here i am again eating. in the hopes that this repetitious eating of mine will not become boring, finally, an absolutely up to date photo of my real self is included. maybe even two.
it's pretty hot here so i am still preparing delectable meals which are cold. this is my favorite for summer… mango avocado salad with about 18 ingredients, (spinach, lettuce etc.) not counting the dressing which has its own eighteen ingredients. anybody can do this. it is delicious.
but i must warn you. it is deceptively time consuming, so make enough for tomorrow like i did. the dressing just gets better and better. it has homemade applesauce, rice vinegar, tamari, apple vinegar, sesame oil, fresh dill,fresh basil, fresh ginger (mashed without skin in a pestle). take some toasted sesame seeds and sea salt and put them in the coffee grinder. sprinkle this on the individual salad. and enjoy. :happy:
use a fresh croissant. you'll be glad you did. romaine lettuce, bemuda onion and cream cheese, mayo, not much.
more than i can eat. my eyes are always bigger than my stomach. 😎
watching the evening news which is disconcerting as always.
fencing scar on my cheek, baseball bat on the forehead. so be kind. :chef:
well, it looks like food. i may as well eat it. 😆
it's kind of a sloppy handful but that's half the fun. :happy:
and don't try to kiss anyone. that burmuda onion and the scallion rounds will make your partner run.
IArtMan said:
i guess you're right. make sure you both eat together. :smile:not the artist in me… just food is beautiful. wait, not all food is beautiful. some of the tastiest food looks kind of dreary, like stroganoff or beef bourgignon.uh, sorry, the 'abovementioned' tamari is just japanese soy sauce. i use tamari because it is prepared differently in japan and has a much better flavor. like calvados aged in oak, they take great pains in japan with tamari. some tamari…. two tablespoons. no more, too salty.
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L2D2 said:
I have never run across a tamari in my life. Some tamari? A tamari?
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L2D2 said:
Not if they also eat the aforementioned. (I love using that word). If you both eat the same, can't taste the onion. HahahMust be the artist in you, but your food always looks so PRETTY. Very appetizing.
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IArtMan said:
yep. most supermarkets carry 'tamari sauce' now. sometimes in the foreign department. especially here in los angeles, the new 'melting pot'. you can get anything in a regular supermarket in los angeles. except jamaican patties. in new york there is a much larger jamaican population and they have patties. i may just have to make my own. 🙂
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L2D2 said:
I got so tickled at my niece Susan talking about grocery shopping in Calif. after she and her husband moved there (He worked in silicon valley) They lived in Los Gatos. She said she tried to buy blackeyed peas and other Southern delicacies—like beef and pork—-and they thought she was from another planet. 😆
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L2D2 said:
Thanks for the explanation. I think I saw that at the grocery store yesterday.
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ellinidata said:
if I bring my cake will you share your salad with me ?and since I am a Pal,I will also trim your beard.
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IArtMan said:
naaaaw. well, if it was thirty years ago. but now, southern is in. they even sell hominy (in cans) and dehydrated grits. blackyeyed peas have been available as far i know, always and everywhere… canned i'll grant you.now 'chittlins'?… california has never heard of 'chittlins' 🙂
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IArtMan said:
i know i need a trim. i might even shave. 🙂
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ellinidata said:
:heart: summer calls for it, plus you look so much younger when it is trimmed 🙂 not that mature men are not sexy or not desirable 😀
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IArtMan said:
be my guest. :heart:
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IArtMan said:
i agree meli :heart: i don't think zeus shaved or clipped his hair and beard. and he seemed do do just fine. but i am not zeus. looking younger has never been a priority of mine. i want to look like what i am. but i'm not a bum, and even the lovely hostess at the grill commented on my beard last wednesday. i intuited that she likes me better trimmed. 😆
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ellinidata said:
:heart: thank meli,I always feel welcome 🙂
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PainterWoman said:
Besides an art book and a novel, you should also publish a cookbook. The food looks absolutely heavenly. I also like that tray your meal is on.
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IArtMan said:
pam, thanks for expressing your confidence that there is something to publish in all of this bloggery. if i publish anything it will be "20 jataka tales" illustrated in 'egg tempera' by yours truly, or, "yes and no stories, teaching stories from around the world" much wider audience. 🙂 i will, if i find a publisher, illustrate these with sumi sketches.
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ellinidata said:
Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
she will be kissing your neck again meli if she finds more space :heart:
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IArtMan said:
lol, good thinking linda. :happy: ginger is a stimulant and very good for the heart. plus it's just a good flavor. :up:try tamari all by itself as a salad dressing. it's great.
