Healthy Sautéed Shiitake Mushrooms

Ingredients:

• 1 lb fresh shiitake mushrooms
  
• 3 TBS vegetable broth
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 TBS extra virgin olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1TBS balsamic vinegar
  
  Chop garlic and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove stems from mushrooms and slice. Heat broth in a stainless steel skillet. When broth begins to steam, add mushrooms and healthy saute covered, for 3 minutes. Remove skillet cover and let mushrooms cook for 4 more minutes. Toss with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and season with salt and pepper and whatever optional ingredients desired.

Sauteed Kale, Leeks and Portobello Mushrooms with Balsamic Glaze

Ingredients:

* Extra-virgin olive oil

* One medium size leek, chopped

* 2 portobello mushroom caps, sliced

* 1 pound kale, stemmed and chopped

* Salt and pepper

* 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with extra-virgin olive oil. When the oil is hot, add chopped leeks and cook until tender.  

Add kale and turn with tongs to wilt. 

Add the mushrooms. Season the mixture with salt, and pepper. Add balsamic vinegar and deglaze the pan. 

Reduce heat to low and cook greens 10 minutes longer then serve with grated asiago cheese or plain Greek yogurt.

 

Giclée

So I decided to get Giclée prints of my artwork and have them available for sale on my Etsy store.
I want to touch and feel the different types of medium so I decided to go to a local printing shop instead of getting them produced online. I found one in Alexandria and I am going to check that out tomorrow. Pretty excited about that...

Sept 25th is the date. It will be a small art party where my prints, pencil drawings and handmade jewelry will be available for sale :)

Fashion Illustration

Acrylic on wood

5" x 24"

I like wood

Last weekend I found a new resource for my wood boards. It is way cheaper than the art stores. I got a little crazy and went ahead and filled my apartment with lots of them... and new paint too. So I guess I'm going to have to paint more now.

"Then"

This painting took a little longer than usual... about a week. It went through different stages and I am finally happy with the colors.
You can see those previous stages here.

"Then"

Acrylic and ink on artist panel

12" x 12"

The frame "pimps" the art work (c) Ersoz

I really like how my paintings look with these antique frames.
Maybe I need to learn how to build them at home ;)