stuffed shells

one of my favorite dinners is stuffed shells. i took this photos to test my new camera . . . yes, on black friday i got a new sony cybershot dsc-h10. i'm still working out the importing of video - i'm having a conflict w/companion files missing ??? but don't worry w/enough time w/it i'll figure it out. i wanted to share some cool footage of a flock of ibis that visited the front yard, oh well . . . i'll catch them another time i guess! p.s. - by the way my shells came out rockin . . . . & get a load of that perfectly melted 6 italian cheese on top - yummy! martha would be proud of me, lol!

pumpkin cheesecake

happy thanksgiving to you'all! above is my contribution to my neighbor's dinner we're attending this afternoon. i used an old stencil i had been given @ a food show but had not used . . . sprinkled powdered sugar & then lifted ever so carefully . . . phewwwwww - it came out great. it features a beautiful little chalet surrounded w/pine trees & mountains. i did practice a few times on the back side of a glass pie plate, lol! the top of this carrying case has a clear plastic window & showcases the stencil so nicely, however, those of you that know & love me know what a clutz i can be . . . right after taking the photo above my camera wrist sling got caught on the pull of my spice drawer & the camera landed on the tile floor from about a waist hight drop . . . i was going to take a photo of the stencil & the cheesecake in the carrier showing the window, etc. but wasn't able to once the camera broke . . . so far haven't been able to fix it . . . so if i don't blog for while you know why :O (