Hi to everyone this evening from Princess Lasertron and Lasercat!
Staying in on a Friday night is fun today. Sometimes when I make plans, I just feel stressy...like I need to be somewhere. Tonight all I need to do is work and watch TLC, like, forever. (Who else is liking this Ashley Paige show? I like it so far. I love her swimsuits too....like this one. Yowza.)
Today has been just a busy work day.
Want to see what's on my table?
(You know I love to share.)
Have a super sweet weekend!
Here is a really brilliant wedding theme that I haven't seen yet! A bride working with me right now and her husband are self-proclaimed "huge print media nerds," and they chose CMYK--cyan, magenta, yellow, black--as their wedding theme.
Working on her bouquet just reminds me of a comic strip. The colors look amazing together!!! Here are some photos that have inspired me:
from Design Supremo
Art by Roy Lichtenstein
from DavidAirey.com
Graphic design is what I'm going to do in my next life...
How cute is my friend Erica? She sent me these pictures of herself in the hoodies I made her.
Work. it. out.
So when I create my products, I do a lot of tiny detail work--intricate needlework, working with wire, manipulating really small objects, etc. Between that and my raging internet habit, I had started developing some pretty sick carpal tunnel. It was affecting my productivity and my husband listened to a lot of complaining...
A few months ago at a greenhouse, I bought these gloves thinking I would use them when I worked in the garden (of course I didn't). And then one day I put them on to protect my hands while I twisted wire--I often poke myself and the twisting really hurts my joints (boo hoo, I know I know). But with these gloves, I couldn't feel any discomfort at all. Twisting the wire felt like bending a pipe cleaner.
They are made by a company called Atlas, and they come in many different colors. Mine cost $4 at a local store, but you can buy them lots of places online. Such as here!
They fit so tightly--like a latex glove--that I can type with them on, pick out tiny sequins and buttons from a big jar, and do all kinds of other things that regular gloves usually inhibit. The palm and each finger is coated with rubber, and I've found that needles don't go through it. So it works like a thimble too!
So I have to recommend them to some of my craft friends. Those of you who I have heard complain about sticking yourselves with pins....burning yourself with a glue gun...joint pain...I think these gloves might really help you. I love them so much.
Today is a gray gloomy-ish day in Omaha. Thunder is rumbling off in the distance--it sounds like boulders rolling down a cliff! If I wasn't living in one of the flattest parts of the country, I'd be wondering. I really like this weather. I think the walls of my studio look so beautiful in this light--almost aglow.
This is one of my favorite projects right now--a black and white wedding.
You're looking at 75 loose button flower stems and many many fun hours of work.
This bride is ordering all of her flowers loose--not arranged by me. She's already under contract with another florist, so she's going to bring them all of my flower stems to mix in with her bouquet. I think this is a really creative idea and I can't wait to see the final product.
I also have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! today to my nephew, Alex. He is five years old going on sixteen. He also starts preschool this year, so I got him a bunch of "school supplies"--mostly just fun art stuff. I also want to make him some kind of costume--I'm torn between whether to make him a cape attatched to a zip-up hoodie, or just a regular tie-around-the-neck cape. Maybe both.
This is a picture he drew for me last time I visited him...the REAL masterpiece is one that I can't find anywhere. It's a drawing of a giant turkey with a human foot crushing a school building. Also very deserving of a frame.
Most of the button bouquets I make are reeeeally bright and all crazy candy-colored.
This time I made one in more muted colors using lots of my beautiful mother of pearl buttons. I have SO MANY of them saved.
I feel like this is more grown-up. Classy. Appropriate as a centerpiece during a nice dinner. Even shabby.
It's available now for purchase in the Princess Lasertron store.
Today has been a great day. I thank the new puppy next door for letting me sleep in a little bit later than usual.
I was so excited to finish the last hoodie for my friend Erica. Her nickname is "Cakes" (Ericakes, get it?)
In case you think I am some kind of machine turning out projects left and right, it's not quite like that. I've been working on these hoodies since before Christmas. Because I'm an awful, awful friend, I never got them finished. But tonight we're meeting for dinner, so I thought this would be a good deadline to set for myself.
Kiss my cakes!!
...and some detail on the hood.
Today I made another loaf of no-knead bread, too. This time I used half a cup of rye flour, and it turned out great! This loaf is much more flavorful, but not too "brown" tasting.
Did you ever read Eric Carle books? Either to your children, or since you were a child yourself?
