Beef Stew
Have I posted something about beef stew before? I can’t remember right now and I’m feeling altogether too lazy to check. Something about the day today just said ‘beef stew’ – maybe it was the pouring rain and 50 degree weather? (Hello Junuary).
There’s something so soothing to me about making stew – today I made a very basic version, with stewing beef, carrots, onions, and new potatoes. Here’s the pot just before adding the liquid (a combination of V-8 juice and beer):
Here’s a shot of the finished stew:
It was alright, but not the best ever. It had a few flaws – too many potatoes, not enough seasoning (salt – I left out much of the salt since the V-8 has so much sodium but it needed some), and I should have simmered it for some time with the lid off the pot so that it would evaporate and thicken up more. However, the kids ate it up so overall: A success.
Pixel Painting Take Two
Awhile back I saw a neat idea for pixel painting and tried it out. Here’s my latest attempt:
Here’s the image I used:
June 2, 2012 – Bouquet
This is a photo from June 2, 2012:
June 1, 2012
Our hotel had a terrible (read ‘non-existant’) internet connection so I couldn’t update each day – this photo is from 6/1/2012:
Glazing the Clay
We got to go back into the studio today to put an underglaze on our pieces. It was fun, except always a bit stressful when Dom’s on the loose too – but he and big sister had great fun glazing their pieces as well.
Here’s a few shots of what we were up to:
Fun With Clay
I forgot to take pictures this afternoon but we got to play in the studio for a few hours – so so fun! I made a little bowl, a teacup and a dish. Tomorrow we’ll glaze them which will be a blast as well. I’ll try to remember the camera!
Updated 5/29/12 to add photos of some unglazed clay pieces I took today.
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