anytime is a good time for a pumpkin smoothie!!!

big thanks to nate and salli over at TDAC for featuring my kid-friendly, fall theme recipe on their home page jumbotron for this week! hard to believe it's been two years since this was created. and, pippa has evolved quite a bit since then....

truly a privilege to be amongst such great talent over there! take a minute and have a peek at their wonderful site...and maybe pick up a few family friendly recipes to try with your kids! :)

http://www.theydrawandcook.com/

BRING ON FALL!!!

truly a treat....

to be featured in this tropical collection of recipes on TDACs lovely site of talented illustrators! a big THANK YOU to the wonderful brother and sister and team of nate and salli whose creative and genius minds came up with such a wonderful idea for a website that showcases illustrators of all types...illustrating what else but FOOD! all kind of food and recipes can be found there accompanied by some amazing and beautiful art work.

http://www.theydrawandcook.com/

be sure to take a look and find yourself a nice NO BAKE recipe for the blazing hot week ahead ;)

illustration friday~carry

now THERE'S a clever way to carry some apples....;)

a recipe i did last october for the wonderful nate and salli over at www.theydrawandcook.com

it can be seen in full size view here....http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/pippas-pink-ladybug-apples-by-nicole-esposito

enjoy!:)

ALOHA!!!

greetings from hawaii!!!

here is my submission for the Kraft contest over at the wonderful website They Draw and Cook http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/maui-luau-sandwich-by-nicole-esposito

Pippa, her new friend Peyton (like the name is a surprise with my mad love for Peyton Manning) and their bongo playing pig Penelope all invite you to try Kraft's Maui Luau sandwich. with yummy ham and swiss and a sweet touch pineapple (amongst a few other goodies).

let's hope the judges like it...

ALOHA!!!

love, Pippa

xxx

pippa and her pink lady(bug) friends!

pippa is up and running here
http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/pippas-pink-ladybug-apples-by-nicole-esposito

i had a bit of extra time in between assignments so i couldn't resist doing another recipe for this wonderful site. and besides, i'll take any excuse to bring my little pippa to life in an illustration. i have big plans for this girl...;)

below i posted the 3 steps/pics of the way in which i work. from sketch to the work in progress to the finished piece. please stop by the link above and feel free to comment on the recipe. i love feedback. and so does pippa:)

pippa cooks again:)

how do i spend my down time between "projects"...creating another piece for http://www.theydrawandcook.com/. i am addicited to designing these recipes with my little pippa. i did one last month (see pic below) and i just fell in love with them. http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/pippas-pumpkin-smoothie-by-nicole-esposito

i hope to be able to start painting it while working on the winter cover for SFC magazine. i love working on multiple projects at the same time:)

pippa's pumpkin smoothie...yummy:)

here is a smaller size version of my FIRST entry to they draw and cook. it is for a contest entitled cooking 4 kids
http://www.theydrawandcook.com/cooking-4-kids-contest
as soon as i came across this contest a week or so ago, i knew had to give it a shot. with two other deadlines looming at the time, there was still no stopping me. i have been wanting to illustrate a recipe for the longest time now so this was the perfect opportunity.
i knew i wanted it to be easy to read, easy to follow, cute and most importantly healthy. so i figured with fall right around the corner....why not do something with pumpkins (which i love)!
i took my sweet little character pippa, some pumpkins, an easy recipe...and a cute little blackbird and voila...pippa's pumpkin smoothie!
i just submitted it to they draw and cook so i'm waiting to see how it looks once they review it and post it on their site. SUPER EXCITED!!!
***UPDATE-APPROVED*** YAY!!!!
take a peek over here and feel free to comment....
http://www.theydrawandcook.com/recipes/pippas-pumpkin-smoothie-by-nicole-esposito