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| Birthday with a special friend |
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| A cowboy and an Indian. Just love this. |
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| This reminds me of my Brother. Hating to have his picture taken, but so proud of the fish he has caught. |
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| Vrooooom |
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| Chimney |
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| Banana Pudding Pie
I have been craving comfort food lately. Maybe it is the change of the seasons. The cooler nights. Whatever it is, Banana Pudding Pie is one of those comfort foods I have been wanting. This is the "from scratch recipe". It is just as easy as substituting a store bought crust and vanilla pudding. It just tastes so much better. It is very easy and most of all you deserve it!
Crust:
2 cups of crushed vanilla wafer cookies
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Filling:
3 medium bananas, thinly sliced
1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 3/4 cups whole milk
4 large egg yolks
4 tablespoons unsalted butter,cubed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Get out a nine inch pie plate.
For the crust: In a medium bowl, stir together the crushed vanilla wafer cookies, butter and salt. Using the bottom of the measuring cup, press the mixture into bottom and up the sides of the pie plate.
Bake until light golden brown, approximately 10 minutes. Set on a wire rack to cool.
For the Filling: Place sliced bananas in bottom of cooled crust. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and salt. Whisk in milk and egg yolks until combined.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat. Stir in butter and vanilla.
Spoon the filling over the bananas on the crust. Let cool for 10 minutes. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the filling. Refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours. To Serve: Spread whipped cream or a whipped topping on the surface of the filling. Garnish with whole cookies around the edges and cookie crumbs on top. Enjoy! |
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| Turning into Fall
Everywhere I turn the signs of Fall are here. The nights are getting cooler. I am seeing flocks of birds in the sky. The maples have started to turn into gold. Leaves are falling.
Every year I wonder if I am ready for Fall. It is one of the prettiest seasons. Then again I can find beauty in all of the seasons. Makes it hard to like one season over another.
Fall is full of apples, spices, soups and stews. Crisp air. Beautiful scenery. The beginning of the end so to speak. I have learned to appreciate what each season represents and has to offer. Time to go apple picking.
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| Love her collar and the lace around her neck. |
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| Doesn't she look fearless standing there |
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| Those eyes |
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| Sisters - Friends for life |
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| She looks like she is ready to go conquer the world Today I scanned some backgrounds I created with my phone and some paint into my printer. From there I scanned them into my computer. I then scanned some Cabinet Cards from my printer into my computer. From there I made these digital collages. Lots of fun to play with. The backgrounds were pure play and fun. Something I needed on a dreary day. Hope you enjoy them. |
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| Dahlia
I grew Dahlia's this year in big pots by my garage. The yellow and red of the Dahlia's look so beautiful with the orangey brick of my 60's mid century modern ranch.
I took this picture with my new phone. I love how the droplets of rainwater you can see. The picture feels wet to me. I am having so much fun taking photographs.
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| Breaker Boys |
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| Cranberry Pickers |
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| Beet Harvesters |
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| Cotton Picker |
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| Factory Workers |
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| Shoe Shiner in the Bowery
These images represent what we should be celebrating this Labor Day. The Laws that guarantee everyone in this wonderful country that when you are at work you have rules and regulations that make sure you are safe.
That our children are in schools not factories or some other dangerous place.
That they are getting an education.
I look at these pictures by Lewis Hines and others and wonder if I could ever have let my boys leave the house to work in such conditions. Hard to believe that just a few decades ago I would have thought this was normal.
Today would have been my father's 95th birthday. Happy Birthday Daddy! I miss him everyday, several times a day. I woke up thinking how ironic it was that today was his birthday. As I watched the sun rise over the mountains I remembered some of his stories.
You see my father was greatly affected by the Depression. His mother died. He and his brothers were sent to live with his grandmother. They had to earn their keep. My dad started out the morning at the local dairy. He and his brothers delivered the milk. My father ran the milk bottles to the different houses. Picked up the used bottles and left the full bottles. He had trouble with one of his thumbs where one of the bottles broke and he was cut. Another time, he was running across the street to get back to the milk truck and was hit by a car. Thank goodness the cars were light weight then.
