MY new SPAGHETTI BIBS……..

The only pasta I eat….hand made in Italy…….

I also sewed up some POT HOLDERS………

 

Breakfast with Alexander Hamilton………

And of course…..the NEW YORK TIMES

Another BIRTHDAY Celebration

Margo is a celebrated fashion designer for Club Monaco

{Ralph Lauren}.

PROST!

SIMPLE SALAD STUFF was in order…………..

And I am trying to eat healthier grain breads……but a white flour bun just popped out of my oven!

HAPPY JULY 4th • with Friends

Our DECLARATION of INDEPENDENCE was signed on July 4, 1776.

So we celebrate with friends and fabulous food.  No hamburgers.  No hotdogs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JELLO PIE……how COOL is that!

Where does TOM get his bread?

BAKER’S BOUNTY sell their bread on Thursday mornings at my local Green Market in Tucker Square…………and OH MY………how I love their Boule …………and that’s no Bull!

TOM’S New Food Sketches

I did these sketches using only colored pencils………no watercolors.

I buy my “still-life at the Whole Foods Market.  I draw it…..then I cook it.

Then I eat it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RED CABBAGE…….my recipe

TOMS RECIPE for shredded RED cabbage 

Cut a head of RED CABBAGE in half.

I did a watercolor before I cooked it.

Slice it very thinly………..

Dice it………

Bring to a boil in 1/2 c water……..with S and P and one teaspoon caraway seeds.  Douce with 2 tbs of red wine vinegar. Add a bay leaf and 2 cloves of garlic. Reduce to a simmer for 25 mins.

Saute your favorite sausage.

Serve with a cold beer.  ENJOY.

 

FIGS from my TERRACE GARDEN

Every summer I grow FIGS on my terrace………

Today I picked 6 of my FIGS.

Then I arranged the FIGS in a dotty dish………

 

This was my sketch for the FIG layout.

Final sketch with a ball-point pen……..6 FIGS

Chose my color pallet for the FIGS.….31 colors in all……..

This is the final watercolor of my FIGS.

Then I pickled the FIGS.………..and will eat them tomorrow with a pork roast.

[My mother taught me how to pickle fruit when I was 10 years old].

 

 

CHRISTMAS in my Apartment

And not a mouse was stiring………they were all busy eating Santa’s cookies!

SKETCHES from my Dining Table

I am running out of space on my dining table………pencils taking over……..and I just ordered 200 more.

CLICK on the HONEY POT…………..

I am making “20 minute” sketches of whatever lands on the table in front of me.