So, I took a food photography class (http://www.mdrphotographyclasses.com) last weekend in LA and it was awesome.  I’m trying to be better about not just using my cell phone to take pics of my culinary creations.  I mean, the phone takes great pics and all, but it’s time to get real and ‘master’ that fancy camera that has been collecting dust in my closet.  I love photography – the creative part.  The technical aspect is a whole different animal, one I’m committed to not being intimidated by, moving forward.  Anyway, in class we had to take pics of food (duh) and I chose to capture dragon fruit.  If you’ve never seen it, it’s a mixture of scary and insanely beautiful, inside and out.  My instructor kindly gave me some to take home and challenged me to come up with a way to prepare and eat the lovely fruit.  So, I did.  It’s very simple, with only a few ingredients, but it’s delicious.

Frieda’s is an exotic fruit distributor (they kindly donated the fruit for the class) running a campaign right now called #FearNoFruit.  I love that!  The challenge is to eat a different, scary, obscure fruit each day.  If you aren’t able to locate Frieda’s produce in your store, speak to your retailer’s produce manager and ask for Frieda’s products by name.  If that doesn’t work, visit www.friedas.com.  The site is also a great resource for funny and informative how-to videos if, for example, you have no idea what to do with a raw artichoke.

Now go eat something beautiful!