new work…
Saturday, July 25th, 2009
Archive for July, 2009
500 plastic jewelry designs….
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 
hApPY hAPpY!!!! my copy of the 500 plastic series: a groundbreaking survey of a modern material book arrived today…featuring two of my pieces. YaY, it was such a nice surprise to find that waiting for me at home when i arrived. the book will officially be released in book stores in september. there are so many amazing and inspiring pieces in the book…i am giddy-full-of-glee and honored to be placed aside such phenomenal pieces/artists. i have had polyurethane on my list of materials to experiment with for about a year now… this book is just the inspiration i need to buy some polyurethane and play!! i will list a few of my favorite pieces in the coming days. YipPy!!
blueberry scones
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
vegan blueberry scones
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup quick oats
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 dash salt
3/4 cup vegan sugar
1/2 cup vegan butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup rice milk
1 cup frozen blueberries
1. Preheat oven to 400. Grease cookie sheet lightly with butter or oil.
2. In large bowl, add flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder and dash of salt, stir. then add sugar, butter (softened), lemon juice, and rice milk and mix until just combined.
3. Stir in blueberries LAST and gently mix. Do not over mix or you’ll end up with gray/purple scones rather then golden ones.
4. Drop dough into 6-7 circular clumps on cookie sheet and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly brown on top.
potatoes with mustard seeds and onions
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
chris and i made this dish last nite…it’s one of our faves and we haven’t had it in awhile. yum!! it’s from a really great cookbook we have from madhur jaffrey called “flavors of india”
potatoes with mustard seeds and onions:
a few T of olive oil
1 tsp brown mustard seeds
2 T *urad dal
2-3 dried hot red chilies, broken into pieces
2 medium onions, chopped
1-1 1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
1/4 - 1/2 cayenne pepper
1lb of potatoes, peeled and chopped….we have used a mix of regular and sweet potatoes and that’s tastey too.
1 medium sized tomato, chopped
a pinch of *asafetida
…….we always make this recipe with a pot of coconut rice in the rice maker…….
* from any indian grocery store
heat oil in large pan on medium high heat. when hot, put in mustard seeds, urad dal and chilies. stir until mustard seeds pop and the dal turns red..this will only take a minute or so. add onions, cook til onions begin to brown on edge. add salt, turmeric, and cayenne and stir. add potatoes, tomatoes and asafetida stir and fry for a couple minutes. then add a cup of water and bring to a boil. cover, turn the heat to medium and cook vigorously for 10 minutes and the water is absorbed. you may have to adjust the heat. remove the cover. stir and fry the potatoes on medium-low heat for 4-5 minutes to get a rich reddish-yellow color.
this recipe is really good with salad and crusty bread too.
inspired..
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
color, plasticky material, hand sewn detail, collecting and collaging of elements
images of inspiration…work by jade walker
sprouted kitchen..
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009
i just stumbled upon this really cool food blog called sprouted kitchen. it’s a husband a wife team, she does the cooking and kitchen experimenting and he is a self taught photographer. the images are really beautiful and the food looks healthy yet delicious. yum.