Infuse yourself: With some herb infused water.
July 12, 2020
Infuse yourself: With some herb infused water. . Today’s post is special: Firstly, thank you for your love and following - 300+ ☺️. A small number for some, but a huge deal for me. Second, many of you may not know that I am also a visual artist. I mostly paint abstracts. You can check @neha.limaye - this is my art account. Art and creativity drive me. I’m most comfortable when I am creating - a new painting, a recipe, or indulging in photography and writing. The reason I mention this is because today’s post combines my visual art, food love & love for photography. That cool and calming backdrop you see in the pic is one of my new “in progress” paintings. . As I was setting the shot up, I wanted a soothing wall/backdrop for this water. That reminded me of conversations I’ve recently had with my photographer friends about painted backdrops. So I pulled this canvas out from my studio and propped it up as an experiment and loved the results. I’m definitely going to play around with creating backdrops. If anyone’s interested in collabs, DM me. . Now about the infused water - it’s so easy! Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add herbs of your choice and let steep for 10 mins. Remove herbs, pour steeped water in a pitcher, add cold water - approx. 4-5 cups (adjust as needed to get subtle herb flavor). Top with fresh herb leaves. Store up to a day. Consume as you would regular water. I’ve used mint, basil and stevia leaves in this one. Mint and basil have multi fold benefits - digestion, anti inflammatory, calming and to some extent are antidepressant. Stevia lowers blood sugar and adds a beautiful subtle sweetness. To top it all, all the herbs are from our backyard veggie patch! 😊 . So here’s to Plated Expressions and drinking up some goodness. . Make it. Share it. Tag it #platedexpressions . . . . . #infusedwater #water #mint #basil #stevia #produceisbeautifulproject #photobackdrop #photoprops #handpainted #paintedbackdrop #custombackdrop #nehalimayeart #foodphotography #beverage #drinkoftheday #foodartblog #foodphoto #thrivemags #onourcreativetable #freshherbs #cookingwithgoodful #thenewhealthy #summerdrinks #summervibes #cooling