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Friday Favorites No. 492 from Garlic, Salt and Lime, Salt and Baker, the Crowded Kitchen and More

August 5, 2022 By Elizabeth 14 Comments

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Welcome to Friday Favorites, a weekly series where I share interesting articles, books, fashion finds, recipes and more.

flatlay Cath Kinston tea time book a jar of flowers and a cup of chocolate

Good Friday morning friends! It has been a busy week here and today will be the same. The counters are supposed to be installed today. Fingers and toes crossed please because they were supposed to be installed yesterday but there was a delay. The good news is that I do have one appliance, my double ovens! I will be out all day with my niece so I am hoping when I get home I will have a place to set my things.

No plans this weekend except to start to set the house aright, restocking the kitchen, moving furniture, etc. What are your plans?

Today on Friday Favorites I have a few recipes for you to try, easy weeknight tacos,  better than take-out pizza, dessert and of course a Friday cocktail. Grab a coffee and settle in to read the interesting articles, book recommendations and finds from around the web this week.

Friday Favorites No. 492 from Garlic, Salt and Lime, Salt and Baker, the Crowded Kitchen and More

Food

Friday Favorites Nectarine arugula pizza

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It’s Friday so I had to include a pizza recipe, this week it is Nectarine Arugula Pizza.

Friday Favorites Shredded beef tostadas

Image Garlic Salt and Lime

Stupendous Shredded beef tostadas , an easy delicious weeknight dinner or weekend treat.

BLACKBERRY, AVOCADO AND ARUGULA SALAD

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A summer salad with fresh blackberries, blueberries, cucumber, avocado, hazelnuts, feta and a lime mint vinaigrette.

LIMONCELLO PROSECCO WITH BLUEBERRIES AND THYME

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Limoncello prosecco cocktail with blueberries and thyme, a refreshing cocktail to sip on the porch with friends.

browned butter roasted cherry shortbread bars

My favorite bar cookie base filled with roasted cherry filling. This versatile cookie can be made with any fruit filling including jams, jellies and fresh fruit. Try my Browned Butter Roasted Cherry Shortbread bars, you are going to love then.

Visit my Pinterest boards if you are looking for more recipe ideas.

Articles

Need a little inspiration for your outside patio? Look no further, Cindy is sharing all of her tips for creating a warm, collected welcoming space.

7 Common Garden Pests and How to Get Rid of Them

How to Protect Your Plants from Late-Summer Heat: Your August-September Garden Checklist

How Much Protein Do You Actually Need?

It’s Time to Put Actual Veggies Back Into Veggie Burgers

Hmm…Snickers(Candy Bar) Seasoning Blend Coming Soon

Bourbon Country Examining the ingredients—time, grain, government regulations—that have made bourbon an enduring national favorite.

Purging Old Clothes? Here’s How to Responsibly Donate and Repurpose Your Castoffs.

Is Social Media Making Us Stupid?

Who Runs to Cloud?

The pandemic impulse purchases we grew to hate

These Trailblazers Were the Only Women in the Room Where It Happened

Books

Friday Favorites England For all seasons

England for All Seasons

Susan Allen Toth’s love affair with England is a long and happy one. Now, with England for All Seasons, she will entice even an experienced London visitor into exciting new adventures, from sharing the most scenic London bus routes to bargain-hunting to out-of-the-way places and personal walking tours of eccentric museums. With whimsy and a trenchant eye, she also traverses the country outside London: the estuaries and rivers of Cornwall, the lonely beaches of Anglesey, and the wild sea-lochs of Mull.

Whether looking for literary landscapes or the most delicious sherry trifle, Susan Allen Toth illuminates the nooks and crannies of a multifarious culture, the vibrant, real England that every Anglophile dreams of finding. At once entertaining and contemplative, England for All Seasons is as delightful a travel companion as your liveliest, most trusted friend.

Friday Favorites Entitled

Entitled

Life isn’t easy when you’re a book.

This charming, humorous, debut novel follows the extraordinary adventures of an extraordinary book.

Entitled is told from the perspective of a book, seeking to find a home.

As it is read, misplaced, loaned and abandoned, our book, like its Readers, discovers love and heartbreak, loneliness and friendship, and ultimately becomes the author of its own journey.

Friday Favorites She's Up to no good

She’s Up to No Good

For two women generations apart, going home will change their lives in this funny, poignant, and life-affirming novel about family, secrets, and broken hearts by the author of For the Love of Friends.

Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce. With time on her hands and her life in flux, she agrees to accompany her eccentric grandmother Evelyn on a road trip to the seaside Massachusetts town where much of their family history was shaped.

When they hit the road, Evelyn spins the tale of the star-crossed teenage romance that captured her heart more than seventy years ago and changed the course of her life. She insists the return to her hometown isn’t about that at all—no matter how much she talks about Tony, her unforgettable and forbidden first love.

Upon arrival, Jenna meets Tony’s attentive great-nephew Joe. The new friendship and fresh ocean air give her the confidence and distance she needs to begin putting the pain of a broken marriage behind her.

As the secrets and truths of Evelyn’s past unfold, Jenna discovers a new side of her grandmother, and of herself, that she never knew existed—and learns that the possibilities for healing can come at the most unexpected times in a woman’s life.

