Food Photography

  I have always loved to blog. One, because I have a passion for writing and Two, I love to take pictures. Perhaps one of my favorite things to see on a blog is the pictures they take for it. It sets the mood and highlights the good things in life. Food photography is something I do most every time I sit down to a good meal. I love to capture the creation while everyone else is already digging in. My family says I'm a slow eater but I'm probably last to finish because I take a few pictures before to remember how pretty the meal was.

  If I could, I would blog only about food. I'm pretty sure I would. There are endless meals and treats to photograph and rave about. Everyone always gets hungry and I am joined to the hip with my camera, so It wouldn't be hard. But then there are thousands of blogs already dedicated to food. Making food and capturing food, it seems like it would be a lot cause. Especially since I'm a baby blog. If I honestly were to think about it, I might get tired after awhile. There are so many other things I like to talk about or share with people. There is so much more to me and so much more to my blog than food. (I still love it, don't get me wrong)

This blog will the be thoughts of Pepper. Or the latest obsession of Pepper. Or the craziness of Pepper. Anything that I am musing about, I want to write about and let people know the real side of me. I am quiet in person. I always have been. So many people have (playfully) teased me on being too quiet. It has always been my nature. 'Would You Like Pepper With That' is going to show the essence of who I am. My heart, my ideas, my loves and the journey I am still living, every single day. If you want, you can come along too. :)


Leaving you with something tasty:

Oregano's. Simply the best Italian food I have ever tried. Really, it's so good and authentic. My Mom and I decided to try it out as we were wanting to eat somewhere for dinner. Oregano's is down the street from my house we though we'd see what the rave was about. There are always advertisements about the restaurant and it was a popular college place to eat. I am so happy that I found it. The prices are cheap and you get a bunch of food for what you pay for. Good quality food too.
One of the things I got was the Italian Stuffed Mushrooms. Made with a portobello mushroom and Italian sausage, topped with melted cheese and fresh tomato and cilantro. So savory. I was inspired by this and tried to make my own version at home. As you can see, Oregano's got it down rather than me. It was my first time trying to make it, so next time I will have more of an idea of what to do. Still really good, but different in it's own ways. 

Tour de Fat

  While driving home, I came upon this in front of my house. Literally thousands of people riding their bikes, dressed up in the coolest and wildest costumes. From triple seater bikes to double deckers, there was a non-stop stream of riders so we couldn't turn into our driveway. It was the Tour de Fat, where everyone was riding to the city lake to get beer for Oktoberfest.

It was so cool to see the city come together and ride in style. There was laughing and cheering, a girl was even throwing out cookies as she pasted us. So many people were joined together just like a community. Their spirits was contagious and the sites mesmerizing as each person rode by, each dressed differently than the last for the yearly festival. It went on for over a half hour so we finally had to turn around and go another route since all of the streets were blocked off. People were as one, hanging out and accepting of whoever you were. It was a sight and makes me love the city I live in even more.

  

Big Poofy Hair

  I have a lot of hair. Lots and lots of hair. And I'm always trying to find something to do with it. Naturally it's curly, so I try to just style it and leave it down. 

  Not now. Not with this scorching weather. If I were to leave it down, I'd have my very own neck sauna and that is just not the style I'm trying to achieve. So I've put it in messy buns and tight ballet buns, ponytails (not my look), anything to get it out of my face. I love my hair, bless it, but it was not made for Arizona. 

  So when I discovered this hair style (I'm sure it's been out there and I was just left in the dark) I knew it was going to be overly used. It's big and poofy and just plain fun. I felt so proud of myself. I got super excited and took pictures of it.

 I'm running out of things to do.

Love,

Pepper