Inspiration for the third bench

I have overlooked mentioning the third bench in my life - the kitchen bench! Loads of time is spent at this bench and although I only have a few original creations I get a lot of pleasure being inspired by other people's recipes.

My friend, Toni is a perfect example. In addition to being a food stylist extraordinaire, she is a truly inspirational blogger. This recent posting of hers provided me with some roasting-tomato entertainment today.

 I used these beauties in one of my favourite salads that comes from another friend and so is named...

Mia's Lennox Salad

220 gr baby bocconcini

8 roma tomatoes (in this case, grape tomatoes roasted a la Toni)

baby spinach leaves

2 Tbsp pine nuts

Dressing

3 Tbsp olive oil

1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tsp dijon mustard

small garlic clove, crushed

salt and pepper

roast the tomatoes as on Toni's blog

grill the pine nuts

mix it all up and toss with dressing

Thanks very much, Toni and Mia!!

love is.....orange

In honour of my friend Mia's impending nuptuals to Cam, I dusted off bench number one and set about bringing this into the world.....

Then there were some earrings to match -

And voila! A wedding was had!!

Couldn't keep my mitts of the precious tho...
     besides, I had to show the post-wedding casual look!

Happy ever-after

Mia and Cam!!

Two Benches

This past year has seen the addition of a second bench into my life. My original bench is still here but has to share time with the new bench now and the new bench can be a bit greedy at times.

The purpose of bench number two is to create great works towards a degree (yet another!) in Social Welfare and Community Development. I'm studying by distance education so it's effectively my classroom.


Bench number one is still dear to my heart and although I don't spend as much time there I still get a lot of enjoyment when I do. Following postings will show what's been happening on bench number one.....