by niya christine

Chili Pie. North of the Panhandle. SF

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#168/365 Paintings

A wild interpretation of New Mexican Chili Pie in San Francisco… yup. Chili pies and ice cream on Baker and Fulton in SF is the child of Green Chili Kitchen—food and desserts New Mexican style. I’m fascinated by any cook who bakes sweet and/or savory pies with beer floats to boot. The Green Chili Apple is to die for. Madagascar vanilla ice cream and red chili honey drizzle. A bit of Mexican hot chocolate with cardamon after a fabulous meal and, well… nothing in this world seems too serious.

I do realize it’s June 18. And I’m just getting warmed up on SF dining adventures. Stay tuned!

Project notes: Ironically, this painting was created on top of a manila folder that was set on my gelli printer to clean it and be thrown away. When I pulled it off, it most characterized New Mexican dining to me.

More pies coming before the month is out. Also, getting some kind of “food fever.” Tonight was the first birthday party this week. Amazing and fresh food is so exciting. Happy June everyone!

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in June | Food & Wine / Project 365

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kathy June 18, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (tomorrow). so glad you are having fun!

Monthly Inspirational Quotes

January: Coffee & Tea "Coffee. Creative lighter fluid." ~ Floyd Maxwell

February: Love & Character "Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition."
~ Alan Alda

March: Fabric & Flowers "Nobody sees a flower--really--it is so small--we haven't time--and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time." ~ Georgia O'Keefe

April: Cows & Canaries "Lots of people talk to animals...Not very many listen though...that's the problem.”
~ Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

May: Bunnies & Bicycles" "Be brave, little rabbit. Take a chance.” ~ Cherise Sinclair, Breaking Free

"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.” ~ Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit"

June: Food & Wine “Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.” ~ Paulo Coelho, "Brida"

July: Wild Horses & Adobe Houses “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way... things I had no words for.”
~ Georgia O'Keeffe

August: WILD{card} “A healthy woman is much like a wolf, strong life force, life-giving, territorially aware, intuitive and loyal. Yet separation from her wildish nature causes a woman to become meager, anxious, and fearful. The wild nature carries the medicine for all things. She carries stories, dreams, words and songs." ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "Women Who Run with Wolves.”

September: Quirks & Curiosities “In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people's home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold watch and a party on your first day.” ~ Woody Allen

October: Dogs & Doors “Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” ― Tom Stoppard

“Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies.” ~ Gene Hill

November: Fish Fabulous “…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” ~ Mark Nepo