Salsa by Food Artist Kristine Kainer

Oil on Gallery-Wrapped Canvas

20x20

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Though summer has ended, autumn has still not taken hold of central Texas.  My garden continues to produce tomatoes and peppers of all kinds.  Also, my little potted lemon tree is, in reality, a lime tree.  What better way to celebrate the vibrant flavors of this produce than to make salsa?

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Lazy Susan - Fruit Medley #2 by Kristine Kainer

Lazy Susan

24-inch Diameter

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Here is a second lazy Susan--commissioned by the same client.  It was quite a learning experience, but so worth the effort!  Now I know what I'm doing for some Christmas presents....

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FOOD DANCE - TOMATOES by Linda Popple

6x6 Oil on Panel

Day 19 of the 30/30 Challenge

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This is the last painting in Food Dance (at least for now).  I hope you have enjoyed this series as much as I enjoyed painting it.

I had to look up as to why the tomato is called the love apple.  The answer below is from Ask.com.  And below that is a lovely salsa recipe from Southern Living.

Answer

Tomato is called 'love apple' due to its seductive red colour and its sensuous sweet flesh. It is referred to as the 'devil's fruit' by the Roman Catholic Church. It is believed to be fruit that was used by the serpent to tempt Adam and Eve.

WATERMELON-PEACH SALSA and TOMATOES

Compliments of Southern Living

Ingredients

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• 1/2 cup hot pepper jelly
• 1 tablespoon lime zest
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 cups seeded and diced fresh watermelon
• 1 cup peeled and diced fresh peaches
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh chives
• 3 cups baby heirloom tomatoes, halved
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• Garnish: fresh basil sprigs

Preparation

1. 1. Whisk together pepper jelly, lime zest, and lime juice in a bowl; stir in watermelon and next 3 ingredients.
2. 2. Season halved baby tomatoes with salt and freshly ground pepper to taste; spoon into cocktail glasses. Top with salsa. Garnish, if desired.

Orchard Fresh Tomatoes

11x15 original work on paper with Caran D'Ache ws crayons on watercolor paper 140 lb cold press.
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LEFTOVERS by Linda Popple

8x8 Oil on Gessobord

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Part of the fun of painting still lifes is hunting for those things that would be good to paint. I found this child's chair with old red paint and bits and pieces of green paint showing through. What a find! I know I'll be using it again and again. I had some tomatoes and decided to paint them on the chair. The title came from leftover tomatoes and an old leftover chair.

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TOMATOES IN YELLOW BOWL by Linda Popple

6x6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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This was really fun to paint. I took a different perspective by looking straight down on the set up. I'd like to do more like this and perhaps do a larger painting.

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BALANCING ACT by Linda Popple

6X6 Oil on Ampersand Gessobord

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We have a lot of tomatoes, because of a trip to Costco. I thought it was time I painted a tomato - how convenient! They make a good subject with all their reds and these tomatoes had green stems. And what goes better with a tomato - besides bread, bacon and lettuce - basil and mozzarella - avocado, jalapeno, cilantro and limes (I could go on and on!)? Salt, of course! And in this dreary, cold, icy day tomatoes with a little salt are just the thing to remind me that spring is just around the corner!

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Pass the Salt

Pass the Salt 15X22 watercolor on Arches 140 cold press paper painted from a live still life set up. It is definitely tomato weather in this hot dry summer!
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