I’m guessing lots of people are going to begin heading out for holidays/staycations in the present day and tomorrow — so let’s simply have a enjoyable open thread. What have you ever learn lately that you simply adore? What reveals are bingeworthy? Have you ever made any nice new recipes? Or — do you’ve got any wonderful summer season recipes to share? (I may have a straightforward pie recipe if somebody has any to advocate)…
For my very own $.02…
New-to-Us Recipes
- this salmon and couscous salad from the NYT was scrumptious and surprising – it was successful with everybody. (It’s a present hyperlink so you need to have the ability to learn w/o a subscription.)
- Korean beef rice bowls from Stealth Well being
- hen pesto rice bake from Keep Match Mother (and we’re making an attempt her hen gnocchi bowls tonight)
- this one is new(ish) to us, however I like to recommend in case you take pleasure in egg salad (or voluminous chopped eggs) – “egg loaves” look disgusting however are soooo a lot simpler to make use of for chopped eggs. I’m unsure the place our recipe is from, however this one from The Typical Mother seems to be just like ours.
- Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal from Lillie Eats and Tells – one other bizarre however good recipe: we had a brilliant (tremendous) (SUPER) outdated banana so I attempted this baked oatmeal recipe — I’d not suppose the riced cauliflower would work but it surely’s good, and provides a ton of quantity. (Should you don’t have the advisable pan dimension, go down as an alternative of up – the second time we made it we truly cooked it in a the big rectangular Snapware.)
- this Straightforward Enchilada Sauce from Funds Bytes is a particular advocate – tremendous straightforward and so tasty. We used it with this recipe for Beefy Tacky burritos – one other good recipe.
Earlier favorites we’ve on repeat:
- sriracha salmon bowls from Emily Mariko — they’re SO scrumptious! (this PopSugar article has the hyperlink and the unique video)
- quinoa huevos rancheros bowls from Skinnytaste
- hummus hen (our recipe is from an outdated O journal article however this one from Gimme Some Oven seems to be comparable)
- low carb fish taco bowls from Kalyn’s Kitchen
- only a facet dish, however if in case you have a bunch of kale, this massaged kale salad from Skinnytaste is wonderful
Books I’ve cherished that I’d advocate…
I are likely to learn lots of romance books in my free time… I get the perfect suggestions from the Fated Mates podcast; I extremely advocate them. (I attempted to learn some that sounded fascinating from TikTok evaluations and, um, NO… discovering a reviewer your belief is so essential!!)
- all of the Ali Hazelwood books – her newest is Love, Theoretically, all about love between a theoretical physicist and experimental physicist
- I’ve cherished most of Kate Canterbury’s stuff, notably In a Jam and The Worst Man
- Companions in Crime (Alisha Rai) was enjoyable – an accountant and a lawyer principally get kidnapped
- I learn many of the Bedwyn Saga (Balough – I skipped round in #4 rather a lot) and many of the Highland Brides collection (Sands – I’ve solely learn 1-8).
- a few of my all-time favorites stay Kresley Cole’s paranormal IAD collection (17 books, begin with #2 — that is additionally the collection that impressed the primary season of Fated Mates), all of Tessa Dare, and Annika Martin’s billionaire collection — all extremely bingeable and plenty of enjoyable.
Audiobooks I’d advocate
Should you’re driving, I’ll add just a few audiobooks I preferred… Examine your native library, I discover a ton of nice audiobooks free of charge there!
Romances:
- A Caribbean Heiress in Paris – the story is nice, and I cherished the entire narrator’s accents
- Love on the Mind (Ali Hazelwood) – the books are humorous but it surely felt just like the narrator added to it
- basically I like Jennifer Crusie on audiobook as a result of the bed room scenes aren’t overly spicy — Welcome to Temptation is especially pleasant
Not romances:
Exhibits we’ve cherished…
We’re in a little bit of a droop proper now, so we’re rewatching The X-Recordsdata (on Hulu) with out eldest son. It has held up typically properly, though we hold having to elucidate the early 90s know-how to our kiddo. Dana Scully’s fits are wonderful, and her character is so superior that it’s clear to see why The Scully Impact turned a factor. (Right here’s a complete report from the Geena Davis Institute on Gender & Media.)
Extra older reveals we’ve lately watched:
- What We Do within the Shadows (we hadn’t seen it earlier than!)
- Ghosts (each the US and UK variations; extremely advocate each)
- We completely cherished Star Trek: Unusual New Worlds final 12 months, however we’re ready till the brand new season is close to the tip earlier than we re-up our Paramount subscription.
- Severance
- Hacks
- each White Lotus seasons
- Succession
How about you guys?