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Ophir, Colorado Rio Grande Southern Railroad train station, 1940.

National Portrait Gallery Unveils Portraits of Former President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama by Artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald

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A party of nine members of the Smoky Mountains Hiking Club make an eight day trek of over 30 miles along the main crest of what would become the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Mt. Guyot, North Carolina

1932

Marble throne chairs at the ancient theater of Oropos (Amphiareion archaeological site), Attica, Greece  

Wee Wet Wild Flower

sandhill cranes 

Creamed Avocado and Lime Chilled Pasta

Ingredients

1 1/2cup dry shell pasta or short pasta of your choice

1 ripe avocado

handful of cilantro, roughly chopped

1 1/2Tbsp lime juice

3Tbsp mayonnaise

1tsp garlic paste

salt & pepper

chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno for garnish

Instructions

Cook pasta according to the package instructions. Drain well, set aside to cool.

Peel avocado and remove the pit. Put it in a food processor together with chopped cilantro, lime juice, mayonnaise and garlic paste. Blend it until it’s creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste. (Cover it with plastic wrap and keep it in a refrigerator if you have time.)

Transfer the avocado sauce to a medium sized bowl. Add cooked pasta and toss them well. Sprinkle chopped cilantro and/or jalapeno on top.

Notes

I used chopped jalapeno on top for garnish but you can also put jalapeno in a food processor to blend in the sauce for spiciness.

Thor’s hammer, Utah [OC] [1365x2048]