Well, the application is in and there is no going back now....WitchStitchery and Dr. Deverstein will be selling wares at the YWCA/Studio 23 Annual Riverside Art Festival in Downtown Bay City June 12 and 13. I will also be participating in the Art Battle.
I have had about a 12 year art festival hiatus, so.... it feels a little daunting, but exciting too.
Cut out 14 doll bodies this morning and will start stitchin' this afternoon. Be on the lookout for some witches and creepalicious Halloween dolls. I can't wait till they are done. It's hard to sell them sometimes tho... these little beings I create. You get a little attached to them.
The booth will also have some of my "greenies" clothing line- stuff that has been rescued from the landfill and recycled into art clothing, jewelry, handbags and cute little kitchy clutch purses (retro bags redone), there is even a cool pair of Salvador Dali/Alice Cooper collaged shoes (size 8.5). Never know what you will find in the WitchStitchery gypsy wagon.
Let's see..... recipe du jour...... how about something fresh, like Greek farmer cheese?
This is an easy one. All you need is some cheesecloth, string, a large plastic container and a carton of plain yogurt. Get good yogurt with cultures like Dannon or real Greek yogurt (available at health food stores- Kroger in Saginaw has it too.)
Fold the cheese cloth to double and cut a big square, like 18 x 18. Pour the yogurt onto the cloth and then gather the cloth up to form a bag. Tie the bag tightly at the top. Take another piece of string and make a long tie around the top of the bag.
Now here is the tricky part: Put one end of the tie on the lip of the plastic container and push the lid down on it to hold it down. Pull the other side of the tie tight to the opposite side of the container and push that side of the lid down to hold the string. So what you have is the bag of yogurt suspended in the closed container.
Let it sit in the fridge like that for two to four days, depending on how moist the yogurt is to begin with. All the liquid will drain from the yogurt and form a nice ball of fresh farmer cheese.
Remove it from the bag and serve it with some fresh fruit or veggies. I like berries and peaches myself. Yum! This is fun to make with your kids. It's like.... well.... Magic Cheese.
More Later,
Dev
