Russian Beauty Spot

Checking my GA yesterday for my LavenderField shop I noticed that there were a lot of visitors from Russia and Ukraine, so I decided to check out the website that was sending all these visitors to my shop and what a pleasant surprise to see that such a beautiful, softly-colored blog called Beauty Spot had featured a bunch of my necklaces.  If I could only understand Russian..... wish I could read all the comments that people were leaving there :0)

Sauteed Shrimp and Spinach

Bought some fresh spinach yesterday and wanted to have it today for lunch with something quick and easy, so I made this, and it was a hit:

Ingredients 

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons lemons, zest of
2 lb (1 kg) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 bunches fresh spinach, washed and lightly steamed/wilted and chopped

Directions 

Stir together garlic, pepper, salt and lemon zest.
Blend in lemon juice and olive oil.
Set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
Add the shrimp, and cook for 2-4 minutes until pink.
Stir in the spinach and cook just for a few more seconds.
Stir in the lemon-olive oil mixture.
Toss well.
Serve immediately.

(adapted from http://www.food.com/recipefullpage.do?rid=112371)

Recipe of the Day: Garlic Pork Steaks with Capers and Cream

I came up with this easy and delicious recipe the other day, and it was such a hit that I decided to share it here on my blog so that everyone can enjoy it:

Garlic Pork Steaks with Capers and Cream

1-2 tbs olive oil
4 pork steaks
2 garlic cloves
juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup capers
1 cup fresh cream

Heat olive oil in a frying pan and cook pork steaks in medium high heat until done and no longer pink in the middle.  Press the garlic cloves into the pan with a garlic press, and stir until it is yellowish and aromatic.  Deglaze the pan with the lemon juice, scraping the pan with a spatula.  Toss the capers in and then the fresh cream and stir a little.  When cream is bubbly remove the pan from the heat.

That's it!  Enjoy!

BUST Magazine Feature

Look for my necklace on the June/July '11 issue of BUST Magazine (page 28, to be exact)!!!

Square Mania

Summer Earrings!

I've had such fun making these earrings which are the perfect Summer accessory. So far I've made them in 9 different shades (ballerina pink, ochre, orange, cream, mauve, azure, green, denim blue, and buff):

Thursday Treasury

I just love this new treasury made by Jen of Walrustusk where she included my Retro Squares Crochet Necklace:




I found these earrings in her shop, which feature an amzaing beadwork:



Thank you Jen!