All of this was done before school. After school he delivered papers. It was a big deal when he finally was able to get a used bicycle. Living in Central Florida where there are lots of Orange Groves. He worked afternoons and weekends picking oranges and sometimes Pecans. There was very little time to do anything but work, study and church. He was kept very busy.
My Father had such a way of telling us stories. They were not just about the hardships but about how their hard work paid off. He told me once he was such a good football player in high school and college because he had dodged so many things delivering milk. I would give anything to hear another story. To ask another question.
I wondered today if I had taught my boys enough. If they had heard enough stories. Would they continue to grow into such great hard working men. As I looked across the valley and the sun shone on me, I realized I have to have faith. Just like all those mother's who sent their boys into the mines, or to the factories and fields. They will be safe, they will work hard, they know the stories.
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| This is a paper insert for a cigar box. I thought it was very interesting. Probably was from a batch of cigars and boxes that was handed out to men on Labor Day to show appreciation for a job well done. |
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| A wagon full of secretaries! |
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| The Brewers are out in full force |
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| Love the State Butcher's Aprons! |
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| Asking housewives to support union label goods. This is something we should all be doing. Supporting American workers and their products. |
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| Beauty Queens of the Labor Unions. I love it! |
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| The Dashboard
I found this old car sitting in a field not
to long ago. I was just fascinated by the simplicity of this dashboard. A clock, a lighter, I place for the key and a button for the heater. That's all folks. Now there are
so many things on the dashboard that it takes a few weeks to learn them all. Sometimes even then you are still learning what all it can do. I am not sure it is all necessary. I feel like sometimes it is just more "stuff" to
complicate my life. Though I am told it is to make my life easier. I like Simple.
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| Pimento Cheese
I thought I would share this recipe for Pimento Cheese with you this Labor Day Weekend. It is a staple in most Southern kitchens. Every women in my family makes
it and every recipe is delicious. My
mother and cousin Barbara are probably
the reigning queen's of Pimento Cheese.
My youngest son makes a mean Pimento
Cheese,also.
Cherry Peppers or Pimentos
First I want to talk about what is a
Pimento? It is a Cherry pepper. It is
very mild and sweet. Very low on the hot
scale. I buy them in the jar. However, you
can make your own by buying the peppers and
preparing them. Just saute them and slice them up.
My recipe is:
2 cups of shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
1 8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup of mayonnaise
1 4 ounce jar of diced or sliced pimentos, drained
Okay that is the basic recipe. Now you can add all sorts of stuff according to your taste. I am giving you what I add to make it delicious.
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon of onion powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
a dash of Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste.
Once you have assembled your ingredients put them all in a large bowl. Take your mixer and mix on medium to combine all the ingredients. Salt and pepper to taste.
Refrigerate to set up around a half hour or so.
Now you have made your Pimento Cheese you can decide how to eat it. There are so many ways. You can serve it as a dip with crackers. Here in the South we like it as a sandwich spread. Two pieces of white bread, spread on the Pimento Cheese. I like my crust cut off. Or, a grilled Pimento Cheese for breakfast or lunch is delicious.
Into the dinner hour, Pimento Cheese makes a great stuffing for chicken breast. Slice them open, put in a spoonful or two of Pimento Cheese. Close with a toothpick or string. Brown chicken breast in frying pan then put in a baking pan and bake till chicken is done. Delicious.
Don't forget Pimento Cheese and your burgers. It make a wonderful topping. Or you can fill your burger with Pimento Cheese, grill, add a thick slice of tomato and have a truly gourmet taste treat.
Of course there is the BLT with Pimento Cheese, either grilled or not. Did I mention Pimento Cheese spread on an English Muffin with your favorite egg on top? The list goes on and on. Truly a versatile and staple to any kitchen. Enjoy.
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