eye that spy

is October, 2 month more and is the end of the year, i just can't believe it, it just happened so fast everything in a blink! life lately just keeps me quite busy working on my studio, on my classes, try to keep my social life in my so introvert self... i wish to travel more and more often too, this year i went to Mexico City, and lately is city that i love to visit for so many reasons including all this awesome museums (the nerd on me needs museums and cultural places). 
Here, in my hometown i can't pass the opportunity to hang around when i can, few stops at galleries, another round drinking some beverages in new places and spending time with my family... 
May the next days bring same chill and fun vibes like has been this past months... i hope you guys are having a great year and a nice October, the moon can be the most shining and bright of the whole year

Bless my mornings

Every day is the same, run from here to there, make a routine, keep everything ready, make some meals, rushing and hurrying myself to not to be late, i do that 6 days a week some days are more in a rush than other but always the quite the same
Today was the day that i can totally make the time to cook and prepare my breakfast as if it was a ritual.. Boiling water for my coffee, gathering all the ingredients, wash all the dishes and just take my time for enjoying simply moments like this...
so bless my mornings and keep me doing this more often...

 

out of town

 so i was invited by an art promotor and curator to give an art workshop for kids. Gosh! didn't know how much i miss to travel! really! besides to go out of town, is more like i do really, really love to travel and also i neeeeed vitamin sea!
i stayed in a lil town near to Puerto Vallarta with some friends and art pals, my workshop was about the landscape and colors, i was working on it the last 3 weeks, i was totally pleased how kids respond to outdoorsy activities even when was damn hot outside, like 33 degrees...
i do want to go back of course! 
i do want to go back and eat tons of fruit and sea food
i do really really want to go back and swim in the sea

life lately...

i've been staying in home for vacation, i can't say it was just leisure, i've been working on my paintings, cleaning, declutter, painting walls and else... this is my last week before to start classes again, is kinda scary going back to presencial classes after all this distance and virtual classes... i already got my vaccine although i feel secure with it i'm still taking a lot of vitamins!!
Even when i adore to stay more time at home i've got to go back, this are my fav captures lately and yes! i used a nice vintage filter for this pics cuz i love vivid and bright colors but why not a different thing?
 August has been kind to me...

fresh colors...

Los días deberían ser mas como primavera, flores que brotan de todos lados, pájaros que cantan todo el día, colores frescos de la fruta, como ésta, que muy amablemente me dio un vecino :P eso y mi gusto por acomodar todo por colores, un pequeño placer visual...

Days should be like springtime, flower blossoms everywhere, birds singing all day long, fresh colors from the fruit, like this one, a very nice neighbor gave me from his trees :P that and my obsession to put everything with order by colors, my eye candy...

homemade...

Hay una buena razón para cocinar con las frutas de la estación, la mía es preparar mandarincello! (la receta original es con naranja o limón peeero...), corrí al mercado, ahora la mandarina está muy barata y por kilo!, creo que la clave es la cantidad, o mejor dicho ser generoso con los ingredientes..
Yo preparé un litro y utilicé kilo y medio de mandarina para hacer esto, lo mejor es que mi casa olía delicioso!! Ahora puedo decir que he mejorado bastante, es la práctica supongo... Alguna vez lo haz probado? deberías intentarlo! en internet hay muchas recetas bastante prácticas y fáciles! es de mis licores favoritos y si lo acompañas después de una comida con abundante pasta... yummmm!

There's a good reason to cook with seasonal fruit, mine is prepare mandarincello! (the original recipe is with orange or lemon but in this case...) so i run to the market, now the tangerine is cheap and for kilo!!,  i think the key of this is the amount, or if i can say it better, being generous with the ingredients...
I made a liter and use kilo and a half of tangerine to make it tasty, the best part is also that my place smells so nice!! Now i can say that i improved, i guess is the practice.... Have you tried before? you should! there's a lot of recipes on the web and are quite easy and nice! is one of my favorites liquors and if you drink it after a nice pasta .... yummmmm!

i say good-bye to 2015..!

