Fierce Photography - Sherri McKnight

Holding a Diploma of Photography (2006) Fierce Photography was created from my desire and obsession in capturing those precious moments, and holding them in time, never to be forgotten.

Sherri McKnight.

I believe in the power of a photograph …its magic and its depth.

Animals 

Landscapes

People

Events

Business Portraits

The images in this article are the property of Sherri McKnight and Fierce Photography and are protected by copyright laws. © 2009 Sherri McKnight.

Sherri McKnight

Fierce Photography

519-993-3254

sherriblank@rocketmail.com

Signature Sessions
$200.00 Weekdays
$225.00 Weekends

Your session fee includes:
~ A one to two hour shoot at your home or on-location*
~ 25 – 35 edited Images on disc~ An online collage gallery

The session fee is due at the time of the photo session itself.

* Location - Additional fees may apply for locations outside of the Halton Hills/Wellington Couny area.

Sessions do not include prints, proofs or digital images. These are available for purchase. 

Sherri is a natural light photographer so when choosing your location for your session your options can vary according to the look you are hoping to achieve or based on locations that have sentimental meaning to you and your family.  Feel free to consider options like local parks, urban sites or your home to create a personalized setting for your images.

For the Love of Carrots!

Organic Heirloom Carrots

To me, the most soulful, life affirming gardens are those that have a sense of poetry about them. The brilliant red-orange Chantenay Royal, the deep orange Bambino, the bright red Nantes Scarlet, the purple Cosmic  - all poetic names of various heirloom carrots. But the Autumn King, is King of Fall and Winter! An imperator with long, bright roots, a broad shoulder and a crisp, light flavor. 

The Autumn King is what I’ll be harvesting in just a few short weeks just in time to make soups to store and enjoy over those cold winter months. Of course we’ll enjoy many of these fresh picked carrots in their raw form before preserving soups and storing many in a box covered in dirt in our dark, cold basement.

Until then, I will be planting carrot seed in pots to grow over the winter months to harvest by mid Spring. Hoping I can keep them thriving all winter, can’t wait to find out!

Happy Healthy harvesting from my family to yours,

Sherri.

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Sherri’s Eye-mazing Cold Weather Soup

(Eye-mazing because it’s packed with vitamin A which is great for vision)

INGREDIENTS

1 large onion, sliced

4 tablespoons grapeseed oil

1 ½ lbs carrots peeled and sliced into coins

½ head cauliflower (or throw in the whole head if you so desire) 

2 large potatoes peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces

½ cup celery sliced

16 oz vegetable stock- homemade or low sodium variety

salt and pepper to taste

Garnish 

1/4 cup basil leaves, loosely packed

¼ cup grapeseed or olive oil

sea salt

INSTRUCTIONS 

Cook onions and grapeseed oil over medium low heat until well-caramelized and a dark golden brown, stirring infrequently (about 25-30 minutes)

Add carrots, potato, cauliflower and celery and cook for another 10 minutes, tossing well to coat with grapeseed oil and onions.

Add vegetable stock, turn heat to medium high, and bring to a rapid boil. Cook until vegetables are very tender almost falling apart- about 20 minutes.

Blend with a blender until completely smooth.

Season with salt and pepper and serve with basil oil (recipe follows).

BASIL OIL INSTRUCTIONS

(Prepare while the soup is cooking so it has time to steep)

Finely chop parsley in food processor until it is very tiny.

Add grapeseed or olive oil and give it a little whirl

When ready to serve, add one teaspoon (or less or more, whichever suits your fancy) of the oil to the prepared soup in bowls and enjoy!

Sherri.

Clarity Health Care ~ Clarifying Your Health

Clarity Health Care 

Specializing in Homeopathic Medicine

Treating Women's issues, Men's issues, Pediatrics, Pregnancy, Birth, Labour and animals.

Our country clinic is located in the town of Erin, Ontario.

