Photograph Journal: Summer season Silver Linings

Whats up, hiya! At present I’m sharing just a few private updates, together with some recipes I’ve been engaged on which can be featured elsewhere on the net. I hope you take pleasure in studying about what I’ve been as much as this summer season!

I’ve shocked myself, making time for an additional private replace right here. Our summer season thus far has been sizzling and muggy (and buggy!) because it normally is within the southern US. Swarms of June bugs are flying aimlessly throughout the garden like they're drunk on the humidity. It’s type of depressing exterior. However July is my birthday month. To rejoice, I'd go to a gem and fossil store and add one other rock to my assortment. And perhaps get myself a donut whereas I’m in that neck of the woods.

As you'll be able to see from the lead photograph, I’ve been portray once more. Earlier than baking grew to become my life, I’d deliberate to be a high quality artist of some kind. I haven’t made a chunk of artwork on canvas in additional than a decade. However these days, my soul has wanted the type of remedy that may solely be had by placing brush to canvas. I’ve been lacking my Churro a lot. So I made a decision to color his portrait. He liked bananas and the teddy he got here with from the rescue. So I included them within the composition.

Though I’ve taken Churro’s passing fairly onerous, it has made me rediscover my love for portray. A silver lining if ever there was one.

A brand new face.

Now, this looks like an opportune time to let you know about my new helper. Chico is just a little black jelly bean of a canine. Cute as a button with a tail that by no means stops wagging, besides when it thunders. My husband fell in love with him on the shelter, and though I didn’t assume I used to be prepared for a brand new canine, it seems that I wanted Chico very a lot. And he wanted us. too.

He’s an older canine. Evidently’s what we’re drawn to rescue. So I’ve just about resigned myself to the truth that I’m working an outdated people house for canine. All of the whereas following my rescue heroes with extra expertise than I've, Steve Greig and Peabody Johanson (of Sweet ReciPEAs).

You possibly can learn just a little bit extra about Chico in this Instagram put up.

My work elsewhere.

A few months in the past I whipped up some Spicy Mango-Tamarind Ice Pops to assist promote Meals Community’s Nice Meals Truck Race on social media. You possibly can watch me make them proper here on Fb or on Foodnetwork.com. Impressed by artisanal Mexican paletas, these treats embrace candy and spicy with a sprinkle of chile-lime seasoning on every ice pop.

That is one other chilly deal with I made for Meals Community – Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Sandwich Cake! Yow will discover the recipe right here. It’s loads like my Straightforward Ice Cream Sandwiches Cake, however with a strawberry crunch spin. I like recipes like this for summer season. Some meeting required, however no cooking or baking!

Kitchen storage.

I shared this on social media some time again, however a few of you could not have seen it but. Try this text I wrote for HGTV: Create a Chef-Worthy Kitchen With Our Storage Secrets. All of those pictures are from my workshop, and are my storage strategies which can be straightforward to make use of in your personal kitchen. Whereas looking by means of you’ll discover a few recipes. Don’t miss my Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Caramel and Peanuts! They style like a Snicker’s bar in cookie type.

Southern summers pressure me right into a slower tempo. One which makes me need to recharge by spending time alone considering, baking, taking footage, and now portray. And so I'll.

I hope summer season has been variety to you thus far. Onward and upward!