Time for beautiful weather.

What a beautiful week we had, the weather warm and sunny, just what was needed to recover from the extreme storms we've been having. The plants are all growing happily now. I had a wonderful brunch with friends at my favorite restaurant, Tulsi . What a spread and it was all delicious. Brunch is served every Sunday from 11:30 to 3:00. Check it out, you will be glad you did. We are going to be growing some plants for the restaurant garden. It is a small garden but enough for edible flowers for garnish, greens, tomatoes, herbs and bitter gourd. Oh, and of course, tulsi the holy basil after which the restaurant is named. You can tell that food is always a theme for me!

Another new direction is the raw food thing, one of my co workers got me excited about it, now I am not rabid but when I eat this way I feel so good. Tonight I am making some "crackers" and breakfast snacks for the busy week. The base is soaked whole oat groats that get blended to a smooth paste and then I split it up and add to the different batters. For the basic cracker it is oats, sage, a dash of flax oil, a dab of onion and soy sauce . For the breakfast bars I pulse in the food processor walnuts, dry cranberry, sunflower seed, apple and raw ginger. Then I add that to the plain ground oats and add cinnamon to taste. The two batters are then dotted onto wax paper about 1 tablespoon each and spread out a bit (this part is challenging) then the whole deal goes into a food dehydrator for overnight to "cook". I know, sounds weird, but they are tasty and nutritious! REALLY. I will post a picture of the finished product.

Earlier this month I took the weaving from my Guatemalan friends to show and tell at the meeting of the Southern Maine Guild of Spinners and Weavers. It was fascinating to see what is going on in the world of spinning and weaving.
They were also working on a color project and many fantastic textile projects were shown by the group. This image is a scarf that was spun, dyed and woven to depict the similar colors in the photographic image, stunning! hey, gotta go make those crackers, more later! Leave a comment if you are out there reading!