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IArtMan said:
ahhh women. :heart:
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L2D2 said:
Note to self: Get tamari, ginger and applesauce tomorrow.
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ricewood said:
What is that with the candle? I thought it was only Scandinavians during winter who had this urge to light a candle now and again.
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norfrid said:
Your blog posts about food are great! They make me want to try making something else than the usual boring stuff that I make when the farmer comes running in and wants dinner on the table in a hurry.
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nopanic said:
The food looks great and you look fit Scottie 😀 Bon apetit :up:
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ellinidata said:
meli :heart:I hope and wish the next time around to see the empty plate on the table and your smiling picture.After eating a great meal smiles always follow 🙂
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rfhurley said:
You eat so healthy. Why would you want to abuse yourself in this manner?
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Zulia said:
Whoaaah The sandwich looks good! Too bad most of the ingredient is hard or impossible to be found in my place! I think Art Man looks like Merlin! Making magic through his art and food!Cooool! Can I be an apprentice?:-D
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IArtMan said:
Originally posted by norfrid:
cooking, i think is a highly underrated art. thanks for the comment.
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IArtMan said:
Originally posted by rfhurley:
i think i get your drift. most of my life i ignored the news and never read the paper, except the 'funnies' :happy:i don't really pay much attention to it. just listen to it while i'm working. most of it is as if someone gives the news crew a list each month of people they can talk about over and over and over again. :faint:
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IArtMan said:
Originally posted by nopanic:
thanks nic, and i get to do it again today, with minor variations. thanks for the encouragement regarding my daring exposure of the current me. :up:
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IArtMan said:
Originally posted by ellinidata:
meli :heart:i was smiling for hours… that's how long it took me to eat all of that. i have a very small stomach. i know it doesn't look that small from the outside. 😆
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IArtMan said:
allan,my friend rosemary makes beautiful candles and she gave me these two. i am scandinavian. my great grandfather was swedish. you knew that. 🙂 i do love the soft golden light that candles throw on faces; and the glow. fire is magic.
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IArtMan said:
Originally posted by Zulia:
hmmm the sorcerer's apprentice… yep 💡
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ellinidata said:
Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
I only measure the hug in your pictures, I thought you knew that already 🙂
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IArtMan said:
i wasn't really serious. 😆 i had an opportunity to dig for some plumbing changes recently, and tempting as it was since i truly dig digging, i opted for the quiet atmosphere of the silkscreen studio.i can still hike though. and hiking is always a glorious experience. when you get to the top and look all around, it's quite exhilarating and well worth the effort. :happy:turn the page meli :heart: your watches aren't working right. oh no i remember, you will finish your chores and in the quiet freedom of the wee small hours read carefully and think of ways to spank poor s. :heart:
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ellinidata said:
I hope you stay safe with this heat,digging is not for August, a month later it might be wiser… :heart:
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IArtMan said:
thanks kid, :heart: very polite. i am watching it though. i need some ditches to dig. that will do it in a week. 🙂
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ellinidata said:
phew! I am glad the trip with bobby wasn;t calcelled for digging holes! 😆 hiking is great and I am sure you can still swim, no?as for notices…I had many pvm from Willis for a personal problem he is facing and I offer my support,that made me back up on comment responces…but he is worth the support and needed it to…I did take s. out of the dog house in one post, I wanted to get him back after I did read the second and I ended up wanting to hug s. at the end… Ups and dDowns to no end :heart:I enjoy reading all new posts at night when the kids don't have their loud music onand their talking never stops… today Yannis was tired and naps, Vaia is eating a giant strawberry ice cream 😆 I envy her for eating everything she wishes, and I had the pleasure to enjoy your new entries… I am sure you realize it's not over yet by me … I need to re-read and add questions :p*hugs*
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IArtMan said:
meli :heart: you are a remarkable woman, no doubt about that. i am so glad you have befriended me. :happy:yes, i can still swim. i swim like a fish. and the trip is awaiting gas money. i am awaiting a check from unemployment. down to the coin cauldron. :happy:
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lesswoodsend said:
i love that you have working man hands and can do such fine work with them. the paintings are simply lovely scott, simply lovely. i can see such care in all the things you choose to surround yourself with 🙂
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IArtMan said:
leena,thank you for the visit and the glowing compliment. you made me feel so good. :happy:
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Olgita said:
but onion kiss…. awwww so romantic… 😆
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Olgita said:
"and don't try to kiss anyone. that burmuda onion and the scallion rounds will make your partner run."NOOOOOOOOO! Just make you partner to eat that sandwich too and you can kiss! 😉 😆
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IArtMan said:
still, if kissing seems in the offing, i think i might just have a mint julep and some melons. :happy:
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IArtMan said:
any kiss is romantic. if you love someone, there are no stops. :happy:
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Zulia said:
Love knows no stench :p
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Olgita said:
That`s right…. neither onion or garlic can stop me from kissing me husband !:lol:
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Zulia said:
😆 sure go ahead!
