I am looking for someone to design a logo for my photography company - The Flying Artichoke -
I would love to trade a photo shoot for a logo. If you are interested let me know. Or if you don't want a photo shoot we can come up with something else.
Thanks!
Oh and by the way I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Why I love Thanksgiving
So I am getting so excited for Thanksgiving. I love this holiday, not for the food, because neither Brock and I are big fans of traditional thanksgiving food, but I just love the time with family and the time off from the regular daily activities. This year I am going to make some great quinoa salads. Here are the recipes if you feel so inclined to try. They are delicious, vegetarian and healthy. And today I am thankful for the blessing of great extended family and time to just relax and enjoy whatever may come.
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Ingredients
2 cups water
1 cup quinoa
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tomatoes, diced
1 cucumber, diced
2 bunches green onions, diced
2 carrots, grated
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Add quinoa and a pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature; fluff with a fork.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine olive oil, sea salt, lemon juice, tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, carrots and parsley. Stir in cooled quinoa.
Quinoa and Black Beans
Ingredients
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
3/4 cup uncooked quinoa
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup frozen corn kernels
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, and saute until lightly browned.
Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with vegetable broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes,
Stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through. Mix in the black beans and cilantro.
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Ingredients
2 cups water
1 cup quinoa
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 tomatoes, diced
1 cucumber, diced
2 bunches green onions, diced
2 carrots, grated
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
Directions
In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Add quinoa and a pinch of salt. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature; fluff with a fork.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine olive oil, sea salt, lemon juice, tomatoes, cucumber, green onions, carrots and parsley. Stir in cooled quinoa.
Quinoa and Black Beans
Ingredients
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
3/4 cup uncooked quinoa
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup frozen corn kernels
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion and garlic, and saute until lightly browned.
Mix quinoa into the saucepan and cover with vegetable broth. Season with cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes,
Stir frozen corn into the saucepan, and continue to simmer about 5 minutes until heated through. Mix in the black beans and cilantro.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
It's that time of year again.
Hello friends, family and random people who may be visiting this blog. I am officially open for business. Flying Artichoke photography is ready for family Christmas cards, Senior pics., engagements, etc... Right now all sittings are $75 this includes a cd of your pictures edited and print ready. Please call or email to book your sitting or just pass the word along. Thanks and Happy Holidays.
Email: theflyingartichoke@gmail.com
Number: 801-638-8071
Here are a couple pics from recent shoots to give you an idea of my style...
Email: theflyingartichoke@gmail.com
Number: 801-638-8071
Here are a couple pics from recent shoots to give you an idea of my style...
Monday, November 16, 2009
Good Food
I heart food. I mean it, I really do. I would eat all day if I could. So today I am Thankful for good, healthy food. So here is one of my new favorite recipes that has all 4 things I look for in a good recipe; 1-easy 2-cheap 3- vegetarian 4- tasty! Here you are for your dinning pleasure. Enjoy!
Black Bean and Salsa Soup
Ingredients
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup chunky salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
Directions
In an electric food processor or blender, combine beans, broth, salsa, and cumin. Blend until fairly smooth.
Heat the bean mixture in a saucepan over medium heat until thoroughly heated.
Ladle soup into 4 individual bowls, and top each bowl with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream and 1/2 tablespoon green onion.
P.S. This is from the website Allrecipes.com.
Black Bean and Salsa Soup
Ingredients
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
1 cup chunky salsa
1 teaspoon ground cumin
4 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
Directions
In an electric food processor or blender, combine beans, broth, salsa, and cumin. Blend until fairly smooth.
Heat the bean mixture in a saucepan over medium heat until thoroughly heated.
Ladle soup into 4 individual bowls, and top each bowl with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream and 1/2 tablespoon green onion.
P.S. This is from the website Allrecipes.com.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Can you be thankful for a quote?
I am thankful for this quote today. Sure made me think. It's a little lengthy but well worth it. Enjoy and happy Sunday.
"Our Father in Heaven needs us as we are, as we are growing to become. He has intentionally made us different from one another so that even with our imperfections we can fulfill his purposes. My greatest misery comes when I feel I have to fit what others are doing, or what I think others expect of me. I am most happy when I am comfortable being me and trying to do what my Father in Heaven and I expect me to be.
For many years I tried to measure the oftimes quiet, reflective, thoughtful Pat Holland against the robust, bubbly, talkative, and energetic Jeff Holland and others with like qualities. I have learned through several fatiguing failures that you can't have joy in being bubbly if you are not a bubbly person. It is a contradiction in terms. I have given up seeing myself as a flawed person because my energy level is lower than Jeff's and I don't talk as much as he does, nor as fast. Giving this up has freed me to embrace and rejoice in my own manner and personality in the measure of my creation, Ironically, that has allowed me to admire and enjoy Jeff's ebullience even more.
