Late Fall Color

Here in California we usually have fall color a little later than most of the country.

fall color, library, parking lot, autumn colorOn Wednesday I made a quick afternoon trip to the library to pick up a book that had come in for me. I just had to take a picture of the red leaves on one of the trees in the parking lot. You can also see a beautiful tree with yellow leaves in the background.

fall color, yellow leaves, libraryAcross the street from the library are a row of trees that always have nice yellow leaves in the late fall. They have still not fully turned, but I do like the variation of color in the picture.

palm trees, fall color, sunsetAfter my Thanksgiving feast and a nap yesterday I took a walk around the nearby park.

I like the color of both the leaves on the trees and the palm trees that are lit up by the setting sun.

You can also see the moon in the sky.

red leaves, fall color, california, moonThis tree with red leaves is really lit up by the sun and is ablaze with color. The moon makes an appearance in this picture as well.

fall color, pink rose, rose bushYou don’t often think of roses when you think of fall color, but here in California we have roses blooming almost year round and this one caught my eye while I was walking. Definitely a nice spot of fall color.

I hope you enjoyed this late fall color.

Steven

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Thanksgiving Feast for One

Today I had a Thanksgiving feast for one.

I have been thinking and believe that this is really the first time that I have cooked a Thanksgiving feast. When I lived back in Missouri I hosted Thanksgiving at my house once, but I didn’t do the cooking. Of course, I have cooked side dishes a few times, but usually for Thanksgiving I go somewhere where someone else is doing the cooking.

I was not ready to tackle a complete turkey, so decided to cook turkey breasts.

turkey breasts, marinade, miso marinade, thanksgivingI did a little research to determine how I would prepare them and took bits and pieces from different recipes. I knew that I wanted to use a miso marinade, and here are the turkey breasts with the miso marinade applied. These then went in the fridge for 24 hours.

turkey breasts, thanksgiving, potatoes, quartered small potatoesThis morning I quartered small potatoes to cook along with the turkey breasts. I then added a miso with rice vinegar broth into the pan and it was ready for the convection oven.

turkey breasts, baked, potatoes, miso turkeyAfter 75 minutes at 350 it was ready to come out of the oven.

miso turkey breasts, thanksgiving, cooked to perfectionThe turkey was baked just right and looked very delicious.

thanksgiving, setting, feastAfter quickly cooking the vegetables now that the convection oven was free I was ready to sit down to a good meal.

thanksgiving meal, turkey, vegetables, potatoes, teaThere were a few things missing like a cranberry relish, but there was definitely enough for me to have a wonderful Thanksgiving feast.

It all tasted wonderful, and the turkey was some of the best I have had for Thanksgiving.

While enjoying my meal I thought about the many things that we can be thankful for, even though it has been a difficult year.

It is also nice to have leftover turkey. I will be enjoying some delicious turkey sandwiches this weekend.

Steven

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