Welcome to this month's edition of Six Degrees of Separation, which is a monthly meme hosted by Kate from Books Are My Favourite and Best. The idea is to start with a specific book and make a series of links from one book to the next using whatever link you can find and see where you end up after six links. I am also linking this post up with The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.
This month the chain starts with Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss.
l wasn't sure how to start this chain this month. In the end, I have taken the fact that Eats Shoots and Leaves is about grammar and decided to link it to a dictionary because grammar and language go together right? So my first book is The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
I am continuing down the lost track with The Lost Man by Jane Harper, a book that is set in the harsh Australian Outback.
That brings me to the first book in a big saga called Outback by Aaron Fletcher. I first did a post about the identity of Aaron Fletcher about 10 years ago and I still get comments on that post, most recently talking about his passing.
Keeping with the outback theme, I am choosing Outback Sisters by Rachael Johns which is part of the Bunyip Bay series. There is a new book in this series out in October which I am looking forward to.
A bunyip is a creature from Aboriginal mythology. A book which incorporates Aboriginal mythology into a YA dystopian/fantasy setting is The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina.
Using the concept of mythology as my final link, I am jumping to ancient Greek mythology with Circe by Madeline Miller
Next month starts with Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher.
At the beginning of June it was my birthday, and it was one that includes a 0 at the end.
When we originally started talking about what our plans might be for this occasion, it was a couple of years ago and our basic plan included something along the lines of a river cruise in Russia or France. That was Plan A! And obviously Plan A wasn't going to happen in this current pandemic world.
So then we moved on to Plan B, which was to spend the long weekend in Auckland which was open to us as part of the Trans Tasman travel bubble. A long weekend being touristy and having a fancy dinner on the big day. And this is what was going to be my present. Note the use of the word was. Two weeks before we were due to get on the plane, we had a COVID outbreak and therefore the travel bubble was suspended for us. We also intended to have a small get together with friends but that got cancelled as well.
On to Plan C then. There is a service here called Providoor which enables you to choose meals from any number of fancy restaurants and you just finish them off at home. Sounded like a solid plan, right? Well, except for the fact that they don't deliver on Mondays.
Plan D - Plan D ended up being getting dinner delivered from a local winery on the Sunday night and then my lovely husband cooked us pancakes for breakfast and then a beautiful dinner. Of course, seeing as we didn't get a long weekend away that was my present then leaves the question of what does he get me as a present. The answer is a cooking class that features native ingredients.
Whilst native ingredients do feature a lot in Masterchef, they are not something that I have explored myself very much so this was a lot of fun. We got to taste many ingredients include saltbush, finger limes
The first thing that we made was gnocchi. Now, I can hear you thinking that gnocchi isn't really native Australian cuisine, and it's true! I am not generally the biggest fan of gnocchi as I often find it heavy, but I did enjoy this one. The gnocchi was made with a mixture of riced potato and potato starch, along with shredded barilla (also known as bower spinach). It was then topped with a sauce made from strong Australian cheddar and with slices of black garlic. A handy tip for the sauce was to use a small amount of the potato cooking water with the cheese so that it becomes saucy.
I was really interested in trying the black garlic as it used a lot in fancy cooking shows and always seemed a bit cheffy, but having now tasted it, I can see why it is so popular. It has a sweetness to it but it does have a lingering aftertaste of garlic to it. Even just writing this post has me getting distracted on how to make your own black garlic
Our next course was damper flatbread which was then served up just cooked with a native herb dip and cottage cheese. I remember making damper in primary school, but I have always had it as a roll/loaf. I really enjoyed these, and they are very easy.
The third thing that we made was fish with a herb and macadamia nut marinade, which was steamed in a banana leaf. Whilst we did get a link to some recipes, a lot of the ingredients in the recipe are different to those that we used. Part of the reason for this is that a lot of the herbs were foraged which means that they had to use what they could find.
You may be able to see the little pink pearls on top. They are finger lime, which is another new to me ingredient. These little balls are sharp little bursts of citrus. My husband is now going to see if he can propagate some seeds, although I have been told that even if we are successful it will be a good few years before we will have our own finger limes.
The final course was kangaroo fillet with taro and a sauce which included davidson plums and native plums. On the right hand side you can see a confit king oyster mushroom which was then added to the frying pan for a few minutes to get a bit of colour.
Kangaroo is a very lean meat and so you can't overcook it because it becomes very tough very quickly. This whole plate of food was delicious, although by the end of it I had way too much to eat. The class also included wine and a killer music soundtrack!
