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Roast Pork Tenderloin with Plum Barbecue Sauce
Last year my CSA box was brimming with plums, more than Gavin and I could eat in a given week. When I came across this Cooking Light recipe in the magazine, I knew I had to try it. We loved … Continue reading
Posted in bbq sauce, brown sugar, cooking light, dinner, dry mustard, ketchup, oil, onion, pepper, plum, pork, recipe, red pepper flakes, soy sauce, vinegar
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Griffith Observatory Watercolor Painting
Of all of my plein air paintings with my Saturday morning group, I am most proud of this one. We set out to go to the Griffith Observatory one beautiful January morning and I chose this spot for all of … Continue reading
Descanso Gardens Japanese Tea House Watercolor Painting
This painting came about, again, from my Saturday Morning Painting Group. Last December we went to Descanso Gardens to paint together, thinking perhaps we would paint the Christmas decor that they tend to put up around the gardens at that … Continue reading
Mary Magdalene at the Tomb
This year’s Glenmary Easter appeal was very difficult. When they called to commission me for the painting, they said they were thinking of an image of the risen Jesus and Mary Magdalene at the tomb. I responded with, “Um, you … Continue reading
Posted in art, beautiful, colorful, easter, glenmary, painting, religious, watercolor
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iPad App
Last summer my friend Alla gave me the great opportunity to work with her on creating a visual design for a Chicago HVAC company that wanted to make their own iPad App for their servicemen to do scheduling and create … Continue reading
Posted in client, design, ipad app, screenshots
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Apricots in a Blue Bowl Watercolor Painting
December was a bit of a slow month for me, so I was able to be fairly prolific when it came to painting. Because I don’t have a dedicated space and have to lug everything out, the setting up process … Continue reading
Posted in apricots, art, blue, bowls, flickr, glenmary, painting, thumbnail sketch, watercolor, workspace
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Soft pretzels
The other day Gavin requested that I make soft pretzels. I was a little nervous about this because I’m not great with dough (and it’s such a commitment to make bread/dough, especially if it doesn’t turn out…what a disappointment), but … Continue reading
Posted in alton brown, butter, egg, flour, oil, recipe, salt, soft pretzels, yeast
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Empty Bowl Sponsor Placemat
Last year, Family Promise put on an Empty Bowl event, where potters in the community create (and donate) handmade bowls and people can come and purchase a bowl and get a soup lunch (donated by area restaurants. All proceeds went … Continue reading
Posted in design, empty bowl, family promise, fundraiser, marketing materials, nonprofit, placemat
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Downtown LA Skyline Watercolor Painting
Here is another watercolor painting I did around the close of last year of the view of Los Angeles skyline at sunset. I saw a really beautiful picture on Flickr and thought it would be fun to experiment with trying … Continue reading
Posted in art, beautiful, blue, colorful, downtown, flickr, los angeles, painting, skyline, watercolor
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Delicious, Easy Not-From-A-Box Brownies
I used to always make brownies from a box. Why not? Easy, cheap, fast. So I don’t entirely remember why one day I made brownies from scratch, using the recipe from Marc Bittman’s (excellent) cookbook How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes … Continue reading