Monday, October 10, 2011

Thanksgiving up north

I hope you all had a lovely weekend. With the unusually high temperatures here in southern Ontario, I enjoyed a few days of relaxation at my in-laws' cottage up north celebrating both Canadian Thanksgiving (complete with vegan options) and my husband's birthday. He's not much for overly-sweet birthday cakes, so he made his usual request: lemon tarts.


I have a special lemon tart recipe I use for special occasions, and it's always a hit. My husband participated in my food photo shoot this time around (it's great to have an assistant!) and insisted that I take some photos of the tart on the big rock near the water. Here's the beautiful photo he took:


Because it's the season for pumpkin and fall spices, I also baked up Angela's mini spiced pumpkin doughnuts. Yum!


I also managed to spend some time playing with my new Nikon 105mm. This time of year is so beautiful! Enjoy.





14 comments:

jess said...

happy thanksgiving to you nicole! might we be lucky enough to have you share this lemon tart recipe? i'm crossing my fingers...

Glauce said...

Lovely food and pictures! Happy Thanksgiving

Ashlae said...

What beautiful desserts - and I would love the lemon tart recipe :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

JustBloggs said...

Oooh yes, can I have the lemon tart recipe too please?

madcapcupcake said...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING :) what a gorgeous lemon tart - and the doughnuts, mmmm! NICE lens :)

Angela said...

Yum! I love lemon tarts. Any chance you'll post the recipe?

Sarah said...

yummy foods, great pics! the curling bark is extra lovely.

Mandee said...

What a perfect little lemon tart! And the donuts look yummy too.

Tea and Sympatico said...

amazing photos! I would love to have the lemon tart recipe too!

Lisa is Raw on $10 a Day (or less!) said...

Gorgeous photography ... & that mint green (aqua?) plate is just beautiful. The food looks excellent, too!

Nicole said...

jess, Ashlae, JustBloggs, Angela, Tea and Sympatico: Since so many of you asked, I'll share the lemon tart recipe very soon :)

Kirsten said...

What a beautiful photo of a tart.
Lucky girl...macro lens!

celyn said...

Such pretty photos! Happy Thanksgiving. Your lemon tart is beautiful.

Sophie @ LoveLiveAndLearn said...

Absolutely beautiful photos!
I love this time of year :-)
Lemon tart sounds delicious!

 

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