HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!

Hi there Everyone,

So this is the last post of 2010, or the first of 2011 hehe! Thing is as i'm writing this post it currently has been the 1st of Jan for 12:30 hours over here, but it is still the evening of the 31st of Dec 2010 on the west side of the world, where i come from hehe!

Anyways i just wanted to post before the week was done, and i won't bother u with much info, 2010 has been an interesting year but i hope 2011 to be much much better for all of us.

The pics above are of my new work place, the Choc torte and Creme Brulleé are two of the desserts we have in the menu there!

Just as a small note, as i was writing this my I tunes was on and on random, as the Star wars theme is on my music library it came up on the speakers, and my friend Alana says "u are such a geek", which i reply by saying
"i am a big, huge, motherfucking astronomically massive geek!" and proud of it hehe!

Anyways folks there  is no denying who u are, u know be whomever u want to be and be happy with it!

The naked Chef!

Hello to all, what's up?!

I Had a pretty good weekend, Lately i've been in a such a great mood for the fact that it seems that things are finally turning up to the way i want them to be, i'm truly enjoying the company of me flat mates, the house and all, got a new job and this one as a proper chef, making more money with that and spending less than what i was spending before, which means more money for me, i finally found time to finish the x-mas illustration for They Draw and cook, and already got an email from Nate saying that he got my email, so for now i just have to wait till i see my illustration there, as for showing you guys, over here, i'll leave for the 24 of this month, cuz it's a x-mas recipe right!

U know how Jamie Oliver use to call himself the naked Chef?! Since pretty much then i've had the idea of doing a pic like this one above (which i know that by now there r many like this), and finally i got around to do it. I had just come from a little bike ride, and i was starving, so to get something going before i started my shower, i chopped up some onions to season and cook some white rice, and decided to do this pic, hehe!

To finish it off, i bought a scanner cuz being honest after having used the one on my previous flat i couldn't go back to simply taking pictures of my drawings, i get such a better quality from scanning them ya know, here's a little example of it:

So my advice is if u draw and like to post your stuff on the net, get yourself one, it's worth it!

And with my scanner fully operational, i've got quite a few drawings to scan and color for the moment, hard will be to find time between the new job and the old one haha!

cheers everybody!

Smokinnnn!!!!

Well guys here we go again, i'm going back to set a day of the week to post here, so i can try and keep it up this time, from here on i'll be posting every Wednesday, of course as some weeks i might feel a bit more "inspired" i'll  reserve the right post more than just on Wed.

As for this week, I've already posted earlier and for the fact that my recipe/drawing was posted at the beautiful, insightful blog called http://www.theydrawandcook.com/, i decided to post here as well my smoked salmon recipe, i suggest u guys take some time to check out their amazing selection of illustrations and recipes, there's lots there to see at: 

I was very happy to have been featured on such a blog, and definitely will be  working on new illustrations like the one above.

A little note is to click on the image for full view, and if u do do the sandwich, tell me about it, i would love to get some feedback on how was it for ya.

finally at last but not least HUGE thanks to Nate and Sally, first for their contribution with their awesome blog and second for featuring me on it!

cheers to all! enjoy!

A sweet way to start your day!!!

OK folks so here we go for the first recipe i'm posting here, in case it's you first time here my name is Felipe and I'm an arts man, graduated in gastronomy(Chef); i love to draw, mostly comic book and manga (japanese comics) style, I play some guitar and I'm amateur photographer, therefore with this blog I intend to write down  recipes I cook, drawings I do, photos I shoot and interesting facts with links to videos regarding my experiences of life, and that's why I titled the blog "Art of Living", hope u like it!

The Photo above was taken by me, and the dish itself was done by a good friend Chef Juliene & myself.

These are american style pancakes with Greek yogurt infused with honey, and a French style wild berries "coulis". A delicious option for a special breakfast, rather balanced in sweetness with a slightly sour finish,

if you prefer a more sweet option you can whisk up some "Creme fraiche" and make you own whipped cream as sweet as you like.

Pancakes

-135 gr plain flour

-1/2 tbs of baking powder

-pinch of salt

-2 tbs of sugar

-130 ml of milk

-1 large egg lightly whisked 

-2 tbs melted butter

  Sift the dry items into a bowl, whisk the milk together with the egg and 

the melted butter(make sure the butter is not hot), mix them up until u get 

a smooth batter (add a little vanilla syrup, or some chopped nuts if you like). 

Heat up your pan and use a little bit of butter or oil so your pancakes won't 

stick to it, just a little tip, once u put the batter on the pan pay attention  

for the bubbles that will come on top, as soon as they appear

flip them over wait another minute and a 1/2 or so and that's it.

Mild fire/heat u don't want to use high heat cuz them you burn the batter

without cooking it!

Coulis  

-5 or 6 Strawberries

-A handful of raspberries( or any berries you like)

-2 tbs of sugar or honey

-a squeeze of lemon juice

   In a pan slightly heated, drop all of the above, stir up so it won't boil,

until it gets mildly thick, try it and add sugar or honey if you prefer sweeter.

Again mild heat if it boils too much a lot of the flavor gets lost in the air and u 

need this flavor, believe me!

For the Yogurt, whisk up some natural unsweetened yogurt with honey to your taste, mount the pancakes put 

everything else on top as much as you like and indulge yourself into it, when u do it let me know how was it, 

leave a comment  !

Cheers folks!