Brad has been spending a ton of time at school working on a 4 by 8 ft woodcut. It was a collaboration project between him and his classmates, but he worked on a huge portion of it.
Ok so there was an event at the Atlanta Printmaker's Club called the "Big Print". Several organizations had to make large woodcuts to bring and then they were printed by a steam roller. The theme was southern food. So I went down to see this all play out in south Atl. And it was very cool. I was proud of Brad and his crew, now they will hang somewhere in the city. I can't believe he is done with his first year in a couple of weeks. Time flies.
Check out some of his new prints on his website. www.bradjohnston.blogspot.com**********************
Yesterday I also did a major amount of cooking. I made this lasagna that I have only made 2 other times. It takes 5 or 6 hours for one of the two sauces to cook - so it is literally an all day event. It is a delicious dish from an authentic Italian cookbook my mom got me.
The lasagna sheets are spinach noodles and there are two sauces, one a cream "beschamel sauce" and the other a long cooking "bolognese antica" For the bolognese - You start with pancetta and garlic and then add food processed carrots,celery, and onion. Next, you add ground pork and beef that has been soaking in white wine sauce. And let that cook for an hour. Next you add tomato paste and nutmeg. For the next three hours you let it simmer and add two cups of warm milk every 20 minutes or so. Sheesh - it is incredible! Of course you layer everything with amazing fresh Parmesan and mozzarella cheese and let it bake for an hour. Now we have tons of left overs too -
The picture doesn't look incredibly appetizing - but sheesh it is so good!
I also made a Derby Pie. I made one a couple of weeks ago for my residents - for the Derby - and Brad wanted one. It is basically pecan pie with ghiradelli chocolate chips added and a 1/4 cup of Bourbon. The alcohol cooks off and gives it a sweet taste. That whole section was Brad's piece :)
I guess Paula Dean is rubbing off on this new southerner.
And my pictures of my weekly flowers for LAST WEEK eek. I looooove peonies and ranaculus!
I am so impressed by your cooking skills and patience! I would say no to a recipe as soon as I saw it took hours to make.
ReplyDeleteAlso, your hubby is SO talented!