Day 97
Day 97
Entries for August, 2008
Graphite Pencil and Charcoal Tutorial
#1 Getting Started Once you have decided on your subject, you need to decide on the best techniques and materials to use. There are so many things to consider. Should the background stay white? Should you use a smooth paper or rough? Should you use graphite, charcoal, or a maybe a combination of both. It’s [...]
Red Meat, White Lies
In Old English times, the term “meat” meant any edible food. During the medieval period this definition narrowed to only land animals. This inevitably arose out of religious dictums forbidding consumption of certain land animals on particular days of observance. Some maintain that definition today and some take it a step further, employing the term [...]
Crabs Are Delectable Summer Fare
Although crabs are available year round in coastal areas, their consumption is most associated with the summer, undoubtedly from the summer tourist migration to the shores. King and snow crabs come from the north Pacific and are prized for their legs. Unless you live in Alaska, these are always shipped and sold frozen. Dungeness crabs [...]
Asparagus Salad
salatka ze szparagow Cook a tied bunch of asparagus spears (about 1 lb.) in boiling, salted water with 1 teaspoon sugar added until tender, about 20-30 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut into smaller pieces. Arrange on serving dish, top with 2 diced hard-cooked eggs, garnish with 2 Tablespoons chopped chives, and lace with mayonnaise seasoned [...]