Did you know yesterday, October 1, was NATIONAL HOMEMADE COOKIE DAY?!??!
In my house, it is Homemade Cookie Day AT LEAST once a week, so I almost missed this monumental celebration.
Thankfully, I had made cookies anyway on National Homemade Cookie Day that I took to the office to share with some special visitors. THEY were the ones that pointed out that today was this wonderful holiday, and I was excited that I could oblige!
In honor of that, and because my son, Nick, told me I need to vary up my cookie photography pictures since they were all starting to look the same, I thought I would share some varying photographs of the cookies I made yesterday.
Now please bear in mind that I have never taken a photography course, not even a single lesson. Never even read the full manual that came with my favorite Christmas present of all time (this year) that Marty got me last year – a DSLR Camera (Cannon EOS Rebel T3) – but I just LOVE to have fun with it.
I really do want to take some classes. I know when I do, I will probably look back at the ones I have taken thus far with great embarrassment, but hey – it’s just me having fun at life in between!
Now I know there are some professional photographers out there that follow my blog, so please give me some feedback, critique, provide constructive criticism/feedback. But please be kind. I have this ridiculous habit of taking everything personally! UGH!
So here are some fun photos of these Peanut Butter M&M and Candy Corn M&M cookies I made yesterday morning. I just used my standard chocolate chip cookie dough recipe, but substituted the M&Ms for the chocolate chips. They turned out pretty yummy.
Ok – so I think I’m ready… Any that you particularly like? Particularly dislike? Love? Hate? Tips?? Am I going to regret this..??? 🙂
Cheers & Cheers & Hugs – – – I think I might need that second “Cheers” 🙂 ,
Jodi
from our little corner of the world to yours
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
…or maybe I was just really hungry….
… but O. M. G. – I made the BEST tomato sandwich for lunch yesterday!
This was after staring at the overflowing bowl of tomatoes I picked the day before that is sitting on the counter with the abundance that is finally coming out of my tiny, little neglected 😦 garden.
(I AM going to do better next year – – – she says every year!)
Oh why do they have to come all at once!?! Wouldn’t it be nice to have about five or six a week ripen throughout the whole year? But NOOOOO – – – we get 30 at once for a couple weeks – then NOTHING!
And homegrown ones are so much sweeter than what we can get around here in Western PA the rest of the year at our local grocery stores.
So I plopped a couple slices of honey whole wheat bread in the toaster, smeared some mayo on them, then sliced (now this is a WHOLE new experience for me!!) some
SMOKED BUFFALO MOZARELLA cheese
I bought last weekend at Penn Mac in the Strip District.
Oh people – let me tell you…. actually – I can’t describe how YUMMY it is!!!
My favorite before this was smoked gouda, but WOWZERS, did this make for a good tomato sammie!! (and I’m thinkin’ I must have a thing for smoked cheese…)
On top of the sliced cheese, I layered some fresh basil as if it were lettuce (oh how I love the anisey, licorice-like taste and smell of fresh basil!), then finally the tomatoes, a pinch of salt, and smooshed it down.
And seriously – I’m sorry I did not get a very good photo, but I did not have the patience to check it before diving into it, and then it was too late for any retakes. 😐
So I hope I described it well enough to get you to try. A simple, but oh so delish sandwich for a hot summer lunch or dinner or snack! Heck – – – I’d even eat this for breakfast!
Enjoy!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
“but the days grow short….. when you reach September….”
“these precious days, I’ll spend with you.”
A look down our lane very early yesterday morning …
turned into a beautiful lunchtime September Stroll enjoying the wildflowers and scenery of impending Fall….
….trying to embrace the beauty of the moment…….
at life in between.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Red…
Orange…
Yellow…
Green…
Any way you slice it…
End of summer goodness…
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 