The Red Truck Farmhouse Bakery

I have the The Red Truck Bakery cookbook and love it. Can’t wait to get this new cookbook.

The Red Truck Farmhouse Bakery

Brian Noyes, founder of the beloved Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, and author of the Red Truck Bakery Cookbook, presents more than 95 all-new, comforting recipes celebrating ingredients and traditions from the bakery’s home on the edge of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge mountains. With small-town charm, an emphasis on local, seasonal produce, and country comfort inspiration from the 170-year-old farmhouse where the bakery began, The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook features Brian’s favorite savory recipes and old-time classics from family, friends, and the bakery archives. This is the food that Brian cooks at home as well as for the bakery’s thousands of customers nationwide—plus recipes for favorite Red Truck Bakery dishes that have not been shared before.

You can find more books suggestions in My Book Shop.

Finds

Friday Favorites White blouse

Looking for a stylish wardrobe staple, this white shirt is classic and perfect for Fall.

gray cashmere scarf

I love scarves, and am thinking about adding this lightweight gray one to my Fall wardrobe. If gray isn’t your color it also comes in red, lavender, blue, pink, ivory and several other colors.

friday favorites method-aluminum-gel-hand-soap-vetiver-amber-12-fl-oz

A blogger friend recommended this soap and it smells fabulous plus you can’t beat the price.

pear still life painting Hearth and hand

Isn’t this pear still life beautiful? It’s from the Hearth & Hand collection at Target and it is $24.00.

 

Friday Favorites small christmas tree with lights

Yes, this is a Christmas tree and yes I know it is August. But, I did not want you to miss out on this great deal, this 4 foot tree is $10.00! I have no idea what it looks like but I ordered 2 for my front porch. They are arriving this week so I will keep you posted on the quality.

In case you missed it, I shared 10 beautiful, timeless and classic summer dresses to add to your wardrobe.

UNTIL TOMORROW

I hope that you enjoyed Friday Favorites no. 492  and that you found something to make or read. Have a wonderful weekend, enjoy the waning weeks of summer.

Don’t forget to stop by tomorrow for “weekend meanderings” with  Kim and Juliet! We will have lots to share from coast to coast.

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Comments

  1. Maria says

    August 5, 2022 at 10:38 am

    I need to read She’s Up to No Good, the female family dynamic is really interesting. So much more I want to check out here it’s hard to choose. This lovely post could entertain me all weekend. Happy Friday!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      August 5, 2022 at 6:57 pm

      Thank you Maria. I hope that you have a wonderful weekend.

      Reply
  2. Mary says

    August 5, 2022 at 11:38 am

    I took some time to go through the Woman Trailblazers article and loved it!
    Thanks for once again listing something thst would interest me

    Mary

    Reply
  3. Brenda Pruitt says

    August 5, 2022 at 12:53 pm

    I love your Friday Favorites! You always have the best food. You will use that oven like nobody’s business. I’m off to check out that painting at Target now.
    Brenda

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      August 5, 2022 at 7:34 pm

      Brenda, I hope that you are able to get a copy of the painting! Have a wonderful weekend, stay safe and careful with your foot.

      Reply
  4. aliya says

    August 5, 2022 at 1:50 pm

    The food looks delicious!!! Oh my word!! nectarine arugula pizza!!! Sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing all the wonderful ideas!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      August 5, 2022 at 7:34 pm

      Aliya, thank you! I cannot wait to try the pizza. Have a wonderful weekend.

      Reply
  5. Rachel - Tea and Forget-me-nots says

    August 5, 2022 at 2:19 pm

    I’m very tempted by the London book. Having lived there for several years (and visited yesterday), I’m sure I’d still learn some things. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  6. Anna says

    August 5, 2022 at 8:20 pm

    Thank you for sharing all the recipes. I love Stacey’s recipes from Garlic Salt and Lime. Great post.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      August 6, 2022 at 9:54 am

      You are very welcome. Stacy always makes the most delicious recipes! Have a wonderful weekend.

      Reply
  7. Cindy says

    August 6, 2022 at 10:31 am

    Your Friday favorites are always fun. Always great recipes and links to dive into. I pinned recipes as always. Blueberries are in season now and I’m enjoying every moment!

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      August 8, 2022 at 9:35 am

      Thank you Cindy!

      Reply
  8. LA CONTESSA says

    August 8, 2022 at 12:01 pm

    THE BAKING THE READING !I DONOT KNOW HOW YOU HAVE TIME TO JUST BE!
    HOPE THE KITCHEN TURNS OUT JUST THE WAY YOU WANT IT BE.
    WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THE BOOKS YOU HAVE READ?OR ARE YOU READING ON A DEVISE?

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      August 8, 2022 at 2:04 pm

      Hello Elizabeth,
      Thank you! So far all is looking the way we hoped. Fingers crossed that it continues to go that way.
      I read physical books, if I purchase them some I keep, many I give away and others I take out from the library. I also have a subscription to Kindle Unlimited and so I am able to read a lot there.
      As for “just being” that is in the moshing at 6:00 when I go out for my walk, or at night when everyone is sleeping(husband and dogs) and I am alone with my thoughts and journal.
      I hope that you have a wonderful week.

      Reply

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