Ring Bases and Fried Plantains

New Ring Bases

These ring bases are sterling silver. They have a hole on each side for wire wrapping. There are a lot of possibilities with these neat findings! Available in my Etsy shop in both size 6 or 7.

Plantains
Jim cooked me some plantains! Mmmm!

They need to be super ripe, black...close to rotteness to be most delicious! It took 2 weeks of waiting for them to be ready after buying them.

The skins needs to be sliced first and then the flesh peeled out. 

It is not simple like a ripe banana! Then slice them to desired shape/size.

He fries them in vegetable oil which is how his Cuban roots cook them.

Cook until golden brown, turning over once. We are using the awesome, huge tongs from Woodent it be Nice on Etsy!

While these are not pretty to look at, they are like fried candy!!!

Fried on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside. 

Johnny Depp
This is just a happy bit about Johnny Depp. We all like to hear about favorite celebrities being grateful to their fans. He has been in the area lately since he is playing Whitey Bulger in an upcoming film. 

Depp in character - not his most attractive role.

They were filming at a local pub this past week and used Jim's work parking lot for the trailers and such! Well when Mr. Depp arrived, he stopped the car to shake hands with the regular people. What a guy! Did Jim meet him? No. Like me, he does not care for crowds. Of course Depp attracts large crowds and security. It is fun to hear about and see the bits on the news with the sitings. 

Thank you for stopping by! Have an awesome week. ~Val