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Dennys Photo Gallery: Beautiful Yummy Artichokes and 11 Recipes

*** Beautiful photos of a beautiful vegetable - and the photographers posted recipes too!

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From Denny: Cruising through a photo database is so much fun! While looking for photos for my food post this morning I found all kinds of beautiful photos of artichokes. Then I found more delicious recipes and have linked them here. Knock yourself out on the beauty of this vegetable and how versatile it is for delicious meals.






The fun of cooking up artichokes photo by joyosity @ flickr






Artichoke black and white study by the_anti-paul @ flickr






Red and green artichoke photo by ~sel @ flickr







Flowering artichokes photo by puliarf @ flickr






Perfect round artichokes at market photo by NoiseCollusion @ flickr






Blue artichoke flower photo by Anna Majkowska @ flickr






Burgundy artichoke budding photo by kanonn @ flickr






How I grow photo by Lisa Norwood @ flickr







Child in France with armful of artichokes photo by Monsieur J. @ flickr - future chef licking his lips in anticipation of a tasty meal!







Crates of beautiful veggies photo by Meanest Indian @ flickr







Celestial Artichokes photo by Old Sarge @ flickr








Artichoke, leeks, lemon and olive oil still life photo by effekt! @ flickr






Stuffed artichokes photo by effekt! @ flickr






Yummy artichokes and pesto sauce photo by Laurel Fan @ flickr









Jerusalem Artichoke, Leek and Feta Gratin photo by Girl Interrupted Eating - and it just gets better, for the recipe check out her blog for this gratin recipe.







Artichoke and Cannellini beans photo by Kelly McCarthy @ flickr






Spinach Artichoke Souffle photo by paulidin @ flickr






Tony's Special Pizza from the Niagara Hotel with artichokes, tomato, goat cheese, roasted eggplant, roasted peppers photo by avlxyz @ flickr




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*** Be sure to check out some artichoke recipes too:


My food post today at Dennys Food and Recipes blog:
4 Casseroles 4 School Night Dinners: Chicken, Tex Mex, Tamale, Shepherds Pie - Check out some family favorites, easy and quick to cook - and nutritious. (Chicken, Spinach and Artichoke Casserole)


Recipes from the photographers over at Flickr:


Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip Recipe

Artichoke-Cheese Braids

Grilled Artichoke Bruschetta

Spicy Sausage Artichokes Sun Dried Tomatoes Pasta from Chef Giada

Spinach Artichoke Crab Dip

Artichoke Tapenade

Artichoke Hearts Salad

Pan-Fried Bulgur Cakes Recipe with Artichoke, Red Pepper & Myzithra Cheese Salad & Dill Yogurt

Chard and Artichoke Dip

Jerusalem Artichoke and Leek Gratin






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Funny Photos: How Your Brain Can Be Fooled

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*** Funny photos that prove how easy it is to fool your brain into interpreting a photo to mean something other than is actually true.








And the headless wonder wins the competition - again! Now that's one seriously stretched out athlete.








Preaching the Gospel of Sweets








Talk about reading yourself into the magazine's story line...









You, too, can appear as a leader on your country's money. Talk about increasing your net worth








And the long arm of the law reaches out to judge the soccer play...








OK, buddy, just how many legs do you have that are, well, yours?









Either that cat has a really long neck - or there are two cats here!









Everyone lifting their legs - each for a different reason we hope...









Is she blowing smoke because she is smoking a cigarette or because the ray of sunlight lit her on fire...? The brain wonders how to interpret.









Beyond words in the "reflective category"









A little creepy here, trying to, well, you know...










What a show off - or liar, liar, pants on fire










The typical life of the party guy - the one with the lamp shade on his head trying to look nonchalant









Talk about preferring older men... older men are supposed to be wiser, but this ancient?










Don't you just love Photoshop? You can be a super hero any time









Awww, now, come on, talk about bragging rights










Feel like a game of Hoops in the square?










Here's looking at you, babe!








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Dennys Photo Gallery: Life is Just Plain Funny

From Denny: While on one of my famous "coffee breaks" where I go tripping through the flickr Creative Commons database for interesting photos to rest my mind, relax and drink in visually - I put together this theme for you to enjoy with me! :) It is funny how animals and their silly ideas or just silly selves can provide hours of amusement for people. Of course, that might actually be a commentary upon us...

Make sure you check out the various photographers and the links to their pages over at flickr. There is plenty more humor to be explored with them, enjoy!





Ah, the endless joys of PhotoShop. Swine flu by The Artifex @ flickr






I told you it's time for dinner! Get yourselves in this house this instant, NOW! Yawn by Andrew Ciscel @ flickr






Photographer: I'm sitting in a presentation this morning and the kid in front of me has got this awesome 'fro blocking my view. What else am I to do? Photo by Robert S. Donovan @ flickr






This was a clever double meaning riding around the city on the side of a bus. It is amusing how funny photos and situations can literally drive on past us in our daily life. Quick! Pull out the camera and capture it! Scratch winners on the bus by Andrew Ciscel @ flickr






Here's another funny juxtaposition. While the owner comfortably reads in the background the cat is oh, so comfortable too in the foreground, lounging rather lazily. Cat gelling while mom reads a book by Andrew Ciscel @ flickr






I had a cat that I used to carry around on my forearm from the time she was a tiny kitten. When she was grown she still expected me to pick her up and carry her like that. At ten pounds the old girl was getting to be a bit of a load and she needed to go on a diet. It was her human perch and she loved it like a kid demands to be pushed higher and higher while on a playground swing. Looks like this lady had a better solution and invented a hitchhiker cat backpack. Lazy hitchhiker by Andrew Ciscel @ flickr






Talk about filthy. I don't even want to see the inside of that vehicle... Dirt is fun by Misserion @ flickr






Was this dog riding in the back of that filthy vehicle? Sure looks like he thought it was great fun! It is the same photographer, hmmm... Bath time with Mr. Muddy Mess by Misserion @ flickr






What all little boys want to grow up to look like to attract the ladies... Impressive! Photo by aleske @ flickr






This photographer often captures the humor in real life. Make up your mind already - is it Yes or No? by P/\UL @ flickr






Gus simply has no dignity (and he looks a bit like the Easter Bunny) by firepile @ flickr






Odd Alert: Wooden swan seen swilling coffee at local coffeehouse Photo by liber @ flickr






Scary spider well armed and ready for battle by slopjop @ flickr






You are waaaay too close, buddy! by blhphotography @ flickr






I love this one. Look closely. This lizard is not just sunning himself on a green twig. This twig has lettering on it. Yep! That's a high voltage tension wire that lizard is catching some sun rays on up there! He must be getting quite the buzzing sensation like it's his very own massage chair. Photo by JBEwing @ flickr






Wasp in my coffee - hey! save some for me! Photo by slopjop @ flickr






Get out of here - this is my garden you fools! Photo by foxypar4 @ flickr






Birthday cake stealing hounds by Just Jefa @ flickr






Did you ever have just "one of those days"? Or decide to "let sleeping dogs lie..." Photo by faith goble @ flickr


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