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afotogirl | confessions of a foodie | a food blog
www.confessionsofafoodie.me
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Anita L. Arambula is an award-winning artist and photographer based in San Diego, CA specializing in food and portrait photography. This food blog shares her culinary journey, life moments, passion for food photography, her devotion to Starbuck–her cocker spaniel pup– and living a creative life. Welcome.
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Share Our Strength: 2nd Annual San Diego Food Bloggers Bake Sale

Did you know that nearly one in five children in America dont have enough to eat? Without consistent access to nutritious food, these children are unable to grow and learn like their better fed count...

13 apr 12 1 person likes this

a click: Rainy Day Grilled Cheese with Pesto

Its raining in San Diego this weekend. I was lying in bed this morning in that half awake, half asleep state when sometime around 7am the curtain blew in the breeze that filled my already cold bedroo...

18 mar 12

a breath: writing workshop with Dianne Jacob & a bite: easy brunch casserole

A breath…I stand in the kitchen daydreaming, my hands buried in a bowl of fresh spinach while my fingers searched out leaves with extraordinarily long, thick stems. Finding one, they snap the offende...

07 mar 12

a breath: sunday morning coffee & a bite: easy homemade buttermilk pancakes from scratch {recipe}

I twist the lid off the canister, my head swirling as the familiar scent fills the space around me. One scoop. Two scoops. Three. I snap the basket back in place, turn the knob and stand back, hands ...

05 mar 12

Dont bother me. Im sleeping.

03 mar 12

Dont bother me. Im sleeping.

03 mar 12

a breath: grief throws sucker punches & a bite: “how to” on Mexican Sugar Cookies with Tio {recipe}

A pesky thing about grief? Just when you think you have a handle on it, it throws a sucker punch right to the gut. For example: You’re driving down the highway, windows rolled tightly up and bef...

17 feb 12

a breath: i will carry your heart in my heart always…

Auntie Sallys graduation photo.Today we said goodbye. My heart is heavy. It broke again last night at the viewing, first hearing my mothers sobs as she stood over her younger sisters coffin. It ...

24 dec 11

{a breath & a bite} Family IS everything & The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap recipe Chocolate Pist...

As I sit here writing this, I realize that I am so distracted it’s really difficult to think about cookies and holidays and all the material trappings of this time of year. It’s hard to remember the ...

12 dec 11

Sharing the Kitchen With: Making Cookies (and Atole) with Grandma {recipes}

Grandmas Cookies with a steaming hot mug of atole.A breath + a bite As the holidays approach, specifically, with Thanksgiving just around the corner, I sit here taking stock of my life and asking mys...

09 nov 11

A Click: A Sunday Drive to Julian Last Month for Apple Picking + Sight-Seeing {just photos}

Raven Hill Orchard

08 nov 11

A breath & A Bite: Oprahs Lifeclass + {recipe} Arroz con Pollo Peruano

Arroz con Pollo Peruano has become a go-to one pot meal. Simple and tasty, its satisfying soul food.A breath: We all just want to be "seen"My evening yesterday turned out so differently than ...

03 nov 11

A breath + a bite: Good friends know the song in your heart + {recipe}Plum Cake

A simple plum cake, dense, and moist. Perfect for a leisurely talk with a good friend.A breath…Its Sunday as I sit writing this. I like Sundays. Its usually my day to cook. And when I cook, I think. ...

31 oct 11

Cooking for One: Tortilla Española, aka – the Spanish Omelet {recipe}

Traditionally served at tapas bars, Tortilla Española makes an excellent brunch option. Here, I served it with crème fraîche and a dusting of fresh chopped chives from my herb garden.Potatoes. Eggs. ...

27 oct 11

A Forced Silence: Blackout Bean Salad {recipe}

Necessity and outside circumstances sometimes can lead to some tasty discoveries. When we were hit by a blackout one Thursday last month, I was home from work nursing the tail end of a bad cold. Orig...

24 oct 11

Womens Empowerment International Success Story: Hasno Ali is a Somali Refugee with a Passion for Te...

Hasno Ali, a Womens Empowerment International (WE) STAR Client and chef, left, sits with Leigh Fenly, co-founder of WE. Hasno, a Somali Refugee has been able to start a catering business with the ass...

10 oct 11

Ghirardellis Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign & {Recipe} Making Mexican Mole with Intense Dark Choc...

Did you know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month? In honor of it and to help raise awareness and funding, Ghirardelli is donating $50,000. Plus theyre donating an additional $...

08 oct 11

{ Wordless Wednesday } Sundays Frittata Breakfast

Asparagus Spinach and Homemade Crouton Frittata

28 sep 11

{ Portrait shoot } Phil and Mary Ellen

Photography was my first love and photographing people was the first aspect of it that I gravitated towards when I first started taking pictures way back at the age of 10. So it is a real treat for m...

26 sep 11

Pass the Ketchup Please! {recipe} An experiment in making homemade ketchup

Homemade ketchup is more orangey than its commercial counterpart. The added bonus? Tailor it to your tastebuds. Like it more spicy? Sweeter? Less sweet? More tangy? Less tangy? The possibilities are ...

21 sep 11

{ life with a dog} sporting a new skirt

Been a while since I have posted a Life w/a dog shot. My fur child has a new do and I just had to share. And yes, ok, more than half of my feed photos on Instagram are of my fur child but cmon! Shes ...

17 sep 11

Wordless Wednesday: Seattle, Washington {iPhoneography}

See the full gallery on Posterous

14 sep 11

Cooking & Baking with Olive Oil, Part 2: {recipe} Apple Upside Down Olive Oil Cake

Doesnt this look yummy?Apples. Cinnamon. Vanilla bean. Olive Oil.Olive oil?Oh, yeah baby! This slightly dense cake turned out super moist with a hint of cinnamon and vanilla with the extra virgin oli...

12 sep 11

Cooking and Baking with Olive Oil Part 1: {Recipes} Pesto, Tortillas and Empanadas

Mexican style empanadas filled with ground beef and potatoes.I jumped on the olive oil bandwagon before there was a bandwagon to jump onto.Growing up with primarily American and Mexican cuisine meant...

01 sep 11

I used to be a monkey in another life: {recipe} Banana Bread with Mexican Chocolate

I am bananas for bananas. Yes. I did just say that.I have loved them since I was a child. But Im one of those weird folk that prefers my bananas JUST BEFORE they are ripe: nice, firm and just startin...

31 aug 11

Wordless Wednesday: Cupcakes in Port Townsend

24 aug 11

Caring for your cast iron + { Recipe } Skillet Cornbread

Just one post last week. Seriously?Where have I been, you ask?I wish I could blame it on my day job.Or freelance overload.Or out-of-town guests.Or tell you that I was abducted by aliens.Or that its b...

23 aug 11

Wordless Wednesday: Todays U-T Food section on cooking with herbs

The final designed page:Another fun use of my hand-painted backgrounds. This story was a freelance piece and therefore, no art existed. I came up with this art direction approach and made the pasta, ...

17 aug 11

Wordless Wednesday: Raspberry Sorbetto in Pizzelle cones

10 aug 11

Kodak Gallery: Making my own personal photo-filled cookbook { plus, a 40% discount for my readers!}

My 20 page collection of recipes sampled from this blog made possible with Kodak Gallerys Photo Books software came in the mail today and I was so excited to see the printed results. I was not disapp...

09 aug 11

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