Most overhyped foods in London?!

The Borough Market is huge. It is about a 6 minute walk from London Bridge.

Of course, I am going to try making some of these myself. Or, at least, something inspired by them.

----------London"s Viral Chocolate Strawberry
~~~Apparently, the quality of the strawberries is important. That is an issue for me as I mainly have access to strawberries from Aldi's and Walmart. Hmmm.
~~~I don't own a double boiler(though do have access to one). Believe it or not, I also don't own a microwave ... a lot of my friends don't either.
-----Such a simple thing. I will enjoy making it for Hombre de Oro this weekend.

-----Hainan Chicken Rice
Goal: To make mine not bland.
Goal: To find a recipe of a similar vein from Singapore.

-----Is there a copycat recipe for Tacos Padre fish tacos??


-----I can't imagine a Honey-Truffle sandwich. I will explore the idea of honey and truffle together. The one in the video has loads of roast pork and aged parmesan.

----------I must do some "crumbles" for breakfast.
~~~Apple and Berry Breakfast Crumble

_________________________________ 24 British Foods the Rest of the World Thinks are Weird

Place for me to armchair travel next: Mexico!

Eat more carp because it's invasive! Apparently, it makes good dog food.

Daughter: Staring contest! Mommy: You blinked. Daughter: You blinked, too. Mommy: Why didn't you tell me? Daughter: I didn't see it.

-----Kevin Bacon details his experience of trying to be a regular person for a day. "This sucks."
~~~The interview was for Vanity Fair. I haven't read one of their articles in a while! Maybe I should take up a subscription.
~~~At least, maybe, he had fun wearing the elaborate disguise?
~~~He's been a movie star for four decades!
~~~He has a horror flick that came out today. I am not really into those ... especially since it is described as a "slasher." I wonder how you say the
title.... "MaXXXine."

Tonight I am looking at the work of German expressionist painters(20th century). On the list: - Ernst Barlach - Max Beckmann - Heinrich Campendonk - Lovis Corinth - Otto Dix - Lyonel Feininger - Rudi Feld - Conrad Felixmüller Expressionism= bold and expressive use of color, line, and form. Exploration of themes like spirituality, emotion, and the human condition.

-----Carne Asada Tacos. Flank steak.

Life Lately ...

-----I am on the lookout for new light pasta recipes!

-----Goal: Go on a solo brunch date at least once a month.
-----I don't have a teddy bear to put on my bed or sit on furniture. I must remedy this.
-----Hombre de Oro(Man of Gold) dresses nicely for Church. I, sadly, don't really have dresses. I asked him what color I should get. He looked at me thoughtfully and declared "yellow." That's cool as mustard yellow is my favorite color!

Things I need to research for the kids' St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt ...

-----Leprechauns are a type of fairy.
-----How to do some Irish jigs. Leprechauns are said to dance so much that they wear out their shoes!
-----Leprachauns are the bankers and shoemakers of the fairy world?
-----History of leprechaun sightings. It goes back to the 13th century! -----Leprechauns orginally wore all RED.

Well, I will just start with a Monday and add to this until Friday. Today is March 4th.
I have a very physically tiring job ... so I get a lot of excercise that way. I guess that helps with minimal fitness maitenance ... I have thyroid problems have also been gaining weight from menopause.
Goals: To look nice in a yellow dress for Church. I asked Hombre de Oro (Man of Gold) what color he would like to see me ... a modest, yellow dress. Mustard yellow is my favorite color!

Now I don't necessarily expect make it ... but I will try for a noble goal. 150+ Lest you should be impressed, I am mainly going to do books on my physical TBR/TBRreread. That goal seems more necessary than impressive. :-)

-----Tom Smothers, one of The Smothers Brothers, has passed away. He was in his 80s.

People must really like casseroles lately ... with cold weather approaching. I see links popping up. I should raid my mother's recipe box/books (that I inherited). I like retro casseroles.

My 2024 Goals

-----Do research on the history of Extreme Poverty and what it has led us to.
Start compiling what the Bible says about poverty and truly think about it.
-----Pray for someone I thought I knew ... who let there financial hardships and worries eat them up.
-----Make more salads!I especially want to do stone fruit salads (maybe not plums, so much). Did you know that olives are a fruit (and a stone fruit)? ----'Write a lament.

This is a list in progress. :-)

-----Corned-Beef Salad with Thousand Island Dressing and Rye Croutons
The description given for the dressing:
.....the real old-fashioned kind with “islands” of pickle relish, hard-cooked egg, and chopped scallion.

-----Corned Beef Sandwich Spread
-----How it became Irish American to have corned beef and cabbage. Instead of bacon(ham).
And this is where canned corned beef is likely most popular.
-----Corn Beef with White Sauce. Wasabi white sauce.
-----There is such a thing as Corned Beef Spaghetti. Does that even sound good?
-----Corned Beef Coleslaw. Hmmm.

"Maine shooting: Lewiston police were warned about Robert Card weeks before massacre"
He made veiled threats. Were these threats to other reservists. It seems like he has been a concern for about a month.

Saying a prayer for:
At least 18 people dead! Also 13 wounded.

And was Robert Card, the shooter, was a Reservist ... currently?
///" after he threatened soldiers at a southern Maine National Guard Base in Saco."
Currently ... he is diseased. And found by a dumpster ... that's not very typical. Okay, that explains it. He used to work for a recycling plant.

Memories

I am different from 2009:
----I don't enthusiastically play ANY games that are on Facebook. No Farmville or Cafeworld or ... whatever. Do you have any recommendations for an enjoyable game on Facebook??
-----I still grow Christmas cacti but the current one is at a loved ones house. They asked me to leave it there for them to enjoy ... as I am pretty much always working. I wish I could get them to consider forcing it to bloom like I have done with cacti in the past.
-----My dog used to try eating the papers from the many muffins I made. I must look up new Lemon Poppyseed and Triple Berry recipes. I don't even own a muffin tin!

-----If you were going to catch your own shellfish for dinner, what would you catch? Prawns, langoustne, lobster? Would you aim for getting some seaweed, too? I am hungry!

-----"Shrimp scampi is a garlicky, buttery delight"
-----Think about the best crusty bread you have ever had ... would it go well with Shrimp Scampi? Do you know where to get a good crusty bread??
-----Small personal goal: fidn a twist on Corned Beef and Cabbage that I haven't tried yet.
-----Fear less and live more. :-

Weiner Melange will happen.

-----Minor goal: Make a Weiner Melange (coffee drink similar to a cappucino).
~~~Then make one that is lactose-free for my son. Speaking of milk, TasteAtlas describes a Weiner Melange as being more like a cafe latte.
I have seen Melange mentioned in books ... sipping a Melange at an Austrian cafe. Maybe I will live long enough to do that! :-)

