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Friday Favorites from A Cookie Named Desire, How Sweet Eats, Foodtasia and More

September 7, 2019 By Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acorns 5 Comments

This post contains affiliate links.

Good morning! I hope that you had a great week, hopefully you did not suffer any damage from Hurricane Dorian. We have lots of rain and wind, I haven’t been out yet so I don’t know if there is any flooding or other damage.

I hope you enjoy my favorite finds from this week.

Food

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This Creamy Artichoke Chicken Pasta from Foodtasia looks delicious, I could eat the entire pan.

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Fig Stuffed Focaccia from How Sweet Eats.

Homemade Apple Cider

I have never made my own apple cider, this year I am going to try this recipe for Homemade Apple Cider from A Cookie Named Desire.

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I love carrot cake and I have a great recipe but I am always open to trying something new, this Carrot Cake from Foodess is on my list of cakes to make for my birthday.

No Churn Bourbon Brownie Ice Cream

Interesting Articles

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Goodbye Design Sponge

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Elaborate Embroidery by Laura Baverstock Forms Insects and Animals from Precious Metals and Colored Threads

Books

The Beautiful No by Sheri Salata

“Thursday morning.

One hundred pounds overweight, no man in sight, and rounding the bend to 57 years old—a full-blown catastrophe.”

What happens when you realize you’ve had the career of your dreams, but you don’t have the life of your dreams? This was the stark reality facing Sheri Salata when she left her twenty-year stint at The Oprah Winfrey Show, Harpo Studios and the OWN network. She had dedicated decades to her dream job, and loved (almost) every minute of it, but had left the rest of her life gathering dust on the shelf.

After years of telling other people’s makeover stories, Sheri decided to “produce” her own life transformation. And this meant revisiting her past, excavating its lessons, and boldly reimagining her future. In these pages, she invites readers along for the ride—detoxing in the desert, braving humiliation at Hollywood’s favorite fitness studio, grappling with losses, reinventing friendships, baring her soul in sex therapy, and more. Part cautionary tale, part middle-of-life rallying cry, Sheri’s stories offer profound inspiration for personal renewal.

On the Bright Side

In the acclaimed follow-up to the #1 international bestseller The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, everyone’s favorite curmudgeon is back and as funny and charming as ever with the newest adventures of the Old-But-Not-Dead Club — for fans of Frederik Backman and Graeme Simsion.

Everyone’s favorite octogenarian is back and, together with his pals in the Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he is more determined than ever to wreak havoc and turn a twinkly eye on the brighter side of life.

After a year spent mourning the death of his beloved friend Eefje, Hendrik may be older and a little more wobbly, but his youthful appetite for mischief hasn’t diminished. When fears arise that the home is set for demolition, it’s up to Hendrik and the Old-But-Not-Dead Club to intervene.

The Missing Ingredient: The Curious Role of Time in Food and Flavor by Jenny Linford

Two minutes into boiling an egg, the white isn’t set and the yolk is totally raw. After five minutes however, the white is fully set and the yolk slightly runny—a perfectly spoonable, soft-boiled egg. Boil for another three minutes for a set and tender yolk, or an additional five minutes for a fully set yolk. But be careful: once you boil the egg past ten minutes, you’ll have a crumbly yolk and dry, overly firm white. When it comes to boiled eggs, you may think you’re only dealing with one ingredient, but there is another less obvious, but still critical ingredient involved that should not be overlooked: time.The Missing Ingredient is the first book to consider the intrinsic yet often forgotten role of time in creating the flavors and textures we love. Through a series of encounters with ingredients, producers, cooks, artisans, and chefs, acclaimed author of The Chef’s Library Jenny Linford shows how, time and again, time itself is the invisible ingredient in our most cherished recipes. Playfully structured through different periods of time, the book examines the fast and slow, from the seconds it takes for sugar to caramelize to the centuries it takes for food heritage to be passed down from our ancestors. From the brevity of blanching and the days required in the crucial process of fermentation, to the months of slow ripening that make a great cheddar and the years needed for certain wines to reach their peak, Linford dissects each segment of time needed to cook—and enjoy—simple and intricate cuisine alike. Including vignettes from the immediacy of taste (seconds), the exactitude of pasta (minutes), and smoking and barbecuing meats (hours), to maturing cheese (weeks), infusing vanilla extract (months), and perfecting parmigiana and port (years), The Missing Ingredient is an enlightening and essential volume for foodies, bakers, home cooks, chefs, and anyone who appreciates a perfectly-executed dish.

The Woman in The White Kimono by Ana Johns

Japan, 1957. Seventeen-year-old Naoko Nakamura’s prearranged marriage secures her family’s status in their traditional Japanese community. However, Naoko has fallen for an American sailor and to marry him would bring great shame upon her entire family. When it’s learned Naoko carries the sailor’s child, she’s cast out in disgrace and forced to make unimaginable choices with consequences that will ripple across generations. 

America, present day. Tori Kovac, caring for her dying father, finds a letter containing a shocking revelation. Setting out to learn the truth, Tori’s journey leads her to a remote seaside village in Japan where she must confront the demons of the past to pave a way for redemption. 

Inspired by true stories, The Woman in the White Kimono illuminates a searing portrait of one woman torn between her culture and her heart, and another woman on a journey to discover the true meaning of home.

Finds

Mila Sweater

This gray ribber Mila sweater is classic. 

Blue suede shoes 

If you are looking for a LBD and you wear a size small this dress from Ann Taylor is $28.99 with 40% off making it $17.33! 

Beautiful wine and navy dress.

That’s it for this week! I hope that you found something you enjoyed and as always I hope that you share your favorites from this week. 

Have a happy and safe weekend. 


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  1. Mary says

    September 6, 2019 at 3:16 pm

    Sitting here looking out at the debris needing to be picked up, mostly small tree branches, twigs etc. – Bob's job for the day! Then I'll put back all the possible flying objects I stored away in the potting shed out of Dorian's reach. How fortunate we were with just heavy rain for hours and some wind gusts late last night. Hope you are OK too.
    Love everything in this post Elizabeth. The books sound so good, especially The Missing Ingredient.
    Neat sweater and blue suede loafers.
    Have a calmer weekend – sounds like pleasant weather at last with a touch of fall arriving perhaps!

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  2. Mary says

    September 6, 2019 at 3:17 pm

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    • Mary says

      September 6, 2019 at 10:20 pm

      Just don't understand why comments are often posting twice lately – happened here and has on other blogs where I comment. I never hit publish more than once but it still seems a problem with Blogger. I delete when possible!

      BTW dear -that fig stuffed foccacia bread looks awesome – and this weekend I'll be making carrot muffins which we love. Making your own birthday cake! Something I would do too, haha! When is your birthday Elizabeth?

      Off to open and read those links you shared – all sound so interesting.
      Thanks – Mary

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  3. Brenda Pruitt says

    September 6, 2019 at 4:34 pm

    I hated to see Design Sponge go. But it had a long run and there are lots or archives to enjoy. As always, delectably good food and much to read! Happy Friday!
    Brenda

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  4. William Kendall says

    September 6, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    The desserts look tempting!

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