At my elementary school, our librarian came into our class once or twice each week and read a book to us. They really pushed the Eric Carle books...Mister Seahorse, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Quiet Cricket...we had them read to us by the librarian, and then the art teacher would come in and have us do a craft related to the book too.
The book that the librarian chose to read each week became the most popular...so I never got to check out an Eric Carle book at school. There was a looooonggg waiting list.
But at our local library, they had several copies. I remember picking out all the Eric Carle books at once, and carrying them in a big stack over to a beanbag like a big selfish baby. Hoarding all the pretty books. Poring over them with the knowledge that there was no waiting list--no one was impatiently waiting to open the last page of The Very Quiet Cricket or learn about the plight of the poor Hungry Caterpillar. I remember noticing and studying how the art was made by layering tissue paper. Wondering how I could make a Very Hungry Caterpillar too, to tape up on my wall. I spent so many summer mornings reading at the library--especially fancy books like those and all the craft books. Then I'd ride my bike a few blocks to the pool when it got hot in the afternoon.
Anyway. This is a hoodie for my friend Miss Erica. She works at a local preschool--a job I TOTALLY envy.
I know that she does a lot of Eric Carle books and crafts too. I hope Miss Erica's kids notice her new Mister Seahorse hoodie. Art teachers are the coolest.
Sometime last year the New York Times published an article about baker Jim Lahey and his recipe for no-knead bread. My mom sent it to me a few days ago and the recipe looked so easy, I had to try it. Nothing to lose, right?
My first attempt sucked bad because my yeast was too old. But after a quick trip to the grocery store and another try? SUCCESS!
The technique involves letting the dough rise overnight (for 12-14 hours) instead of kneading it. This works for me--I can mix up the dough at night, put it in the oven in the morning, and have fresh bread for lunch and dinner!
The inside is fluffy and full of air holes. The crust is so crispy.
Bliss!
Baking bread always intimidated me. My mom does it really well--she bought me a bread machine when I moved into my first apartment and I just never got the hang of it. The temperature's not right, the flour's not right...I don't know what it is, but the loaves never turn out well. This recipe is brilliant because you don't need to knead, shape, or worry. Just mix it up, let it rise for freaking ever, bake it, and it's perfect every time. You don't need any special equipment or secret culinary skills.
So I think...I've been really dumb to wait so long to bake my own artisan bread.
It's dumb to just buy it at the store and deny myself this pleasure.
Yup.
Sometimes I blog about this, sometimes not. Every Friday/Saturday, Dave and I go to a dance club. Gay, goth, whatever--we dress up and go dance. On Saturday, two of my friends met us there and they ALWAYS take photos. (I never do, hate bringing a purse.) Just wanted to share!
My friend's wedding was lovely. It was so intimate and fun, and I got to meet her whole family. I don't have any photos of the ceremony or reception--everyone else was taking pictures so I decided to just go easy on this one. But Becky Novacek who photographed their wedding should have some preview pictures up on her blog tomorrow!! I can't WAIT to see them.
We (I) made them this banner for their car. After I made my first just married banner I started working on one in blue and red...I love how it turned out!
a little windblown...
we're going to see Hellboy 2 tonight...whoopie. I'm excited to get out of my house though and get some movie popcorn. We're going to the "silly" theater in town that always has people yelling at the movie/talking back to the characters/otherwise vocalizing during the show. I like going to that theater when it's not a serious movie that I want to pay close attention to. Double the entertainment!
the day started with curlers and Xenon, girl of the 21st century. (Good old Disney Channel has been with us every step of the way here this week...)
then, my mom took us to lunch!! (yay, free lunch for me.) we did a worksheet of fun math problems.
...they didn't stay fun for long.
9 + 4 + 8 is not "jungle gym."
silly goose.
We made a caterpillar boa out of big fat pom poms and googly eyes.
She made up this craft herself after finding this big daisy thing on the ground in the parking lot. (wow that's great emily. no, don't put it in your mouth.)
"This would make a good decoration for a shirt. No, a bracelet!!!!!!! A bracelet!! Please Megan, help me make a bracelet."
I filled up a box of crap for her to dig through.
ribbons
buttons
charms
chipboard
felt
paper
pom poms
...whatever.
she sat for over an hour carefully arranging and gluing and painting and glittering. I finally got some work done in the meantime (this has really been a week off for me...). Then I helped her sew ribbon on the back and we tied it around her wrist in a big fat bow. Ohhhh she was so proud. And so was I!
