Art From the Kitchen ~ Painted and Served ~ Food and Recipe Art by Beth Surdut
Gift of the Corn Mother © Beth Surdut
painting on silk with fiber-reactive dyes and resist
$1800 framed
Heritage corn, chiles, garlic, and tamales originally commissioned for the cover of Edible Santa Fe Magazine.
The scent of roasting chiles coloring the air around gorgeous stacks of vegetables at the farmers market prompted my first recipe painting. The cornucopia produced by hard work, limite
Squash Match © Beth Surdut
painting on silk with fiber-reactive dyes, resist
Pumpkin, acorn, kambocha squash
5 eggs
1 c. coconut milk
1/3 c. coconut palm or white sugar
Pinch salt, cinnamon, cardamom
1 tsp vanilla extract
Steamer pot large enough for squash above the water, enough for 45 min.
Cut circle around the squash stem to make a lid. Set that aside, clean out seeds.
Beat ingredients together, pou
Beets Me © Beth Surdut
painting on silk with fiber-reactive dyes, resist
Golden or red beets or both
Maché or baby arugula—a few leaves per serving
Crème fraîche or Greek yogurt
Honey
Lemon—a few drops into the honey
Separate plates
Discard greens, cut beets into quarters.
Steam until easily pierced, about 8 minutes
Cut into bite size pieces
Smear a bed of crème fraîche
Sprinkle lettuce
Peach Concerto in Bee Major
© Beth Surdut
painting on silk with fiber-reactive dyes and resist
Grilled Peaches with Honey and Lemon
All Choked Up/ Heart of the Matter
© Beth Surdut
painting on silk with fiber-reactive dyes, resist
Artichoke hearts- 12 ish quartered
Lemon juice—hearty squeeze
White wine—small puddle
Garlic— 2 cloves, minced
Olive oil
Black pepper
Italian style bread crumbs
Grated Romano cheese—1/3 of the crumbs
Butter
In baking pan~
Combine oil, lemon, garlic, wine, pepper, then artichokes, gently coated.
Combine bread c
Donkey Soup/ follow the carrot © Beth Surdut
painting on silk with fiber-reactive dyes, resist
2 carrots chopped
1 rib of celery, chopped
1 Tbsp butter
1 curvaceous butternut squash, peeled, seeded, chopped
1 green apple, peeled, cored, chopped
3 cups vegetable broth
Pinch: nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, turmeric, cardamom
2 Tbsp fresh grated ginger
1/4 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp ground fennel
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4
Eye of the heron
Black-crowned Night Heron, the landscape around the lake reflected in his eyes, has stores within stories. My photograph, awarded First Place in the Plants & Animals category, is on display at Sahuarita Town Hall, Arizona.
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