Friday Favorites No. 527 from Creme de la Crumb, What’s Gabby Cooking, Foodie Crush and More

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

Good morning friends, happy Friday. It has been a busy week and we have a busy weekend ahead. Easter is Sunday, do you have your menu planned? Eggs dyed? Baskets ready for the Easter bunny to fill them?

The weather is going to be ugly, gray, rainy and cold but that will not dampen our spirits on this holiday weekend. Spending time with family and friends is the best antidote to dreary days.

Ok, on to Friday Favorites.

FRIDAY FAVORITES NO. 527

Food

Spring pea pasta with burrata  is an easy and delicious meal you can make on a weeknight but is also fancy enough for a celebration. You might even want to add it to your Easter menu.

Carrots aren’t just for the Easter bunny, these roasted carrots topped with a fresh and zesty dill gremolata, crumbled feta cheese, and pistachios are a great addition to any spring menu and a wonderful way to use your harvest this summer.

At any celebration my plate is filled with 2 things, bread and dessert. I think I may make these homemade crescent rolls for Easter brunch.

Carrot cake is a must at my house on Easter, of you are gluten and vegan you will love this version. If you don’t feel like making a cake you could make these bars. 

These Easter rabbit ear cupcakes are easy to make and cute too!

If you are serving Easter brunch here are some delicious recipes. 

Links

This Garden is Breathtaking

Inside the Very Real (and Very Complicated) World of Luxury Water Collectors

People Are Ordering Catering Instead of Groceries to Save Money. Is It Really Cheaper?

A secret London garden bursting into life as spring takes hold

A simple guide to making hand-blown decoupage Easter eggs

Easter Tablescapes

The Best Dark Brown Paint Colors

John Steinbecks’ Home to be made into a writer’s retreat after recent sale. 

Schools are suing Big Tech over the teen mental health crisis. Do they have a legal case?

5 Vacation Spots Loved by Presidents

Substack just announced its own Twitter

Books

A few books that have been recommended, are available from First Reads with Amazon Prime and that I just finished.

The Lost Wife

In the summer of 1855, Sarah Brinton abandons her husband and child to make the long and difficult journey from Rhode Island to Minnesota Territory, where she plans to reunite with a childhood friend. When she arrives at a small frontier post on the edge of the prairie without family or friends and with no prospect of work or money, she quickly remarries and has two children. Anticipating unease and hardship at the Indian Agency, where her husband Dr. John Brinton is the new resident physician, Sarah instead finds acceptance and kinship among the Sioux women at a nearby reservation.

The Sioux tribes, however, are wary of the white settlers and resent the rampant theft of their land. Promised payments by the federal government are never made, and starvation and disease soon begin to decimate their community. Tragically and inevitably, this leads to the Sioux Uprising of 1862. During the conflict, Sarah and her children are abducted by the Sioux, who protect her, but because she sympathizes with her captors, Sarah becomes an outcast to the white settlers. In the end, she is lost to both worlds.

World’s Apart

Eighteen years ago, teenage Amy fled England, pregnant and heartbroken, to start over in New Zealand with her parents. Now Chris, the love she left behind, has walked into her beloved café by the beach and thrown her life into turmoil.

As far as Amy’s concerned, Chris chose to ignore the child she was carrying when they last met. She brought up their daughter alone and created a happy home for them both on the other side of the world. But with Chris suddenly back in her life, she can no longer ignore the past and begins to wonder what really happened all those years ago.

Old secrets and new revelations cast Amy’s world into doubt. What if this is her last chance at something truly meaningful? Can there really be a happy ending for everyone?

When the Rain Ends

When artist Dani Manchester learns she’s slowly losing her vision, she becomes unmoored. Her ex-husband died only months before, leaving Dani and her preteen daughter grief stricken. Suddenly, the life Dani built for her family on the Outer Banks feels like a painful reminder of all they’ve lost.

On a whim, Dani sells her waterfront home and buys an old farm inland near the Virginia state line. But Dani’s daughter recoils at the sudden, drastic change. The Outer Banks’ sun-swept beaches, pink dawns, and savage storms are all she’s ever known.

But Dani is resolute, and the pair move to Virginia to embark on a challenging renovation. That summer, their efforts to turn a run-down silo into an art studio bring forth new friends, new loves, and new challenges.

As mother and daughter navigate the fiercest storm of their lives, they learn that instead of waiting for the skies to clear, they can withstand the wind and rain, so long as they do it together.

Swan Light

1913. Eighty-three-year-old Silvestre Swan has dedicated his life to the care of his Newfoundland lighthouse. His petition to relocate Swan Light from its precarious cliff’s edge is going unheard by town patriarch Cort Roland—that is, until a terrible storm brings an unlikely ally into Swan’s life. But is it too late for the stone lighthouse?

2014. Marine archaeologist Mari Adams’s attempts to fund her search for the notorious SS Californian are realized when she accepts a job to find the remains of Swan Light, rumored to have collapsed into the sea one hundred years ago. She teams up with salvager Julian Henry, and the pair unearth more than they bargained for in their search for the ruins. But when a group of treasure hunters threatens their mission, their hunt for the truth turns dangerous.

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Finds

Outfit of the Day

blue dress//dark blue wedge shoes//stripe sandals//bag//glasses//nail polish//perfume//bracelet

UNTIL TOMORROW

I hope you enjoyed Friday Favorites and found something to make or read. Have a wonderful weekend.

Thank you for spending part of your day with me, I always appreciate it. If you have missed a Friday Favorites post you can find them all here. 

I hope to see you back here tomorrow for Weekend Meanderings with Kim and Juliet.

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