I'm gonna miss playing with this girl every day! I think that I could skip the whole having a kid thing I could just borrow her a few times each week.
...but maybe we did take the occasion to relax a little now that she's gone :)
On Saturday, my best friend Kristal is marrying her fiance Brett.
you guys are so cute.
thanks for bein my bff.
p.s. Becky Novacek, who photographed our wedding, is doing Kristal and Brett's too! So keep an eye on her blog for sweet upcoming photos!
I got an e-mail text thing from my dad's cell phone this morning telling me that he and my brother are in Washington state traveling on the USS Nebraska submarine. Um, ok.
"We take a fastboat out into the Straights tomorrow to meet the boat and will travel approx 8 hours with her underway tomorrow as she makes her way back into her home port.
We would have told you but we would have had to kill you."
That's my dad.
Another day today with Dancing Girl.
We started slow with our embroidery projects. I finished my pillow, but I'll post it later.
This would have cropped to be a pretty good photo if my cat didn't have such a huge tail at this moment.
Then we started slowing down on our satin stitches. You can't do one thing for too long--so we got out the manicure stuff. She had been wanting to do this for a while...she spied the blue toenail polish I had and couldn't stop talking about it. She had only ever had pink or red polish.
This is so fun to do with little girls. It's free to do at home. Soooo luxurious.
She already understands the artistic sideways shot.
For lunch, we went to a falafel place on my street. She had never tried falafel before, and it was a hit. We brought some to Professor Lasertron at work. We all had lunch together at the hospital, and he showed her the lab.
Dancing Queen didn't finish her whole sandwich, so she wrapped it up in a piece of foil.
"that looks like a sombrero, the way you wrapped it."
"yes, this is a meat hat!"
no quiero meat hat.
"Okay, now I'll take your picture!!"
We do not really look this old. And those glasses are my useless fashion accessory, he just likes to borrow them a lot to look smart. He doesn't look quite as wise with 20/20 vision. Or as Melvin-y.
Our next trip today was coooool. We went to a big antique store downtown. I was surprised at how much fun she had in there--I'm not sure I liked antiquing that much when I was her age. I'm pretty sure I thought it was all old lady stuff. Dancing Queen was way stoked, though.
"I NEED THESE CATS!!! PLEASE!!">
"I WANT TO WEAR THIS HAT IN MY WEDDING!!!! PLEASE!!" (seriously. what.)
This booth was the coolest. It was just PURSES and JEWELRY. The WHOLE booth. We were in there for like half an hour looking at everything. I gave her a $10 dollar bill to pick something out--it was just too overwhelming. We left empty-handed. :)
This is exhausting! Sometimes I want to be like "kid, can you just sit and watch tv for a few hours?!?" She can't. Her brain is sooo hungry. While I read my e-mail this morning for 5 minutes, she was learning and pronouncing German words and phrases from my Deutsch Kinder Wortschatz (German children's dictionary). When I got up to go to the bathroom, I came back to find that she taught herself an embroidery stitch from a book she found on my shelf.
It would be really sweet to have a kid someday who is this smart, focused, engaged, funny. But so much work and energy.
List of things that have become routine and no longer annoy me:
1. making the bed-- It doesn't take that much time cause I don't have to tuck anything in. and then when I get in at night, it feels like a hotel room cause the bed is all made...
2. scrubbing the sink-- I hate washing dishes in an ugly, dirty sink. I look at the pile of dishes and just feel grossed out and walk away. When it only looks like a few dishes in a clean white sink, it's easier to just scrub them real quick and put them on the drainer. FOR ME, anyway.
3. Making lunch the night before-- Saves time. Saves stress. I know he's getting enough calories and nutrients. Good way to use leftovers.
(today? yogurt, oatmeal, raisins, almonds, walnuts. bananas. and a wrap with sauteed veggies, grilled tofu, and mayo. plus a cookie and a clif bar for the bike ride home.)
Three is good. Time for bed...I have to entertain an 8 year old all day tomorow on six hours of sleep. I'm all like WHAT!??!
This week I'm taking care of my 8-year-old friend Emily during the day.
We have so many ideas of things to do...
...Go to the antique store that has the awesome purse section
...and then the ice cream store next door to it
...Sit at Border's with drinks and a big stack of books and magazines
...Play with puppies at the Humane Society
...Go to the dollar theater
...Make cookies
...Visit Professor Lasertron at work and look at his lab
...Look at flowers at the nursery
...Sew a simple apron
Today we practiced embroidery. Emily embroidered a bird on a pillowcase during Hannah Montana.
