Wednesday, July 07, 2010

The Marsh



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I called it 'The Marsh'. Medium is KROMA Acrylic. I painted it from a photo given by my instructor during my class. I really like the contrast between the trees in the ground and the reflection in the water. It gave me such a good feeling when it was done. It was probably a picture of somewhere in the mountains of Alberta just after the winter, when the first signs of Spring started to show in the ground and in the sky.
My favorite paints are the KROMA paint colours. Love their texture and consistency. I ONLY use KROMA!

Monday, July 05, 2010

Apple Muffin Family Recipe

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Oi gente, aqui algumas fotos do Leléo me ajudando a fazer a nossa receitinha de apple muffin. Uma receita muito boa, gostosa, de dar água na boca. Geralmente a gente faz uns 12 e não duram nem uma semana. O Leléo sabe fazer direitinho, e como ele é o chefe e eu sou a ajudante, aqui algumas fotos do mestre em ação! Mas como eu gosto de compartilhar coisas boas com as pessoas, vou passar a nossa receita não muito 'secreta' (com um poquinho do meu toque eu variei a receita para que ela se tornasse mais saudável, orgânica e muito mais deliciosa). Aqui segue ela em Inglês:
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups of boiling water
- 1 cup of organic wheat flour
- 1/2 cup organic all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup organic unpacked brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup of Safeway organic wild flower honey (or clover honey)
- 1/4 cup of unsweetened organic applesauce
- 2 egg whites
- 3 tablespoons of organic butter melted
- 1 1/w cups of peeled, cored, and finely chopped organic apples (I like Gala and Braeburn)
How to make it:
Preheat oven to 325
Pour boiling water over oats in a medium bowl. Stir and set aside for about 20 minutes.
Combine flour and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, applesauce, egg whites, butter and vanilla. Add applesauce mixture to oats and stir until smooth. Add ot mixture to flour mixture and stir until dry ingredients are well moistened. Fold in chopped apples.
Spray large muffin tin with non-stick spray. Divide batter among 12 muffin cups. Sprinkle each lightly with cinnamon sugar, if desired.
bake for about 25 minutes. remove from pan and let it cool.