quinoa dish...

1 cup of dry quinoa

a splash of sesame oil

1 head of broccolli

2 cups of frozen corn

a bundle of swiss chard

juice of one lemon

1 T paprika

salt and pepper

1 cup of raw cashews

in pot add quinoa and 2 cups of water til boiling, then turn down to low and cover. let cook 20 minutes. stir a few times. once quinoa has finished cooking, remove from heat, stir and let set with lid on until everything else is done. the heat inside the pot will help the quinoa steam dry a bit so it's more crumbly vs. wet and all stuck together. chop broccoli small and greens. add sesame oil to the pan and cook broccoli on stove for 10 minutes or until broccoli is browned a bit, then add corn and repeat til browned, (this is just to get some brown/slight char bits on some of the veggies) then add greens til they wilt. add paprika, salt, pepper & lemon juice. roast cashews in dry skillet til the cashews are slightly browned and fragrant. add quinoa, veggies and cashews in a large bowl and stir. add a dash of cayenne and stir in....yumm!!!

new necklaces...

epidote with apophylite crystals

recycled glass, vintage glass

mitosis teal agate & vintage ceramic bead

new necklaces.....

aqua triple pendant necklace: hemimorphite drusy, limpet shell, found windshield glass

poppy orange double pendant necklace: vintage glass

acid green triple pendant necklace: vintage glass

raspberry triple pendant necklace: vintage velvet button, glass beads, filament, ruby

cotton candy single pendant necklace: glass

poppy single pendant necklace: vintage glass

heirloom ring

green amethyst, sapphire & sterling

i made this ring for a new mama. the green amethyst is symbolic of the babies name and the sapphire is both mama and babies birthstone. i loved making this ring for this awesome mama and her very sweet daughter.

if you are interested in a similar ring for yourself let me know. varying stones & metals are available based on your interest and personal story.

kale salad

kale salad!!! yumm. i made this and a few others for thanksgiving. easy-peasy!!

kale, olive oil (or your oil of choice), fresh lemon & fresh orange juice, diced apple, walnuts, dried cranberries, salt, a smidge of cayenne. toss & enjoy!!!

happy belated thanksgiving to you all. hope it was a good belly filling one!!!

15 months

lucy plum is 15 months old. so very hard to believe!! i'm a lucky gal to be her mama. a few of her favorite things these days... repeating most of our words, RUNning everywhere, going up and down stairs, doodling on paper, playing in the dogs water bowl, "using" her keys, carrying shoes around, you know all the really clean germ free stuff :O) AND, she calls her pacifier PATCHY, come on!!!!