Eat Fresh!

So this is what I'm trying to do these days. Eat fresh. Less packaging, less processing, less damn plastic.

I'm giving up plastic water bottles, plastic grocery bags, plastic milk bottles, but I'm realizing that plastic is everywhere these days. It's on my car's steering wheel, on my phone. Oh eek, it's even on the keyboard I'm typing on. Urgh.

Well, I'll just do the best I can. I'll avoid as much plastic as I can and eat fresh, fresh, fresh. Now who wants a carrot?

Savory Pain Perdue Appetizers

Going through my images from last year, while I wait to hear from the Nikon repair crew in Japan. I really did love this picture of savory pain perdue appetizers in San Francisco. Stylin! And unexpectedly delicious : )

Warm Minestrone Soup

Baby, it's cold outside : )

Yes, when the thermometer dips below freezing, it's time for some warm, healthy soup to set you right.

Here is a flavorful bowl of minestrone from one of my all-time favorite neighborhood eateries in San Francisco, Rose's Cafe.

Gelato!

Gelato!
Originally uploaded by pixelish
This photo of delicious gelato was taken mere moments before my beloved Nikon D300 slid off my shoulder and went crashing to the ground.

Well, I guess it was time for a new camera anyway! I'll be trying out various cameras over the next few weeks before I decide which direction I go in. Ping me if you have any suggestions. The Nikon D800 is looming large though, just gotta say it.

Sugary Beignets

These sugary sweet beignets have a secret inside! There is homemade pear jam lurking just under the fried deliciousness. Mmmm... what an unusual and yummy flavor.

The presentation also caught my eye — the fried morsels are laid out in a worn, rustic toolbox. Captured at the Farmer's Market outside of the Ferry Building in San Francisco.

Raclette with Quick Pickle

Raclette with Quick Pickle
Originally uploaded by pixelish
Amazingly tasty, tangy, gooey comfort food from Cowgirl Creamery at the Ferry Building in SF. Best $5 I've spent all year : )

Meringues in Luxembourg

It is a strange thing to realize I am so, well... obsessed with photographing food in European light that I am now planning a trip back over there not for the museums, not for the architecture, not to visit friends, not for a romantic getaway, but for no other reason than to shoot food. Ah... bliss : )