Hello all my non-existent blog-readers! G'day to you!
First, I will start with recipe time. This is a delectable meal that I made a week or two ago and is definitely one that will be created again.
This is called Stewed Cabbage.
ingredients:1/4 c. oil (estimate)
2 onions, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 medium head cabbage, cut into squares
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, with liquid
salt and pepper to taste
Get out your handy dandy frying pan or skillet. Put in the oil, onion, celery, and garlic, and saute for a few minutes. Then add the cabbage and simmer (on low) 15 minutes. Next, add the tomatoes, salt (1/2 to 1 tsp) and pepper (a couple dashes). Cover pan and cook til the cabbage is tender, which should be about 30 minutes.
It's quite simple.
Now that I've got your mouth watering with all this cabbage talk, I will present to you one of my latest creations. This last semester I learned a more useful way of creating charcoal drawings than I had previously known. First, cover the paper with charcoal and blend it. Second, draw outlines and shadows with charcoal; and lastly, use an eraser (preferably kneadable in most cases) to create highlights.
Voila! - masterpiece. One can dream.
K, so I recently watched the movie The Fountain and found it to be a fantastic journey. Or just a good movie. A beautiful movie, for sure. So add that to your Netflix or your preferred way of movie-getting. I think Hugh Jackman has a stunning face, so I decided to draw a scene of his beauty.
18x24, strathmore paper, using a charcoal stick and charcoal pencil.
Oh, also I am anticipating the end-results of a new kitchen-experiment of mine. I got myself some alfalfa seeds and am on my first round of trying to sprout them. You know, for alfalfa sprouts. It's been about 3 days and they should be ready in 5-6.