And I'm putting cupcakes along the edge of a pillowcase.
Our iron-on embroidery patterns are from the Sublime Stitching book by Jenny Hart. Visit her website here!
Here is one of my favorite details on the Just Married banner I made for the lovely Gabrielle and her fiance. My best wishes to both of you--You have good taste in flowers, so I'm sure you have great taste in men. ;)
The pinking shears I used came to me by way of my great-great-great-aunt, who died several years ago. I've mentioned a lot of the cool stuff my grandma brought me from her before--a sewing desk, tons of brightly colored vintage thread on wooden spools, and little gadgets and tools like these pinking shears.
Making these details is my favorite part of any project. Picking unusual colors. Rubbing buttons until they shine. Proportionally, I think I spend much more time on the extras, and I pride myself so much on the quality of my product. Since I got those pinking shears a few months ago, I've been cutting my fabric allll up with them. I can't believe how sharp they still are after almost 70 years!! They just don't make em like they used to...
Someday I'll take a good picture of all of the spools of thread I got. There is a TON. And I'm using it!
A few months ago, my mom bought us a bunch of popsicle molds. I can't believe I haven't used them until today! Since I've been in more of a chocolate mood lately than a frozen juice shape mood, I made pudding pops instead of regular popsicles.
I want to show you how to do it, in case you care.
I am not a gourmet chef and I don't like difficult recipes and processes. I had also just done all the dishes and I didn't want to make many more. So I used regular instant pudding and soy milk.
You don't have to use soy milk, but if you're going to the store, it might be worth it pick some up to try. Why not? Soy is good for you.
Follow the directions and mix it up. Use your self-timer to get a really ~*ArTisTiCC*~*~ action shot.
I made a big mess pouring the pudding mix into the molds. Looking back, it would have worked better to pour the stuff into a liquid measuring cup, or something with a spout so it'd be easier to pour.
It tastes awesome to throw some fresh raspberries in the molds after you pour the pudding in. Or sprinkles, or even a few layers of ice cream, melted and poured in to re-freeze!
Hi guys. I hope everyone had a really awesome 4th of July. I woke up and watched a special on the History channel about the revolutionary war and cried like three times. Later that day, we went to my aunt's house. She has a swimming party every year, and my WHOLE family goes. It's great because I love seeing everyone, obviously. Dave wore really awful swimming trunks and a Hawaiian shirt open over his bare chest, so that really impressed everyone.
We also went to our friend's house for grilling and fireworks that night--every year they have the craziest, most illegal, gigantic firework show. This year there were over 3,000 bottle rockets and they were all lit off at the same time. It's a highly anticipated event among our friends each year.
No photos of that, really. Well, here's one of the pinata that one of my friends set on fire with an artillery shell. Sometimes it's nice being childless.
okay, so that was that. this weekend we also finished painting our two rooms (two left!)
See the color? Before it was a kind of dirty butter yellow. Dingy. The big room (in the foreground) is a dark slate grey, and the inside room is a lighter shade of the same color. The red paint on the bottom half of the room was there before--we decided it didn't look bad, and we're renting, and we're lazy. So we left it there. That's Dave setting up his computer.
...okay, you're going to a 4TH OF JULY PARTY...at the president's mansion!
what are you wearing?
here's me.
Happy 4th everyone.
Today I tackled a project I have really been putting off, which is really really naughty--writing thank you notes for all of our wedding gifts. I still only have about half of them done. I'm not quite to the six-week deadline Miss Manners says you need for wedding thank you notes, but I had hoped to finish them all much sooner to impress everyone.
Meanwhile, I did home improvement projects like 60% of other Americans today.
There was a bad word there fyi. Is swearing cool yet?
My husband made me more yellow food. Pancakes are the food that HE makes better than I can--I always mess up pancakes. I just get the cooking temperature wrong, or the time wrong, or something. I had a temper tantrum earlier today so these really cheered me up. Pancakes are my favorite. And waffles and french toast.
Okay, look at this photo of me, my brother, and two of my cousins.
Here are our ages, left to right.
22.
18.
13.
15.
WHY DIDN'T I GET ANY OF THE LEG GENES!?!??!
woooooooooooo today I was on FIRE!
do you like how dark these are? I don't. I wish I took better photos. Actually these are okay. Just not magazine-quality like I see on some blogs and am so jealous of...
