Back up!

Back up!

The taxes, a cold and problems with my ISP server kept me from posting for almost 2 weeks. I am over and done with cold & taxes but I still have not yet solved all the problems with my IPS server and the WordPress learning curve is a bit challenging for me! Anyhow, thank you for your patience and you need to know that I am really determined on posting regularly.

My offering today is a drawing/painting part of a new series that I am working on titled: ManyBody. This particular piece is dedicated to François Bedin who passed away a few weeks ago. In my hometown of Luchon, François was mostly known as “Petit Pois” -Little Pea-! The story goes that when in boarding school –with my older brother Pierre– he ate such a big plate of “Petit Pois” that he was almost never called by his real name again! He was a great friend and a very a smart and funny character.

ManyBody-Petit Pois

A higher resolution available at: https://www.nicolepeyrafitte.com/manybody/petitpois.jpg

Weekend collectages

Weekend collectages

A recipe & my favorite walk

1- The recipe:
Petit Poulet aux Légumes
or
Little Chicken with vegetables
for 2 people or 1 with left overs!

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I butterflied (split open) the chicken down the middle

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Once I coated the pan with olive oil, I golden the salted and peppered chicken on both sides

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I reserve the chicken on a plate before sautéing 3 slices of bacon, 1 small onion, 1 carrot, 1 small turnip, 4 green onions, 1 russet potato. The choice of vegetables was instructed by I had in my fridge. Really other things can be added like olives, celery, parsnip…even cabbage. Add one glass of white wine.

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The chicken returns on top of the veggies…

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and goes into a preheated over (350º). I have a very convenient pan, I can remove the handle (merci Joseph & Yoori!)

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Covered with the lid and I let it be for 20/25 minutes

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I removed the lid and let the skin brown (in the oven) for a few minutes

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Voilà! Mon Petit Poulet aux Légumes is ready.
I fed myself two delicious dinners.
The second day even better than the first. The potatoes have come a little apart and thicken the sauce.

2-My Favorite Walk
Along the Verrazano Narrows see pictures & map below:

Back to Sunday March 3 2008

Back to Sunday March 3 2008

Sunday March 2 2008 I went to pick up a piece of my art work that was part of the show Generation 6 at the A.I.R Gallery in Chelsea NYC. Pick up hours were 8-11 am. The day was bright, a little chilly but beautiful, so I decided to get there early (9am) by subway and to walk back via the Brooklyn Bridge to then meet my friend Douglas for brunch in Park Slope. We had brunch at a small Oaxacan Mexican (the highlight was the chipotle chili hot cocoa) and then off to the Park Slope Food Coop –where I am one of the 14000 members– for my food shopping.

Below the map of the walk and you can listen to the song I wrote on the Brooklyn Bridge on my Myspace

Test ride on Friday

Test ride on Friday

Got to my yoga class & food coop run biking today. I thought it was spring, well not quite! but managed to beat the rain.

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