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.

AUTUMN on my TERRACE

The trees in Central Park are in their full glory……..just in time for the NYC MARATHON.

The view from my terrace…………overlooking the Dakota apartments.

 

 

 

The Autumn sunsets are always spectacular.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FARMER MARKET FUN • then Lunch

We schlepp to the farmers market every Sunday morning and load up for the week.

My favorite farmers are always there………..flowers……….veggies……..cheese and fresh fish from Long Island.

When I get it home………….I love to photograph it all before I cook it.

Purple beans with garlic….okra…..fish with grilled squash and tomatoes.

Chickpeas salad……….spinach pie……….and Cosmos.

YUM YUM YUM……….having a “taste” before my guests arrive.  It is 89º today and I am wilting fast!  [The flowers seem to love it].