so help me out and click on the links below each design to vote! only 30 days to vote, thanks!
Frankie Dress
more to come!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Help me get my designs Produced!
So I decided to post some of my recent designs and some of my school work on this website called velvetbrigade. Its kind of a long shot, but with your help I could get them produced! They are nothing crazy, just clean, classic, cute and things that I would want to wear :)
so help me out and click on the links below each design to vote! only 30 days to vote, thanks!
more to come!
so help me out and click on the links below each design to vote! only 30 days to vote, thanks!
more to come!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Attempt at real food #1: Pasta Melanzana
So I went to the grocery store today, detirmined to buy items to kick off my resolution in the right way. These are some of the things I left with: red and yellow bell peppers, 1 eggplant, an atichoke, granola. chocolate soy milk, potatoes, fresh spinach, etc. Unfortunately I bumped into a wine box while rounding a corner and broke 4 bottles in the process, but got out alive and red wine stain free.
As for my first meal:
Pasta Melanzana: wide noodles with fresh spinach, eggplant and parmesan
Steo one: peel and cube eggplant. !Don't remove seeds! Meanwhile: boil water for noodles, you can use any kind of noodle but I used these wide amish noodles.
Eggplant shopping tip: Look for eggplant heavy for its size and glossy in texture.
Google hint: sprinkle salt on eggplant in order to remove moisture..
After water is boiling heat 1tbs butter in 4tbs of olive oil, add 4 cloves of minced garlic (or 2 tsp of garlic powder). Once warm, add eggplant.
My suggestion: instead of letting sit for 5 minutes before stirring, turn heat down a little and pay attention that eggplant isn't burning. I let mine sit for maybe 2 minutes and it was burnt on the down side. Stir occassionally for another 3 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile chop about 3 cups of spinach.
Rule of thumb: despite directions, always pay attention to what is cooking
After eggplant is tender add spinach- shake some salt and pepper to taste. I had some trouble with the chopping due to small chopping area so I ripped some of it with my hands.
End Result: Serve and sprinkle parmesan
I ate it with some grapes and chocolate silk soy milk. Grapes good choice, chocolate milk bad choice.
Flavor score (1 bad - 5 awesome) : 3
good flavor but was lacking something- maybe a little too much oil. wanted sweeter taste, a little bitter.
Difficulty (1 easy- 5 hard): 2
pretty easy- nothing too complicated.
Pasta Melanzana
As for my first meal:
Pasta Melanzana: wide noodles with fresh spinach, eggplant and parmesan
Steo one: peel and cube eggplant. !Don't remove seeds! Meanwhile: boil water for noodles, you can use any kind of noodle but I used these wide amish noodles.
Eggplant shopping tip: Look for eggplant heavy for its size and glossy in texture.
Google hint: sprinkle salt on eggplant in order to remove moisture..
After water is boiling heat 1tbs butter in 4tbs of olive oil, add 4 cloves of minced garlic (or 2 tsp of garlic powder). Once warm, add eggplant.
My suggestion: instead of letting sit for 5 minutes before stirring, turn heat down a little and pay attention that eggplant isn't burning. I let mine sit for maybe 2 minutes and it was burnt on the down side. Stir occassionally for another 3 minutes or until tender. Meanwhile chop about 3 cups of spinach.
Rule of thumb: despite directions, always pay attention to what is cooking
After eggplant is tender add spinach- shake some salt and pepper to taste. I had some trouble with the chopping due to small chopping area so I ripped some of it with my hands.
End Result: Serve and sprinkle parmesan
I ate it with some grapes and chocolate silk soy milk. Grapes good choice, chocolate milk bad choice.
Flavor score (1 bad - 5 awesome) : 3good flavor but was lacking something- maybe a little too much oil. wanted sweeter taste, a little bitter.
Difficulty (1 easy- 5 hard): 2
pretty easy- nothing too complicated.
Pasta Melanzana
- 3/4 cup bow tie (farfalle) pasta
- 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cubed
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
- cracked black pepper to taste
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Keep warm.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic; cook and stir until softened. Mix in the eggplant. Let the eggplant cook for 5 minutes without stirring. Then stir and cook until tender, about 5 more minutes.
- Mix in the spinach and season with salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Stir in the drained pasta and lemon juice along with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Transfer to a serving dish and top with remaining cheese and cracked black pepper.
Cooking for One
As a bachelorette I often find myself skipping meals, or resorting to the ever famous box dinner. Why? Simply because I do not like to cook for myself. Some may call me a people pleaser, well I am. I like to see people happy, I even cry at about every happy dad moment on a baby story, and lets be real.. Food makes people happy. Obviously not a happy feeling that lasts forever, but since it is generally understood that cooking takes time and effort, most feel special when cooked for.
Anyway, as an effort to care also for myself as I do for others, my new years resolution started a month ago when I decided to "banish the box" or "curb the can"...whichever catch phrase you find appropriate. So with this I learn to cook and find a healthier me.
Please follow along on my journey and also possibly take from it a few good recipes which you might like to use yourself.
Anyway, as an effort to care also for myself as I do for others, my new years resolution started a month ago when I decided to "banish the box" or "curb the can"...whichever catch phrase you find appropriate. So with this I learn to cook and find a healthier me.
Please follow along on my journey and also possibly take from it a few good recipes which you might like to use yourself.
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