I was solo for dinner tonight. When we went grocery shopping over the weekend, I snagged an easy dinner for one of the nights he would be out. This sounded appealing to me:
The whole bag is one serving and it makes a huge bowl. I couldn’t quite put all the lettuce in my bowl, but I was able to mash it down LOL. I wanted extra protein, so I added some chicken breast on top. Ta da:
Doesn’t that look good? It was really tasty. There were bits of dried pear mixed in with the nuts, but more pear flavor came from the dressing, which was a little weird because I wasn’t expecting it. I would definitely get this again – especially in the hot summer months.
Anyway, on to the other part of the title for this post. I posted way earlier this year that John was doing stained glass. He decided to take it to the next level and open a business. He focuses mostly on nature and flowers for his glass work. He did a show last month and here is a portion of his setup:
The show itself wasn’t that great, but he did sell several of these pieces in his Etsy shop. The bird of paradise has been a popular piece:
And a plug for myself here in taking this photo for the white background 😀
His specialty is the potted orchids, or I guess I consider it his specialty:
Here is a link to his Etsy shop if you want to see some of his other pieces. Glass Art by John
His shop has been open for about 6 weeks and he also is on Amazon Handmade. He was surprised that he has been getting sales, but I wasn’t. I’m so proud of John and his creations!
John’s work is very very nice!
I was thinking of you two last night because we each made our own dinner and ate something different but ate together. It has happened quite a bit since he retired and I have to say, I’m fine with it. Less of me having to come up with dinner ideas.
We do that fairly often since I still eat meat, although we do try to plan a few meals a week that are veggie on purpose like enchiladas, pizza or pasta.
Is it difficult to get licensed to sell things in your state Lori ? I wouldn’t even know where to begin…Gorgeous stuff John.. Hugs! deb
No. It’s quite easy to set up a business in NY. Lots of taxes, though LOL
Most states have a dedicated website for starting up a business as well that gives you all the info needed to get going and licensed.
That salad kit looks good, and thanks for the reminder – I bought one over the weekend and need to make it up today!
John’s stained glass is so gorgeous. He’s got talent, and I’m happy to hear that people are buying!
Love that stained glass work – you two are such a multi-talented couple! Thanks for the link to his shop, I’ll be bookmarking that one 🙂
We have our fingers in a lot of pies, that’s for sure 😀
Trader Joes’ sells a Champagne Pear Vinaigrette that has a little cheese and walnuts in it. I just make my own kit up, using fresh pears, goat cheese, and walnuts. One of my most favorite salads!