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(21st Century Version) “LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY 2020”

“2020 LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY” by Jack Atkinson This Painting (Digital output art) was based on “Le déjeuner des canotiers” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1881) now in The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.  (Reference art was the artist’s original photo, taken with the permission of the museum.) Sorry Pierre – This new painting was all done […]

WASABI – Facts about the Interesting Green Japanese Horseradish

WASABI – The wasabi stem is grated into wasabi paste – the wasabi served on your plate has only 1% wasabi in it, because it is the most expensive plant to grow commercially in the world. Wasabi, or Japanese horseradish is a plant of the family Brassicaceae which also includes horseradish, mustard, and broccoli. A paste made […]

SHRIMP & BUTTERY MASHED POTATOES – YUM!

SHRIMP & MASHED POTATOES – You’ve heard of “Shrimp and Grits,” well this change is just as tasty and much more doable! Grits are hard to cook, for beginners, and many people don’t even know where to find grits. Potatoes are available everywhere and buttery, creamy, mashed potatoes are easy to make at home! Even […]

Mary Ann Docktor-Smith Loves Vintage Costume Jewelry

Mary Ann Docktor-Smith is a Chicago transplant now enjoying the warm climate and beautiful scenery of rural Arizona. She is an avid collector of vintage costume jewelry, a historian and also sells the wonderful pieces she collects, just so she can search out even more unique collectable works of art. Docktor-Smith has been a speaker […]

Crêpe Suzette – Flambé at Your Dinner Party

Crêpe Suzette   Crêpe Suzette is a French dessert consisting of a crêpe with a sauce of caramelized sugar and butter, orange juice, orange zest, and liqueur on top. It is flambé (usually table-side) before being served. Directions: – first make basic crepes, stack & set them aside Ingredients – place 2 knobs of butter in […]