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Food & Wine Pairings for Novices #3—A Two Minute Video—Slow Cooked Italian Meat Gravy & Italian Red Wine

To get the recipe for this amazing meal, go to America’s Test Kitchen. They are my pick when it comes to Italian recipes that taste like Nonna did them. This one is simply amazing!!
For the wine, a 2006 IGT Italian Super Tuscan Monte Antico go HERE. This delicious wine was rated one of the top [...]

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“Behind Bars” — My Latest Watercolor

I have been commissioned by Servant’s Heart Ministry to create this watercolor that will be auctioned at their Ministry Dinner on Thursday, October 14th at the Factory in Franklin, TN.  They provide food programs, Haiti and Dominican Republic relief trips, church planting and leadership encouragement. My friend Ken Davis will be the [...]

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People Who Drive Slow In The Left Lane

Is it just me?
Traffic laws and numerous highway signs state clearly that slower traffic should drive in the RIGHT lane. Can these people not see miles of traffic crunched up behind them? Can they not see the “friendly” hand signals from the drivers around them? Can they not feel the driver’s hot breath and hear [...]

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How To Deliver The Perfect 18 Minute “Ted” Talk

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Food & Wine Pairings for Novices #2—A Two Minute Video

Recipes & Wine:
Pan-Seared Grouper with Warm Roasted Red Pepper & Parsley Relish
Serves 2 FAST 30 Minutes (adapted from America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook)
Fish
2 boneless, skinless grouper fillets
Salt & Pepper
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 TBLS vegetable oil
Relish
1 TBLS vegetable oil
2 TBLS unsalted butter
1 shallot-minced
1 garlic clove-minced
2 roasted red peppers chopped fine (1 cup)
2 TBLS red wine vinegar
2 [...]

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Art as Sacrament (L’Art Comme Sacrement) — My Latest Watercolor

L’Art Comme Sacrement
30″ x 22.5″  NFS – Private Commission for a Dining Room with French theme.
Archival Giclee prints are available
8.5″ x 11″    $55. US
9″ x 13″ $65.
11″ x 17″ $85.
13″ x 19″  $105.
16″ x 20″ [...]

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Quentin Tarantino — Twisted Sadist or Creative Genius?

As I watched Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds for the first time this past Sunday night a paradox of emotions flooded my artistic sensibilities. It was a struggle to pinpoint my feelings. Was it delicious agony? Was it a happy sadness? Was it similar to watching a house burn down—possibly with people in it?
He made me [...]

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Help Me Choose the Model For My Next Watercolor

I have been commissioned to create a watercolor for Servant’s Heart Ministry to be auctioned at their Ministry Dinner on Thursday, October 14th at the Factory in Franklin.  They provide food programs, Haiti and Dominican Republic relief trips, church planting and leadership encouragement. My friend Ken Davis will be the speaker. Get tickets for the [...]

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