Made-Up Recipe: Vegetarian Fresh Spring Rolls

There's this amazing Vietnamese restaurant in Harvard Square, Le's, formerly known as Pho Pasteur.  It's located in a building that used to be a parking garage, and thus named The Garage.  I love everything I've eaten there... warm and fragrant pho, steaming vegetarian noodle dishes, shrimp salad with shredded cabbage and deliciously sweet dressing... but my favorite are their shrimp fresh rolls.  Thin, clear rice paper wraps around shredded cucumber, carrot, fresh mint and cilantro, and slices of cold shrimp.  Once this marvelous handful is dipped in the spicy sweet sauce, you've got a mouthful of heaven going on.  My creation is based on the amazing rolls at Le's, but with a few different ingredients.

I started by using two pieces of crunchy Boston lettuce instead of rice paper.

Shredded one small cucumber.

Sliced up a hard-boiled egg instead of shrimp.

Arranged the egg on the lettuce.

Dressed the egg with shredded cukes and chopped cilantro.

Added shredded carrots and a dressing made from Key Lime evoo and Honey Ginger vinegar, muddled with cilantro and mint, and a dash of S&P.

YUM!

Happy 2012 a little late!

It's been a few months since I've last written.  Lots has been going on.  I moved to a new place, set up a new studio and am getting re-organized.  Though the Boston winter wasn't harsh in the least this year, I feel now that spring is here, I'm ready to get back on the saddle with my pottery, the blog and trying new vegetarian recipes!  I am also planning on growing my own tomatoes this year.  So crazy!

I've been working on some new items that aren't ready to be photographed yet. To satisfy your desire to see some "new" pottery, here are some pieces I've only brought to shows and haven't tried selling online.  I'll be adding them to my Esty shop very soon!

Yellow flora appetizer dish

Dark grey circle pasta bowl

Pair of grey pasta bowls

Green wave soap pump

Royal line and dot tumbler

Stay tuned for more pottery, an easy vegetarian spring roll recipe and some vacation photos, taken with my fancy new camera!

Trunk Show Today!

I really should be taking advantage of this blog as a marketing tool... this will be a New Year's resolution, since we're coming upon that time of year.  And with that time of year are holiday festivities.  Speaking of which, holiday season is a busy time for shopping... for pottery!  Like today from 12-5.  At Ningyo Editions Gallery, 83 Spring St in Watertown.

There will be some fantastic artists' wares available!
Vonica Designs with gorgeous bags, pillows and textile wonderfulness.

Claudia Venon Designs creates comfortable, modern tops, dresses, and accessories for women.

Laurel's Bench is one of my favorite jewelery makers.

I love Merriweather Council's whimsical and cheerful embroidered hoops.



Vibrant, hand-painted pottery by me, ARC Housewares.

We'll also have some fantastic antiques, courtesy of AdVintage.

Come on over, have some fun  and do some holiday shopping.  Who wants to deal with the mall?