I got SO into this project that I just spent all day on it. Making flowers and rosettes and stringing them all up.
I wish we had had a getaway car at our wedding!! I would have LOVED a little banner like this. You know what we did after our reception?
We walked to our hotel carrying all of our bags.
And we were some of the last to leave (although my parents were there cleaning up REALLY late)
Maybe since I didn't get a getaway car, I should make another banner for myself that says
HOORAY FOR MEGAN
I also got a little 4th of July fever. You can see (and purchase??? ^___^) this bouquet in the Princess Lasertron store!
I can't decide what to wear to all of the parties I'm going to this weekend (I'm not that popular, I just am friends with like 3 people who have parties a lot).
I have a blue dress with white polka dots...or blue pants with white polka dots...or I guess I could just dress normal.
This dress is the one I wanted sooooooo bad from Forever 21, just to wear for the 4th of July. I tried it on at the mall and it fit amazingly. But it's not in the budget this month. Alassss.
Why do I keep trying stuff on when I know I can't buy it!??! It just drives me crazy because if it fits, I feel so spendy.
I really love this one, too.
but I think this picture says it all.
and this one speaks a sort of loudly too.
it isn't MUCH to look at yet.
right now, just boxes all around.
a few shelves.
my desk was the first thing to be set up so I could use the computer!
I seem to be using the computer a lot more than unpacking...wow, that's a lot of yellow food.
I'm already thrilled because just HAVING a surface to work on has already increased my productivity so much. I have space to lay things out. I have all my supplies organized so I can see all the things I want to use. Some people can gather their supplies (or "mise en place," martha taught me) and sit down and work just fine, but I am constantly changing my mind and deciding that other things look better. It used to be that every time I tried to mise en place, every craft product I owned would slowly come out of its box or drawer and find itself scattered all over the bed and floor.
And that is the moment Professor Lasertron would want to go to bed.
So I'd have to clean it all up.
And I'm finding myself starting NEW projects. And when I get a NEW idea, I can go through with it.
...That's how this hair thing was born. "Oh, look at all these sequins and pom poms." When before, I would never have seen them in a bag in my closet. I think all of my outfits this week will be planned around this hair pin.
I even have a little area for packing up things to be shipped. I looooooove packing things up. I always hold the box way up to Dave's face and say, "WOULDN'T YOU LOVE TO GET THIS IN THE MAIL?" I guess, he says. He would pack things in a brown box, or a garbage bag wrapped in duct tape. He also doesn't care if he eats off an ugly plate. But I think food tastes gross that way. So when you open my package, Michelle, I hope it doesn't taste gross.
FIRST, today I got accepted to graduate school for Political Communication!!! Who does that!??!
I'm thinking about getting a booth at a wedding vendor event that our local newspaper does every year. People are starting to catch the unconventional wedding fever...with photojournalistic wedding photography becoming more and more common, and websites like Offbeat Bride and Indie Bride working as a hub for wedding planning information, I think Omaha might be ready for some Lasertron.
If I do get a booth, I want to wear my wedding dress while I work at it. Is that overkill? Does it matter?
Since I have to comment about my personal life constantly, we still can't get over living with each other. Every ten minutes it's like, "HEY! LOOK AT ALL OUR STUFF IN THE SAME ROOM!" or, "HEY! EVERYTHING IN THIS HOUSE BELONGS TO US!" or, "HEY! I'M POOPING WITH THE DOOR OPEN!"
There's nothing in the fridge that we didn't buy. There are no messes we didn't make (which is good and bad). I really feel like I'm playing house, I can't believe it's the real thing. That's for old people. I mean really, who does that? Someday we'll have kids and own a home. wow. Time just doesn't slow down.
Thanks so much to everyone who helped us with the moving process.
my dad....
my dog of course....
everyone!
I'm sitting in my craft room now unpacking and trying to get my cat to lay in its bed I got him. (The theory is, if I teach him to use the bed instead of our new furniture, that'd be great...)
Happy Monday!
this bow watch by Betsy Johnson on Fred Flare....yeah it is a watch! the center rhinestone flips open.
a porcelain, washable cup made to look like a disposable paper cup. I sort of now wish I had a cupboard full of these.
holy crap these headphones made me audibly gasp. sooooooo neato.
well, professor lasertron and I (and my dad and grandpa and uncle and cousin and mom and brother) have moved me out of my apartment and into our place now, completely, and we're here alll alone.
for the first time in our entire relationship, we are in the same house together but not in the same room. it's a very comfortable feeling.
