Simplicity's challenge of the week is "Dreaming of Summer." Since to me Summer means the ocean, this picture came to mind.
Also linking up to Paper Heart Camera's "Touch Up Tuesday."
I ran Pioneer's Woman's "Vintage" action and adjusted the layers to taste, and added back in some light and contrast.
Trendy Treehouse's theme of the week is Give Thanks. I wasn't sure what to post, but I noticed that a lot of people around the web are starting to post Christmas photos and frost and bare trees. Here in LA, its just starting to look like fall. The air is crisp and cool, and the sky is the bluest it will be all year. And the leaves are golden (if they're not still green!) So I'm thankful for the awesome weather and for living somewhere where I don't have to shovel snow!
Also linking up to "Sweet Shot Tuesday!"
I went for a long walk this morning. I intended to take some pictures for "Flowers on Saturday" but I got a little distracted by the fall leaves and the bright blue sky.
So instead we have "Flower" on Saturday and many many leaves on Saturday!
My Flower...
My many fall leaves...
This week's "You Capture" challenge was "I Ate That!" Tomorrow I will have lots of thanksgiving feast photos to post, but for today I thought I'd post some pics from the amazing baby shower I went to last week.
The food was amazing, sandwiches, veggies, salads...
This is by far my favorite sweet potato recipe. I recommend trying it even if you don't like sweet potatoes. I have made a believer out of many a sweet potato hater.
First get 2 large cans of sweet potatoes. Or if you grocery store is out of them like mine was yesterday, then get 4 small cans like these.
Two photo challenge themes floating around the net today are "Thankful" and "Fall." I think this picture is great for both, because I am SO thankful that I got to go to Paris in the Fall and I am so thankful in general just for being able to travel and see little glimpses of the world.
Click here to see more pictures of Paris in the Fall.
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This is one of my favorite Thanksgiving recipes. Corn Spoon Bread, or Corn Soufflé. Its really easy, and definitely a crowd favorite.
Here's what you need to get started:
8oz whipped cream cheese
1 cup milk
1/2 cup egg white or egg subsitute
2 1/3 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 14oz can cream corn
1 8.5 oz box corn bread mix
1/3 cup sugar
2 tblspn butter
1 tspn salt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 dash pepper
Start by beating the cream cheese with 1/3 cup Sugar. If you don't have an electric mixer make sure you are using whipped cream cheese and you can even soften it further for about 10 seconds in the microwave to make it easier to mix it with the sugar. Then add 1 cup of cold milk. The mixture will be very thin at this point.
Then melt or at least soften 2 tablespoons of butter. (and please ignore the messiness of my kitchen in the background!)
Pour in the melted butter. Then add your egg substitute and all your spices--salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
Next pour in 1 can of creamed corn.
And then your cups of frozen corn, now thawed.
Add a box of corn bread mix.
And mix together until all the crumbs are moistened.
Pour into a GREASED baking dish. This is important. I forgot to grease mine and I'm still trying to scrape parts of the bottom!
Bake at 325 degrees for between an hour and an hour and 20 minutes, until its lightly golden brown on top. Yum!
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