Acaso hay una manera de recibir el año o de despedirlo?! me gustaría decir que tengo algún ritual o algo así, no lo tengo aunque! limpiar la casa y tirar o regalar todo aquello que no uso o no sirve podría contar como uno... aunque bueno, no voy hablar de ello en este post, sino de como pasé una semana en relax en Diciembre.. a decir verdad este año no fue en muchas cosas bien, entre que unas cuantas situaciones sentimentales para dejar ir, lidiar con algo de depresión por ello y otra cosas que me rondaban en mi persona, bueno, pues tal vez pudiera decir que este año fue de Serendipia total! ruptura? bueno, tal vez era mejor dejar ir para recibir algo mejor :D así que entre otras nuevas experiencias y aventuras pues eso sucedió, un viaje a Baja California! playa, café, mariscos, sol, besos, café y mas besos con sabor a mar y sonrisas!! YaaY! me reservo el derecho de contar mas al respecto pero comparto las fotos que tomé..

Could be a way to welcome the new year or to say good-bye!? i would love to say that i've got one or so, but i don't have it, although! cleaning up my house and toss and give away stuff that i don't use or it doesn't work could be like one... even when, well, i'm not gonna talk much about that kind of things on this post, but about how i spend a relaxing week in December... and to say it truth, even when this year it wasn't in some way the best, between some awkward sentimental situations to let go, trying to handle depression and some other stuff that round my head, but well, this could be the Serendipia's year! break-up!? well, it should be better let go and receive something better and best for me :D so between new experiences and adventures, well, it happens! a trip to Baja! beach, coffee, sea food, sun, kisses, coffee and more sea salty kisses and smiles!! yaaY! i reserve my right to tell more about it but i share some pics...

something to try at home

No es novedad que soy fan de pinterest, encuentras todo!! en serio que muchas cosas!! creo que es un buen sitio para buscar tutoriales, recetas, ideas... es bastante práctico y eficaz. Pues recientemente, después de haber ido a visitar a una amiga que es chef, probé un delicioso limoncello que hizo, era un pedacito de cielo! sabía delicioso!!!! Pregunté por la receta y claro, me pasó todo con lujo de detalles, aunque claro, no puedo confiar en mi memoria, así que después de revisar por aquí y por allá en pinterest pues encontré muy buenas recetas a tratar, yo hice Arancello y quedó poderoso! pues usé mas naranjas de las que en realidad se necesitaban en el tutorial... todo fue para estar experimentando. 

Comenté a unos cuantos amigos de mi Arancello y regalé unas pequeñas muestras, algo así como taza y media. Debería mostrar fotos de cómo quedó, pero solo mostraré fotos de su elaboración que no es poca cosa, es bastante delicado pelar naranjas y limones sin llevarte la parte blanca de la piel..

Si llegan a intentar hacerlo, sólo les diré: salud! 

It's nothing new that i'm a huge fan of pinterest, you can find everything!! it's a really nice finder!! i think is a good site when you're looking tutorials, recipes, ideas... is quite practical and easy. Well, recently, after going to visit a friend, who is a nice chef, i taste a delicious limoncello that she made, it was a piece of heaven! it taste glorious!!! I asked for the recipe and of course, she gave me all the details, although, of course, i cannot trust in my memory, so after looking around here and there in pinterest, well, i find a nice recipe to try, i made an Arancello and it's powerful! because i use more oranges than it really needed the recipe... it was because i was experimenting.. 

So i tell to a few friends of my Arancello and i give them away a few samplers, like a cup and a half. I should show you pics of how it looks like, but i'll show you pics of the elaboration that is not easy, is quite delicate peel off oranges and lemons without taking off the white parts of the peel..

If you ever try it, i just gonna say: cheers!

food lovers gonna love..

