Photo Poinciana Tree Flower

What beautiful Poinciana Tree Blossom – in our driveway. This is the time of year they are coming out all around our Town. Notice the lovely shade and the Blossoms on the ground…. Such a lovely photo.

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Maybe nice to take a photo of a special plant or tree in your garden when in full bloom?

Let us have a Recipe today…..

Corn Chowder

2 rashers-Bacon (chopped); 1-Onion; Stick or 2 of Celery; 1½cups-Milk; 1cup-Partly Cooked Rice; 1-Carrot (grated); 1can (420g)-Creamed Corn; 1can- (420g)-Corn Kernels (drained); Cheese (grated for topping).

Fry Bacon, Onion & Chopped Celery till soft & brownish to bring out the flavour. Add Milk, Rice & Grated Carrot. Cook till Rice takes up the Milk. Add both cans of Corn & mix well.

Pour into a Casserole dish, put grated cheese on top & cook in a moderate oven till cheese is browned.

Turn oven off & leave dish in for a while to soak up juices.

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The above recipe is taken from the book: Carnarvon Favourite Recipes……. here is the Link for it.

“Carnarvon Favourite Recipes”

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https://amzn.to/3rpA17F Link for Champagne & Lady Jayne Book…it is about two Horses that fall in Love.

https://amzn.to/3wxmHkv Link for Woga Woga Bird Book. For children to learn to read, count and colour in etc.,

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Proverbs: Chapter 19 – Verse 1 ….Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are peverse.

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I hope you have a lovely day today….. and can find time to smell the flowers.

***Lovely Shade from Poinciana Tree on our Driveway.***

The Poinciana Tree is overhanging from my neighbour’s garden and has given us all this lovely shade and red blossoms on the pavers. Lots of seed pods still hanging from last Season. It is a beautiful spot to walk under and helps keep us cool from the 30 to 40 deg. heat. at this time of the year here in Carnarvon, Western Australia.

***Here is a closeup photo of the Poinciana Flower***

If picked to put in a vase, these flowers do not last very long, maybe a day or two but look very pretty if put in with some greenery.

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As it is our Summer here I thought you may like a Smoothie Recipe today or – maybe you call them a Milk Shake.

Banana Milk Shake…..Smoothie.

2 – Carnarvon Ripe Bananas: 1 tsp – Sugar or Honey; One and a half glasses – Cold Milk.

Put all in Blender – Blend approx. 30 Seconds pour into Glasses.

Serves Two

Alternative: Add two scoops Vanilla Ice-cream to Blender with the above recipe:

Or: add one Scoop to individual Glasses before serving, pour Milk Shake on top of Ice-cream.

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Healthy Breakfast Special. ….. without Ice-Cream.

Ingredients as above but add (per person)5-Almonds; 2-Brazil nuts; 1tsp.Psyllium Husk (if liked); 1-dried Apricot or Prune or Date; 1tsp-Honey. 1tsp – Ground ASL= (Almond,Sunflower,Linseed).

Put all in Blender-Blend approx. 30 Seconds or till Blended …. pour into glass, drink straight away (Quite thick and filling)?