Monday, January 31, 2011

Cara Cara Orange & Baby Arugula salad

BABY ARUGULA  & CARA CARA ORANGE SALAD WITH GRAINY MUSTARD VINAIGRETTE
serves6
1 5oz package baby arugula
1/4C feta cheese crumbled
1/4C golden raisins
3 Cara Cara navel oranges peeled & cut into slices
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1/4C pine nuts 
vinaigrette
1T grainy mustard
1t honey
1T apple cider vinegar
1/4C olive oil
Heat a fry pan until warm.  Add the pine nuts and cook for about 1 minute or until they 
start turning golden (be careful not to burn).
 In a small bowl make the vinaigrette: 
add the mustard, honey, cider vinegar, salt & pepper.
with a fork, slowly whisk in the olive oil, until creamy and all the oil is incorporated.
In a large bowl add the arugula, feta cheese golden raisins, sliced oranges, red onion, and pine nuts.
Spoon 1/2 the vinaigrette into the salad. Toss, toss, toss (I like to do this with my hands) taste the salad and add more dressing as need. adjust seasoning if needed. Serve  
enjoy!  let me know if you liked the salad.
winter time is the best time to eat & drink, & cook with citrus fruits.  I love honeybell oranges, blood oranges, meyer lemons.  look for the at large emporiums like costco and try them.  So delicious

Friday, January 28, 2011

Colleen Moody's Doll Chick Class

What a fabulous weekend it was!  Playing with paper clay, cloth & scissors,  hmmmm sounds like a good magazine title.....Oh there's one already. Kecia thank you for bring Colleen to New Jersey for a great winter break class.
supply bags were an inspiration!

a little dab of water will do it.

it's all in the gams

this only looks like it hurts, it's really getting ready to fly.

aussie at work

flopsy  showing off her lil bird

you'd be smiling too, check out those pantaloons

the velvet touch with brown boots

bonnie bonnet

anyone have any stamping images?

is this for the pixie?

"Our Capitan"

beautiful in blue

my what lace!

some funk with spunk

graduation photo

Lorelei Moody Lark (my creation) with pantufflas (turkish shoes)
If you every get a chance to take a class with Colleen (California here I come) PLEASE DO. She is one sensational doll maker and teacher. As you can see from these pictures..... We all were very happy campers.

Monday, January 10, 2011

cara cara oranges know how

cara cara oranges are navel oranges or red navels.  They are sweet and low in acid.  Many markets are starting to carry them now.  They are easy to find at large emporiums like COSTCO
cut top & bottom ends off
cut the skin and pith (white stuff) 
to make an orange slice called a supreme, with a paring knife cut between the membrane
another view of cutting between the membrane
squeeze the membrane to release the rest of the juice
an additional way to serve the orange is to cut it horizontally into slices.  They are delicious for breakfast in cereal or yogurt. Great in salads & wonderful broiled for dessert.
Stay tuned for a recipe with CARA CARA ORANGES


Tuesday, December 28, 2010

THE SKETCHBOOK CHALLENGE

OK I'm ready for the challenge! My very first one on line! So I'm gathering materials.  My wonderful friend Barbara Fine from http://www.finesconehengebakingco.com/  GAVE ME as a GIFT this beautiful book!
lushes water colours just waiting to warm up a cold winter's day

warming up with media I haven't touched in many blue moons

haven't touched these pastels in too many years to count!
And so I'm gathering up my ART SUPPLIES!   WON'T YOU JOIN US?

Sunday, November 14, 2010

walk like an Egyptian

Well, bwana and I celebrated our 40th  anniversary ( yes, we were married while still in our bassinets or at least it feels that way!)  Egyptian style.  We sailed up the Nile from Aswan to Luxor  on the Oberoi Zahra. It was a magical seven day cruise! I kept on saying pinch me, this is so amazing!  Not only did they spoil us ( fabulous food and superb service) we got into some of the Temples privately! wowie zowie ( ok I'm showing my age!)
High lights of the trip: The Pyramids and the Sphinx! truly spectacular, even with throngs of tourists! You just mentally  block the others out or gently push when they are in your face or picture.                    ( it's a dog eat dog world ya know)

pick us a winner b'wana!

how regal is the camel!  You do realize that's a guard on that camel?

Temple of Abu Simbel, awe-inspiring! and they moved mountains to save the site because of a damn dam!  really!

what a cute couple, smiling in 105 degree heat! is it a sign of sun stroke or are they just crazy honeymooners?


no good pic of the crocs, so this would be epyptian  will have to do!
Kom Ombo the twin Temple of the crocodile headed god Sobek and the Falcon-Headed god Heroreris

dashing in that top hat, what no white tie? but ya got tails












Edfu Temple of the Falcon-Headed Sun God

                              Horus





it's always a good time to do laundry in the nile

Karnak Temple  ( where Johnny carson got his magicians namesake)

nice boob job,  but honey they took off a little too much on the nose!



Temple of Denera where Cleopatra's bath is housed ( sorry no admission)
look carefully is that anthony behind her  or just Richard Burton?
a true beauty and no wrinkles





my all time fav was theTemple of (the famous "Queen size") Queen Hatshepsut.  What colours on the walls











love potion # 9
Finally the Luxor Temple with the unbelievable avenue of sphinxes, can you imagine 2 1/2 miles of sphinxes and palms among the condos!
ya think palm beach might want to emulate?



Conclusion!  It was good to be Pharaoh!



Oops almost forgot Medinet Habu....... what is it?  time for you to do your homework and look it up!
what a drama queen this guard was!
sure I'm a guard, just on my every ten minute smokes break


Bucolic life on the nile , always serene and picturesque!
mush, mush, got to get to the market and buy me some Egyptian cotton 
this truly says it all, the beauty of the Nile on a Felucca !
Hope you enjoyed until next time!