Food & Art

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[matt-molloy]

[foodandart]

Frank Sinatra Meatballs and sauce

You will need:

1/2 pound of ground beef (mince)

1/2 of a pound ground pork

1 cup of Italian bread crumbs

1/2 of a cup parmesan/ romano Italian cheese blend

3 tablespoons of chopped parsley

1 clove of garlic minced

1/2 of a cup of olive oil

1 medium onion finely diced

4 cloves of garlic minced

1-28-ounce can Italian style tomatoes

1-28-ounce can of tomato purée

2 teaspoons of  dried thyme

1 pound of dried pasta

Salt to taste

freshly ground pepper to own taste

How to do it:

Meatballs:

Combine, ground beef, ground pork, Italian bread crumbs, parmesan/romano Italian cheese blend, chopped parsley, minced garlic, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper.

Form meat mixture into balls about the size of a golf ball.

Brown the meatballs in olive oil and reserve until sauce is made.

Sauce:

In a frying pan, add the olive oil, the onion, and the four cloves garlic. Stir often over medium heat until onion is golden. Remove garlic cloves and discard.

Drain the Italian-style canned tomatoes, saving  1/4 of a cup of  the  liquid. Place the liquid from the canned Italian-style and tomato purée in the blender for about 6 seconds.

Add the drained tomatoes and blended tomato purée in the sauce pot; cook for about 10 minutes on medium heat.

Season the Marinara sauce with fresh parsley, dried thyme, and kosher salt, and black pepper stir the sauce well; simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring sauce a few times.

Cook 1 pound of pasta according to the package directions for al dente style pasta, drain pasta once was done, rinse if desired and re-drain.

Pour spaghetti on the heated platter, cover with the sauce.

Sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley and grated parmesan cheese.

[foodandart]

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[foodandart]

Stuffed Onion Bombs Will Rock Your World!

Meatball stuffed onion wrapped in bacon? Yes please!

This is definitely happening this weekend!

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[plasterastronaut]

Attention New Watercolor Artists

Please buy watercolor paper. It may seem petty or you might think you don’t really need it, but you do.

Watercolor paper is designed to hold vast amounts of water so that you can paint freely and add as many layers as you choose. Most other types of paper (i.e. printer paper, drawing paper, newsprint) are unable to withstand the amount of water involved. This results in paintings that are crinkly, “fuzzy”-looking, and sad.

This is an octopus I painted about a year ago using a $5.00 Crayola watercolor set, some generic brushes, and, most importantly watercolor paper:

This is an octopus I painted earlier today with a $30.00 Reeves watercolor set, somewhat better brushes, and printer paper. (Though, admittedly, I spent a lot less time on this painting):

See how the paper gets fuzzy because it is too overloaded with water?

See the way that the layers of color can’t blend properly?

I’m not going to pretend to know everything about watercolors, nor will I act like I’m the best at it. But what I know is, if you don’t use watercolor paper, your painting is guaranteed to look crappy.

Watercolor paper isn’t expensive. Last month, I found a small, 12-sheet block of watercolor paper at the store for $3.59. I got a large, 20-sheet pad of even better watercolor paper for $25.00, which I have been cutting into smaller pieces and using for 2 years now.

Watercolor painting doesn’t have to be an expensive hobby. But please, just get the paper for it. Your paintings are going to look immensely better, I promise.