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Showing posts with label editorial. Show all posts

Monday, February 28, 2011

Things I'm into right now: Sriracha

sriracha
I'm not sure why, but a week ago I started adding sriracha, the vinegar-y hot sauce, to almost everything. Homemade vegetable soup and a ham & cheese brioche from Upper Crust Bakery (actual proportion compared to hot sauce) are just two things that have gotten this special treatment lately. Not shown: mac & cheese, panko-crusted salmon filet (this recipe), bean/potato/avocado breakfast taco.

Monday, January 03, 2011

Pulp

pulp_white background
Did this in December for a friend's birthday, a friend who's a big fan of the band Pulp and Jarvis Cocker, Brit pop, and chickens. The rest would just take too long to explain.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Another winter fruit

pomegranate
Pomegranate in prepared food is delicious, but it has always been something I've stayed away from at the grocery. They're so big and leathery and slightly intimidating; the color is gorgeous, though. Then a few weeks ago, Whole Foods had just the seeds in the cut fruit section. I ended up throwing them in anything I could think of, mostly on top greek yogurt and granola or on a green salad with toasted walnuts and vinaigrette. So good.

The first time I tackled the actual fruit, everything on the counter ended up covered in splashes of deep crimson. Not ideal. Then my mother pointed me in the direction of this tip. So much faster and no juice spray. Plus, no mark-up of buying fruit in the pre-cut section (I always feel like I'm cheating if I do that). Cheers to seasonal fruit!

On an art note, I'm kind of into mixing a 6b pencil in with the watercolor lately. It blends in better than my usual nib & ink but still adds some dark value/depth that it's tough to achieve with certain watercolor shades.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Satsumas from my mother's garden

satsumas
These still life "props" have been sitting on my desk all week, and now I can finally eat them. A little south Texas vitamin C to combat this cold and sniffles.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Happy anniversary

Happy Anniversary
This was a gift for my parents' recent wedding anniversary. The plant is Mexican love vine which sometimes grows on their front deck (and has a great name).

You may have already seen this tea towel resume, but I thought I'd share. So clever!

And I love this home, from the paint colors to textiles to the art and crafts. The couple seem like they'd be fun to hang out with, lots of stories.

Other than that, I am just ever so happy for the gorgeous weather today (crisp morning, sunny but still only 70 degrees this afternoon). Austin fall makes my heart sing.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Unbalanced

unbalanced

One kayak + two people + two dogs + two approaching swans = one near disaster

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Rambunctious

rambunctious

The squirrels moved into the attic last week and have been up to fun and games. Nothing like waking up to the sound of squirrel fights.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Response to Rumi


Inspire Me Thursday prompt:

Out beyond ideas
of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field.

I’ll meet you there.

When the soul lies down
in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.

Ideas, language
- even the phrase “each other” -
do not make any sense.

Rumi

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

poof!

poof!
One second there was a full bowl of blackberries, the next they were gone...who can say what really happened?

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Poem

Poem
So, the first thing I thought of for this topic was T.S. Eliot's Prufrock, all that wonderful imagery and neuroses.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Wind(blown)


Okay, I don't like to post twice on the same topic, but the right idea just came along a bit late.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

Run



Walter had mixed feelings about being in the lane next to Chester. On the upside, he would run his fastest race ever. On the downside, he could be lunch.