Sweet Potato Flower

This is my first experience seeing one of my Sweet Potato Vines with flowers on it. The flowers are gorgeous, delicate and look a lot like Petunias. They grow very well in Minnesota and look amazing combined with other plants. Sweet Potato Vines adorn three window boxes on my house and multiple pots and hanging baskets throughout my yard and entryway. I have a true addiction to my garden!

The Fast-Filing Method!

This is a creation that I designed for my client, Heidi DeCoux. Heidi has several businesses, one being professional home and office organizing. I designed the CD cover, back, inside, spine, the CD, and other promotional materials for Heidi's audio CD, The Fast-Filing Method. Check out Heidi's website: www.HeidiDeCoux.com for more information on purchasing her CD or other organizing services.

I am also a client of Heidi's. My home and office would be total chaos if it wasn't for Heidi's services. Her work is amazing because she creates organizational systems that work for years and years.



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Here Fishie Fishie

A Koi Fish from a recent trip to the Como Zoo in Saint Paul, MN.

Farmer's Markets & Farm Shares

I have been on an approximately three week sabbatical from working with clients. I am enjoying the remaining days of summer and appreciating the harvests at the St. Paul Farmer's Market and the glorious veggies from the Fox Tail Farm Share that my neighbors very kindly gifted to me.

I have been putting my artistry to work in my kitchen and preparing simple and glorious meals for my family.

I have a great desire to share this delicious recipe with you that can be easily tailored to meet your needs.

Fresh Fish with Heirloom Tomatoes, Herbs, and Vegetables over Fresh Pasta:

Ingredients:
Fresh fish of your choice, I used fresh Turbo Fillets
Onion
Heirloom Tomatoes
Yellow Squash
Radishes
Kale
Lemon
Salt
Cilantro, Basil (Fresh Herbs of Your Choice)
Pasture-Fed Butter
Olive Oil
Soy Sauce
Package of Fresh Linguini Noodles

In one pan: Carmelize chopped onions in butter. Add fish, 1/2 squeezed lemon juice, fresh herbs and a few dashes of soy sauce. Cook for appx. 5-10 minutes (depending on the fish).


In another pan:
Saute Fresh sliced and chopped vegetables (and fruits...tomatoes) in olive oil, add a dash of salt. Begin with the most dense (thicker takes longer to cook) veggies and add the remaining according to cook time. I started with the squash and radishes, then added the tomatoes and finished with the kale. This creates an amazingly delicious sauce.

Boil pasta according to directions on package!

Place sauce over fish and pasta.

Enjoy!

My Garden

I live in a charming neighborhood in Minneapolis, where almost every yard has a sprawling garden, my yard included. My garden is the inspiration to much of my work and provides me much aesthetic joy! My garden features a wild amount of plants and flowers and here is a taste of what is in bloom now.