I really enjoyed the class I did. It is interesting that the place that ran it actually runs courses for a lot of different cuisines. Now I am trying to convince Robert that the next time I do a cooking class we do it together, whether it be here or somewhere else!
Weekly menu
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Wednesday - Enchiladas
Thursday - Takeaway
Friday -Takeaway
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I interupt my Music A-Z weekly feature to post my launch for this years Paris in July event.
Over the course of this year's event I intend to post a few different things from music, to books, to a TV show. I also intend to go to have a French themed day out and who knows what else.
For today though, it is only right that given that today should have been a Music A-Z day that I share some Paris themed songs.
Where Do You Go To My Lovely by Peter Sarstedt - We'll start with a song that doesn't have Paris in the title but features lots of Paris locations in the lyrics
Let's Make Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill - Whilst this song doesn't reference Paris at all the film clip is definitely Paris forward. I will say I don't know how Faith Hill did all that touristy stuff wearing those shoes all day!
Paris by The Chainsmokers - There had to be at least one song called Paris right? I do like the definition that accompanies this song - "paris \ 'pa-res\ n 1 : a sentimental yearning for a reality that isn't genuine 2 : an irrecoverable condition for fantasy that evokes nostalgia or day dreams". Isnt this whole month long event somewhat about daydreaming about Paris?
I Love Paris by Ella Fitzgerald - I thought I would finish with this one which not only features the lovely voice of Ella Fitzgerald but also imagery from the movie Midnight in Paris.
I do have a few other songs up my sleeve which I may share a bit later in the month. Do you have any favourite Paris songs?
Paris in July is in it's 11th year and is hosted by Tamara at Thyme for Tea
Thank you to everyone who shared a review this month! We had another 40 reviews in June which is awesome! I can't wait to see what you all share in June. My plan for this month was to share some stats about the challenge so far. Unfortunately, work has made that impossible. Maybe next month.
I am very excited to have so many of you signed up and linking up to the challenge throughout this year, and I look forward to reading your reviews throughout the year! I am sure there is going to be a lot of great historical fiction discovered and shared with fellow HF lovers!
If you haven't already signed up, it's not too late! The sign up post is here.
Just to recap what participants need to know. At the beginning of each month I will put up a post which will have a Mr Linky embedded into it for you to add your link.
Please remember...
add the link(s) of your review(s) including your name and book title to the Mister Linky we’ll be adding to our monthly post (please, do not add your blog link, but the correct address that will guide us directly to your review). A direct link to your Goodreads review is also acceptable
any kind of historical fiction is accepted (fantasy, young adult, graphic novels...)
if you have time, have a look some of the other links that are present. You never know when you will discover new blogs or books!
I have created a group on Facebook which you can find here and don't forget to use the #histficreadingchallenge hashtag on the socials.
Here is the link for you to use to share your reviews this month! Happy reading!
It's the last Saturday of the month and that means it is time to share what I have baked during the month of June.
Jelly Slice -My brother in law's mother makes the best version of this. For many years it was always part of our Christmas treats but this is the first time I have actually tried to make it. One of her tips is to make it in the container that you want to serve it in, rather than make it in another tray and then have to move it around. When I make it again I will put more of the filling and the jelly to get the proportions better as my container was a little bigger than the recipe suggested. I have previously shared a similar recipe here.
Orange and cardamon cookies - This was a recipe from our local store magazine and I would definitely make them again as they were very tasty.
I did have an interesting conversation with my husband this month. We bought some portuguese tarts from Costco which were very tasty and Robert, my husband, said to me "you should make some of these", and he was genuinely shocked when I said that I had made them at least twice. This led to a process of going through some blog posts and saying do you remember me making this or that and the answer to a lot of those was no, which is either good news for me or not. It does mean that I can remake a lot of things and present it as new but that would also mean not trying anything new!
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Welcome to this week's edition of my Music A to Z feature. Each week on Thursday, I am going to share a song where either the song or the artist name begins with the letter for that week. This week, the letter is....
G
Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks - I thought I would start this week with an artist I would LOVE to see live. I used to listen to the No Fences and Roping the Wind albums over and over again, and then I kind of lost track of his music. At the start of lockdown last year I started listening to his weekly show on Facebook and now I want definitely want to see him perform live.
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Good as Hell by Lizzo - When I started this series, I was reminded that I have a tendency to keep the same ringtone for years. So I decided that it was time to change, and this is what I chose.
This is Me from the Greatest Showman soundtrack (by Keala Settle) - This is the ringtone I changed it from!
Dreams by Gabrielle - I loved this song back in the day, and I still do!