Somewhere, somehow the Lord "blipped the message onto my screen" that my personality was created to fit precisely the mission and talents he gave me. For example, the quieter, calmer talent of playing the piano reveals much about the real Pat Holland. I would never have learned to play the piano if I hadn't enjoyed the long hours of solitude required for its development. This same principle applies to my love of writing, reading, meditation, and especially teaching and talking with my children. Miraculously, I have found that I have untold abundant sources of energy to be myself. But the moment I indulge in imitation of my neighbor , I feel fractured and fatigued and find myself forever swimming upstream. When we frustrate God's plan for us, we deprive this world and God's kingdom of our unique contributions and a serious schism settles in our soul. God never gave us any task beyond our ability to accomplish it. We just have to be willing to do it our way. We will always have enough resources for being who we are and what we can become."
- Patricia R. Holland, Portraits of Eve: God's Promises of Personal Identity.
"Our Father in Heaven needs us as we are, as we are growing to become. He has intentionally made us different from one another so that even with our imperfections we can fulfill his purposes. My greatest misery comes when I feel I have to fit what others are doing, or what I think others expect of me. I am most happy when I am comfortable being me and trying to do what my Father in Heaven and I expect me to be.
For many years I tried to measure the oftimes quiet, reflective, thoughtful Pat Holland against the robust, bubbly, talkative, and energetic Jeff Holland and others with like qualities. I have learned through several fatiguing failures that you can't have joy in being bubbly if you are not a bubbly person. It is a contradiction in terms. I have given up seeing myself as a flawed person because my energy level is lower than Jeff's and I don't talk as much as he does, nor as fast. Giving this up has freed me to embrace and rejoice in my own manner and personality in the measure of my creation, Ironically, that has allowed me to admire and enjoy Jeff's ebullience even more.
Somewhere, somehow the Lord "blipped the message onto my screen" that my personality was created to fit precisely the mission and talents he gave me. For example, the quieter, calmer talent of playing the piano reveals much about the real Pat Holland. I would never have learned to play the piano if I hadn't enjoyed the long hours of solitude required for its development. This same principle applies to my love of writing, reading, meditation, and especially teaching and talking with my children. Miraculously, I have found that I have untold abundant sources of energy to be myself. But the moment I indulge in imitation of my neighbor , I feel fractured and fatigued and find myself forever swimming upstream. When we frustrate God's plan for us, we deprive this world and God's kingdom of our unique contributions and a serious schism settles in our soul. God never gave us any task beyond our ability to accomplish it. We just have to be willing to do it our way. We will always have enough resources for being who we are and what we can become."
- Patricia R. Holland, Portraits of Eve: God's Promises of Personal Identity.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
So much to be thankful for.
Tis the Season...
Today I am thankful for a safe drive to SL. We had a crazy drive down Provo Canyon. Love the snow, but just wish it would stay in the mountains and off the roads.
Also I am thankful for good friends, I mean great friends and a fantastical family. Love them all. Oh and I have to add that I am thankful for a hot bath waiting for me (thanks to a great husband) when I got home tonight from working at the rodeo - it was FREEZING.
Today I am thankful for a safe drive to SL. We had a crazy drive down Provo Canyon. Love the snow, but just wish it would stay in the mountains and off the roads.
Also I am thankful for good friends, I mean great friends and a fantastical family. Love them all. Oh and I have to add that I am thankful for a hot bath waiting for me (thanks to a great husband) when I got home tonight from working at the rodeo - it was FREEZING.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Another day to be grateful!
I'm Thankful for...
A blanket of snow this morning that made for a perfect run.
And these two beauties that make me smile every day and patiently put up with all the pictures. I just set up a little studio in my home and started messing around with it today we had a lot of fun.
A blanket of snow this morning that made for a perfect run.
And these two beauties that make me smile every day and patiently put up with all the pictures. I just set up a little studio in my home and started messing around with it today we had a lot of fun.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Love it here.
Wow, I can't believe I am getting a signal. So I will attempt a short entry before I test my luck too much.
We are here in Midway. I forgot how much I love it here. For many reasons I will miss our old home but I can't explain the peace that is here in this gorgeous valley. I am exited to start taking a lot more pictures and hopefully improving. I am also reminded of why I hate moving. We are happy the girls seem to be adjusting well. Lucy turned two a couple of weeks ago! I sure love that girl. She is so giggly all the time and full of smiles. I just feel extra blessed to have had two amazing kids. I know all kids are great but I am sure in love with mine. A couple of Lu's quirks include:
- no fear of water. She jumps right in every time. No matter how long I let her struggle to instill in her a little fear - she throws herself in willingly.
