"Still Life with Flowers," Barrera Francisco. Spain, 1643.
I found this fantastic gallery of art from the 16th-19th century online today. I was searching for peach recipes when, wham!, Google images returned this lovely still life by Barrera Francisco. Three hours later, I had discovered over 100 images of food from all around the world. I really struggle to find good images for my meal plans, so I think I’ll start including one of these works when I post my menu every week(ish).
Besides my art binge, there’s nothing too exciting to report in my personal life this week. Most of my free time was absorbed by a switch from a WordPress.com-hosted blog to a self-hosted site. I’m still getting used to the new technology associated with this more powerful platform, but I already really enjoy all the neat behind-the-scenes tools I’m using. Self-hosted bloggers, what plug-ins do you recommend?
Here’s what I’m getting in my Local Box from Greenling this week:
- Nectarines – Cooper Farms
- Blueberries – Berry Best
- Basil – Pure Luck & Gundermann Acres
- Turnips – Gundermann Acres
- Assorted Peppers – Comanche Creek
- Purslane OR Mint – My Father’s Farm
- Juliette Tomatoes (Baby Roma)- Hillside Farm
- Eggplant – Animal Farm & Fruitful Hill Farm
- Figs – Gundermann & Oasis Gardens
- Wednesday: Purslane, tomato and cucumber salad, Fig and blue cheese pizza
- Thursday: Moroccan eggplant and venison pie (an adaptation I’m working on from Vegetarian Recipes from the Middle East by Art de Harotourian); Blueberry turnovers
- Friday: Rami and I are headed to Dallas for the weekend. We’re taking some tomatoes, basil, and nectarines with us to share with the family.
- Saturday: Dinner with Mom and Dad in Dallas
- Sunday: Brunch with Mom and Dad in Dallas; Spaghetti with peppers, tomatoes and onions when we get home.
- Monday: Sloppy Joes with crispy turnip fries
- Tuesday: Leftover Awareness Night!
Hey Kathryn, these are the plug-ins I use! Let me know if you need more explanation on any of them.
Askimet – spam catcher
All-in-One SEO
Broken Link Checker
Feedburner Feedsmith
LinkWithin – does the “related posts” links at the bottom
Ozh’ Better Feed – customize RSS feed
Page Links To – helpful for linking Pages to outside sites
Sociable – adds links for sharing post via almost any site
Subscribe to Comments
Wordpress Popular Posts
Wordpress Thread Comment
Also, I would add the function that creates Next/Previous links on your post so people can easily navigate the site. I can’t remember where that is on the dashboard though.
Thank you, thank you for these suggestions, Megan!
It’s light for the summer and is not heavy at all.