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i've received lots of requests for the garlic scape asparagus cream soup i mentioned in the social intertubes the other day.
well, here's the almost embarrassingly simple, yet supremely delicious recipe.
wash a half dozen or asparagus stalks and throw them in a boiling pot of water. toss in some of the usual herb suspects, sage, rosemary, thyme, etc and some salt and pepper. maybe a bay leaf or two. add a tablespoon or so of garlic pesto. boil until the asparagus is tender - perhaps 6-10 minutes. blend well with one of those hand blender thingies. a regular blender would, of course, work just fine.
add corn starch to thicken the soup, about 1 tablespoon per cup of liquid soup. pre-dissolve the corn starch in half a cup of water and add to soup which has been brought back to a boil. keep boiling for a few minutes, then turn to low heat.
and now, for the most important step: stir in an indulgent amount of organic valley heavy whipping cream.
listen to me, this is no time to get all "all things in moderation" on yourself. experiment a little. i think i added something like 8 oz of heavy whipping cream for 6 cups of soup. but who knows what i really added, i was getting a little delirious at the smells coming from the soup pot.
add asparagus tips for a little texture.
enjoy!
( and bring on the asparagus urine in 3..2..1.. )
I am really busy at the moment because we are shifting to another place so I will catch up when I can.. thank you all so much for your wonderful comments and faves xxx
Back Shot from October 2016
On a walk around the city catching up on what's happening. October 14, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.
Bathing Figure by Sam Harrison for SCAPE Public Art Season 2016.
Christchurch-based Sam Harrison is a leading proponent of contemporary figuration, well known for his observant, emotionally resonant sculptures and woodcuts. Harrison has made a new work for Presence, featuring a female figure whose spine arches across the form of a large river boulder, her arm shielding her eyes. The pose might refer to the feeling of warming your body after a swim in the river, or may be read as representing a more charged state of anguish or lament. Scenes of bathers populate much art history most notably in works by Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso. Bathing scenes allow for the scrutiny and depiction of the figure in a variety of poses. Whilst these historic painters’ enquiries had more to do with the architecture of the picture plane, Harrison shares a fascination with the form of the figure under tension. The artwork will be located within Market Square at the Arts Centre, off Worcester Boulevard.
For More Info: www.scapepublicart.org.nz/seasons2016/sam-harrison
Southern california Malibu nature & landscapes
HDR photography shot with a Sony SLT-A55 Alpha wide angle lens.
Pretty photographs of Sothern California's natural beauty!
Waterfall!
These curly cue garlic scapes seem to have no direction at all. They follow their own pathway whatever it may be
Pano of part of Houston's medical center.
Just wish it had been a brighter day.....low heavy clouds before last night's storms.
Location: Cape Liptrap
Type: Beach House
Size: 160 sq m
Status: Under Construction
Design: WSH
Design Team: Andrew Simpson, Owen West, Steve Hatzellis, Dennis Prior, Stephan Bekhor, Eugene An
Description:
"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up" - pablo picasso
This project for a family coastal residence is located on a stunning site in eastern Victoria. The design is an investigation of how an idealised conception of "house" is transformed by its context and use. The site has extraordinary qualities: harsh prevailing winds of the roaring forties; sloping site; and sublime panoramic views from cape liptrap to wilson's promontory. The residence required maximum flexibility as a beach home that could accommodate varying sleeping needs - anything from a single guest to burgeoning family summer holidays.
The sectional character of the design adopts an idealised child-like profile of a gabled house as a point of departure. However this reading of the architecture is subverted by a reorientation of the plan. The house twists to accommodate framed views and take advantage of the natural fall of the site, with two wings capturing significant views of the landscape to the east and west. These arms of the building are mediated by an ambiguous space that operates as provisional gallery, entry, veranda, storage, dining, lounging and circulation zone. This contested space engages more directly with the landscape and environment and accommodates shifting patterns of use.
This Milky Way nightscape was taken from the Pulpit Rock Lookout, near Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains National Park (NSW, Australia) on 28th September 2013.
Near the top of the lookout is a stone brick structure which made an interesting foreground subject, light painted with a red headlamp.