In a dream: I transported myself someplace on the Mediterranean shore on a gorgeous Sunday. I can't help but stare out at the placid Mediterranean waters. I look around and see happy diners, both locals and visitors.
Inspired by my dream, I decided to make a simple dish—no need for a fussy marinade. A good cut of beef, flavored modestly with garlic, rosemary, salt, and pepper, and finished with an easy red wine pan sauce. Enjoying this with some crisp cucumber, juicy tomatoes, and creamy Greek vinaigrette dressing over some steaming white rice.
"Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate." — Alan D. Wolfelt
I've been stitching some cicadas lately. This year is going to be a big one for the screaming bugs!
For those interested in making their own cross stitched cicadas, the patterns are available for sale here and here! (Please note: my software skills mean that I had to freehand the AAAAAs rather than place them in the pattern itself, so those are not included in the patterns. This does mean that you can make these little guys uniquely your own and add any sort of scream that you'd like, though!)
Keeping a cool head can be hard, especially when you're an Eiscue hot cocoa bomb 🧊🐧
You can probably see my moment of panic in the video when I thought he was drowning and I'd have to rescue him before he came up for air (so funny the way he just popped out 😂). Still the best take I got, so I think that's close enough for me to finally check this lil guy off my to-make list!