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Continue reading →: Gods this year has been bad!
Read 220 books (195/220) Read at least 150 books from my TBR list/pot (127/150) Do 13 new recipes (13/13 or 14/14 as I need to post one from Christmas 2019) – done Finish red on Winnie the Pooh Finish brown on Winnie the Pooh Finish lavender on Winnie the Pooh…
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Continue reading →: Thread and Dead (Apron Shop #2) by Elizabeth Penney
Another great cozy mystery from Elizabeth Penney, a cat, a murder and friendships – perfect! Blueberry Cove, Maine, is gearing up for the annual week long lobster festival, this means plenty of good food, lots of foot traffic for the shops and some fun times from cardboard boat racing to…
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Continue reading →: Snuffed Out (Candlemaking Mystery #2) by Tim Myers
When the power goes out at the River's Edge complex, candlemaker and landlord Harrison Black starts searching for the reason. When he stumbles upon the body of potter Araron Gaskin, he is left with more than a blown fuse to worry about. This one kept me on the edge of…
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Continue reading →: Pumpkin, chilli and coconut soup
Ingredients 1 medium pumpkin, or butternut squash 1 large white onion, chopped 2.5cm/1in piece of root ginger, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped ½ Scotch bonnet chilli, seeds removed, chopped 4–5 sprigs thyme 400ml/14fl oz coconut milk sea salt and freshly ground black pepper breadfruit or sweet potato chunks,…
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Continue reading →: Nigel Slater’s recipe for mushrooms, chickpeas, tahini
The recipe Set the oven at 200C/gas mark 6. Remove the thick stalks from 2 very large (or 4 medium) field mushrooms, then put the mushrooms gill side up on a baking tray. Score the inside of each mushroom with a kitchen knife in a lattice pattern. Pour a generous…
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Continue reading →: Umbrian Wild Pea Soup with Casarecce Pasta
This delicious rustic wild pea soup with pasta recipe from Umbria is made with a unique rare legume called roveja. It's easy to make and seriously nutritious and warming. You can also make it with other legumes such as chickpeas or lentils. Course: Main Course, Soup Cuisine: Central Italy, Italian, Umbria Keyword: authentic…
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Continue reading →: Garlicky mushroom and thyme on toast recipe
INGREDIENTS Extra virgin olive oil, for brushing and drizzling 120g mixed mushrooms 50g unsalted butter, softened 20g grated parmesan 1 clove of garlic, crushed 1 heaped tsp finely chopped thyme Zest of ½ lemon, finely grated 2 large slices of sourdough or good-quality, country-style bread METHOD Preheat the oven to…
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Continue reading →: Murder in Waiting (Tourist Trap Mysteries #11) by Lynn Cahoon
At Coffee, Books, & More, Jill’s the boss. But as Amy’s maid-of-honor, she can barely keep up with marching orders—and now she’s in charge of organizing an epic bachelorette! Adding to Jill’s party-planning panic, the South Cove Heritage Society just unceremoniously dumped her historic landmark bid. While vying proposals rush…
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Continue reading →: Gunpowder Chowder (Hooked & Cooked #1) by Lyndsey Cole
Hannah Holiday is new to Hooks Harbor, Maine. With the inheritance of her Great Aunt Caroline’s café and cottages, she faces a challenge of turning it into a modern business. A challenge she is ready for—until a body turns up in an unexpected place. With her own insecurities rising when…
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Continue reading →: Al Dente’s Inferno (Tuscan Cooking School Mystery #1) by Stephanie Cole
An American chef will have to serve up more than good eats if she wants to establish a successful farm-to-table cooking school in Tuscany, in this charming first installment in a new cozy mystery series set in Italy. When Nell Valenti is offered a chance to move to Tuscany to…
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