One of my projects two years ago was photographing images of rust. The oxidation of iron found in many natural and man-made objects are beautiful and rich with texture and color. We see the same objects everyday and sometimes miss the eloquence of their bloom. The slow decay of rust flakes and separates layers of paint and patina. With the right light and viewpoint the richness of the substance can be seen not for its common colors but for the beauty and diverse forms.
Rust bubbles up, runs down walls and eats away at the thickest and thinest of man-made objects. Enjoy the view even if the images appear abstract or out of context.
American flag the size of the football field, an eagle flying throughout the stadium and her voice. I just got the chills watching Jordin Sparks sing the national anthem at the Colts game!
I don't normally get sentimental about this kind of stuff, but maybe because it's the Colts and I'm missing home, but wow. I really hope they win...maybe I am becoming a football fan afterall!
I'll be honest. Growing up, we didn't have many family traditions involving food aside from a giant cookout we would have each year at the lake house. I grew up in a household that relied on processed foods or eating fast food in the car on the way home from picking it up. While we had a dining room table, the only thing it was used for was as a junk table. My mom would probably be really upset with me for saying this, but I have always envied my aunt because she always made home cooked meals using real foods and made sure that everyone ate around the family table. This is the tradition that I have begun with my family and one that I will celebrate for years to come.
I whipped up a yumtastic pasta dish last night that was amazing using Tuttorosso diced tomatoes as the main ingredient in the sauce. One thing I noticed is that the company has changed their labels, which now include some very handy cooking tips. If you've never tried Tuttorosso Tomatoes, I highly recommend them. I'm not really a big fan of canned tomatoes in general because they usually taste metallic to me. However, when I put these in my pasta dish last night, holy cow they were good!
Tuttorosso Tomatoes wants to help you #celebrateyourtraditions and is currently running a contest on their Facebook page. Everyone who enters will receive a digital recipe book with coupons, recipes and cooking tips. One winner will receive a Juliette Serve Bowl and Round Platter, a sauce ladle, a pasta pot set and a Tuttorosso heirloom wooden spoon. The winner will also receive a $300 gift card to create a celebration of their own for a total of $550 in prizes. All you need to do to enter is 1) Like the Tuttorosso Facebook page, and 2) Post who has been an inspiration in your family cooking tradition and how you would celebrate in their honor. The contest runs from April 16 through May 7. Hopefully you decide to enter. I know I did!
Yea...metallic-taste in acidic foods is gross...I will have to keep an eye out for this brand to see if it is available in my neck of the woods.
Thanks for the tip! We use canned tomatoes to make 'homemade' pasta sauce, so I'll have to give these a try!
We have holiday family traditions. Our day-to-day dinner, though, not so much. Tuttorosso looks delicious!
It was super yummy! I made the sauce with diced tomatoes, sausage, onion and wilted greens. Then stirred it into some quinoa elbows and topped with grated Parmesan.
Definitely do. I usually make my own sauce and can it, but Tuttorosso are definitely worth it to save time.
Wow! Awesome. :-) Thanks for letting us know about the giveaway. Great to know about Tuttorosso tomatos! I bet they would taste awesome in chili..I will have to give them a try.
I'm all for Indiana products! There was a huge article in the June Midwest Living about Amish country near Elkhart and Lagrange...made me miss Northern Indiana.
Definitely do. I make a lot of my own sauces and such from scratch, but anything that helps me out in the kitchen and tastes good is a win for me!
If you are interested in training them youself, check out www.navhda.org, they have a chapter map (there are lots in PN, not sure where you are). Lots of great folks that will help you get the most out of your hunting dog!
Here are a few shots of my 18 month old 'Johnny' he scored a 112 on his NA test (Navhda, highest possible score), and he has 4 akc show points in limited showing.
I have six gs's now one is a semi retired 12 year old (can still hunt half days) he is a CDX, JH, UT and NA prize dog
I guide professionally and hunt every day myself that I am not guiding, so I do need quite a few dogs, but I think this is my limit for now!
We are new to raising chickens. We bought 16 Buff Orp hens this spring. It's clear now that 2 are roosters. If we decide to keep a rooster and want to raise chicks, do we need to have a separate area for the hen and her chicks or do you just leave them in the coop with the rest of the chickens?
I have 7 standard hens and one standard rooster. I am chicken sitting 8 banty hens and one banty rooster. The broilers and 54 chicks don't count right now. Oh yeah, two ducks.
One standard and one banty just hatched a clutch of eggs each. They are in a separate part of the coop. All the rest of the birds free range during the day and come home at night.
The standard has chicks that are a week old. Yesterday I started letting them wander around for part of the day. No problems so far. Momma hen takes care of her chicks. They go back into the separate part of the coop for the evening where they have a nest box, food, and water.
The banty has chicks that are two days old. I put her and the chicks in a brooder box this morning because the big hen took a pretty big peck at one of the new chicks. It hurt to do it but I wasn't going to be home for a good part of the day.
So right now the hens with chicks are separated from the rest of the flock for the evening and part of the day. Big hen gets to range with her chicks for part of the day, they stay close to the coop. Banty hen is in a brooder box for her chicks' protection from big hen. Tomorrow I might give them another trial run at freedom.
If your roosters get along you could keep both of them but they probably will end up fighting. Banty rooster hides all day because he has been beat up so much. I want to give him back to his owner along with the banty hens.
Yeah, it may be that 2 roos will fight, you'll just have to wait and see. I made my broody her own section of the coop, and she's getting her own run. When the chicks get big enough, I'll integrate them into the flock.
In my opinion, 2 roosters would be okay with 16 hens but don't get anymore!! They will probably live together amicably as soon as they establish who will be the head roo.
When I have a broody hen, I cordon off a section just for her and her chicks but I let them out after about a week, keeping a close watch at first to make sure the others aren't going to try and hurt the babies. Also, to make sure mom is going to protect her offspring. Once I see all is okay (and it always has been), I let them go about their business. Usually, the mother won't let any other chickens near except for, maybe, the dad.
I did have a small problem one time when a second broody got off her nest (she didn't have any eggs to hatch) and tried to steal the baby from the other broody. Things were tense for a while but, eventually, the "real" mom just threw up her wings and let the other hen hang with them. When the mom decided she'd had enough mothering (that will happen so take note!), the surrogate was free to dote all she wanted. Wasn't too long before she didn't want to be tied down with babies either!!!