Domingo en la mañana y mi teléfono suena:
yo: bueno?
mama: hija! ven pronto! hay una muestra gastronómica de comida nacional en el centro! 
yo: dame 30 minutos y llego (ya estaba babeando..)
No haré mas larga la historia, comí mucho y hasta llenarme!... Había comida de muchos otros estados, aunque fue un poco difícil para mi, porque casi toda la comida tenía carne y aun así, probe de todo... 
Un tepache que no sabía a tepache (esa bebida roja... estaba sublime!), un mole delicioso de Queretaro, llamado mole de danza.. y postres? uffff en muchas variantes, desde jericallas hasta unos tamales de maíz dulce...
Vuelvo a mi casa pensando que mi comida del diario debería tener mas trabajo y elaboración.. aunque debo decir que mis gnoccis son ahora mejor! 
Lo mejor de ese día fue que mi panza tan picky no tuvo ningún problema!

Sunday morning and my phone rings:
me: hello?
mom: honey! come over here! there's a gastronomical fair in the downtown! just national food!
me: ok gimme 30 min and i'll be there soon ( i was already drooling by then..)
I won't do long the story, i ate a lot and to fill my tummy!... There was so many food from another states, although it was a little bit complicated to me, because most of the food got some meat on it and still,  i ate everything...
A tepache that didn't taste like tepache (is a fermented drink made it with pineapple, a lil bit slimy but not this one..) it was sublime!, a delicious mole from Queretaro, called mole de danza.. and desserts? ufff so many and in different kinds, like jericallas (is our mexican version of crème brule but not so caramelized..) and even some sweet tamales made it with sweet tender corn...
I came back home thinking that my daily food should have more elaboration and preparation... but if i can say something on my favor, my gnoccis are so much better now!
The best of the day was that my picky tummy went pretty well!

Pizza is always a good idea

Hablemos un poco de pizza... Podría decirse que es un alimento que tiene todos los ingredientes de una dieta balanceada, aunque claro, no quiero justificar con esto o alentar que se tenga que comer diario (a veces no suena mal la idea..) tiene lácteos, vegetales, granos y harinas, algo de carne también o incluso fruta.. lo tiene casi todo!! excepto chocolate ¬¬ ... Quisiera decir que mientras escribo esto, estoy comiendo una rebanada de pizza, no es así, ojalá fuera así, pero! es una genial aportación de la cultura italiana al mundo! (dios bendiga a Italia por ello!)
Así porqué no hacer algo que me gusta y con las cosas que me gustan hacer y con el material que me gusta usar! et voilà! este es el resultado! Tiene muuucho trabajo debo de confesar! pero lo vale completamente! es muy colorido y me parece divertido :D 
Pues bien, ahora puedes encontrarlo en mi tienda en etsy! YaaY

Let's talk about pizza... I can tell that is the perfect dish that had the whole ingredients for a balance diet, although, of course, i do not want to justify or encourage to eat it everyday (even when it doesn't sounds a bad idea at all..) it has some dairy, veggies, grains, something of meat too and even fruit.. it has almost everything!! except chocolate ¬¬... I do really want to say that i'm eating a slice of pizza while i'm writing this post, but sadly, noup, but! i think is a great contribution from Italy cuisine to the world, it increase our taste for it! (may god bless Italy for it! che buona vita!)
So i was thinking, why not to do something that i like with things that i like to do and with the material that i like to work! et voilà! this is the result! It had a loooot of work if i must to confess! but it totally worth it! is so colorful and cheerful :D
And well, now you can find it on my etsy shop! YaaY

...stuck in here...

Ya se siente la primavera (por si no lo sabremos acá en México..!) ya todo se empieza a ver diferente, hay calor en el ambiente, de una manera u otra se manifiesta aunque eso si, los árboles de naranja alrededor de mi casa florecieron que fué una felicidad! pasar cerca de ellos era parte del encanto de la primavera. Yo por mi cuenta, ahora si disfruto comer fruta fría (en invierno ni de loca!) y si tiene algo de picante mejooooor!. 
Ahora recién tuve la idea de hacer un "makeover" a uno de mis patrones en etsy, resulta que me gusta mucho y por una cosa u otra creo que no ha tenido muchas visitas, así que decidí bordar otro del mismo set y me está agradando bastante, ya casi lo termino...
Ah si claro! a lo que iba, sigo atorada en esta pintura, la empecé en diciembre y no avanzo mucho (estoy obsesionada con el realismo y el hiperrealismo en la pintura...ouuuuuch!) peor que nunca había trabajado algo que tuviera texturas de agua...bueno si, pero no con figura humana de por medio... ahi va en progreso..
Oh antes de cerrar este post! ya viene Abril! y ese mes me gusta por sobradas razones, así que haré un giveaway de un par de garlands...YaaaY!