So, how do you feel about all this?

Reading about the many things Mr. Trump is in court, or going to be in court, for. He answered ALL the questions about his finances at the second indictment, as he has always said he would ... and did not go for the 5th amendment (this time). BUT being accused of so MANY things ... always makes you wonder about the accused and accusers. Then there is also the prospect of moving into an age where our leaders have multiple convictions staining their recent past!

A MAN CALLED OTTO - Official Trailer (HD)

Coming ro 2023 ...

You know it's the thinking about Life and THE FUTURE season.
Without going into it, much of my 2022 has been heartbreaking. So, I want to start anew and introspect ... from small to large.

Some things for 2023:
1. People have "giftings" and, to truly share them, the actions have to be freely given. Think of that what you will and think deeply (it has multiple layers of meaning for me).
2. I want to remember that I value vibrance,strestrength, determination and PEACE!

Spirtual Writing

From Inspiration to Publication

2nd Edition

Inspiration & Personal Growth, Publishers & Publishing Industry

Date Published: 12.05.2022

Publisher: Micro Publishing Media

 

iSpiritual Writing from Inspiration to Publication 2nd Edition is an inspiring, motivating, and captivating look at the spiritual life and the falling to write. It is based on the premise that there are writers who write because they want to and those who write because they have to. Spiritual writers are drawn to the process by a sense of mission. However, the spiritual writer’s mission and the realities of publishing are often at odds. This unique book provides the nuts and bolts and dos and don’ts of how to get published in this often-misunderstood arena. The author updated this second edition to include the digital world and the expanded opportunities this brings for nontraditional publishing.

