11/02/2024

Sunday Salon - Another Week in Review

 


A Sunday Salon, hosted by Deb at Readerbuzz,  Recap of my week, wherein I try to remember what all went on.  Some Gardening, collecting produce, reading, and cooking.  Oh and a bit of working at our office.  It does help to pay the bills.

Along with the produce collecting, I sometimes attempt to identify various mushrooms from the garden.  Using spore prints, type of gills, look in the books, etc.  Two I got this week and haven't yet identified.  Mushrooms are so weird and wonderful.


Also from my garden section:  After sitting on the windowsill for several weeks, my chayote is now finally sprouted! I am the proud mother.  Hopefully  it will eventually produce many little squashes.

Funny photo of relatives from the week.  My best nephew's selfie with his nephew and niece.


Delicious new recipe tried: Slow-Roasted Fennel and Red Onions with Tahini and Spices.  From Milk Street Vegetables, a favorite cookbook I may have mentioned before. Adding on some fresh salmon to the mix made it even better. And with more of that black ramen on the side, to absorb all the fabulous flavors.

I re-heated some of the Fennel/Onion Salmon dinner for my lunch today.  Sooo good!



Also, some food on the dessert side, a Gingerbread and Pear Pudding Cake.  Oh yum is all I can say, right along with all those who shared it with me.  Unfortunately I cannot find or remember where I got it from.


Books Read:


 I just finished Crying in H Mart, a Memoir by Michelle Zauner, which is our current Cook the Books selection.  Posted my  Review here.

Now Reading:


The Game is a Footnote, by Vicki Delany, an author I enjoy.  From her series, A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery.

That's about it for the week in review.  Or as much as I have time for today.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend y'all!




9 comments:

Mae Travels said...

Your week sounds quiet and good.

Nicky said...

I keep meaning to try Vicki Delany's series!

Gingerbread and pear pudding cake sounds amazing...

Joy said...

I love cooking with fennel! Thanks for the reminder, this is just the season for it.

Deb Nance at Readerbuzz said...

I enjoyed Crying in H Mart. It took me to a world of foods that I've never explored before.

One of our naturalist group members loves mushrooms. She is often frustrated because not much work has been done on mushrooms in the world!

crackercrumblife said...

Yum, I love gingerbread! And we are heading into gingerbread season!

thathappyreader said...

I love mushrooms too! I love the family photo. Have a great weekend!

Yvonne said...

I read the first book in the Vicki Delany series and enjoyed it. I have to get back to it. Hope you have a great week!

Cindy said...

Sounds like a good week. Thanks for stopping by my post earlier.

Vicki said...

I don't like mushrooms anymore for some reason and I've never had a chayote or Pear Pudding Cake but now I want to try them.

I love that photo, it's hilarious.

I read Crying In H Mart last year and really liked it.

I plan on checking out The Game is a Footnote because it's got dogs and a cat on the cover. I love animals!

I hope you have a great week!