It already feels like spring (i sooo can tell you about that it in México..!) everything starts to look different, it feels some heat on the enviroment, and in some way or another it shows that, the orange trees around my place started to bloom and was a such a happiness! walk around them and near by is part of the charm of the spring. I by example, start to enjoy eating very fresh and cold fruit (no way i would eat it in winter!!) and if i add spicy sauce or chilli powder so much better!.
Recently i've got the idea to do a makeover of one of my patterns on etsy, the thing is i like that pattern a lot and i can't explain why it doesn't have much views or likes, so i decide to embroider another one of the same set and i like it a lot, i almost finished...
Oh yes of course! the main point of this post, i'm still stuck in this painting, i started in december and i don't have much progress since then (i'm pretty obsessed with realism and hiperrealistic on painting... ooooouch!) worst that i never ever been working on this visual texture of water.. well, i did before, but not with human figure on it.... so this is how it looks like at the moment...
And before to close this post! April is coming! and i've got a lots of reasons to like this month, so i'll do a giveaway of couple garlands!...YaaaY!

from Sparta!!

Algo que me gusta de Etsy es la posibilidad de poder ver otros productos, conocer otros blogs de interesantes personas y también de conocer otras personas de alrededor del mundo...
Hace un tiempo conocí una tienda bastante interesante, es una linda pareja de Esparta, muy amistosos y me han contado como acerca de Esparta y sus alrededores, en su tienda en Etsy entre sus productos tienen hierbas aromáticas, pasta de tomate, aceites y otras cosas más para poner un buen toque a los platillos...
Asi que recibí de ellos una pequeña muestra de sus productos, hierbas con un olor increíble, no lo sé del todo, ellos después me dijeron ciertos nombres, pero en español es dificil reconocerlos, creo que le diré a mi mamá que me ayude, seguro ella conoce mas que yo...
Tengan por seguro que mis platillos tienen un delicioso toque de hierbas de Esparta :D


Something that i like about Etsy is the posibility to can see another products, check another blogs of a very interesting persons and also to know another persons from around the world...
A while ago i've seen a pretty interesting shop, belongs to a cute couple from Sparta, very friendly and they've been telling me about Sparta and around, in their Etsy shop got on their products, aromatic herbs, tomate paste, oils and another supplies to increase the taste on every meal...
So i receive from them a pretty nice sample of their products, herbs with an incredible aroma, i don't know exactly what are this, later they told me some names of this herbs, but in spanish is difficult to recognize it, i think i'll go to mom to help me out, for sure she would know what are this...
For sure my next meals would have a delicious taste of herbs from Sparta :D

a foggy day...

Es noviembre, pudiera ser que el clima empieza a ponerse fresco, una que otra lluvia... pero neblina?! eso si que es nuevo, creo que no lo había visto en un buen de tiempo... desperté temprano y fuí directamente a abrir cortinas y oh sorpresa!! no se podía ver a 3 cuadras mas de distancia!! hasta pudiera dar miedo! pero no, sólo un poco de neblina...!! ayyy pretexto perfecto para preparar café y un casseroule de atún!! :)
Debo insistir no hay días feos, sólo malas actitudes!
Is November, could be that weather start to get a little bit chilly, a rainy day once in a while... but fog?! that's new, i haven't seen in in a while... i woke up and i went straight to open windows and curtains and oh surprise!! i couldn't seen beyond 3 blocks far!!! could be a little bit scary! but not, is just a little bit of fog...!! YaaaY great excuse to make coffee and tuna casseroule!! :)
I must to insist, there's no bad or ugly days, just bad attitude!