Pumpkin & Pomegranate

Last Sunday I spent the morning at the Ballard farmer’s market with my mother. I planned on treating myself to a bouquet of flowers to cheer me up. I had thought about lilacs as their scent would be such a joy to wake up to in my room, but instead I ended up spending all my allotted money on food. It just seemed much more responsible to do so. I spent my cash on kombucha tea, smoked salmon, and some greens which I turned into edible bouquets in my fridge.

Not only are they pretty, but they keep the greens fresher longer. It helps to cut off the bottoms right before you put them in the water, much like flowers. I have been using the collard greens for wraps like my P-Boys and these yummy little salmon wraps. I made “cream cheese” by soaking some cashews in water for an hour and then blending them in the Vita-Mix with some dill.Very tasty.

One bunch of kale was turned into Mex-Kale with the help of onion, garlic, tomato, Mexican seasoning, avocado, some refried beans and 2 fresh pastured eggs. I went to visit the chickens yesterday and came home with 3 dozen HUGE eggs. Love those ladies! They have some new chicks too as they lost a few to predators (coyotes ) and those chicks will start laying in a couple of months. They are adorable, and when they were newly hatched I got to hold one. I love the roosters too of course .

Right now I wish I had some flowers though, so this weekend I might have to pick some up for myself. Not sure lilacs can still be found, they seem to have peaked already, but something to brighten up my room and my mornings would be nice. Then again I also need to get some kind of curtain to keep my room dark too, waking up at 5AM isn’t something I enjoy. I won’t complain about the sun though!

This weekend I am going to Start some new art projects. It has been FAR too long, and I need to be creative outside the kitchen as well. I am also going to start showcasing some of my parents artistic works along with my food. My mother and my father both are incredible artists, and both have been working on pottery of late. My father sells his pottery and his wooden bowls in Texas at craft fairs and in various little galleries, and I just thought I could show off some of the pieces he has given me. They are beautiful. My mother also is a potter, and is just now beginning to entertain the thought of selling some of her pieces, so i am going to be showing them off too. I am very proud to do so as I adore their work! I am even thinking about taking a pottery class this Fall. Then again I probably should work on my photography skills. We shall see. There are lots of changes going on around here, and hopefully everything will work out for the best.

I have added some new links to my blogroll as well. I removed a couple of blogs, and added a few of my dear friends blogs. I have decided to incorporate blogs from different areas, including art, daily life, and of course food. but they are all blogs that I enjoy reading. I don’t want to limit it to just food, even though this blood is clearly always going to be food centric.

I am on the lookout for photos of white, grey, or pale green pumpkins, and gorgeous dark red pomegranates. I hope to change my blog theme and format in the next few months, so those top my list. If I cannot find photos I love I might just have to paint them myself! Or wait to get a friend to take photos in the Fall.