Hey hey hey, remember the August challenge? Crafty Smurfette reminded me that I haven’t been very diligent about holding up my end of the bargain. If you have a “Celebration” picture, email it over to thatwife {at} gmail {dot} com.  No description necessary, just a picture, and a link to a picture works best if possible!

I won’t be sending out a reminder email because I’m rather busy, just send it in if you have it. You’ll want the love Dutch prize, I guarantee it! Get your email in to me by Tuesday, August 25th.

I’m going to pare the challenges down this month to just one, my personal favorite, the photo challenge.

And what better subject to choose than the shoes you break out once the temperatures rise. This could be flip-flops by the pool, bright heels, a hot pair of sandals when you go out on the town. They can be on your feet, thrown carelessly into the grass, or peeking out of your jeans. Pick your subect and then get crazy with your composition, angles, and editing. Capture the whole shoe, the back of the shoe, the heel, the toe. Just be creative!

To sign up all you have to do is comment below.  I will add you to a weekly reminder email list, unless you specify otherwise in your comment. The last week of the month I ask that you email me your photos (and a description) to share with everyone else.

That Wife

Recipe: That Wife’s Favorite Cheesecake

Krista

Recipe: Sam’s Tofu Bean Salad

Without Adornment

No recipe, just pecan bread, marmalade, and cheese. Looks delicious doesn’t it!

Kate

Recipe: Teriyaki Salmon

Julie

Recipe: Baked Stuffed Eggplant

Peach & Pearl

Recipe: Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova

Mandy

Recipe: Darn Good Chocolate Cake

Kate

Recipe: Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

Abbie

Recipe: Abbie’s Chili

Lisa

Recipe: Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

Natalie

Recipe: Turkey Burgers

Rae

Recipe: Thai Inspired Stir Fry: Part II

E

Recipe: French Loaf

I promise the title to this post is not the beginning of a bad joke. As you know, I like having the monthly challenges be based on a theme, and what better theme to choose to focus on during the month of May than mothers?

Send me a picture of your mom, and tell me one thing that you love about her. The picture can be old or new, it doesn’t matter (though old ones are always fun if you can dig them up!). And one sentence describing why you appreciate her. It could be the way she celebrates your birthday, or the way she encourages you to follow your dreams, or  the delicious food she put on the table every night when you were kids. Don’t stress about telling us the thing you love most, just tell us one of the many reasons why you love her.

Criteria For This Month

1. Find/take a picture of your mom.

2. Tell us one reason why your mom is amazing.

To sign up all you have to do is comment below. Remember, you have to sign up for each challenge separately by commenting on the appropriate post. I will add you to a weekly reminder email list, unless you specify otherwise in your comment. The last week of the month I ask that you email me your photos (and a description) to share with everyone else.

I’m getting all teary-eyed just thinking about what this results post will be like!

My mom makes this appetizer called Red Pepper Dip, a sauce which is dumped over a block of cream cheese and eaten without care during the holiday season. It’s time for me to ask her for that recipe so I can learn to make it myself. Is their a recipe your mom made, either frequently or at special occasions that you don’t yet know how to make? Take the time this month to find out exactly how that recipe works so you can one day teach your own children to make the same thing. Or just learn it so you can make it for yourself. On a Tuesday. Just because red peppers were on sale.

I don’t have a picture of red pepper dip, so I’ll post this picture of That Mom instead.

Criteria For This Month:

1. Email, call, or visit (lucky you if you live that close!) your mom and find out one of your favorite childhood recipes.

2. Make the dish yourself, and share the recipe with us.

3. Take pictures (of course!)

I’ve decided I’m going to stop accepting food challenge submissions that don’t have a picture. I’m such a picture person, I want to know what your creation looks like!

To sign up all you have to do is comment below. Remember, you have to sign up for each challenge separately by commenting on the appropriate post. I will add you to a weekly reminder email list, which will help you remember to participate (I would forget if someone wasn’t emailing me!). The last week of the month I ask that you email me your photo and recipe to share with everyone else.