My sister won a contest, sponsored by Maple Leaf, so we, and two friends, were treated to a lovely ‘spa day’. A chef arrived to cook us a delicious lunch, before we each had individual massages, manicures and pedicures. What a lovely indulgence it was!
The salad the chef prepared:
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![Salad from Spa Day](http://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Salad-from-Spa-Day.jpg)
Perfect looking strawberries for the salad:
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![Strawberries for Salad](http://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Strawberries-for-Salad.jpg)
Prepping the lettuce:
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![Chef Preparing Lettuce for Salad](http://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Chef-Preparing-Lettuce-for-Salad.jpg)
Slicing the strawberries:
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![Chef Slicing Strawberries for Salad](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Corn cobs:
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![Corn Cobs](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Great technique for removing those pesky corn silks:
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![Chef Using Cloth to Remove Corn Silk](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Corn cobs started in the pot the chef brought with him, chicken (the ‘Maple Leaf’ part), started in his frying pan on the gas stove:
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![Chicken in pan on stove top beside corn cobs in pot](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Corn was then moved to a frying pan, fried in bacon fat if I recall correctly…if you didn’t like bacon, not sure you’d enjoy this lunch! lol. 😉
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![Corn cobs on Stove](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Dicing thick slices of bacon:
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![Chef Dicing Bacon](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Frying:
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![Bacon in Frying Pan on Stove](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
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![Chef Frying up Bacon on Stove](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Crispy bacon was added to pre-prepared potatoes, part of a potato side dish:
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![Crispy Bacon Added to Potatos](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Then it was warmed in the pan…with more bacon fat…yum! It’s certainly not a way I usually eat!
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![Chef Cooking up warm potato salad](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Alice watched the proceedings from the kitchen window:
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![Alice at Kitchen Window Watching](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
The finished lunch plate. A wonderful start to our spa day experience.
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![Finished Spa Day Lunch](https://hollysissonphotography.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
(Equipment used: Canon EOS-1D MarkIV (new version of this camera is the Canon EOS-1D X Digital), Canon 24–70 mm f2.8L lens)
by Holly