December 31st 2010

So it's the last day of the year and I thought I had some catching up to do. So here's some of the last things I made this year.

The dress (i forgot to take a photo of the back)

on DeviantArt

My animation



I was working on this for the last 3 days...crazy it's only 10 secs lol


Enjoy what is left of 2010

long day.................

it's 5 am and i just got home. it was a long ass day...i took my bunny to the vet cuz i had a hunch she was sick, indeed she is, so now i have her on antibiotics, for snuffles and diarrhea :( poor bun bun, i hope she gets better soon.

so today was officially the last day of 'school' classes have ended and we can relax for a while. it's officially my last semester so i thought 'wt the heck! i deserve to party' so it's the first time i've gone out in years...man sometimes i'm like an old lady. anywayz it was fun...now i can rest for a bit, until next year...i won't have much time for myself :( i start my teaching practice and something tells me it will take a LOT of my time...sigh...i'm a bit insomniac, my danged hair smells like icky cigarettes cuz errone was smoking around me, blaaaa i hate it, i'll wash it first thing tomorrow, but somehow i still smell good cuz i sprayed tons of perfume on before leaving :) i guess that's the smell of hanging out, cigs, booze and perfume :) i guess it's nice......sorta...................man i bet i close my eyes and i wont wake up for another 10 hrs lol. i have some good stuff to post tomorrow :) some drawings and the dress :D yea, if i remember XD


g'night

E.









somehow i seem immune to getting drunk.......never have more than 3 drinks and u'll be cool :D yea! talk with ur friends, socialize and never reveal ur deep dark secrets :D while errone else does lol

Mahi Mahi en Croûte

Since I'm writing recipes down I thought I could post my favorite. En Croûte simply means "covered with a pastry", so this is a Mahi Mahi covered in a puff pastry shell :) I came up with it after eating a fish en croûte, with a white sauce. I thought "why don't i do the same with my red sauce fish recipe!" So i tried it and i was quite pleased with the result, needless to say it's a fancy dish without really being complicated.

Mahi Mahi en Croûte

Components

2 Mahi Mahi filets

½ onion, finely chopped

1 garlic clove chopped

1 small carrot finely chopped

¼ teaspoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon parsley

2-3 tablespoons spaghetti sauce

Pinch of salt

Puff pastry sheet

1 egg

Method

1. Heat 1-2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Add the onion, carrots, and a pinch of salt, cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until soft. Add garlic, cook for 1 minute then add the spaghetti sauce, oregano and parsley. Reduce the heat and simmer for 7-9 minutes, stirring occasionally, until reduced and thickened. Season to taste.
2. Preheat oven at 400⁰ F. Season the fish fillets with salt. Roll out puff pastry sheet so you can cover both fillets and cut in half. Place the fillets in the middle of the sheets, and spoon mixture over the fish. Scramble egg, and brush on the edges of the puff pastry, wrap the pastry over the fish. Brush the remaining egg over the pastry. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
3. Wait for it to cool before eating, at least 10 minutes. The sauce heats up in the oven and might burn you. Eat and enjoy!

Sweet songs & crochet hooks

So this next week is gonna be crazy. I have to write a 4 page essay comparing 'La cabeza' a short novel by Pedro Cabiya and Frankenstein, a proposal for an exhibition on contemporary art with an instructional unit plan to go with it and a Powerpoint presentation to pitch the proposal, also finish my final work for draping (finish the pattern AND make the finished garment) all in one delicious week :D. Good thing I already finished my paper, MLA is a bitch, but you learn to love it lol.

This is my final work for draping. It's a bustier type dress ( i still have to do the pattern for the skirt). I'm making it to use it when i go to see Iron Maiden next April. I'm still not 100% on the fabrics i'm gonna use. I'm thinking a shiny black fabric and a mate black fabric and some snake skin pattern ?? lol

Aaaaand this is another pattern I made in class, which I'll probably use to make a vintage-y polkadot dress :D yea

Anyways, I'm listening to some sweet songs I got from a friend. Dream Theater, Mudvayne, Evergray, Dragonforce....Freaking Portnoy, why did he leave DT?? >:( .... I also got a crochet hook and some thread to experiment in the Christmas vacay. I like doing old lady activities, like sewing and embroidering by hand LOL, so crochet should be right up my alley, I'm sure grandma would be glad to show me how to do it. Crocheting to metal??? Why the fuck not XD I can make something brutal.

Also, an interesting (and some what random) fact. There is a student @ my uni that has long hair and looks like Nathan Explosion. So every time I see him I go "OMG it's Nathan Explosion" imitating the intro


E.

Frozen

I just downloaded Madonna's CD 'ray of light' for Frozen. I was remembering the video with some friends and remembered how amazed it left me every time I saw it. So I looked up the vid yesterday, amazingness. The color, her movements, the dress she wears, the henna tatts, the ohm... amazing. I must say every other song in the CD sounds pretty much like crap to me, but that one song makes me feel like I can hear it forever, it's tragic sounding, and I can appreciate that. I really think it's my memories of the vid that make the song so appealing...

Frozen

The comments on youtube about it being a satanist song amuse me :p lol

My basics / Mis básicos

I like to cook with a lot of spices, and try new ones as often as I can. My pantry is full of different spices, and there's always room for more! I have tried fresh herbs and they are the best, however whenever I buy some and try to keep them alive they don’t surviveL. If you can make them survive then great! Using them fresh is good; having them dry makes the flavor more intense. Cost wise it is always better to grow your own herbs, if you manage to keep it alive and keep the seeds you can always have some fresh herbs! Here’s a list of the spices in my pantry:

• Oregano
• Marjoram
• Basil
• Thyme
• Parsley
• Cilantro
• Paprika
• Rosemary
• Sage
• Nutmeg
• Allspice
• Vietnamese Cinamon
• Star Anise
• Black pepper

My other cooking basics, found in my fridge are: sofrito (made by grandma and kept frozen), onions (always keep at least half an onion frozen jik), Green Peppers, Recao aka Coriander or Cilantro in some countries (bought fresh, then blended to a pure and frozen), Cilantrillo( also called Cilantro in some places, I rather say Cilantrillo to avoid confusion with the longer leafed Coriander, like the Coriander I also keep it pureed and frozen), all purpose four (Presto or Swans), milk, garlic, sugar, and pasta. Last but not least salt, can’t leave that out, I use kosher salt.

Cocino con muchas especias, y me gusta probar nuevas cada vez que puedo. Mi despensa esta llena de distintas especias, y siempre hay espacio para más. He probado cocinar con hierbas frescas y definitivamente son lo mejor, pero cuando compro una planta siempre se me muere L. Las hierbas secas tienen un sabor más fuerte que las frescas. En cuanto a el costo, sale más barato tener tus propias plantas, asi puedes almacenar las semillas y siempre puedes sembrar plantas nuevas J. Aquí hay una lista de las especias en mi despensa:

• Orégano
• Marjorana
• Albahaca
• Tomillo
• Perejil
• Cilantrillo
• Pimientón
• Romero
• Salvia
• Nuez Mozcada
• Malagueta
• Canela vietnamita
• Anis estrellado
• Pimienta negra

Mis otros básicos para cocinar, que se encuentran en mi nevera son: sofrito (hecho por mi abuela y congelado), cebolla (siempre mantengo media cebolla congelada, por si acaso), pimiento verde, Recao (comprado fresco, convertido en puré y congelado), Cilantrillo (comprado fresco, convertido en puré y congelado), harina (presto o swans), leche, ajo, azúcar y pasta. No puede faltar la sal, yo uso sal kosher.

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