Credits: Everything by Vinnie Pearce, Pixel Canvas. A couple of distress brush splats in the background with Distressed Brushes Set 02, and everything else from her Yum Yum kit. Font: 1550. Journaling reads: "We told Allen he couldn’t have all that chocolate sauce on his ice cream. Next thing I know, you’re drinking it through a straw. Now that’s a sweet tooth!" I couldn't believe the chutzpah!!! *lol*
Another little recap of Allen's 5th birthday which we celebrated in Portland with our friends... and a great excuse to use my new little wordart kit! I always feel like I'm cheating when I use a template, but boy does it make scrapping a page go a lot faster!
Template: Patti Knox (Designer Digitals, Web Freebie 05/18/08). "FIVE" wordart from my Candle Wordart Kit. Journaling reads: "This is really the first birthday where you’ve even enjoyed any of your cake! Chocolate has become your 11th food -- you’re still not very adventurous on that front. You haven’t quite learned how to blow yet, either -- it’s more like whistling between your teeth. But boy oh boy, do you have ENJOYMENT down pat! You had the best time with Emily & Evelyn, opening presents, laughing, and generally basking in all the attention. I hope your 6th year will bring you many gifts!"
Another layout of Evelyn... I used Patti Knox's freebie template at Designer Digitals for the ad challenge this week, as well as Kellie Mize's background paper from an old ad challenge (07/30/06). I made the button. Fonts: Curlz MT and Dream Orphans.
Paper, ribbon, and alpha by Katie Pertiet of Designer Digitals (I cut out the baker from another of her papers). Font: Linenstroke.
Allen and I colored small dishes of milk, which he then painted onto his bread before toasting it, then we made it into his usual peanut butter sandwich. I'm desperate for him to try new foods--perhaps this'll get him jumpstarted!
Well, here it is almost Christmas, and I'm finally getting my Thanksgiving pictures together. This one took a while, though! I hope that your Christmases will be warm and full of love.
Actually, we really haven't had unbearable amounts of squash, because I only have 1 zucchini plant and 2-3 yellow squash, and they're all huddled together and I planted them late. But still enough to have to go looking for recipes...
Summer Squash Casserole
Serves 4, 375 F
4-5 young summer squash (chunked)
1 cup large elbow macaroni, uncooked
1 cup torn bread pieces (I used honey oat homemade bread--wow!)
3 eggs
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 onion, chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp fresh or squeeze parsley
1 Tbsp fresh or squeeze basil
Salt & pepper to taste, perhaps a touch of red chili pepper too
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook elbow macaroni. About 4 minutes before they're done, throw in the squash. Finish cooking, drain; toss in 1/2 Tbsp olive oil. In a separate small skillet, heat oil and cook chopped onion. When the onion turns translucent, add bread chunks. Get them a little crispy, then add herbs. Stir around for a couple more minutes, then remove from heat.
In a large bowl, whisk eggs & soup until smooth, then add other ingredients and stir until everything is well-covered. Divide between 2 square 8" oiled pans. Cook at 375F for about 1/2 hr, or until the top is lightly browned and the center is firm. Serve with green salad topped with pecans, cranberries, and mandarin slices.
Now for the meat of the matter:
