Portfolios

We're wrapping up the Early Spring Session this week,

which means the sorting and sifting of artwork in many mediums.

And LOTS of it!

Here, the Tuesday 5-9's class paintings, 

sitting upon portfolios on the gallery floor

 (mid stream sorting).

Today..

 

 paint your world.

nicholas stevenson

This Week

 

painted glass stones

paper mache glitter eggs

lantern creatures

painted canvas sewn to twig

painted wood sculpture

Elizabeth Graeber

   ELIZABETH GRAEBER  drawings

balance

     

      new day

      spring cleanse

      deep breath    

      balance                                                                               

                                     

                                                                          

      julia

Rrrrrrabbits!

image found

sunday in bed

First Daffodils

                                                         this morning from my front garden

live Purely

My cousin Laura  tucked this into my shopping bag while we were at Wholefoods and BOY am I glad she did.  This is the best granola I have ever tasted.  The Original cereal is loaded with all the good stuff (amaranth, quinoa, chia seeds, coconut oil) 

free of  refined sugars, gluten, and it's vegan.

Their mission ..".. to recreate the most delicious baked goods using the highest-quality natural and organic ingredients, loaded with health benefits and free of the bad stuff."

And that exactly what they do. Nibble for yourself. Love it.

purelyelizabeth.com

blog

thanks LP!

P is for PAINTings

                                                           ..and hands in Pockets.

Tazo Tea

    okay.. I think I saw this idea some place a while back,
 however..I did drink all these cups of tea this past winter,

 and have been stashing the pouches with the intent of sewing them up.

I'm sending it off to my favorite boy in Portland. 

Happy Spring!

taking care of business

Said good bye to my best boy,

raking my garden beds,

simplifying my life,

getting ready for spring cleanse.

It must be Sunday.

AND I am in love 

with this fox.

And for dessert

                             

  ...a taste of this bad boy from blueberry cheesecake heaven.     

 recipe

The Sprouted Kitchen

When the weekend rolls around, I'm looking for a tasty treat to make. Eli is home now and missed out on this deliciousness last time around. So, it's off to the produce market I go for the freshest lemongrass, cilantro and ginger I can find.  

 This recipe is from The Sprouted Kitchen, a favorite place to get lost in the most amazing whole foods recipes and tastiest of photographs.

THAI SOBA NOODLE BOWL // Serves 4
Adapted from Food and Wine via Harold Dieterle of Kin Shop, New York

I know heat is subjective, so I am giving amounts for a medium spicy soup. I would start there and add accordingly. It's tougher to neutralize the spice in a soup like this, so start moderate. The original recipe calls for fish sauce, which I can't handle, so I opted for peanut butter and tamari. I'm sure you can find the original on their website.

1 14 oz. pkg. Extra Firm Tofu
2 Tbsp. Tamari or Low Sodium Soy Sauce
2 tsp. Sesame or Olive Oil

2 Thai Chiles or half of one VERY Small Habanero, seeded and chopped
3 Stalks Fresh Lemongrass, inner bulbs, finely chopped
4 Cloves Garlic
1 Large Shallot
1/4 Cup Peeled and Chopped Fresh Ginger
1 Tbsp. Coconut Oil
2 1/2 Cups Coconut Milk (about a can and a half)
1 heaping Tbsp. Muscavado or Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp. Tamari or Low Sodium Soy Sauce
3 Tbsp. Natural Smooth Peanut Butter
Zest of Two Limes
Juice of One Lime
Salt and Pepper
2 Cups Roughly Chopped Mushrooms (I used medium portabellos)
Around 9oz. Soba Noodles, love these
Fresh Cilantro, roughly chopped, for garnish