Attack of the killer tomatoes

At the end of the growing season I always end up with tons of tomatoes from family and friends. We quite frankly are sick of them by this time and I hate throwing anything away. I like to make stewed tomatoes. Easy and they make a great addition to chili, stew or any other recipes you like tomatoes in. Roma are great because they peel the best. Boil water and drop in your tomatoes. After one minute take them out, cut off the stem end and squeeze gently from the back. POOF! Skinned Roma. Regular tomatoes take just slightly more effort. Cut into chunks, add green peppers,onions, salt and pepper to taste, cook until peppers are tender. Cool. Fill Ziplocks half way, lay flat in freezer. Happy, happy week and happy cooking!

If you can believe it, I still hear peoples air conditioners running when I walk early in the morning. I have on a jacket and in some cases mittens and headband. I find this ridiculous and irresponsible. When did we get so spoiled and entitled? It inspires me to always be on the look out for other companies who think green and are making a difference. Through my friends at HARO, I discovered two places I find doing just that. http://www.greenandsave.com and http://www.weaddup.com. I've written an article for Green and Save and plan to write more. At We Add Up, I'm involved in a give away. So watch both for interesting stories on Greenpurse and other "greenies" and how to enter to win some cool stuff. Until next time, happy, happy week!

Cooking Together

When planning and preparing food I try to conserve. For example, if I'm buying a green pepper for a recipe but only need 1/2 cup, I find another dish that uses green pepper so I can use the whole vegetable. I also utilize the source for cooking my meals. Yesterday I had the oven on for baked beans, so I cooked bacon and chicken in the oven as well. You will find you throw less food away and you save on energy as well. (in the winter it also makes your kitchen nice and toasty) It takes a little more time to plan and prepare but is worth the extra effort. Let me know what you think! Happy, happy week!

A promise

I know it is only Wednesday, but I mentioned on LinkedIn that my newest creation would be up on my blog. Custom wall art created from an array of fabrics with varying textures. Leather, burlap, satin, corduroy, gauze, canvas, etc. I decided it would be cool to make it in three pieces. I've always liked photos or painting arranged in this fashion and you get three pieces of art for the price of one. Stay tuned! Enjoy the rest of the week!

Labor Day

Now that Labor Day weekend has arrived, summer will officially be over (in my mind anyway). When I was a kid, that was the last weekend before school started. That meant of course summer was over. That being said, we're looking to create purses and items for the fall and winter months. This bag was custom designed for a client who was looking for a purse with a cool weather look. Fish Scales (that's the name of this purse) was something I wanted to try for some time. The base is constructed from a pair of linen Capri's using the waistband as the handle. The scales are circles cut from donated deer hides. I'm not certain they really look like scales, but that was the idea. I'd love to hear any ideas or comments to this or any other post. Happy Labor Day!