Winter Garden

Took some photos of my awesome cactus that is growing quite happily in my backyard! This particular species can grow quite huge, and I hope to have him for many years to come! 

 

Where are We? Branding Your Biz

You may wonder if you are indeed in the right spot when you first see the new banner and title of the blog. Never fear, you are indeed reading my awesome blog and yes you are in the right place if you came to read 'The Artful Scientist'. What has prompted the name change you may ask? Well I read this post from April at Blacksburg Belle and it clicked: I need to create a cohesive theme throughout my online presence! So I created a new banner and link buttons with the script I use in my etsy store and changed my name to also reflect my etsy store - because after all that's why i'm doing all this! 

Long Weekend Veg Out Brekkie

It's a long weekend over in my part of the world and it's been rather rainy and dreary for the whole 3 days. This give me a great opportunity to get busy in the kitchen and cook some yummy food! I made pea and ham soup yesterday for dinner and it filled the house with the most yummy aroma all afternoon while it was cooking. 

I've been trying to eat a bit more healthily lately, and whilst browsing Pinterest I saw this nommy pic of a increadibly stunning looking, yet healthy, breakfast.

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I was particularly taken by the cute looking little fritters and thought I could make some as well! I decided to add poached eggs as they are my ultimate favourite way to have eggs (especially with hollandaise - drool). 

Grated a zucchini, a carrot and three small potatoes (skin on)

Squeezed the mixture to get rid of excess moisture.

Added some finely grated parmesan, one egg yolk, lemon pepper, salt and thyme

Mixed up again with my hands

Squeezed handfull sized balls together and fried in a pan with Grapeseed oil until golden

Poached an egg (with yolk still soft)

Stacked three fritters on top of each other

Placed egg on top, peirced yolk

Sprinkle of pepper

Nommed it all up!

Weekend Project: Table Runner

We recently bought a new dining table - dark brown wood with dark brown pleather chairs. It was looking very dark and brown all by itself so I used some spare fabric to make a table runner. Seeing as this was my first table runner and I didn't use a pattern, I don't think I've done too bad a job. Excuse the bad quality photos, the light isn't too great in my place!

I'm thinking of replacing the brown chairs with a lighter coloured ones to break up the dark silhouette. We are eventually replacing the gross beige speckled carpet with wood laminate flooring and painting the walls a very light grey/white. 

Don't ya just love succulents! I got this cute little potted arrangement from my local hardware store. I love the cute periwinkle blue/lilac glazed pot.

Procrastination - Yes We Can. Maybe. Later.

Alright, so i've been a bit lax updating my blog.

I know it looks unprofessional, but I just can't seem to find the motivation to sit and write a blog article. There are all these amazing ideas floating in my head, but not enough ooomph to push them out into my fingertips and onto the keyboard...

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So I have decided to 'pull my finger out' and get cracking with a goal to write one blog post a week.

Just one (and this one isn't included as it's more of a rant than actually being productive). Planning to post on Sunday's so if there isn't one here by Monday - you know to come and tell me off on twitter or facebook!

Also I think I may be addicted to Pinterest. Help.

New Cookbooks

I have one of those awesome credit cards with reward points and have racked up a few points due to my online shopping adventures (some might call it an addiction pffft whatever...). I was looking through the catalogue and saw some awesome cookbooks that i have being eyeing off for a while so decided to get them for FREE with my points yay! 

I purchased '30 Minute Meals' by Jamie Oliver and 'Food Safari' by Mauve OMeara (food from the awesome show of the same name). I spent a couple of hours on the couch with a cup of tea looking through the books and I must say I am spoilt for choice for what to make.

Jamie's '30 minute' recipes have copped a bit of flack for supposedly taking over 1.5 hours to make, but he does say that it may take a bit of practise to get really efficient in the kitchen. Watching him slice mushrooms and onions in the food processor in about 2 seconds has convinced me I need one! I think i'll tackle the 'Wonky Summer Pasta, Herby Salad and Pear Drop Tartlets' next weekend (will have to go to the gym that day for sure!). 

I loved watching the Food Safari show on SBS and am looking forward to making authentic meals from other countries. If only I could get decent sushi grade tuna here in Kalgoorlie...

Check out what looks like a super omnomalicious Tiramasu recipe from the Food Safari website. 

Preoccupied!

The last week has been a bit of a shamozzle for me as I was away for Easter and came home sick, hence why I haven't blogged for a while. Also, my camera is still being repaired so I haven't been able to do any more product photography. I spent today creating some new peices and have a few that I am chomping on the bit to shoot so I can get my new designs out in the big wide yonder! Good news though, my camera should be fixed and home by mid next week. 

I've also discovered Pinterest (or more correctly, I was invited) and am loving it! Search for theori  (or click the link) to see my profile and some of the prettiness and inspiration that I have found on this awesome site. Such a fabulous idea for brides, event planners, interior designers, fashionistas etc. LOVE!