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rfhurley said:
Originally posted by Zulia:
may I quote you on that?
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IArtMan said:
love knows no stench? somehow it doesn't sound right. :faint:don't forget the parsley….you need not eat your onions sparsely,if you take a sprig of parsley :happy:
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Zulia said:
Parsley! Right! Its really refreshing for the breath! I like parsley!
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L2D2 said:
Who's kissing over here? Can I join in? Will eat onions for kiss. hahaha
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IArtMan said:
i don't know linda. nobody is kissing me. well, maybe in my dreams. 😆
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L2D2 said:
I guess that is better than none at all?
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Zulia said:
:happy:Love knows no age and boundaries!
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IArtMan said:
i'm working on it. sometimes i doubt whether i will ever be loved again. but i figure on at least one more kissing partner is out there looking for a crusty old reprobate artist. 😆
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L2D2 said:
Surely so. I have one in mind. We shall see. Hope you do find someone Scott. We never get too old for wanting to be loved.
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IArtMan said:
zulia,that is encouraging. i know you are right. :smile:the chambers of my heartmy heart is divided into four chambersone for elan the breathone for me and one for youall of you broken beings (and whole ones too)the last extracurricular chamberi dedicate to all that is beyond my understandingthe breath of life will leave meand, like it or not, all that i call mewill turn to dust or ashesand all i leave behind will please me not a whitbut the chamber which holds my soul, my mind,my spirit, my beloved ego, my divine essence, my escape pod,will either burrow into the dark side of the moonan exile of failed intentions and squandered birthright.or, with the light of divine imaginationlive on in grave expectant harmony with the allunseen but known and treasured escapee from death's grim grasp.i can't help the eager willingness to fix your broken wingor charge your rundown battery with my excess.i love to love yousublime hope is spurting from this ventriclegorged with the results of my strivings.we are in the kidney of the solar systemand need each other more than the river needs the rain.the final chamber of my heart lives on the fine material of the mystery and pumps questions not answers through my brainso when i tune my seeing to right betweenmy eyes and ears and visions in transit therei have a mind desire and will to live foreverand serve a higher purpose than my misery or this joy.
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IArtMan said:
linda,i agree with that.
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L2D2 said:
I hope you attain that purpose, Scott, and will be proud if I retain just a little piece of your heart for myself.
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rfhurley said:
only if it's ELVIS parsley
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ellinidata said:
Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
I love you meli, I hope you find that kisser that will make you toes curl but till that happens ( I know it will and I will be celebrating your good fortune),till then ,I want you to know that I love you deeply , and that's from the heart! it is not the kissing love,but I can not imagine anything more special happened to me on Opera other than meeting you :):heart:
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L2D2 said:
Sounds good, and sweet
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L2D2 said:
That is a truthful statement. I won't share my man either.
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ellinidata said:
🙂
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L2D2 said:
Yes? Wanna share girl?
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ellinidata said:
Originally posted by L2D2:
some kisses are not to be shared :p
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L2D2 said:
No, no sharing. I do not dream—-or at least I never remember dreams.
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ellinidata said:
🙂 Linda, do you feel sharing any info about your man?:)I have never dated since I became a widow Linda, I was 29 years old.all my men are in magazines, videos and in my bedroom drawer :)but when I dream,I dream BIG !:heart:
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ellinidata said:
🙂 I usually don't remember my dreams either,but this morning I was dozzing and all of a sudden I was in a fluid dream/feeling , tasting a magical kiss 🙂 I wish I did not have to wake up ….:)
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ellinidata said:
Originally posted by I_ArtMan:
* she smiles thinking of her this morning dream *
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IArtMan said:
meli :heart: i love those kind of dreams… you don't want to wake up.Originally posted by rfhurley:
that's cute. :up:Originally posted by L2D2:
dreams like that are heavensent messengers. :happy:
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Zulia said:
" we are the kidney of the solar system and need each other more than the river needs the rain"Ooo I like that part!
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IArtMan said:
you're a good reader zulia. i was kinda partial to that phrase myself. thanks so much for commenting. :happy:
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IArtMan said:
ohhh that's a juicy kiss. :faint: thanks for the gift. :happy:
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Olgita said:
Art kiss for Art man! 🙂
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Olgita said:
YOu are welcome! :happy:
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