She Dreams of the Sea

 

  Today, magic can be found in a bowl of Summer.

Where have you found magic today?

  
 

The last few days have been cold and I’ve been feeling very homey, cozy, "hibernatey."

So what’s more cozy than soup? The hubby will cut up a butternut squash and we’ll chop leeks, onions, garlic, and potatoes. And tonight we’ll make soup.

I hope you are having a beautiful Sunday.

 
  I’m continuing with my previous post and painting with things we eat and drink in honor of the body theme. I'm painting once again with blackberries, coffee, lemon grass tea, wild orange tea and red wine on watercolor paper. Maybe next time I’ll try chocolate!

Food is the new paint!

 

This month’s theme at creative every day is body. So I decided to use things we eat and drink as my medium instead of paint. I used blackberries that I crushed in a mortar and pestle, strong coffee, a brew of lemon grass, a brew of wild orange tea and red wine. It was such a wonderful creative experiment. I loved all the amazing aromas as I painted. It felt so natural, so gentle, so soft and organic to paint with these substances.

 
  And in the process she emerged. 

 

Happy Thanksgiving

I’m a vegetarian so for art every day month I’d like to give you a really fun recipe. It’s not really a recipe but a method you can use in lots of different ways. It’s all about being creative, improvising, having a good time and using up all those left overs!

Veggie Savory Pie

This works really well if you have a cast iron skillet but you can use a casserole dish also.

Preheat the oven to 400

Then oil skillet or casserole, I use coconut oil.

I don't measure anything the amounts can vary. If you have half an onion a clove or two of garlic and some chopped up mushrooms saute them for a few minutes. Then comes the fun part, look at all those left over veggies and think about what would taste good together. Almost any veggie will do; cubed turnips, cauliflower, broccoli, spinach, corn, even left over green bean casserole. Remember this is all about improvising and using what you have. Cut the veggies in bite size pieces and add them to the skillet, mix and warm everything together. The skillet or casserole dish should be about 3/4 full. If it’s not, look in your pantry and see what you have. Do you have a can of stewed tomatoes? If you do add them to the mixture. How about a can of white beans or chick peas? Drain and add them. If the mixture looks a little dry (It should have the consistency of a stew) add a little veggie broth, coconut milk or white wine. Now you can add your favorite dried herbs or spices and salt and pepper to taste. Warm everything through. If using the casserole, transfer the mixture from the skillet to the casserole dish. Ok now get those left over mashed white potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes and spread them on top of the veggie mix. I like to sprinkle with a little paprika. (Creamy polenta or creamy corn meal also works well as a topping.) Place in the oven for about a half hour. Now all the left overs are gone and you have a great meal. And you spent time being really creative!

Have fun!　

Art in Food

art can be found everywhere

Cranberries in Pottery 

Stormy skies, tomato sauce and acrylics

 
Autumn at Dusk

Acrylic on canvas

 

Sometimes I love a good thunderstorm and grey skies. It’s the perfect time to get out the crock pot, throw in some stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, onions, red wine, red pepper flakes, oregano, basil, thyme and black pepper. Turn the crock pot on low and let it simmer all day, then add some olive oil and sea salt. You will wind up with a beautiful rich red tomato sauce, gorgeous and delicious!