January's Recipe: Jamie Oliver's Awesome Granola Dust

Not only is this January's recipe, but for my other blog (A Stomach On A Mission http://stomachonamission.blogspot.com), I'm cooking my way through this cookbook, Jamie Olive's "Everyday Super Food" ... and so that's officially started today.

This is the recipe I followed ... though I cut the ingredients down to 1/3 (as that's the amount of rolled oats I'd purchased the other day). Also, felt like it was good to start with a little less incase, for some bizarre reason I don't like it.

It smelled AMAZING at this stage, with the coco and the fresh orange zest ... I can't wait to taste it. 

I do need a roasting pan and a funnel ... #chefsneeds

I will be eating some of this for dinner ... that's my next Jamie Oliver, Everyday Super Food cookbook recipe!

If you're interested, here's a link to amazon where you can get it:
http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Super-Food-Jamie-Oliver/dp/0062305646/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1453074749&sr=1-1&keywords=jamie+oliver+superfood

January's Craft - homemade, no wax, candle

This candle is so simple, and quick, to make.

SUPPLIES: The clear bottle is lavender scented oil. 

(make sure the string is cotton)

Fill the jar with crisco and melt in the microwave - 2 minutes on high. While it's melting, melt the crayons - I used the stove, next time the microwave 'cause now I have a pot to clean ... LOL.

Add the melted crayon to the melted crisco, add the scented oil, followed by the string tied to a nut (or something else to weight it down to the bottom). Sink the nut and wind the string around a chop stick (or other implement) to keep it upright while the candle sets.

When the jar is cooled a bit, put it in the freezer for half an hour. Then snip the string - and decorate the bottle if you wish.

Makes good gifts I'd think. :)

Oh, and here's the link the to video I followed to make mine:
 https://www.skillshare.com/tutorials/DIY-No-Wax-Candle/447?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=2015-12-17-tutorial-diy-candle

Make Art in 2016 (everyday)!

Didn't color the whole thin in one day, but I did finish it today!  1/27/16

At the opening of Naked Influence at TheREP! High art here in this selfie! 1/26/16

1/20/16 photo collages! 

I never said it would all be good art...

1/9/16 Coloring books are awesome!

Watercolor on canvas. (1/4/16) Coral reef. 

Watercolor on canvas! (1/3/16) Penguin on an iceberg.

Ok, so this year I'm going to: 

a. Make art everyday in 2016. 

b. Do one craft a month.

c. Cook one new recipe a month.

d. Work on playing my guitar, and now my new mandolin too, every month.