Southern Reds

So many wonderful red things to see these days. This past Saturday, there was a hot air balloon event on the local campus of ASU (Arkansas State University, Mountain Home).

Up, up and away!
Up, up and away!
Glowingly happy face against the night sky
Glowingly happy face against the night sky

A lot of people are decorating with fall mums. I love the red ones with the yellow centers.

2889449709_c85c6ac28d
Red mums

The pyracantha (fire thorn) berries are turning red.

pyracantha

My neighbor’s red gazing ball and red geraniums.

Red gazing ball
Red gazing ball

Sometimes in the fall it looks like the world is on fire!

Starting tomorrow will be a special time. Next Monday is my 12th wedding anniversary and I will start the celebration with a table setting with my wedding china and will continue looking back with recipes of dishes served at the rehearsal dinner, the wedding reception and even some from the honeymoon! Hope you will join me for my special trip down memory lane.

A little outdoor red for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer and Rednesday! with It’s a Very Cherry and today’s lagniappe is a great idea for Crockpot Wedneday with Dining with Debbie.

By the way, you may have noticed that I have added a some ads to A Southern Life. In this economy, we can use all the help we can get. If you are planning to order from any of the sponsored ads, I would greatly appreciate it if you would consider going through A Southern Life to get to the sites that are posted. If you order from sites that are not posted and I can possibly post them from this site, let me know what they are and I’ll see what I can do. Thanks so much for all of you who visit and enjoy this site. I hope you will understand the need for the ads and, if you can, will contribute to the cause!

Today’s Lagniappe: Crockpot Red Beans and Rice
Even something red to eat and man is it yummy!

1 lb. red kidney beans
1 ham bone (with meat) or 4 ham hocks
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. cayenne (more to taste)
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 lg. stalk celery, chopped
1 lg. onion, chopped
2 tsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cumin
Rice, cooked
Fresh chopped parsley

Wash beans in cold water and pick out rocks and bad beans. Cook in 3 quarts of water in large pot for 1 hour or in crock pot for 2 hours. Add all other ingredients (except rice) and cook for 2 or 3 hours in crock pot or 1 1/2 to 2 hours on top of stove. To serve, put beans in bowl and cover with hot rice.


Posted

in

by

Tags:

Comments

22 responses to “Southern Reds”

  1. Joyce M Avatar

    Those hot air balloons are fantastic to see. Thanks for sharing!
    Joyce M

  2. angi Avatar

    great pictures love the one with the bear on it

  3. Dawn Avatar

    Beautiful photos. I’ve been to a hot air ballon festival and it is an amazing sight!
    Dawn

  4. denisemarie Avatar

    love the nature reds.

    love the monkey face. :0)

  5. Mary Avatar

    Christi, it’s always so pleasant to visit here. Your photos are wonderful and I love the crock-pot recipe. Have a wonderful anniversary and enjoy today.

  6. Brenda Kula Avatar

    What a cheerful post with all the colors!
    Brenda

  7. Karen Avatar

    I love your balloon pictures. Some friends of ours were there and I can’t wait to hear about all the fun they had.
    You’re a great photographer!
    Karen

  8. Tracy Avatar
    Tracy

    I love all of your reds, but the hot air balloons are my favorite. Great shots! What a great way to celebrate your twelfth anniversary! Looking forward to seeing your pictures!

    Thank you for sharing your reds with us today!

    ~ Tracy

  9. RobinW Avatar

    Everything is gorgeous! Looks like a great recipe too 🙂 Have a great Wednesday!
    Robin

  10. Sandi Avatar

    Happy 12th Anniversary! Love the red balloon, berries and the flowers. But my favourite has to be the red gazing ball and geraniums! Your post is just lovely! Thanks for sharing and Happy REDnesday.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

  11. Kat Avatar

    I love the hot air red ballon that is so pretty. The red mums are super gorgeous too! thanks for sharing.

  12. Karen Avatar

    I went to a balloon festival in August. It is so cool to see the sky full of hot air balloons.

  13. Ebie Avatar

    What a lovely evening at the balloon festival! Love the reds on your post.

    Ebie’s Outdoor Wednesday.

  14. Rob and Kathy Gandy Avatar

    Christi, your post always brighten our day! Today’s is especially beautiful….we love the beautiful colors. The recipe looks great! God bless you, sweet girl!

  15. SueLovesCherries Avatar

    Okay, these recipes are killing me – especially at 11:30 p.m. with those beans, rice, and ham – drool, drool!!

    Beautiful balloons! I wonder if I’d ever have the guts to go up in one? NO! I prefer the centered Mums, too, and those berries are gorgeous!

  16. Kathy Avatar
    Kathy

    Happy Outdoor Wednesday! Love all of your reds, but the balloons are my favorite. Great shots.

  17. Jean Avatar
    Jean

    Love the happy face balloon and the red gazing ball with the red geraniums! Great pics!

  18. Claudie Avatar

    Well happy 12th Anniversary Christie. May you have many many more beautiful years together.
    Love the hot air balloon & the gazing ball.
    Happy Rednesday
    Love Claudie
    xoxox

  19. Sandi Avatar

    Love the RED balloons!

    I hope you have a lovely wedding anniversary too.

    Hugs,
    Sandi

  20. amy Avatar

    Your pictures are lovely and I look forward to taking the trip down memory lane with you!

  21. KBeau Avatar

    Those hot air balloons are amazing. I love how colorful they are.

  22. darnold23 Avatar

    Happy Anniversary. What a great way to celebrate it. I will be coming back often to see what’s cooking with you. I really appreciate the post to Crock Pot Wednesday. Thanks so much.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *