Organic Honeycrisp

My favorite apples!!!

COLORED NOODLES

I dyed this yarn today!!

Blind Artist Beth Meador

Please read this story about Artist Beth Meador who is losing her sight to Retinitis Pigmentosa.  She has an art challenge she would like you to read about.

http://www.milliande.com/Beth-Meador-Blind-Girl-Artist.html

summer markets

Some new items this summer.

Canadian, Please

This is in honor of my Canadian friends and family - very cute and catchy tune!

SALIX STUDIO: Find at Tuesday Marketplace beginning June

SALIX STUDIO: Find at Tuesday Marketplace beginning June

Find at Tuesday Marketplace beginning June

A Nice Surprise

My neighbor came by yesterday and brought this beautiful collection of roses from her garden.  She always gives away the first roses of the season to bring good fortune and prosperity.  Thank you Cherie - they're gorgeous and fantastically fragrant!!!  

The felted bowl

Here's a peek at the teal felted bowl.

And a view of the inside.

before felting

finished knitting this bowl this morning.  I'll post it again after its felted

The Dinner

Here's the end result......mmmmm it really was good!

What's for Dinner?

Yesterday I was at Trader Joe's and saw this great basil plant.  I normally wouldn't buy a scraggly plant but those leggy leaves will be cut off for dinner and then I can transplant what's left.  So tonight we're having chicken, linguine with pesto.   yummmm - ok here's my recipe.

I don't measure - just taste as you go

I use a small food processor and place these ingredients:

fresh garlic (chop a bit before putting leaves in)

a good bunch of  basil leaves with thin stems only (washed/dried) if you don't dry leaves pesto will be runny

pine nuts (tsp or so) I sprinkle more on finished dish

parmesan cheese, salt/pepper

olive oil

just drizzle oil slowly until it seems the right consistency to toss with the pasta.  Taste as you go and adjust ingredients as necessary

and keep at room temp (no cooking)

Boil pasta water, when pasta is half cooked start chicken.

Cut chicken breast into bite size pieces, spice to your liking, heat pan to med high first, add tbsp oil,  saute quickly -don't overcook

When pasta is cooked, drain and place on a platter and toss with chicken and pesto sauce

I can smell it now and I haven't even started cooking yet!!

If you try it - let me know how it turns out

SCRAPS

I have a lot of pieces cut from my felted sweaters so now its time to sew, decorate and get these posted in my etsy shop.  This is the fun stuff.....

BOWLS, BAGS & BOWLS

Here is a sample of some of my items from a recent craft show in Portland, OR.  I think you can tell that color is very important to me and I love being out there meeting people and getting feedback.