Dragon Fruit at Sunset

I wonder how many waterlilies Claude Monet painted? All these dragon fruit photos could be my artistic series. :P

Life Cycle of Thanh Long (Vietnamese Dragon Fruit). Dragon Fruit Literally Blooms in Hours. Dragon Fruit Bud. Dragon Fruit Blossom Extreme Close-up. Dragon Fruit Bumper Crop. And now, Dragon fruit at sunset.

Do you like the truncated photos above, or these elongated ones below?

Williams-Sonoma The Art of Preserving Cookbook Giveaway

Did you catch my cookbook review of "Williams-Sonoma The Art of Preserving" by Lisa Atwood, Rebecca Courchesne, and Rick Field? Please read that post for more information and pictures of this lovely cookbook on pickles and jellies.

Williams-Sonoma The Art of Preserving by Lisa Atwood, Rebecca Courchesne, and Rick Field

If you've been here long enough, you've probably figured out that I love pickles and pickled food. So when the folks at Andrea Burnett PR asked if I'd like to receive a free copy of "Williams-Sonoma The Art of Preserving" by Lisa Atwood, Rebecca Courchesne, and Rick Field, I immediately jumped at the chance.

"The Art of Preserving" includes more than 130 recipes for sweet and savory jams, jellies, marmalades, pickles, chutneys, relishes, and foods that use those ingredients. There's also information on the basics of home canning and pickling with tips in case various problems occur.

All that aside, this cookbook is simply gorgeous. As if the cover didn't lure me in enough, I immediately latched onto this recipe for pickled fennel.