Recipe // fall salad

October 27, 2011

Homemade vinaigrette is simple to make, and not time consuming at all.   Once you start making your own vinaigrette at home, you’ll never buy the store bought stuff again.  It is fresh, tastes amazing, and you know exactly what is in it!
Champagne vinegar gives a unique punch to your basic dressing, and a little goes a long way.  Pair it with a unique salad of mix greens, roasted pumpkin (see below), gorgonzola cheese, and pecans, and you are all set for a beautiful fall salad.
Champagne Vinaigrette Dressing
makes 2 cups (8 oz)
1/2 cup champagne vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons yellow onion, minced
1/2 teaspoon dijon mustard
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 cup vegetable oil
Using your blender, place all of the ingredients in the blender and blend well. While still blending, slowly drizzle in vegetable oil.
Enjoy!
{Roasted Pumpkin with Herbs}
Serves 2
1 sugar pumpkin (about 2lbs)
olive oil
sea salt
chopped fresh herbs of your choice (rosemary, thyme, basil, oregano, are all great choices)
Set your oven to Broil.
Slice the pumpkin in half lengthwise, and remove the seeds and string, and cut away the stem. (be sure to save your pumpkin seeds to make roasted pumpkin seeds)
Place the halved pumpkin on a solid surface and use your knife to cut off the skin.
After the skin is all removed, cut 2 inch strips length wise, then into small 2 inch bit sized pieces (or cubed if you prefer, about 1 inch)
Placed pumpkin on a baking sheet, and drizzle with olive oil, and stir.
Sprinkle with fresh ground pepper, and sea salt.
Place in the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes until cooked through, stirring occasionally.
Remove from oven, and sprinkle with your favorite fresh herbs.  (*Freshly grated parmigiano reggiano would be a great addition too!)
You can also serve it as a delicious side dish!
Enjoy!

bijou market …

October 26, 2011

this fall i will be participating in only one show, the bijou market!  (you can find armelle jewelry at the provo market only.)

if you aren’t familiar with the bijou market, it is an amazing collection of handmade things, all by local artists.

i’ve been working on some new items that i am excited to show you!  and, they will all debut at the show!  and, for you out of towners, i hope to have all the new stuff up in my shop soon!
here’s a tiny little peek (courtesy of my phone).

you won’t want to miss it!  it will be a great chance to support local artists and get your holiday shopping done!

i hope to see you there!  (remember, my jewelry will only be at the provo show.)

bijou market provo 
friday and saturday, november 18th & 19th, 2011  friday 10am-8pm and saturday 10am – 6pm
historic southworth hall
116 west center street
provo, utah 84606

last minute halloween costume …

with the new show on abc, pan am, i have a feeling we are going to see a lot of ladies in blue for halloween.

if you are still deciding on what you want to be for halloween.  this may be a great idea!

here are a few ways to put together your own pan am stewardess costume (including free downloads for the pins, hat, and bag!):

UNIFORM:

·         Blue Suit with a Jacket and Skirt  – The “Pan Am Blue” is close to a Royal Blue. Suits can be found at your local thrift store. If you’re handy, you can tailor your jacket to make it fit your ladylike figure and shorten the sleeves.  Similarly, the skirt length is acceptable just to your knee.
·          White Collared Shirt –   Spread the collar over the lapel of the suit jacket.
·         White Gloves –  Gloves should reach the middle of your arm. Opera length gloves are too long.  In a pinch, use shorter gloves, not longer ones.
·         Nylon Hosiery –  In the ‘60s, hosiery was not as sheer as today.  Emphasize that you’re wearing hosiery by wearing a less-sheer style.
·         Short-Heeled Black Pumps – The stewardesses of Pan Am were on their feet all day, so find a sensible, lower heel.
·         Pan Am Wings Lapel Pin – A pattern is available for you to download at http://cdn.media.abc.go.com/m/pdf/shows/pan-am/PA_Hat_.pdf.  Simply print it out, cut it carefully and attach it to a piece of heavy paper or thin cardboard (like that of a milk carton).  Then, affix a safety pin to this and wear your wing on the left side of your jacket (over your heart).
·         Pan Am Stewardess Cap –  A pattern to create your own paper cap is available for download at  http://cdn.media.abc.go.com/m/pdf/shows/pan-am/PA_Hat_.pdf.  There’s a pattern for the Pan Am cap pin provided as well.
·         Pan Am Flight Bag –  If you haven’t yet ordered your own bag, you can create your own by modifying a bowling bag (blue spray paint!) or other similar large bag.

HAIR & MAKE-UP:
         

·         Hair is worn up in the style of the 1960s above the shoulders.
·          Make-up is light, “daytime” make-up.  Make it authentic by wearing the official shade, “Persian Melon” by Revlon (shade 585).

(photo and content by abc.com)

good luck ladies!

do you have a halloween costume all ready to go?  what are you going to be?

{abc did not pay me to write this post, i just wanted to pass some last minute ideas your way!}