Full Tilt

 Last weekend, the studio was at full tilt! 

I had tons of fun - pounding, wrapping, solar & immersion dyeing.

Above: pounding peonies and violets in silk habotai, 
Lac immersion dye for more silk habotai & silk-cotton thread 

 ...resisting on itself for stellar stitching. :)

I'll share more results as solar and wrapped dye experiments

finish cooking over the next few weeks.

In the down time between dye methods, 

I whipped up a batch of pea shoot pesto.

 Dwarf Pea Shoots in the garden: 

pinch small, tender shoots for salads, sandwiches & pesto!

Pea shoot pesto and chicken salad.

I made up the pesto based on what I had on hand:

A few bunches of pea shoots, fill the food processor

2-3 garlic cloves, peeled

2 generous handfuls of sunflower seeds (or walnuts)

A generous pinch of salt

I didn't, but you could add parmesan cheese

Whirrrrr it all together in your food processor

and slowly drizzle in

4-6 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Keep whirring until it looks like pesto!

Store in an airtight container in the fridge, 

or longer in the freezer.

Delicious and packed with nutrients, 

this pesto is a winner at our house!

If you try it, let me know what you think.

Before I sign off for the week, I have to be 

honest about the pie recipe I made and shared 

with you last week. We dug into it Sunday night, 
and sadly it turned out to be a flop. 

From what I could tell, the wet fruit filling 

prevented the topping from staying dry and crumbly, 

turning it instead into hot goop. 

Too bad, because I really had my hopes up for that one.

Well, there's always July's pie... 

Lemony-Buttermilk Pie or Blueberry Ginger Pie?

Leave your vote in Comments!