- she is deathly scared of potato bugs. When they are around she sits on my lap with both feet up on my knees and hands tightly clutched around mine. Go figure.
- she gets extra hyper when she is tired. I think its kind of fun to keep her awake just to watch her go.
- she loves her big sister and daddy and always asks - "where daddy go? Where sissy go?"
What a great blessing she is.
So here are a couple pictures. Mostly for Becky since she isn't here and we miss her a ton.
We are here in Midway. I forgot how much I love it here. For many reasons I will miss our old home but I can't explain the peace that is here in this gorgeous valley. I am exited to start taking a lot more pictures and hopefully improving. I am also reminded of why I hate moving. We are happy the girls seem to be adjusting well. Lucy turned two a couple of weeks ago! I sure love that girl. She is so giggly all the time and full of smiles. I just feel extra blessed to have had two amazing kids. I know all kids are great but I am sure in love with mine. A couple of Lu's quirks include:
- no fear of water. She jumps right in every time. No matter how long I let her struggle to instill in her a little fear - she throws herself in willingly.
- she is deathly scared of potato bugs. When they are around she sits on my lap with both feet up on my knees and hands tightly clutched around mine. Go figure.
- she gets extra hyper when she is tired. I think its kind of fun to keep her awake just to watch her go.
- she loves her big sister and daddy and always asks - "where daddy go? Where sissy go?"
What a great blessing she is.
So here are a couple pictures. Mostly for Becky since she isn't here and we miss her a ton.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
MIDWAY!
Sorry to leave you all hanging... We are moving back to one of our favorite places that we have lived. MIdway. I think I must be a small town girl at heart because I love it there. I also can't wait to wake up at the crack of dawn and get some amazing pictures. It's not a huge move about an hour away from where we live now and I am really going to miss our neighborhood, friends, the plethera of parks, a new temple, and of course those family members that live so close.. but change is always good!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
On the road again...
I love this time of year! Everything about life seems refreshing. Spring not only renews the earth but it also renews my love of life. We are moving again - surprise! surprise! So I thought that I would spend some time taking pictures of the beautiful place that we will miss very much. And a couple of the girls just because I think they are so darn cute.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Conference, colds, and lovely in-laws!
I always look forward to hearing the fabulous talks during General Conference and I'm always amazed that I always hear exactly what I need. This year for Conference we spent the weekend in Midway at my parents home with my sisters and brother (except for Becky who was tearin' it up in California playing Rugby) and their families. It was a lot of craziness which makes for a lot of fun except for the fact that Brock was getting over a cold and Lucy and I were headed that way. So I spent a lot of Sat. and Sunday just resting and trying to stay awake. Lets just say Lucy doesn't sleep much when she is sick so therefore neither do I. I feel like I am finally getting over this sickness and hope that tonight everyone decides to sleep. Brock left on Sunday for Mesa - not very good timing - because ever since he left I have been mostly in bed trying to keep my two favorite girls happy. Thanks to my sister Ginger Savannah has been taken care of and poor Lucy has been at the mercy of her sick mother. Just happy to be feeling better.
About the in-laws... Brock's Dad had a birthday on Saturday- Yeah! He is such a great father, grandpa, and father in-law. I am so grateful to live so close to him. He is so cute with Savannah and Lucy and always so caring. I honestly can say that without him in our lives we would be in a very different place right now. He is so kind and thoughtful and a great example to me and my family. We love you Cregg!
I also need to say that I have the upmost respect for single moms and any mom that goes without her husband for any period of time. I miss Brock and I can't wait for him to get home
Cregg, Crystal, Savannah, and Lucy
Some more recent pics....
About the in-laws... Brock's Dad had a birthday on Saturday- Yeah! He is such a great father, grandpa, and father in-law. I am so grateful to live so close to him. He is so cute with Savannah and Lucy and always so caring. I honestly can say that without him in our lives we would be in a very different place right now. He is so kind and thoughtful and a great example to me and my family. We love you Cregg!
I also need to say that I have the upmost respect for single moms and any mom that goes without her husband for any period of time. I miss Brock and I can't wait for him to get home
Cregg, Crystal, Savannah, and Lucy
Some more recent pics....
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Grateful
Today I am grateful. Grateful for health, 2 beautiful fun loving children that sometimes drive me crazy, a husband that is unbelievably optimistic, a warm home with lots of yummy fresh veggies in the fridge. Grateful that spring is on its way, for a loving and understanding God, grateful for my knowledge of that God and His Son. Grateful that I could fill up my car with gas, for wonderful in-laws who are patient, and I am grateful for blue skies ahead.... although life seems tough at times, unbearable at least once in awhile, and completely unfair on any given day .... I know that it only means there is something bright and beautiful on the horizon and I can't wait to see what it is!
I just love these girls!
I just love these girls!
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