Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
City Blues and Brights
City Blues & Brights—City Lights
It's a morning glow – the kitchen at dawn.
City blues. The kitchen at dawn.
Come on, get up, wake up!
It's a brand new morning!
Look out the window, look at the sky...
Watch the stars fade
the night stars
lights of night fade
take some stars into your heart
Quick! Look up in the sky – look quickly.
quietly, softly, look
while still there's time
Circle some stars circle some stars
to bring them into your heart
You're up, you're awake. You’re ready
You're ready, you're alive
It's a brand new morning!
It's a beautiful morning!
Hold onto the morning, day is breaking
night is over
This is the sunshine place
It's a city bright
Take that heartful of stars you've
borrowed from the sky
there's a basket over there
set some of those stars
into that basket
You'll need them in the darkness of your night.
Day's breaking
Day's broken all over the city
City blues the city at dawn
Sit and savor the sunrise
savor the day
bask in and savor the kitchen at daybreak
Watch that basket of stars
guard that basketful of stars
Are the stars still in your heart?
Delight in them Hold them dear
And share them
Share them...
City blues, urban blues that is.
Sun's up Morning's here
Morning's ready! There's a city out there
A big city out there A Great City
get on out there and scratch for
life
hold on, hold on
hold on. Don’t let go.
Keep those stars in your heart
and give all of them away.
There’s lots more where those came from.
This city will be a sunshine place.
Day's done, it's end o'day
Watch those stars in your heart,
in that basket
Morning's over, so's afternoon
it's evening now
night's closing in...
It's sundown. Night's right at hand
Watch those stars in that basket,
on that table
Watch them closely
night's...almost...here
What promise will you offer the night?
What answer will you give to the night?
Night has dawned upon all of us
Night's here now
Now is the season of night
sleep
You made a covenant with the day
The stars you show are its sign
Will your covenant enfold the night
as well?
It's night now, darkness time
Stars in the basket on the table
Stars in your heart
In your heart Sleep quietly
...now...
Morning's on the way
© leahchang
Pioneer Day 2024
"This is the place" • Pioneer Day 2024 • Wednesday 24 July
The Days of '47 • Celebrate Utah
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Rhinoceros Drawing
• World Rhino Day now is 22 September every year.
Friday, July 19, 2024
Five Minute Friday :: Make
We talk about making an event like a party or a wedding; sometimes we make up our face to enhance it; we make up with someone after one or both of us has been offended. But when Kate asked, What about you? Do you enjoy making things as much as I do? Perhaps this is enjoyment is because we’re made in the image of our Maker, the greatest and most creative Creator of all, it was the kind of creative making her picture of watercolor paints is all about.
Here's the website for art and design I've made: suntreeriver design. Sun, tree, and river are persistent scriptural images.
Humans and some other animals are tool makers who get stuff done. Susanne Langer wrote about humans as symbol makers who understand a degree of abstraction that indicates something other than an object itself. But beyond tools and symbols, in God, who stretched the spangled heavens, Catherine Cameron sings, "we, your children in your likeness, share inventive powers with you." She describes us as "children of creative purpose, serving others, honoring you." That poetry echo Kate's words!
Especially in the kitchen i do well with basic tools, though I'm only a toolmaker in an extreme emergency. As educator and theologian I'm about symbol a lot. At times I try to unpack a symbol; other times I assume people instinctively know what a given sign or symbol is about. By the way, sign and symbol are closely related and sometimes used interchangeably.
More than anything, my artistic making gives me the greatest joy because whether I'm teaching art, creating a design for display, announcing an event, branding a product or brightening a space, it's for Cameron's "creative purpose" of serving others by enhancing their lives and honoring the Creator God, Source of all creativity.
My header image is a watercolor I call Sky Horizon.
Cornbread Salad
Make 12 side dish servings
Ingredients
• 1 9 ounce package Cornbread Mix
• 1 4.5 ounce can chopped Green Chilies
• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise or Aioli
• 1 cup fresh Cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 cup Lime Juice
• 1 teaspoon ground Cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt or to taste
• 1 head Romaine or Iceberg Lettuce—best finely shredded
• 1 15 ounce can black Beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 15 ounce can black Olives, rinsed and drained
• 1 11 ounce can whole kernel Corn, drained
• 1 8 ounce package Cheddar or Monterey Jack Cheese, shredded
• 1 large Red Bell Pepper, finely chopped
• 6 Plum or Roma Tomatoes, chopped
• 3 green Onions, chopped
• 1 pound cooked Chicken, chopped
Method
• Prepare Cornbread Mix according to package directions, adding Chilies.
• Cool and crumble.
• Make Dressing Mix by combining Mayonnaise, half of the Cilantro, and the next 3 ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.
Layer a 4 quart bowl with
• 1/2 of the Lettuce and 1/2 of the remaining Cilantro,
• 1/2 of the Cornbread, 1/3 of the Dressing Mix, and
• 1/2 each of Beans, Olives, Corn, Cheese, Bell Pepper and Tomatoes.
• Repeat layers.
• Top with remaining Dressing Mix and Green Onion.
• Chill.
• Category: Sides & Salads
• Recipe from Jennifer Jones
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Tabouli
• Cucumber, diced
• Several Roma tomatoes, diced (remove seeds if you have time and are so inclined)
• Parsley, finely chopped 1/2 to 3/4 cup
• ½ cup bulgur wheat
• 1 or 2 or more green onion(s)
• Lemon juice
• Olive oil
• Allspice (optional)
• Cinnamon (optional)
• Salt to taste
Assembling
Pour hot water over the bulgur and let soak until soft and most of the water has been absorbed. Mix diced veggies by hand, add the bulgur and mix some more, add lemon juice and olive oil to get the right flavor and consistency. Add spice(s) and salt and mix a bit more. Refrigerate, eat, and enjoy.
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Taos New Mexico Pumpkin Bread
- active dry yeast – 1 tablespoon
- brown sugar – 1/2 cup
- warm water (105° – 115 F°) – 1 1/2 cups
- fresh eggs – 2
- pumpkin purée – 1 cup
- salt – 1 tablespoon or less
- white or yellow cornmeal – 1/2 cup
- unbleached all-purpose or bread flour – 5 1/2 to 6 cups
- cornmeal and flour for dusting and sprinkling
- Sprinkle yeast and a pinch of brown sugar over water in a large bowl; stir to combine and let stand until foamy, about 1 minute.
- With a whisk, add eggs and pumpkin to yeast mixture.
- Add remaining brown sugar, salt, cornmeal and 2 cups of flour.
- Beat hard with a whisk until smooth – about 3 minutes.
- Add flour 1/2 cup at a time with a spoon until a soft dough forms.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead vigorously for about 5 minutes to create a soft, smooth, elastic dough.
- Add enough remaining flour for dough to hold its own shape. Place in a greased bowl, turn once to grease top, and cover with plastic wrap or a linen towel. Let rise at room temperature until doubled, about 1–1 1/2 hours.
- Gently deflate dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Form into one large loaf and place on a greased or parchment-lined backing sheet sprinkled with cornmeal and flour; cover loaf loosely with plastic wrap or towel and let rise 30 minutes or until doubled in volume again.
- Sprinkle top of loaf with flour.
- Slash loaf decoratively with a serrated knife; place in a preheated 450° oven, reduce oven temperature to 375° and bake 45 to 55 minutes, or until loaf is lightly browned. Cool on a rack before serving.
• Picture from Sarah R on Flickr
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