food | Thao Nguyen Photography

March 1, 2014

APAD- Day 59- Fridge 2.0

Freelance photographer/Filmmaker + Content Relations at Tugg, Inc | Austin, TX | 2-Person Household, 1 dog, 2 chickens | Just normal married folks.

Three years ago I did this same shoot, I wanted to see how our eating styles have changed
http://thaophotography.blogspot.com/2011/11/092911-fridge-photo.html

Wow the photographer that inspired me to shoot this in 2011, also caught up with his subjects and shot an updated photo of their fridges. http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/11/13/mark_menjivar_photographs_inside_people_s_refrigerators_for_his_series_you.html

February 20, 2014

APAD- Day 51- Naranjas

There’s nothing more awesome than buying a 10 pound bag of oranges out of the back of a pickup truck on the side of the road. I swear the oranges and watermelons are always sweeter than the ones I find in the grocery store!

February 12, 2014

APAD- Day 42- Tennessee Bourbon Cinnamon Roll

Cinnamon bun for my hunny bun 🙂

February 9, 2014

APAD- Day 39- Tamales Time!

Family friend, Sandra Gonzales, passes off a dozen hojas (corn husk) after spreading the masa onto them as the whole family gather to help spread.

Thanks Sandra for helping lead the pack and showing me how to make tamales!

The logistics:
25 lbs of masa, 6 lbs of lard, 1 pork head and 16 lbs pork shoulder

The outcome:
21 dozens of pork + 5 dozens of beans + bonus of enchilada sauce

Yay! 😀

February 7, 2014

APAD- Day 38- Oinky oink?

This slightly gruesome image is the main course for tomorrow in some sense… this will be wonderful tamales tomorrow!

January 24, 2014

APAD- Day 23- Chinese take out

Thao: Wanna order Chinese food on your way home?
Stephen: Does a bear shit in the woods

January 19, 2014

APAD- Day 19- Banh Khot

The day was coming to a close and I still hadn’t shot anything for the blog yet… I spent a portion of the day making Banh Khot, so today’s picture is essentially me enjoying the fruits of my labor!

January 17, 2014

APAD- Day 16- Bacon!

My brother-in-law brought in freshly smoked pieces of bacon!

January 13, 2014

APAD- Day 12- Lucy’s Fried Chicken + bonus!

I had seen the kicking lady neon sign for some time and decided that since we had never been to Lucy’s Fried Chicken, we should to give it a try.

This bonus is basically, I couldn’t decide on a singular photo for today and I didn’t want this one to disappear into oblivion… These are succulents that were taken from my wedding bouquet. My sister put them in some soil and even though they were cut, they sprung roots! So a living wedding souvenir!

January 11, 2014