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Tomorrow Seemed Impossible

Self-help - Memoirs

Date Published: 10-25-2022

Publisher: Rope Swing Publishing

From childhood well into her adult life, Keeley Brooks struggled quietly with trauma and the very dangerous effects it took on her physical, mental, and emotional health. In her late teens, Keeley was diagnosed with four mental health challenges and an eating disorder after suffering extreme panic and anxiety at a young age.

Struggling with crippling feelings of isolation, unworthiness, desperation, and fear, as well as the inherent urge to heal, she turned to writing. Now offering her human truths and personal experiences on how she navigated them, survived them, then healed and has grown from them, Keeley shares in graphic detail her deeply personal perspective on trauma, mental health, and side effects while bravely giving readers an intimate peek behind the curtain at the functioning of a mind rooted in trauma and riddled with fear, anxiety, panic, depression, shame, and silence.

About the Author

Keeley Brooks is an author, writer, poet, and editor. She's a contributing author to the #1 bestseller My Labor Pains Were Worse Than Yours and in May 2022 released her first poetry collection Poetry from an Isolated Soul. With a decade's experience in entertainment journalism, she currently writes health & lifestyle articles for Modern Grace Magazine and is an arts & entertainment writer and managing editor at Mixed Alternative Magazine.

Keeley has just published her first creative nonfiction book, which details her deeply personal struggle with trauma and mental illness, as well as their effects on her mind, body, and spirit. She also offers an intimate peek behind the curtain at the functioning of a mind riddled with fear, anxiety, panic, and depression, then she shares how she has healed and grown from it all and has found the balance needed to reclaim her life.

Keeley is currently focused on several literary projects, including a collaborative fiction novel with three additional authors and a women's self-care book with her integrative health practitioner.

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The Flygirl Trilogy

Fiction

Date Published: 02-21-2023

Publisher: Acorn Publishing LLC

Never forget…

In September 2001, Tris Miles faces difficult choices. As Chief Pilot of Westin Charter Company, she’s mentoring Jannat, a brash young captain with limitless potential and a shocking secret. An offer to summit the peak of the pilot pyramid entices Tris to quit her job, but an old nemesis stands in her way.

Meanwhile, Tris juggles the men in her personal life. A friend-with-benefits pushes for commitment. An ex-boyfriend returns, still in love with her. Unexpectedly, Tris develops new feelings for someone who is already dear to her.

On September 11th, Tris and her crew depart Edinburgh for the United States. Just feet off the ground, they are mysteriously ordered back to the airport where they learn of a deadly terrorist attack on U.S. soil—using airplanes as bombs.

When Tris discovers that her best friend was a passenger on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center, her world is shattered.

With a broken heart and her entire life up in the air, Tris doesn’t know where to turn. Can she find the courage to navigate her way home?

About the Author

Robin D. “R.D.” Kardon is a native New Yorker, educated in the New York City Public school system. She attended New York University where she earned a B.A. in Journalism and Sociology, magna cum laude, and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Robin graduated with a J.D. from the American University, Washington College of Law.

After ten years as a litigator, Robin began her professional flying career. She holds an FAA Airline Transport Pilot certificate with three captain qualifications and has flown all over the world in everything from single-engine Cessnas to the Boeing 737.

She currently resides in San Diego where she volunteers with local animal rescue organizations and dotes on her beloved rescue pets.

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A Natalie McMasters Mystery, Book 7

 

Crime Fiction

Date to be Published: Dec 5, 2022

Publisher: Tekrighter, LLC

 

What do you do when you find out your twin sister is a stone-cold killer? Love her anyway!

Twentysomething detective Natalie McMasters comes face-to-face with the awesome power of money and privilege in her latest adventure. After she finds out that she has a twin sister who’s committed a heinous crime, her son Eduardo falls into the clutches of a perverted billionaire who plays with peoples lives for sport. Getting into his futuristic walled estate is a piece of cake, but getting out again is another matter entirely. While her friends and fam battle endless frustrations trying to convince the cops and the courts that Nattie and Eduardo are in deadly danger, she plays a risky game with a malignant narcissist, his venomous consort, and some unexpected houseguests, fighting for the souls of her sister and her son. How can she ever succeed against such impossible odds? The twisted ending packs a punch you won’t soon forget!

