so healty and yummy at the same time. You definitely know what you are doing
Ahh, that is so nice, thanks @steemboys
Those egg rolls look so good! And your photography is always good!
Thank you so much, my sweet @alovelymess! 😆😆😆
I LOVE Egg Rolls! Those look SO awesome!
Isn't Life an Eggroll?
Yes, It's a donut, an egg roll, a cinnamon roll,.....oh, and a pizza too! LOL
Southwestern Egg Rolls are my favorite. Thanks for cooking them and sharing your pictures. I tried using a copy cat recipe of Chili's version of them that turned out well but I baked them instead of frying them to cut down on the fat. It's so intense that you had to make your own wrappers for them. I think you can substitute tortillas (flour or corn though I think the flour ones are bit more pliable when cold) the next time if you can't find egg roll wrappers. They should be available where you are hopefully. They should work just as well fried or baked. :)
Thanks @rockjon I'll keep that tip in mind.
I know what it means when the weather don't allow good lighting for the photo! I suffer from that a lot in my house. But I don't think your photos got bad, no way!! They look pretty and the eggrolls look yum! Probably you had a different idea to show them to us ;)
This weekend I saw some tourist with a red Nikon camera and I immediately remember you! It's not common here, usually, they are all black!
That's awesome that you thought of me. Perhaps some day we can meet, that would be really nice.
That would be so nice!! Maybe we could shot together you with your red Nikon 5300 and I with my black Nikon 3300! ;)
Am hungry now :)
Thanks for reading @billykeed!
Looks amazing once again and on that note I think I'm going to go to the grocery store!
How did the trip to the grocery work out?
I ended up getting a bunch of crap I shouldn't have and now I'm a total chubster. :-(
I understand, it happens
Wow....just wow these have my mouth watering.... the photos look fantastic as well no hint of a struggle coming through in the photos....
Well, thanks so much for the kind words. Sometimes, food just isn't pretty. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment @lily-da-vine