12/52 ~ Gluten-Free Corn Bread

Has your weather been crazy like ours in Southern Ontario?! So far this spring it goes like this; morning the sun is shining, birds tweeting and the flower buds are just popping out. Mid day the skies suddenly turn an ominous grey, the wind picks up and ice pellets pound to the ground. Old man winter, you need some beauty sleep - off with you to hibernate!

Days like that call for comfort food! Much thanks to my daughter's boyfriend for finding this corn bread recipe! I have not enjoyed corn bread for many years. With 3 out of 4 in our family gluten-free, corn bread is a welcome addition to my recipe box. It is a great side dish to team up with chili on a cold day.



Gluten-Free Corn Bread

Ingredients

1 3/4 cup cornmeal

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 tablespoon honey

2 cups milk

2 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

1.       Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Grease a 8×8″ pan.

2.       In a small bowl combine cornmeal, baking powder, and salt and whisk well with a fork.

3.       In a medium sized bowl beat eggs and mix in honey, milk, and melted butter.

4.       Mix dry ingredients into the wet.

5.       Pour into greased pan, and bake 20-25 minutes or until a knife or toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool before cutting. Serve with lots of butter (obviously).

Kodee would like to take this moment to remind everyone this recipe is "dog ingredient" friendly. Plus she says to remember, nothing beats a mid day nap  after a hearty meal with your favourite person by your side.
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Joining the Fun at:

11/52 ~ Whoa. Little Flying Things

A little bath time fun! Becky is such a poser - she sat in this tub for over 30 min and didn't move! She just loves posing with props. So odd! The bubbles amused her.

"Hey! Rubber Duckie, you'd make bath time lots of fun if you'd quit falling out of the tub dude."


I had this idea floating (pun so intended) in my head for a while. It will be my January photo for my series "Studio 12 Cav". I started in October doing a monthly flash photo and hope to have a a set of 12 photos ready to print in a calendar by next Christmas for family gifts. Good thing my family never visits my blog ;)

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I belong to a fun FlickR Group called the "Daily Dog Challenge". Each day they provide a prompt to help us create fun photos. You don't have to participate daily - just join the fun or stop by for a visit when you can!

10/52 ~ Birds of Different Feathers Flock Together

Adorning our small, front lawn is a huge Manitoba Maple - yes I know a very large tree to be on a small city lot! I'll explain how that came to be in a moment.

A few weeks ago, when we pulled into our driveway we noticed our tree was swarming with an unusual variety of birds.

There were a few Cedar Waxwings which are a small grey-brown little hooded bird with red wing and yellow tail tips. They are one of a small variety of birds that can survive on fruit alone. You can tell these are adult birds because they have a black mask.



Our tree also had two bright red male Cardinals and a lone Downy Woodpecker.



Now the Robin is a common bird, but it did seem odd to find a dozen or so hanging out with these other birds on cold March day my front lawn - all in my Manitoba Maple.

So about this tree. How does a tree this size wind up on a small city lot?  Lets go back 22 years and blame my Dad!

While visiting my parents at their farm, my daughter found a small seedling. Dad decided it would be a good idea to show her how to dig it up, and plant it in a small margarine container so she would bring it home. Don't worry he told me, it will never live.

It thrived and still is 22 years later! For the first few years she refused to let me cut her beloved tree down. Now that she is grown and has long since moved out, I do not have the heart to get rid of this monster tree! Well that and the fact it would cost a fortune to have it removed ;)
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I'm joining in the fun with: Wild Bird Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday

8/52 ~ It's A Jungle Out There

Can we say "Procrastination!" These photographs are way overdue for my 52 Week Project and sadly getting to my friend. She must have the patience of a saint to put up with me. Hopefully the photos make up for the wait!

I am such a dog person. That is why I was really surprised to learn how much I liked these cats. Everything I have heard about cats was totally wrong,or at least when it came to these two. They were bursting with personality and very adventurous. This guy loved to wrestle and run with her new Cavalier puppy. Watching these two go at it, definitely got me on the road to realizing cats are rather fun.

Ah the hunter of the two. Always on the prowl.

I love editing cat photographs - truly they have amazing eyes with colour and expression. Those who know me, are laughing. Really I'm not a cat person - it's scary to think I just might be a closet cat fancier after all.


Hang tight Kitty! I promise to edit the indoor shots much quicker!

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Joining the fun at Camera Critters

9/52 ~ Taming the Tigers

Women and cats will do as they please,

and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

~ Robert Heinlein

7/52 ~ Be My Valentine

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentines Day!
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Joining the fun at "Daily Dog Challenge" FlickR group.
If you like the idea of a daily prompt for your dog photography, come join our group. You can post as little or as often as you like. I find this group really helps me to stay inspired and challenges me to improve my photography.

[I'm a tad out of order! I will be posting 6/52 later this week! Rules are just meant to be broken some-days]