Sister! is the perfect read for fans of Karin Slaughter, Ruth Ware and Mary Kubica.

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 Thomas A. Burns Jr. writes the Natalie McMasters Mysteries from the small town of Wendell, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and son, four cats and a Cardigan Welsh Corgi. He was born and grew up in New Jersey, attended Xavier High School in Manhattan, earned B.S degrees in Zoology and Microbiology at Michigan State University and a M.S. in Microbiology at North Carolina State University. As a kid, Tom started reading boys’ mystery series with the Hardy Boys, Ken Holt and Rick Brant, then graduated to the classic stories by authors such as A. Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers, John Dickson Carr, Erle Stanley Gardner and Rex Stout, to name a few. Tom has written fiction as a hobby all of his life, beginning with Man from U.N.C.L.E. stories in marble-backed copybooks in grade school. He built a career as technical, science and medical writer and editor for nearly thirty years in industry and government. Now that he’s a full-time novelist, he’s excited to publish his own mystery series, as well as writing stories about his second most favorite detective, Sherlock Holmes. Tom’s Holmes story, The Camberwell Poisoner, appeared in the March–June issue of The Strand Magazine in 2021. The sixth book in the Natalie McMasters Mysteries, Killers!, was released in September, 2021, and won the Silver Falchion award for best action/adventure book of 2021 at the Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference. Tom has also written a Lovecraftian horror novel, The Legacy of the Unborn, under the pen name of Silas K. Henderson‒a sequel to H.P. Lovecraft’s masterpiece At the Mountains of Madness. In addition to publishing the seventh Natalie McMasters Mystery, Sister!, he is currently working on a book of Sherlock Holmes stories.

 

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Middle Grade Christmas Adventure

Date Published: 11-01-2021

Publisher: HEROmation

Someone has stolen all the nuts from the Oak Creek bank, and George the squirrel must catch the thief before Christmas. He learns what forest life would be like without him and gains the courage to lead his friends on the adventure of a lifetime. It’s a nutty spin on the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life, great for kids ages 7+

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JP Cawood is an author who has also worked in live-action TV and film, animation, and comics. The screen adaptation of her novel, Love from Mars, was a recent Semi-finalist in both Screencraft and Stage32 screenplay competitions. She was also named Top 50 Screenwriter by the International Screenwriters' Association in 2021.

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So, I am back at the blogging ... via little scraps of time I can find to be at the library.

I am in a lot of emotional pain but here and viably online ... if you want to call this that. So, I have resolved to write again. Yep, I am always resolving that but I am more equipped to do it now. I have motivation- my reading adventures, inspiring my children and educating others about mental health issues. There is LITTLE mental health help where I live, by the way. I have gotten about half way through applying for going to school as a psychology major for the Spring ... two years of that and then aiming for a four year tuition waiver ... and then helping with the mental health (lack of)scene here in MY TOWN.

The library closes in 20 minutes but maybe I can wake up tomorrow and get in for something more meaningful here. :-) Welcome back, ME!

-----Went and picked up my (interim)prescriptions for Bipolar I today. It has been hard getting small amounts of needed prescriptions since my medical coverage had to be reapproved ... sigh. I am glad a friend came with to advocate for me. And the same friend says I should dye my hair black like Joan Jett (2005-ish, would be about good for me).
-----Lemongrass Coconut Sorbet
-----Several hours of something really exciting today ... but that news will have to wait a few months, I suppose. I am so not good at sitting on top of good news.

This has been so SAD.

-----Wishes If I were to take my kids on vacation for Spring Break ... Nashville. Since I am going back to school, as a Psych major, both the kids and I will have Spring Break next year. I am looking at pet-friendly, budget-friendly ideas (planning on getting an emotional support pet for my Bipolar I).
-----I am going to put together a Carne Caldo soon. I loved this beef stew as a child!



PLEASE HELP, IF YOU CAN!!!