Colorado Writers and Illustrators on blogspot

 Happy St. Patrick’s Day

A number of successful writers and illustrators in the Rocky Mountain Region use the free, blog publishing service Blogger which Google purchased in 2003; the blogs are published via the subdomain blogspot.com.

Dow Phumiruk posts her attractive fun and fancy portfolio of art and her books at Art by Dow.

Claudia Mills writes about writing, children’s books and time management. Her latest post describes the academic review process and revising an article on An Hour a Day.

Lynn Becker reviews A Vow so Bold by Brigid Kemmerer and other Middle Grade books in her latest post on Lynn Becker Books Blog.

Kim Tomsic’s latest post interviews Amanda Malek-Ahamdi who has written 10 Ballet Dancers and older posts include guest interviews with experts on learning and she features her books on Bookshelf Detective.

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators is an excellent place to begin writing and illustrating children’s books.

Blogger provides templates to which one adds content; copy and paste works well. In the upper right-hand corner of all blospot blogs are Create and Sign In links. Simply click on Create to begin your blog. To begin you will need a Gmail address and it is best to have several possible names or variations of your proposed blog title.

Learn more at:

Dow Phumiruk: Art by Dow 

Claudia Mills: An Hour a Day

Lynn Becker: Lynn Becker Books Blog

Kim Tomsic: Bookshelf Detective

SCBWI: scbwi: The Blog

Begin a Blogger – blogspot – blog here: Blogger

From the:  Wikipedia article on Blogger

Guacamole, fast and easy, variation 2

 

1 large ripe avocado

1 small clementine or mandarin

1 ½ Tablespoons mild, diced green chiles from a 4 ounce can of mild, diced green chiles

Directions: Wash and dry the avocado. Slice open. Wash the knife. Remove the pit and scoop out the avocado into a medium serving bowl. Smash the avocado with a fork. Wash and dry the clementine. Peel with the knife, removing the white pith as well. Slice into sections, removing any remaining pith and some of the tougher membranes and any possible seeds. Slice the mandarin into small pieces and add to the avocado. Also add any juice from the clementine. Mix. Add the green chiles and stir.

Serves 6-8 people.

Notes: Canned diced green chiles are almost like a puree and therefore are more concentrated and have more heat in a tablespoon than canned chopped green chiles.

            Try to use the reserve canned chiles within a week or two.

            With the citrus juice and juice from the canned chiles, this version of guacamole will remain green longer. The contrasting orange and green colors make an appealing palate.

Peace

 

Pasta with Mozzarella and Olives

 

2 + cups dry bow tie pasta

½ pound mozzarella, sliced into small cubes

16 – 20 green olives, Castelvetrano, pitted and sliced in half or quarters

2 Tablespoons red onion, diced

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 Tablespoon orange juice

1/16 teaspoon lavender salt

1/8 teaspoon lavender pepper

Directions: In a small sauce pan sauté diced onions in olive oil; this is way too much olive oil for the amount of onions but fear not as this becomes the dressing. Stir until limp and translucent, a tiny amount of salt may be added; then add the tablespoon of orange juice and continue to stir and then remove from heat. Meanwhile cook the pasta al dente. Using a slotted spoon carefully move hot, al dente pasta to a heat proof casserole dish or bowl. A tiny amount of salt may be added to the pasta. Pour onion, olive oil, orange juice mixture over pasta and toss. Add mozzarella and toss and then and slice olives and toss. Dress with lavender pepper.

Notes: This is a nice dish to serve warm on a cold winter day. The onion slivers will adhere to the al dente bowtie pasta. Do continue to toss occasionally to prevent the cheese from settling to the bottom of the bowl and to help the mozzarella slightly melt onto more pasta. This is fast, easy and delicious.

Serves several people as a side dish; 4 people as a main dish.

Book Review: "Smelly" Kelly and His Super Senses

 

 

Beth Anderson writes a delightful story about an immigrant with an unusual talent and an even more unusual career in “Smelly” Kelly and His Super Senses: How James Kelly’s Nose Saved the New York City Subway published by Calkins Creek. Danger, coupled with an extraordinary amount of exercise, abounds in Kelly’s life. Ms. Anderson describes the NYC subway system of the first half of the 20th century which is ancient history to a child. Illustrator, Jenn Harney, evokes the New York City subway system darkness, smells and noises with bright colors against dark blue and gray backgrounds. Bile colored swirls waft through the pages leading the reader on an interesting path. As always Ms. Anderson includes a collection of facts and primary and secondary sources in the end papers. 

 

Visit author Beth Anderson:  https://bethandersonwriter.com 

Visit illustrator Jenn Harney:  http://jkharney.blogspot.com/

Boulder Book Store:  https://www.boulderbookstore.net/book/9781684373994

Previous posts about Beth Anderson:  http://bethsbiblio.blogspot.com/2020/05/book-review-inconvenient-alphabet.html