Tuesday, April 28, 2009 ~ 1 Comment

stuffed!

owl. I've been on a real owl kick recently - I've been drawing all sorts in my sketchbook, so I thought I'd add to the fun here. This may be the first stuff animal I ever made. He's a bit lumpy, and the eyes are crooked.



I think I had a pair of pants made out of the same material.


Nothing says the 70's like gaudy crimplene.

Monday, April 20, 2009 ~ 0 Comments

owl on a chain


I picked him up in a little pawn shop on Queen Street east - 5 bucks. He's sort of a good luck charm.

Friday, April 17, 2009 ~ 0 Comments

squid!

OK - it's a whisk. I love him because his whisk-ee parts are flat and he stands up in the pot instead of flopping over to one side, falling out, dropping on the floor and getting cheese sauce everywhere (that would be the voice of experience...).

Anyway, I mostly use him (why are all my kitchen utensils male? Do I even WANT to know the answer to that question?) to make cheese sauce for J.'s favorite - macaroni and cheese. Do you want the recipe? Of course you do!!!

Start by boiling a big pot of water and tossing in a cup (or two) or macaroni. Let it cook while you make the cheese sauce.

Take some butter - about a spoonful. A big spoonful. Melt it on fairly high heat (but not too high, or you'll scorch it). Add an equal amount of flour. Whisk for a minute or so. Turn down the heat a bit so you don't burn it. Keep whisking while you add enough milk. Maybe a cup. Or two. Depends on how much butter you started with.

Grate up some cheese. I use the old nippy that comes in a plastic tub and a bit of old cheddar. You'll need enough to make the sauce cheesy - whisk it in, if it's not enough, add some more. Too much is better than not enough.

Whisk until the sauce is... sauce-like. Whatever that is for you. Turn it off and let it sit while you drain the macaroni and dump it in an oven safe dish. Add enough sauce to make a soupy mixture, and top with a half and half mixture of bread crumbs and old cheddar. Put in a 350 oven and bake until the top bubbles or your sweetie comes home from work - whichever is longer.

OK, so I'm not Martha (I'm not even "Not Martha" who is much funnier). Whatever.

J. likes it, so it's all good.

Sunday, April 12, 2009 ~ 0 Comments

where in the world does all this STUFF come from? And yes, I'm ditching it
instead of drawing it.

Thursday, April 9, 2009 ~ 0 Comments

trying to become more sociable with ping.fm

Wednesday, April 1, 2009 ~ 3 Comments

My 100th post! Let's celebrate!

100 posts in a year! Just over 2 per week (yes, I know sometimes it seemed like WAYYYYY longer than that... hush.)

AND - this bear painting was accepted in to the Art Gallery of Peel's Juried Show taking place between April 8 and May 17 in Brampton - my very first gallery showing!

So let's celebrate! Leave me a note in the comments - the first 10 will get a signed 5x8 print of "A (small) Bear Thinking Big Thoughts" via snail mail.

xoxo Susan

(if I don't have your snail mail address - contact me through my brand-new web site: www.susanadsett.com)