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Friday Favorites from The Endless Meal, The View From The Great Island, Eat Well 101 and More

August 10, 2019 By Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acorns 3 Comments

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Good morning! How was your week? Do you have any plans for the weekend? It is going to be a busy but fun and relaxing one here.

The farmers market is ripe(no pun intended) with delicious fruits and vegetables to make quick and easy meals including something like this Marinated tomato salad from Eat Well 101.

And this Corn, Tomato, Cucumber Salad from Skinny Taste.

Image from The Endless Meal

I cannot wait to make these Bruschetta Chicken Lettuce Wraps from the Endless Meal.

Whats Gabby Cooking

These Grilled Peaches and Vanilla Ice Cream from What’s Gabby Cooking would be a great ending to your weekend bbq.

I have never used edible flowers but the look of these Pansy Topped Shortbread from The View from the Great Island has me inspired to go in search of them. 

Interesting Articles

Transform any photo into a 15th century portrait.

Moby Dick fans this is for you.

20 Gripping True Crime Podcasts, I do not listen to true crime but I know that a lot of people like them so I thought I would share.

7 Brain Foods You Should Eat Every Day.

Fospice! Terminally Ill and Senior Dogs Get a Home For Their Final Days

This is very cool. Boy Wears “I Will Be Your Friend! On the First Day of School Shirt.

I am in love with this Scottish House. 

Bucket list, Cooking School at Ballymaloe

Books

The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin

When the renowned poet Fiona Skinner is asked about the inspiration behind her iconic work, The Love Poem, she tells her audience a story about her family and a betrayal that reverberates through time.

It begins in a big yellow house with a funeral, an iron poker, and a brief variation forever known as the Pause: a free and feral summer in a middle-class Connecticut town. Caught between the predictable life they once led and an uncertain future that stretches before them, the Skinner siblings—fierce Renee, sensitive Caroline, golden boy Joe and watchful Fiona—emerge from the Pause staunchly loyal and deeply connected.  Two decades later, the siblings find themselves once again confronted with a family crisis that tests the strength of these bonds and forces them to question the life choices they’ve made and ask what, exactly, they will do for love. 

A sweeping yet intimate epic about one American family, The Last Romantics is an unforgettable exploration of the ties that bind us together, the responsibilities we embrace and the duties we resent, and how we can lose—and sometimes rescue—the ones we love. A novel that pierces the heart and lingers in the mind, it is also a beautiful meditation on the power of stories—how they navigate us through difficult times, help us understand the past, and point the way toward our future. 

The Great Unexpected by Dan Mooney

A curmudgeon and his eccentric new roommate join together to plan an epic escape in this charming, poignant tale.



Joel lives in a nursing home, and he’s not one bit happy about it. He hates being told when to eat, when to sleep, when to take his pills. He’s fed up with life and begins to plan a way out when his new roommate, a retired soap opera actor named Frank, moves in and turns the nursing-home community upside down.



Though the two men couldn’t be more opposite, a fast friendship is formed when Frank is the only one who listens to and stands up for Joel. When he tells Frank about his burgeoning plan, they embark together on a mission to find the perfect escape, and along the way will discover that it’s never too late for new beginnings.



Filled with colorful characters, sparkling humor and deep emotion, The Great Unexpected is the story of friendship, finding oneself later in life and experiencing newfound joy in the most unexpected places.

Orchid & Wasp

In this dazzlingly original debut novel, award-winning Irish writer Caoilinn Hughes introduces a heroine of mythic proportions in the form of one Gael Foess. A tough, thoughtful, and savvy opportunist, Gael is determined to live life on her own terms. Raised in Dublin by single-minded, careerist parents, Gael learns early how a person’s ambitions and ideals can be compromised— and she refuses to let her vulnerable, unwell younger brother, Guthrie, suffer such sacrifices.

When Gael’s financier father walks out on them during the economic crash of 2008, her family fractures. Her mother, a once-formidable orchestral conductor, becomes a shadow. And a fateful incident prevents Guthrie from finishing high school. Determined not to let her loved-ones fall victim to circumstance, Gael leaves Dublin for the coke-dusted social clubs of London and Manhattan’s gallery scene, always working an angle, but beginning to become a stranger to those who love her. 

Written in electric, heart-stopping prose, Orchid & the Wasp is a novel about gigantic ambitions and hard-won truths, chewing through sexuality, class, and politics, and crackling with joyful, anarchic fury. It challenges bootstraps morality with questions of what we owe one another and what we earn. A first novel of astonishing talent, Orchid & the Wasp announces Caoilinn Hughes as one of the most exciting literary writers working today.

15 Wonders of Daniel Green by Erica Boyce

Daniel Green makes crop circles. As a member of a secret organization, he travels across the country creating strange works of art that leave communities mystified.

He’s has always been alone; in fact, he prefers it. But when a dying farmer hires him in a last-ditch effort to bring publicity to a small Vermont town, Daniel finds himself at odds with his heart. It isn’t long before he gets drawn into a family struggling to stitch itself back together, and the consequences will change his life forever.

For readers seeking the warmth of The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommendblended with the creative spark of Rachel Joyce, The Fifteen Wonders of Daniel Green explores the unexplainable bonds of family, the everyday wonder of love, and the strange mysteries life provides that help humanity light up the dark.


The Comfort Food Diaries by Emily Nunn


One life-changing night, reeling from her beloved brother’s sudden death, a devastating breakup with her handsome engineer fiancé, and eviction from the apartment they shared, Emily Nunn had lost all sense of family, home, and financial security.



After a few glasses of wine, heartbroken and unmoored, Emily—an avid cook and professional food writer—poured her heart out on Facebook. The next morning she woke up with an awful hangover and a feeling she’d made a terrible mistake—only to discover she had more friends than she knew, many of whom invited her to come visit and cook with them while she put her life back together. Thus began the Comfort Food Tour.



Searching for a way forward, Emily travels the country, cooking and staying with relatives and friends. Her wonderfully idiosyncratic family comes to life in these pages, all part of the rich Southern story in which past and present are indistinguishable, food is a source of connection and identity, and a good story is often preferred to a not-so-pleasant truth. But truth, pleasant or not, is what Emily Nunn craves, and with it comes an acceptance of the losses she has endured, and a sense of hope for the future.

Finds

What do you think about these coasters?  I think they are beautiful and would make a fabulous gift. 

I really like this Dress from Talbots.

Is there anyone who doesn’t like a cute Paris T-shirt? J.Crew. 

If you are looking for a comfy Fall throw this one from Pottery Barn is not only beautiful but reasonable priced.  

I hope that you share your favorite recipes, finds, movies and more. Have a happy and safe weekend. 




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  1. littleblackdomicile.com says

    August 9, 2019 at 2:11 pm

    Fresh Food Friday!

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  2. Brenda Pruitt says

    August 9, 2019 at 3:08 pm

    The vegetables and fruit look delicious! And aren't those pansies pretty. I've never eaten them, but always think they look beautiful on food.
    Brenda

    Reply
  3. William Kendall says

    August 9, 2019 at 8:39 pm

    A whole lot of food choices.

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