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Rona2: Can’t Go Home Again
Home home home… The idea of home is so far away from today’s reality… Family figures who were wayshowers became betrayers, My hometown has become a rich man’s enclave, far away from the hippy beach community that was heaven… and … Continue reading
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Flageolet Beans
Flageolet is another sweet-smelling bean right out of the bag — smells of the earth and it smells GREEN… Flageolet pushed me back a decade to when I had the time to make my own chicken stock from leftover bones, … Continue reading
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Rona2: Wildlife
Blackberries along the back fence attract birds and so, this year, we finally began feeding the birds on the roof of our building’s loading dock. A wide variety of seed and peanuts and corn means a wide variety of bird … Continue reading
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Ayocote Morado Beans
This a redo and making-it-better of my Rancho Gordo Ayocote Morado Beans. I nearly cried when we finished this batch, especially as they are already out of stock! I pre-soaked these beans for an hour… seeing the beautiful beans in … Continue reading
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Santa Marie Pinquitos
Bored with talk of beans yet? Oh well. because I have lots more beany things to explore! These beans smelled like fresh grass when I opened the bag. Now I am smelling ALL my bags — but so far none … Continue reading
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Best Cassoulet Beans
This a redo and making-it-better of my Rancho Gordo Cassoulet Beans. I nearly cried when we finished this batch! Doubled my 4 pieces bacon to 1/2 package, so almost double. A bit more Chipotle — but then we love things smokey … Continue reading
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Rona2: Rancho Gordo Yellow Eye Beans
*sigh* My first failure, sorta… Yellow Eye Bean did not deserve that! I put the beans in water to soak and forgot them and they soaked a LONG time, too long. I also put the wrong liquids in the pot … Continue reading
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Rona2: Protests and Riots and Looting
Midweek, and several days since the protests started. I’ve thought about this so much, and partly has been self-serving, as we worry about our own business not too far from downtown. I/we think about where our country is heading all … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, Rancho Gordo White Lima Beans
Finally received the box of beans from Rancho Gordo… Been reading about them, and now I had to have beans… a staple during this damn Rona visit. I started with 1 lb of the big fat White Lima beans. They … Continue reading
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Rona on Grey, Hot Blackened 2-Pepper Beans and Rice
Hot Spicy Blackened 2-Pepper Beans with Brown Basmati/Wild Rice Blend! This can be made with any bean… in fact pintos are not my favorite beans! Today I made it with canned black beans and without the wild rice blend, which … Continue reading
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Covid-19 Oatmeal Florentines
(Above sketch in DeAtrementis Document Brown ink with Super5 Frankfurt diluted used for shadows…. watercolor later) We didn’t have what was needed and we are nto going to the market for a long time…. LONG TIME! So we made do. … Continue reading
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Tagged #artjournal, #artjournaling, #dessert, #florentines, #Hahnemühle, #lovethestub, #middleofthenight, #nostalgiejournal, #oatmealcookies, #oatmealflorentines, #recipepainting, #yummyrecipe, art journal, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal
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Lou Grant’s Messed With Pun’kin Bread
(Above sketch in inks with Lexington Grey diluted used for shadows.) I was doing my own studio things and decided to surprise Mitchell with Pumpkin Bread. I have many of my mom’s things in the studio — I just went … Continue reading
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Inktober 15, Chicken Curry with Great Northern Beans
One of our favorite meals, I make this every week. it starts as a roast chicken, and then becomes curry burritos I freeze for lunches or dinners later on. We buy Smart Chicken, which, even when not organic, is Non-GMO … Continue reading
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WWM: Day 7 Firework
I did this to commemorate our 4th of July — I do one every year. Ours is a unique night, and often includes a night or two before. This is because we conserve institutional and private antiquities for a living; … Continue reading
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Tagged #4thjuly, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #HahnemühleDSSketchbook, #middleofthenight, #recipepainting, #WorldWatercolorMonth, art journal, De Atramentis Document ink, fireworks, Holbein, Lamy Al-Star, Platinum Carbon pen, Super5 ink, watercolor
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Subzero Chili with Beans
Drawing from Jan 9… Just posting all out of order! Ice and snow and we lived on this in the studio…. though not really subzero here! Recipe, rough, approximate, because I rarely use a recipe… 2 big onions, chopped 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged #365sketch2017, Aquabee Super Deluxe Journal, art journal, chili, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Holbein, Lamy Joy, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, poblano, Primatek, Sennelier, Sugar Chili, watercolor
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Black HUB IPA Can
Okay, first off, do NOT sketch in a black watercolor pencil when your first coat will be an Indian Yellow or Quin Gold. Dumb. I tried to wet and wash it off; alas, it did not work well. Also, the … Continue reading
Recipes, and Taking Classes!
I post this with recipe on my foodie blog, but this is a thanks to Tracey and a commentary about taking classes. I am taking an online class by my favorite Aussie, Tracey Fletcher King, called Delicious Paint. A class … Continue reading
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Tagged #deliciouspaint, Aquabee Super Deluxe Journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, food, grisaille, online classes, Platinum Preppy pen, QoR watercolors, Sugar Chili, Super5 ink, watercolors, White Uniball Signo
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Organic Fudge: From my other blog!
Posted first on my other blog, katwritesfood. I stopped making fudge at Christmas because we stopped eating anything with GMOs, and so many recipes for things like fudge were full of very nasty things. But I discovered organic Sweetened Condensed … Continue reading
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