**edit: I just wanted to add that Fred Flare has free shipping until July 7th! Enter code "BIGBANG" at checkout.
1. yeah I am in Omaha...and we are some of those who lost power last night in the huge storm we had! We had hurricane-force winds, and trees were completely uprooted, pulling concrete up from the ground. Cars and houses smashed. Branches EVERYWHERE. A branch in our backyard fell over a powerline, which fell in our yard. And the power went out all over town--we got ours back today, about 24 hours later, but some parts of town are still out.
Here's a video I took from in front of our house! Our street was like a river, I think there was about three feet of water because it came up over the curb, up to the doors of our cars, and up three of our steps. Right after I stopped recording, a tree floated down the street.
The worst part was being without internet, for, like, a day.
I think that's the longest I've gone in my life.
How sad is that?
Last night we ventured out in search of food since we didn't really have anything in the house that didn't have to be cooked.
we didn't find anything good. the place we ended up at is too embarrassing to say. fast food is so freaking bad.
2. One thing I missed on the internet is the writeup about me on Offbeat Bride! I'm sooo excited to be featured on Ariel's site.
3. Our roommate is outie.
The craft room is mine.
I am ready to paint and stain and move and decorate NOW!
But I guess I'll settle for working on it all week.
4. congratulations to bride Alison and her soon-to-be husband. I can't wait to see your wedding photos!
1. I am so into America's Best Dance Crew.
if I had a kid right now he would be taking breakdancing lessons
because I would be "that mom." because I'd want to watch him and wish I could do it.
2. I CLEANED THE ROOM.
It took about 9 hours.
I got all the boxes out.
I vaccuumed the couches (I swear they still have cat hair all over them....ugh cats.) and scrubbed the floor.
I organized all of the stuff in bags by room so it will be easy to unpack later
I built a bookshelf using wood I chopped in my own backyard (maybe not that last part.)
Our goal was to have enough room to host dungeons and dragons next week. I think we could host tomorrow if we wanted to!
SO glad to cross this off.
3. Want to know how to make a nice summery salad? It doesn't have a name. How about Megan's Nice Summery Salad. This is a recipe for one hungry boy. Double it for your family!
1. make half a cup of quinoa. (have you ever cooked with quinoa? It cooks like a pasta, but it's really a whole grain. It is a complete protein and very low in carbohydrates. it supplies so many essential nutrients and it's also really versatile to cook with--you can make such a variety of dishes with it.)
Cook it by boiling about twice as much water as you use quinoa. Since I used half a cup, I added it to one cup of boiling water. Stir it occasionally, and it should be done in about 10-13 minutes. you will know it's done because it will soak up all the water and get really fluffy!
2. Chop up some mix-ins! Add 1/8 cup of slivered almonds (I chopped mine)
1/8 cup of chopped dried cherries (you can use fresh ones, that would taste great too)
3/4 cup of chopped spinach leaves
and 1/8 cup of onions! Professor Lasertron doesn't like onions that much so I used less.
I cut these with my new mezzaluna with the mezzaluna/cutting board that my aunt and uncle sent me as a wedding gift. It had been sitting on my counter for a while, and I basically just used it tonight because it was right in front of me. I LOVE IT. I'm a total convert. I'm going to use it for everything now. The curved blade and bowl-like cutting board make chopping really easy.
3. Mix up the dressing!
1/8 cup of yogurt (you dont have to use the soy kind, hahaha)
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil
a little bit of garlic
4. toss it all together! homeboy is getting a toasted ciabatta roll and carrots too.
I like to picture him in the cafeteria as the most popular kid at the lunch table, and everyone wants to trade food with him.
In reality, he probably eats alone in his car and reads those really entertaining dungeons and dragons novels he loves so much.
Before bed every night, I make Professor Lasertron's lunch for the next day. He rides his bike to work at the hospital and works overtime almost every day. Very early to bed, early to rise. So I like to help him out.
Tonight I made Penne Vodka from the Veganomicon, the new vegan cookbook from Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero. I have all of their cookbooks and I think they are awesome chefs. To be a good VEGAN chef, I think must have to understand much more about food chemistry than an average chef.
Here is the recipe, copied from Google book search, if you'd like to try it!