What are your G songs? Share them in the comments.
We have been predominantly working from home now for well over a year. I guess it has been long enough now to consider this to be normal, as opposed to a new normal.
One of the advantages of being at home all day is that it is much easier to eat dinner at a reasonable time. Previously we would finish work around 5.30 so we would be getting home at around 6.45 and then start to organise dinner. By being at home, it does mean that you can do some prep between meetings or tasks. For example, on the nights when we are having baked potatoes, it is nothing to wrap them in foil and then put them in the oven and then going onto the next task.
We have tried a few different tray bakes over the journey and the recipe I am sharing today is one that we tried recently and enjoyed. Robert enjoyed it so much that we ended up having actual home made chicken kiev a couple of weeks after the first time we made this
On the website it is called Lazy Chicken Kiev Tray Bake, but I have chosen to remove the word lazy because maybe it is more smart and/of efficient rather than lazy. It is definitely a 70s throwback taste wise, but we really enjoyed it, especially the crunchy flavoured bread crumbs which you could use on other dishes as well.n
Chicken Kiev Tray Bake
4 (about 950g) chicken breasts, lightly scored 80g garlic butter, at room temperature 2 tbsp chopped fresh continental parsley leaves 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives 1 small lemon, rind finely grated, cut into wedges
105g (11/2 cups) fresh white breadcrumbs, made from day-old bread
250g baby truss tomatoes 250g green beans, trimmed
Preheat the oven to 210C/190C fan forced. Line a large baking tray with baking paper. Place the chicken on the prepared tray.
Place the butter, parsley, chives and lemon rind in a bowl. Season. Stir well to combine. Spread half of the butter mixture over top of chicken breasts. Stir the breadcrumbs into remaining butter mixture. Press the breadcrumb mixture onto the chicken breasts.
Scatter the tomatoes and beans around the chicken. Spray the vegetables with olive oil. Season. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden and the chicken is cooked through. Serve with the lemon wedges.
Thursday: Steak, baked potatoes, green beans Friday: Takeaway
I am hoping that Mr Linky is working a bit better this week. There were some issues with it last week!
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Welcome to this week's edition of my Music A to Z feature. Each week on Thursday, I am going to share a song where either the song or the artist name begins with the letter for that week. This week, the letter is....
F
The Way You Love Me -Faith Hill - There's something about the songs that Faith Hill released in the late 90s/early 2000s. I could have chosen Breathe or This Kiss but instead have gone with The Way You Love Me. These are the songs that make my do the chair dance when I am listening to them!
Freefalling by Tom Petty - I am pretty sure that this is the perfect driving song. I can't help but sing out loud!
Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's theme is Books on our Summer (or Winter for me!) TBR pile.
The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley - I was so saddened to hear the news of the death of author Lucinda Riley. I am a big fan of her Seven Sisters series, and I have The Missing Sister here to read or listen to. She had announced recently that there was going to be one more connected book so this might not be the last book, but it will still be bittersweet
The Lost Girl of Berlin by Ella Carey - I will be reading this for a blog tour in the next few weeks. I really enjoyed the first book in this trilogy so I am looking forward to ti!
Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells - I have recently discovered The Murderbot series and read the first two books in succession, despite not being a huge sci fi reader. This is the book that I will be starting as soon as I finish my current read.
The Jam Queens by Josephine Moon - I started listening to this but I am not getting much listening time so I will likely switch to the book
Love Among the Recipes by Carol Cram - Tamara from Thyme for Tea has just announced that Paris in July is back this year, so my plan is to read this book ready for July!
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade - I recently read Teach Me by Olivia Dade and enjoyed it so i am planning to read more from her.
The Pretty Delicious Cafe by Danielle Hawkins - I have read a couple of Danielle Hawkins' books and enjoyed them but I do still have a couple of her other books to read.
Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer - When I read The Warsaw Orphan I had no idea that it was linked to this earlier book.
The Life She Imagines by Maggie Christensen - It's time for me to get back to Granite Springs and see what happens next.
The Clover Girl by Viola Shipman - This author's book, The Heirloom Garden, was one of my absolute favourite reads from last year and I am sure I am going to like this one just as much!
I was a big fan of Beach Read by Emily Henry so I was really looking forward to reading her latest book. The version I am reading is called People We Meet on Vacation, but it is published in other places with the total Road Trip. It will be interesting to think about which is the better title once I finish the book!
I'm watching...
We finished watching the first season of Stan Lee's Lucky Man this weekend. We will definitely be moving onto season 2 at some point this week.
