Epicurean Kentuckian: Tomato and Bread Salad 2012-02-12 - Photo by Pen. If you find yourself with a stale loaf of really good bread, a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar can give it a second life. You need a proper and sturdy Italian or French bread for this treatment, so don't try it with anything from those store delis that also make donuts and croissants from the same dough. Cube or tear the bread and add lots of tomatoes plus onion, garlic, capers, parmesan and fresh herbs, and douse with quality olive oil and vinegar, then refrigerate before serving. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Three trees from one trunk 2012-02-12 - Pettys (Pettits) Fork Creek, near Gadberry, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Charles Marshburn. Charles Marshburn shares this petty winter scene from his neighborhood, with the question, "Three trees from one trunk?" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Big Rig Trucker and Suzanne in Vegas 2012-02-12 - Las Vegas, NV - Photo by Innocent Bystander. Big Rig Trucker and Suzanne Burton both of Columbia, KY, have been on a fact finding, food exploration, and music critical mission in Las Vegas, NV, specifcally for the Motly Crue performance. If you go: Google Maps says there's two ways, both of which take one day, 7 hours. Via I-40 it's 1944 miles. Via 1-70, the northern route, its 1956 miles. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: American Goldfinches 2012-02-11 - 1535 Bull Run RD, Columbia, KY - Photo by Barbara Armitage. Standing Room Only: With the change in the weather we're seeing more birds at the feeders up here at Tucker's Station. It was standing room only for the Goldfinches today. These hungry little birds have eaten nearly 15 pounds of nyjer in the past few days. - BARBARA ARMITAGE Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Sunset, Columbia 2012-02-11 - From Maple Street. Columbia, KY - Photo by Roger Lacy. Sunset view: "I took this picture from my Mom's picture window on Maple Street at about 5:15pmCT, this evening, Saturday, February 11, 2012. The Adair County Judicial Center is visible in the background. The sunset was much more beautiful than a camera can capture, but still I thought this might be interesting to some of your readers." - ROGER LACY Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The relative size of Family 2012-02-11 - Shelby Co., KY - Photo by Pen. The Relative Size of Waggeners Pen did a seriies of photos to add perspective. The protective hand on the left belongs to eight year old Evan. The hands of Hailey Elizabeth, just two weeks, on the right. They are the grandchildren of Ed and Linda Waggener of Columbia and Ken and Kay Smith of Flatwoods, KY. -GRANDDAD, Columbia, KY Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Big Al Owens tries Las Vegas cheesecake 2012-02-11 - Nevada - Photo By Big All Owens. This is at The Cheesecake Factory in Las Vegas, NV A piece of this heavenly delight goes for $6.95 with a cherry on top, but the photographer got hungry before snapping the shot. - BIG AL OWENS, the Epicurean Big Rig Trucker, February 10, 2012 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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