Martian Food

Okay, this has to be the most disgusting food picture I've ever taken with my trusty little point-and-shoot camera - and I've taken some Dusies.

The roast chicken in the background looks anemic and is leaking pink. The leeks braised in balsamic vinegar look pallid and weird with the grubby roots dyed brown from the vinegar. The sautéed red cabbage with sliced onion looks, not richly purple as it really was, but a strange shade of Martian blue - it might even be a Martian life form with those wibbly legs. Hard to believe it all tasted good. Ugh.

Anyway, here's the challenge. In the next week, post your own single ugliest food picture on your blog and leave me a comment with a link to the post and your preference for prize. A blue ribbon panel of judges (My Beloved and I, with input from Cora) will decide on a winner and I'll award a prize, a copy of "A Homemade Life," Molly Wizenberg's marvelous memoir and cook book, or "Eating," Jason Epstein's amusing and juicy book. Both are packed with recipes and either one is a great reason for showing us your most embarrassing food photos.