Life
To be honest work is really full on right now, and I think it will be for the next few weeks at least. We had a 3 day weekend this week and I worked on two of the three days. We did have to do some house things this week and there will be more of that this week.
I didn't even have a chance to do my Music: A to Z post last week, which I will rectify this week.
Cheesecake is one of my favourite things to eat. My favourite one to make is a White Chocolate Cheesecake which I have been making for years. It is also the one that my friends request the most, and I do get in trouble if I turn up with a different cheesecake. They'll eat it and enjoy it, but they will still be disappointed.
The thing is though, I also like trying new combinations and new flavours, so I am happy to try new recipes. In a recent store magazine there was a recipe for Burnt Basque Cheesecake as well as lemon and chocolate variations and they looked so good that I decided to try one! I started with the traditionally flavoured recipe, but I think I will try the other two variations in due course.
I really enjoyed this recipe because it was so simple and tasted so good. Unlike a normal baked cheesecake, there is no base, so you literally mix it all and then cook it! Simple!
It puffs up in the baking but collapses down when you take it out of the oven, and you want it to be on the brown side, and there are meant to be cracks in it, so it is difficult to make mistakes.
Here is the video of the recipe
Burnt Basque Cheesecake
1kg cream cheese, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups (330g) caster sugar 6 free range eggs 600ml thickened cream 1 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla bean paste 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Grease a 22cm (base measurement) springform pan. Place a 30cm x 40cm sheet of baking paper on a clean work surface. Top with another sheet of baking paper, turning 90 degrees to create a cross. Line the prepared pan with the paper cross, pleating and folding sides to fit. Place on a rimmed baking tray.
2. Use an electric mixer to beat the cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl until the sugar dissolves and the mixture is very smooth.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until the mixture is smooth and silky. With the motor running, gradually add the cream in a thin, steady stream. Continue beating until smooth. Add the salt and vanilla and beat to combine.
4. Sift the flour over the cream cheese mixture and beat on low until smooth and just combined. Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake for 1 hour or until the cheesecake is golden brown and puffed. Set aside to cool completely. Place in the fridge for 2 hours to chill.
5. Serve chilled or bring to room temperature for a softer texture. Cut into wedges to serve.
Thursday: Pork Chops with mash potato and vegies Friday: Takeaway burgers
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It's been a few weeks since I participated in It's Monday! What are you Reading? mainly because I have been crazy busy at work, but today I have had a day off so time to get back on track.
I have been reading a bit this week which is nice. I have read the first two books in the Murderbot series by Martha Wells, and the third one is calling my name right now. Sci-fi is not normally my jam, but I have to say these books are a lot of fun, and I can see myself blasting my way through the rest of the series quite quickly.
Today I finished reading The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper which I thoroughly enjoyed. I think it is my third five star read of the year, all of which have been by Australian authors.
As to what I am going to read next, it might by the next Murderbot book or maybe I should pace myself a little bit more!
I'm Watching
Over the last few weeks we have watched and enjoyed Shadow and Bone which was very enjoyable.
This weekend we started watching Atlantic Crossing. So far we have watched two episodes and I am looking forward to seeing what happens. It's interesting to see a different story to those that we have all heard about WWII.
We also watched a few episodes of Stan Lee's Lucky Man. Originally I was thinking about watching Bloodlands but that is showing only one episode per week so one of my workmates suggested watching Lucky Man as both shows star James Nesbitt. This is one that my husband and I will continue to watch together.
Life
We should have been in Auckland this weekend for a few days as a birthday celebration (hint: it's not for my husband and it does end with a 0!) but unfortunately we went back into lockdown so no weekend away for us! We did still have a nice day. We started with pancakes for breakfast, a walk along the beach (which fortunately is JUST within our 10km range) and then I read my book and watch some TV tonight! Day done!
Welcome to this month's edition of Six Degrees of Separation, which is a monthly meme hosted by Kate from Books Are My Favourite and Best. The idea is to start with a specific book and make a series of links from one book to the next using whatever link you can find and see where you end up after six links. I am also linking this post up with The Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz.
The starting point this month is The Bass Rock by Evie Wyld which is a book I have heard of before, but haven't read.
My first connection is to another author I haven't read yet, Evie Dunmore. She writes historical romances and has a series titled the League of Extraordinary Women which I have heard good things about. This is the first book in that series. I'll get to them one day. Maybe.
This time I am going to link surnames to Helen Dunmore and her book, The Greatcoat. I think I borrowed this from the library a few times but I never did quite get to reading it. I have read other books by her though.
