Sunday, January 31, 2010

my bloody mary

bloody mary

was created at harry's new york bar in paris, france in the 20",

when vodka was first brought in from russia.

the yummy drink was brought to the usa in the 1930s.

to serve 4

i use ketel one vodka 11/4 cups

great with tequila as well

most organic ingredients if possible

fresh celery 4 sticks

very veggie or tomato organic juice 3 3/4 cups

4-8 dashes tabasco

4 dashes worcestershire sauce

pepper

touch of dill

spoon of capers

touch of cayenne pepper

fresh paste or graded organic fresh horseradish

spoon of mustard (learned from the ear inn in new york city irish bartender)

ice cubes

juice 1 lemon 1 lime

i like it in kerr self sealing wide mouth glass

Jarden 00518 1 Pint Wide Mouth Canning Jars

measure vodka into pitcher

add a lot of ice cubes

stir for a minute

pour juice veggies or organic tomatoes

add lime and lemon juice

worcestershire

tabasco

pepper

capers

dill

cayenne

stir well

Saturday, January 30, 2010

SHEDS

shed²

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1. A small structure, either freestanding or attached to a larger structure, serving for storage or shelter.

2. A large low structure often open on all sides.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Georgia O'Keeffe on New Mexico

crosses are magical

these paintings are my favorite representation of the magical

shape of crosses

For O’Keeffe "painting the crosses was a way of painting the country"

Thursday, January 28, 2010

"There's an awful lot of pressure around the idea of a woman growing older and therefore losing that potential of being desirable, and that puts women into a situation where they feel almost embarrassed about the fact they don't have the kind of bodies that young women have, or they don't have the kind of sexual attraction that seems to go with a younger stage of their life. What does that mean, the fact that you're older? It means that you're not going to have the same kind of relationships you had when you were younger. I think we have to reinvent from a woman's point of view another way of being."