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Epicuriouser and curiouser…

January 11, 2010 By Marta Darby 11 Comments

So, I'm still recovering from the Comelatas that defined the month of December for me. And I'm still struggling to migrate my files from the old Mac G5 to the new (Thank you, God and my sweet husband!) Macbook Pro laptop.

There have been multiple trips to the Apple store to consult Geniuses and of course there's a learning curve, but while my digital photos, music and files are all in disarray, there is one constant in my life: I still have to eat. (Actually, more like, I still have to cook, but that's not important right now.)

I noticed that, not only have I been cooking a lot, (and eating well, I might add) but I also tend to take photos of my meals. Does anyone else do this?

I know. It's weird, right? It's almost like a diary.

I am remembering that in the early days of our Cuban exile, for some reason we took photos of our food "to send back to Cuba."  Thinking about this early practice now with a semi-reasoning mind, I'm wondering "What the heck were we thinking?"

Seriously. Like, "Look at all the food available to us here in America. Neener, neener?" Now, in my current life, this compulsive-food-photography-to-share-abroad seems totally strange, and yet….

I continue to photograph whatever is on my plate. I know. Shut up.

Carryover from Interrupted Cuban Childhood?

Artistic Fascination with Colors, Textures and Aromas?

Or Personal Dysfunctional Obsession? 😉

Here's the evidence. You be the judge.

The following were all on my iPhone, taken in the last month.

Food4

Food2

Food 

Food5 

Food6 

Food3 

Food10

Look at all that fabulous food I've been eating.

(Neener, neener!) =D

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  1. michele caridad says

    January 12, 2010 at 6:23 am

    well…this photography of food is not uncommon to me…my little sister Jessi has taken it to a new level…she takes pics of food in a restaurant and takes it home to analyze the ingredients so she doesnt forget and tries to replicate it at home…or she takes the pictures of the people cooking (to us cooking is family time too) and then the final product with the cooks! she should’ve been a chef but no…she chose dentistry!

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  2. Maria Eugenia says

    January 12, 2010 at 6:50 am

    I loved this post. It made me feel a little less guilty about all that I ate this holiday season. And your use of the Cubanism “comelatas” really reminded me of my mom. Happy New Yea

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  3. Mica says

    January 12, 2010 at 7:43 pm

    yummalicious

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  4. BFF says

    January 13, 2010 at 7:34 am

    I especially love the jelly picture! ;-D

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  5. Kristen Benson says

    January 13, 2010 at 7:45 am

    I take pictures of food too. Check out my facebook and you can see what we had for breakfast…haha…however the applewood bacon somehow missed the photo. =D

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  6. Lissete says

    January 13, 2010 at 2:47 pm

    I am now VERY hungry! And so very jealous that you went to Farrell’s!! Is that really Farrells? The new one in Mission Viejo that I will make a special trip from Miami for along with In-n-Out buger since we don’t have those either????? That Farrell’s?

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  7. Marta M. Darby says

    January 13, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Yes, Lissette. That Farrell’s: Fabulous food. Incredible ice-cream treats. Crazy fun. =D

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  8. Marta M. Darby says

    January 13, 2010 at 8:22 pm

    BFF,LOVE. THE. PAMAGRANITE JELLY. (Glad you sent us two jars this year!)

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  9. Amy Arnaz says

    January 14, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    Yum. I could dive right into that buffet of sweets ~ after all, every day is a special day ~ right?! xoxo Amy

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  10. Marta M. Darby says

    January 15, 2010 at 9:32 am

    Maria Eugenia,I love that you know about “comelatas.” =D
    Besos!

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  11. Marta M. Darby says

    January 15, 2010 at 9:33 am

    Amy,They were wonderful! Or I could have saved myself some time and applied them directly to my hips……
    xoxo

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