The window on that cover made me think of The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket. Many years ago an America friend from Oprahs Book Club sent me several of the Lemony Snicket books. Unfortunately she passed at a very young age. So sad.
One of the first books I read as part of that groups was One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
My next link is to Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende, for the only reason that she is another South American author.
And because I never miss an opportunity to link to a Susanna Kearsley book so for my final link I have chosen A Desperate Fortune.
I feel like I have jumped a bit all over the place this month. Next month we start with Eat, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss.
After months of life being pretty much normal here in Melbourne, we have had an outbreak of one tow of the more transmissible versions of COVID which sent us back into lockdown again last week. And lockdown means finding ways to entertain ourselves. We should have been hosting a party for around 30 of our friends on Saturday night, but, obviously, plans had to change.
We also upgraded our cable box last week so I was playing around with that when I came across a series on SBS, which is our multicultural channel, that sounded interesting, and so I ended up watching all the episodes over the course of the weekend. I am definitely glad that I gave this a go because I very much enjoyed watching it.
This is actually a Spanish series, set predominantly in Spain, but there are also sections that are filmed in Rome, France and Japan. One of the things I have realised is that watching a TV series with subtitles means I do actually have to watch rather than only half watch while also messing around on the phone or laptop at the same time. It's a terrible habit that I probably should try and break myself.
We never find out the main characters names. They meet on a foodie app, think EHarmony for food lovers, and then we follow them through the early stages of their relationship. We have access to their inner thoughts, their insecurities and how their past relationships have left them scarred and cautious as they try to meet someone new.
I met my now husband around 4 and a half years ago so some of those anxieties were still quite fresh. Fresh enough to remember at least! The uncertainty of yet another first date. Will we like each other? Will the conversation flow? Will I say something a bit awkward? Will we want to see each other again?And what about the first kiss? The first time of spending the night together? I was very lucky in that it was very clear early on that we were indeed compatible and that we enjoyed each others company so the awkwardness didn't last too long. He tells me that he was never nervous, but I definitely had some moments.
In addition to the main characters, in each episode we get glimpses into other people's lives. For example, in the first episode there is a writer who is observing the people around her, and our couple also spend some time speculating about the lives of the cafe owners. In another episodes, we see a Japanese woman doing a special dance early in the morning, as she believes that this will help the taste of the ramen that she is going to serve in her restaurant each day.
One of the first things that our couple bonded over was obviously food. He gets irritated by people who take photos of their food before they even taste it. (That's me!) She doesn't like licorice. What follows is a narrative on developing a new relationship, using food, film and music as touchpoints. The settings are also beautifully portrayed.
In the first episode they meet up for coffee, and we see them as they grasp for conversation followed by a second date in a hard to find cocktail bar. She is late, so he is sure that he has been stood up, so he starts drinking the new cocktail that the bar owner has created. When she finally does arrive, he is well and truly on the way to being drunk
The third date is at a Japanese restaurant in a market where ramen noodles are on the menu. She has a strong connection to Japan, although she is not ready to talk about her past yet. There is some next level flirting in this one, including a conversation which alludes to how difficult it can be to navigate a new relationship in our modern PC age.
In the fourth episode He goes to Rome, and he gets to taste the best ice cream ever. This episode was one of my favourites, as you can reallly feel them getting closer, despite the fact that the aren't physically together. There was also an interesting history of ice cream and the way the city was presented made me want to visit there again. Man, I wish we could travel again.
We then get to witness a series of first. First kiss, first morning after, first weekend away. Along the way they go to an incredibly high end restuarant which included the kind of dishes that I can only imagine being able to afford to eat. And the weekend away is in country France, once again beautifully filmed.
In a heart wrenching finale we find out what happened in her past, and it brings several of the motives that are woven through the series to the point of making sense.
It is worth mentioning that there are a couple of episodes where there is full nudity.
Given that the whole premise is around food, of course there are lots of great food moments scattered throughout. From simple croissants, to ice cream to the elegant dinner and the lovingly created ramen there is plenty of food to drool over throughout the eight episodes.
I highly enjoyed this series, even with some superfluous interjections of old cartoons. These are kind of odd moments, but for the most part it is a feast for the senses, with humour, romance, a very enjoyable soundtrack and more!
Weekly Menu
Saturday: Chilli Sunday: Roast beef with mushroom sauce and vegies Monday: Butter Chicken with broccoli and rice
Tuesday: Bangers and Mash with Mustard and Onion cream Wednesday: Spaghetti Bolognaise
Thursday: Roast Chicken and vegetables with sage crumb Friday: Beef, broccolini and mushroooms
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