A sweet trio of little Goldfinches.
I took this photo while visiting friends
in the Mt Shasta area of California.
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Showing posts with label California. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
2021 A to Z Challenge and Wordless Wednesday!
A unique slide between the Redwoods!
Our good friends loved exploring the
and now.....onto today's soup!
Roasted Red Pepper Soup
A rich and intensely flavored Roasted Red Pepper Soup made with sweet, charred red peppers, garlic, sun dried tomatoes for an extra flavor kick and topped with homemade basil pesto and a creme fraiche swirl. Warm, comforting and easy!
Ingredients:
▢6 red bell or pointed peppers (1.6 lbs/750g (around 6 peppers)
▢1 yellow onion
▢5 sun dried tomatoes jarred
▢4 garlic cloves peeled and whole
▢1 squeeze lemon juice (around ½ tbsp)
▢2.5 cups vegetable stock (600ml)
▢salt and pepper to season
▢1 tbsp olive oil
▢1-2 tbsp homemade pesto( or store bought)
▢creme fraiche for topping
Instructions: Pre-heat the oven to 200°C (400°F).
Roughly chop the red peppers and place in a large baking tray with peeled whole garlic cloves. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper then roast in the oven until slightly charred (around 40 minutes).
Finely chop a white (yellow) onion and saute in a large pot with a little olive oil until translucent and soft. Once soft, add the roasted peppers and garlic, sun dried tomatoes and vegetable stock.
Simmer for 10 minutes then turn off the heat and blend until completely smooth using an immersion blender. Taste for seasoning, I only add pepper because there's enough saltiness from the stock and sun dried tomatoes and pre seasoned peppers.
Add a small splash of freshly squeezed lemon juice, stir and serve with a drizzle of creme fraiche and homemade pesto. Grab a hunk of crusty bread and dive in.
Additional advice: Make sure you have a large enough baking tray so the peppers aren't too crowded. They tend to stew instead of roasting and charring if they aren't spread out evenly.
If you don't have an immersion blender you can use a normal stand blender, just pour or ladle it in from the pot.
You could add red pepper flakes to add a kick of spice
Once cooled you can store this soup in the fridge (minus the pesto and creme fraiche) for 1-2 days or freeze in suitable containers for up to 3 months.
Like most soups and stews this soup is even more delicious the next day. Enjoy your slurp....uh I mean soup!
Sunday, March 28, 2021
Awww Monday March 29, 2021
One of my favorite photos of my
youngest brother! He still is fishing!
Have a great week and big
Thanks to Sandee!
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Sunday, December 13, 2020
Wordless Wednesday! December 16, 2020
I am quite late posting as my computer insisted it
needed to go to the Computer Geek.
I complied of course and it was a good thing too!
So no more visiting some blogs as
that's where I got the malware. Boo Hoo.
This photo was taken a few years back
when we still lived in the Northern California
mountains. We used to go on Friday hikes
led by Neal Clarke and he took this amazing photo!
Have a lovely day!
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Wordless Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Echo Lake, California
Photo credit to John T. of EarthPorn
Have a lovely day!
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Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Wordless Wednesday! Announcing New Blog! 2020 A to Z Challenge!
I will be playing in the
2020 A to Z Challenge !
Starts tomorrow and here's the link:
I will still be posting here on Sandee's Awww Monday,
Happy Tuesday, Wordless Wednesday and Feline Friday!
And hopefully on Brian's Thankful Thursday!
BUT I hope you will also look in on my A Bird a Day!
Cheers and enjoy your day even if you have to stay inside...
August 28, 2013
2:35pm
Gumboot Lake
Siskiyou County, California
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Wordless Wednesday March 11,2020
Standing on Black Butte looking west
towards Mt Eddy.
April 7, 2014 @ 11:07am
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
Awww Monday!!! Monday June 24, 2019
Black Butte Center for Railroad Culture
Dunsmuir California
June 2018
The dogs patiently listened while
their buddies played music!
It was a fun day in Dunsmuir!
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Wordless Wednesday May 29, 2019
Zipping down highway 37 near San Pablo Bay
May 18, 2019 at 8:04am PDT
The header above was taken the same day
at 5:16am PDT as we scooted by Shasta Lake.
We were headed to Sausalito to visit family.
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Monday, October 22, 2018
Monday, July 09, 2018
Awww Monday July 9, 2018
Everyone who came to the annual
Weed 64th Annual Carnevale had fun!
Lots of amusement rides, music,
food and Bocce Ball !!
2018 Photo Project
Photo #179
2018 Photo Project
Photo #180
Have a great week!
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Saturday, July 07, 2018
Smoky Sunrise July 7, 2018
A wildfire near the Oregon/California border
caused our skies to be reddish and smoky this morning.
Thank goodness for all the brave firefighters.
You can read more here.
2018 Photo Project
Photo #178
6:01am
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Monday, July 31, 2017
Awww Monday! July 31, 2017
Local feed store cat...........
Needless to say, she gets a lot of attention!
Friday, July 21, 2017
Feline Friday July 21, 2017
Lucy loves being outdoors....
even is it is on a leash!
After she has a long walk
we attach her to an immoveable
object in the shade .
Then she can watch the world go
by like this cutie....
Have a lovely day and thanks
Steve for Feline Friday!
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Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Shadow Shot Sunday along with Six Word Saturday January 14-15, 2017
It is too early for shadows!
The sun doesn't rise these days until almost 8am.
And I get up around 6am.....it's going to be
another glorious ( but cold ) day!
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Do check out Six Words and Sunday Shadows
and have a lovely day!
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Wordless Wednesday October 19, 2016
Fall is most definitely here....
with stormy, rainy weather.
And we already have winter
beginning on Mt. Shasta!
Have a lovely day!
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