Michael Eastman photos

Found Michael Eastman photos online. Really like his work. I ordered his new book "Havana" right away!

Stuffed flank steak

Cut red peppers in half and put them under the broiler until black

Put the blackened peppers in a paper bag for ten minutes. If you don't have a paper bag, go buy a nice bottle of wine, it will come in a paper bag ;-)

Peel the skin off the peppers

Butterfly your flank and tenderize using one of those tenderizing hammers. Layer slices of prosciutto, roasted red pepper and a puree of baby spinach, (steamed), 1/2 cup parmesan, 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 2 or 3 garlic cloves, 1/4 cup olive oil.

Roll it all up and tie with butchers string and bake in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes or just slice it, use bamboo skewers to hold together and throw it in a frying pan.

snapshots from my kitchen - Lunch

Colin's bicycle race

A Photographs Value

"A woman was strolling along a street in Paris when she spotted Picasso sketching at a sidewalk cafe. The woman asked if he might sketch her and charge accordingly. Picasso obliged. In just minutes there she was. An original Picasso. And what do I owe you she asked. 5000 francs, he answered. But it only took you 3 minutes, she politely reminded him. No, Picasso said, it took me all my life."

Harry Beckwith - Selling the Invisible

Grilled octopus!

Food photography

I love food! I love eating it and I love shooting it!!

Havana Workshops 2012

This is one of my all time favourite photos taken in Havana during the workshops. Besides the obviously great looking girls, Indira and Emmy, I love the doormen in the background. The guy straightening his bow tie and the other gesturing, you just see his hand. This restaurant on the Melecon became our favourite place for lunch. We'd sit on the 2nd floor balcony where you could watch the ocean and the traffic on Havana's most iconic street. The food was really good and very reasonably priced also.

There are still a few spaces left for January 2012 - www.havanaworkshops.com

T-shirts available at www.havanaworkshops.com small to xx large, short sleeved or long.

Snapshots from my kitchen - Thanksgiving carrots

Mac surgery

The 12" powerbook was one of my favourite Macs. It was small, small, small, before that was the trend. I picked one up recently for $150 on kijiji, it was like new. I then boldly opened my old 12" and removed the hard drive and inserted it into the new one. What a chore! They packed a lot into that little machine! I didn't count the number of tiny screws I had to remove and replace in each machine but it felt like about 100. All in all it was kinda fun.