Friday Favorites~a weekly series where we share our favorite books, decor, fashion finds, recipes, podcasts, articles and more.
FRIDAY FAVORITES NO. 557
Good morning friends. It’s time for Friday Favorites.
How was your week? It’s been a busy week here, we celebrated 3 birthdays! The weather has been cold, time to pull out the flannel sheets, feather beds and slippers. Although I am sure the minute we do that the temps will be back into the 70’s.
We have a slow weekend ahead, a Christmas fair and a few things to do around the house. What about you? What are your plans?
Pour yourself a cup of coffee, tea or cocoa and sit down and enjoy all of the things I found for Friday Favorites. Delicious recipes, cozy books, interesting articles, and of course a little shopping.
FOOD~RECIPES TO TRY
Cottage cheese is not my favorite dairy item but I would certainly eat a cottage cheese waffle! I am making these this weekend.
Thai Chicken Satay Skewers with Peanut Sauce is not just for grilling season. I made these the other night in my air fryer and they were scrumptious.
Broccoli cheddar cheese soup, an easy recipe for cold days.
Autumn Delicata Squash Salad with sweet and spicy roasted squash, crisp greens, avocado, and pomegranate tossed in maple-mustard dressing.
Fall Sangria looks like a drink to make over Thanksgiving weekend.
LINKS TO READ+WATCH+LISTEN
This is a “must read” Be Strong in the Broken Places: My Journey With Alzheimer’s
Half Baked Harvest inspires loyalty — and controversy
New Tool Defends Artists by “Poisoning” AI Image Generators
A Paris Museum Looks Back and Ahead
10 Rules for Rearranging Your Furniture
Why Is It Called the “Placebo Effect”?
Orange Juice is Now a Luxury Item
What’s the Best Way to Store Potatoes?
Man Who Was Pronounced Dead and Came Back to Life Explains What Dying Feels Like
53 Vegan Recipes for Thanksgiving
Mary Ann and Cindy both shared a beautiful tribute to beloved blogger Joni Webb of Cote de Texas.
A favorite book has been turned into a mini series.
BOOKS
When five New Yorkers receive an anonymous, mysterious invitation to the Fifth Avenue Story Society, they suspect they’re victims of a practical joke. No one knows who sent the invitations or why. No one has heard of the literary society. And no one is prepared to reveal their deepest secrets to a roomful of strangers.
Executive assistant Lexa is eager for a much-deserved promotion, but her boss is determined to keep her underemployed.
Literature professor Jett is dealing with a broken heart, as well as a nagging suspicion his literary idol, Gordon Phipps Roth, might be a fraud.
Uber driver Chuck just wants a second chance with his kids.
Aging widower Ed is eager to write the true story of his incredible marriage.
Coral, queen of the cosmetics industry, has broken her engagement and is on the verge of losing her great grandmother’s multimillion-dollar empire.
Yet curiosity and loneliness bring them back week after week to the old library. And it’s there they discover the stories of their hearts, and the kind of friendship and love that heals their souls.
Iris Crane’s tranquil life is shattered when a letter summons memories from her bittersweet past: her first love, her best friend, and the tragedy that changed everything. Iris, a young Australian nurse, travels to France during World War I to bring home her fifteen-year-old brother, who ran away to enlist. But in Paris she meets the charismatic Dr. Frances Ivens, who convinces Iris to help establish a field hospital in the old abbey at Royaumont, staffed entirely by women—a decision that will change her life. Seamlessly interwoven is the story of Grace, Iris’s granddaughter in 1970s Australia. Together their narratives paint a portrait of the changing role of women in medicine and the powerful legacy of love.
Holly Maguire’s grandmother Camilla was the Love Goddess of Blue Crab Island, Maine–a Milanese fortune-teller who could predict the right man for you, and whose Italian cooking was rumored to save marriages. Holly has been waiting years for her unlikely fortune: her true love will like sa cordula, an unappetizing old-world delicacy. But Holly can’t make a decent marinara sauce, let alone sa cordula. Maybe that’s why the man she hopes to marry breaks her heart. So when Holly inherits Camilla’s Cucinotta, she’s determined to forget about fortunes and love and become an Italian cooking teacher worthy of her grandmother’s legacy. But Holly’s four students are seeking much more than how to make Camilla’s chicken alla Milanese. Simon, a single father, hopes to cook his way back into his daughter’s heart. Juliet, Holly’s childhood friend, hides a painful secret. Tamara, a serial dater, can’t find the love she longs for. And twelve-year-old Mia thinks learning to cook will stop her dad, Liam, from marrying his phony lasagna-queen girlfriend. As the class gathers each week, adding Camilla’s essential ingredients of wishes and memories in every pot and pan, unexpected friendships and romances are formed–and tested. Especially when Holly falls hard for Liam . . . and learns a thing or two about finding her own recipe for happiness.
If you have already read these books or missed something I have featured before on the blog check out My Bookshop on Amazon.
Books for Kids
FASHION AND DECOR FINDS & SALES
Outfit of the Day
The coming months will be filled with cookie exchanges, family gatherings, nights out with friends, ladies lunch of of course holiday parties. This gray sweater with pearl collar can be worn with jeans, pants, skirts or over a dress. And the classic black skirt can take you from day to night.
The pieces are versatile and classic and you will have them for years to come.
Here are the Outfit details just in case you see a piece you might like to add to your closet: gray beaded sweater//skirt//boots//earrings//bag//perfume.
Looking for a quilted coat? This RL plaid is on sale!
I love these ballet flats.
Do you change your bedding for the seasons? If so you might like this plaid bedding.
Is there a Swiftie in your house? This Taylor Swift Era tours blanket could be the perfect gift.
Don’t forget to check out my Holiday Shop!
Until Tomorrow
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Don’t forget to stop by tomorrow for Weekend Meanderings with Kim and Juliet. Have a wonderful weekend.
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I very much enjoy slowing down a bit and reading each of your posts. I am very interested in the book you often show styled with a cup of tea(no. 557). It looks beautifully written and has wonderful illustrations. Might you share the title with us?
Sharon
Hello Sharon.
The book(s) that I share with the seasons is Country Diary of An Edwardian Lady and Nature Notes of an Edwardian Lady by Edith Holden. You can find comps on eBay, Amazon, Etsy.
Love the article on Venice Simplon-Orient Expresss. It is definitely on my bucket list!
Thank you! it is on mine too! Hopefully we will both get the chance to make it happen.