Please visit our website:  http://clarityhealthcare.weebly.com/

Homeopathic Physician: Sherri McKnight DCHomMed, RHom

Garlic (Allium Sativum)

Garlic It’s easy to grow, hardy, and not usually attacked by pests or diseases. In warm to mild climates it can be grown all year, unfortunately though, our Canadian winters don’t allow for such warmth and so we can trick these little cloves by planting them inside!

Start off with a Canadian grown organic head of garlic. You can choose to refrigerate your garlic for a few weeks prior to planting or placing the potted garlic in the fridge later on, whichever works best for you (I refrigerate mine prior so that the dormant period for proper growth has already occurred). Separate each clove, trying carefully not to peel the skin from each one. 

In your chosen pot filled with nutrient-rich soil, dig a small hole about 3-4 inches down for each clove and place the cloves in each hole with the pointy end facing up. Garlic does well in an acidic soil pH so if you have any leftover coffee grounds sprinkle a handful across the top to help with growth and then cover the cloves with soil. Leave in a sunny place and water every other day to avoid root rot.

Your garlic sprouts will push through usually within a few days (this is when you should store refrigerate, shortly after they sprout, if you didn't prior to planting) and will grow high green stalks which will eventually form beautiful flowers at the tippy top, however, if you want large garlic bulbs it’s best to cut off the stalks before they flower so as to ensure all of the energy goes into bulb growth. These stalks, or garlic scapes as they are more commonly known as, can be used as a garlicky addition to many culinary dishes in the meantime. 

When the leaves at the base of the stalks (I like to have at least 4-5 left at this point) have yellowed and dried, it’s harvesting time - this could take 8-10 months. From what I've seen in harvesting garlic, the number of green leaves remaining at time of harvest equal the number of intact wrappers surrounding the head. A few weeks prior to harvesting reduce the amount of water given, then dig up your bulbs.

Leave your fresh picked & washed garlic laying out in a warm, dry environment for a week or two so they develop several 'wrappers' of dry material around them. Store them in a mesh bag to keep for months, replant and/ or enjoy them right away.

Cooking with garlic

Crush or cut the garlic, then leave for 10 minutes to allow the allicin to fully develop before adding to recipes. Add the garlic about five minutes before the end of cooking - this way you apply just enough heat to convert the allicin into medically active compounds.

• Purée fresh garlic, canned garbanzo beans, tahini, olive oil, pinch of salt and lemon juice all together to make quick and easy hummus dip.
• Sauté steamed spinach, garlic, pinch of salt and fresh lemon juice.
• Purée roasted garlic, cooked potatoes and olive oil together to make delicious garlic mashed potatoes. Season to taste.

Fresh garlic has many useful properties such as:

• Antibiotic (anti-bacterial) 
• Anti-viral
• Fungicide
• Blood thinner. Use it to treat high blood pressure, lower cholesterol, dissolve blood clots, help prevent heart attacks and strokes 
• Expectorant, good for bronchial and pulmonary secretions
• Immune stimulant
• Cardiovascular health. A number of studies have found that garlic reduced the accumulation of cholesterol on the vascular walls 
• Sulphur source
• Reduces platelet aggregation 
• Gastric stimulant. Helps with digestion, acts as an anti-flatulent, carminative and diaphoretic

Happy Healthy Harvesting from our family to yours, 

Sherri.

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain. 

Doug Coupland 

My Heart and Soul ♡

It's been a while since my last post, life has been full of extreme studying for us all. The boys are writing essays and creating experiments on a regular basis (on top of all of their daily curriculum) and I have been consumed with finishing up this last year of college. Graduation is set for the end of June!! 

“When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.” ~Sophia Loren.

Life According To Chad...

Life according to Chad:

I am going to make the world a better place. I will eliminate poverty, chemicals, McDonalds, and cows milk. I will discover new planets and new energy. When I get the chance to meet Spider Man, I will ask him what he thinks of how fast I can run. If I bump into a vampire I will make sure that he stays away from my neck and if I happen to see a werewolf I will make sure I have a stake or a silver bullet in my back pocket. 

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