Rain's Thursday Art Date and new challenge at MMM

Hi Everybody!

On the 5th of each month we start a new challenge at the More Mixed Media Blog. As always our challenges are anything mixed media goes, with an optional colour addition, which is white this month. You have 4 weeks to link to us, and there are prizes of digital papers for the lucky winners. I made an A3 mixed media piece using acrylic paints, collage and pastel chalks. The lanterns are cut outs from a magazine:

I am also linking to Paint Party Friday

Rain's theme this week is flavours and aromas. Now the first thing that came into my mind was coffee - what else. After that I started thinking about food, bread, cookies, cakes, veggies, meats, cheeses.....

Okay I'll start off with my fave beverage - coffee:

And I love the smell of fresh veggies when they are being cut and prepared:

And you can't beat the smell of cake rising in the oven....except perhaps with the taste of the finished cake with lemon  cream cheese....

And this was a delicious nut cake:

Or perhaps I can tempt you with the smell and taste of a cherry and sour-cream cake, topped with almonds....

Or what about a pineapple upside down cake, with gooey caramel underneath?

Lemon sponge cake is always one of my faves, so refreshing:

And served with a cappuccino, even better:

And the aroma of freshly baked waffles is so good that it lures the neighbours out of their apartments....

And served with home made apple and ginger preserves and whipped cream - yesssssss!

And this is another of my favourites - spice cake with chocolate, fruit and nuts - what a wonderful conglomeration of flavours: 

Or perhaps some fresh tomato soup served with sour-cream?

Or a winter casserole with veggies, chicken and barley?

And another great taste - apple and raisin pie:

And this is a shepherd's pie - creamy mashed potatoes over ground beef and veggies, baked in the oven so you can enjoy the aromas:

And a hearty, fresh peach to finish off:

I hope you have enjoyed this selection of aromas and flavours.

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!