SandyL’s Comments (group member since May 11, 2015)

SandyL’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

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The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

Bread - pg 18
Eggs - pg 18
Toast - pg 18
Tortilla - pg 18
Beans - pg 18, pg 202
Cheese - pg 18, pg 161
Garlic - pg 20
Marinara sauce - pg 20
Fries - pg 20
Milk - pg 20
Green peppers - pg 22
Onions - pg 22
Hamburger - pg 22
Cayenne pepper - pg 25
Chicken - pg 27, pg 50, pg 65
Pork - pg 27
Wagyu steak - pg 27
Bacon - pg 27
Eggs - pg 28
Sweet potato - pg 28
Rice - pg 33
Salmon - pg 33
Butter - pg 65
Tomato - pg 72
Olive - pg 87
Pasta - pg135
Curried Cauliflower - pg 32

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A Good Man by Rosanna Leo
Read: 10/31/20
Pages: 328

BAMBOO - pg 146
BAMBOO - pg 148
BAMBOO - pg 153
BAMBOO - pg 155
BAMBOO - pg 158
BAMBOO - pg 165
BAMBOO - pg 195
BAMBOO - pg 198

Fish - pg 316
Salt - pg 47
Vinegar - pg 106
Chips - pg 64
Fries - pg 168

(there are more food items, but I figured the bamboo would take priority, and also the fish stuff. If you want me to list the rest just let me know.)

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Pucked Under by Helena Hunting
Read: 10/31/20
Pages: 204

Fish - loc 478
Potatoes - loc 989
Beef - loc 502
Burger - loc 532
Carrots - loc 994
Onions - loc 994
Steak - loc 1020
Jam - loc 1199
Coffee - loc 1644
Sugar - loc 1644
Ham - loc 1690
Cheese - loc 1690

T: Pucked
A: Helena Hunting
C: Randy Ballistic
C: Lily Leblanc
C: Alex Waters
C: Violet Hall
C: Miller Butterson
C: Sunny Waters
C: Darren Westingthouse
C: Charlene Hoar
C: Lance Romero
C: Finlay

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The Inn at Rose Harbor by Debbie Macomber
Read: 10/30/20
Pages: 384

Salt - pg 58, pg 213
Pepper - pg 58
Butter - pg 51
Pats of butter - pg 214
Eggs - pg 51, pg 191, pg 355
Bacon - pg 41, pg 50
Toast - pg 51
Fresh baked bread - pg 17
Warm crisp roll - pg 214
Bread - pg 127, 214
Pie crust - pg 35
Toasted cheese sandwich - pg 180
Fries - pg 255
Vinegar - pg 340
Chicken - pg 35
Ginger - pg 60
Beef - pg 213
Carrots - pg 127
Lamb - pg 253
Peanut butter - pg 127

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Finding Home by Tammy L. Grace
Read: 10/29/20
Pages: 252

Pasta:
Pasta pomodoro - pg 229
Tomatoes - pg 229
Basil - pg 142
Cheese - pg 52

You can't go wrong with our scrumptious Pasta Pomodoro, complete with chopped tomatoes, fresh basil and nutty parmesan cheese.

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Walk Through Fire by Kristen Ashley
Read: 10/28/20
Pages: 624

Sandwich:
Brioche toast - pg 516
Fluffy eggs - pg 237
Bacon - pg 237
Grated cheese - pg 502

A yummy breakfast sandwich made with brioche toast, fluffy eggs, piles of bacon (the more the better!) and topped with grated cheese

Quiche:
Eggs - pg 84
MUSHROOMS - pg 113
Onions - pg 117
Sharp cheddar - pg 240

A savory quiche that melts in your mouth - made with lots of love, eggs, mushrooms, onions and sharp cheddar.

Dessert:
Cherry Cream Cheese Pie - pg 341
Chocolate chip cookies - pg 143

MUSHROOMS - pg 109
MUSHROOMS - pg 112

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That Month in Tuscany by Inglath Cooper
Read: 10/27/20
Pages: 342

Meals
Sandwich:
Bread - pg 43
Chicken - pg 173
Tomatoes - pg 43
Olive oil - pg 99

A delightful sandwich of roasted chicken on fresh french bread with an olive oil spread and topped with fresh tomatoes

Pasta:
Tagliolini - pg 99
Rosemary - pg 99
Olive oil - pg 66
Lemon - pg 82

A lighter version of Tagliolini, tossed with a rosemary and olive oil sauce and garnished with fresh lemon.

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Friday I'm in Love by Mari Carr
Read: 10/26/20
Pages: 186

Salt - pg 19
Lime - pg 19
Butter - pg 36, pg 63
Shrimp - pg 36
Fish - pg 36, pg 47
Bread - pg 63
Chicken - pg 63
Lemon - pg 63
Water - pg 63
MUSHROOM - pg 128

T: Friday I'm in Love
A: Mari Carr
C: Ewan Collins
C: Natalie Miller
C: Sky
C: Teagan
C: Caitlyn Wallace
C: Aaron
C: Pat
C: Moose
C: Sean

I have over 2000 books on two kindles - I searched both and came up with one book out of all of those that had the word tumeric in it!! I've "looked inside" over a hundred more (culinary mysteries and foodie romances) and nuthin'!!! Not a word that seems to be used in books, at least the ones I read!!

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Tea & Comfort by Andrea Hurst
Read: 10/26/20
Pages: 304

TUMERIC - pg 2
TUMERIC - pg 224
BAMBOO - pg 222
MUSHROOM - pg 224

spinach - pg 68
eggs - pg 71
home-style potatoes - pg 71
baked cod - pg 95
lemon caper butter - pg 95
roasted garlic red potatoes - pg 95
flaky biscuits - pg 95
honey butter - pg 95
pear salad - pg 95
salmon - pg 111
olive oil - pg 111
broccoli rabe - pg 111
eggs - pg 130
sourdough bread - pg 130
crisp bacon - pg 159
tomato - pg 159
sour cream - pg 160
chicken apple sausage - pg 160
roasted chicken - pg 179
fresh garlic - pg 224
pea - 241
beet - pg 241
saffron pears - pg 241
crusty bread - pg 241
ricotta gnocchi in sage butter - pg 241
baby radish greens - pg 241

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Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich
Read: 10/25/20
Pages: 326

Bread - pg 15
Rye bread - pg 242
ham - pg 242
tuna - pg 49
cheese - pg 173
provolone cheese - pg 242
pickles - pg 49
butter - pg 174
marinara sauce - pg 15
pepper - pg 243
fish - pg 88
potatoes - pg 32
eggs - pg 32
bacon - pg 32
cream - pg 18
lamb - pg 254

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All Grown Up by Vi Keeland
Read: 10/24/20
Pages: 329

Eggs - pg 70
Bacon - pg 71
Chicken - pg 186
Tuna - pg 204
Salt - pg 126
Spinach - pg 70
Olive - pg 89
Cream - pg 60
Nuts - pg 107
Beans - pg 199
Rice - pg 185

Annabella
Bella
Eve
Ford Donovan
Valentina
Tom
Ryan
Mrs. Peabody
Mark
Logan

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Fight or Flight by Samantha Young
Read: 10/23/20
Pages: 361

Salad:
salad - pg 8
olive - pg 26
tomato - pg 12
cheese - pg 338
lemon - pg 102

A simple and refreshing salad with home grown tomatoes, black olives, grated parmesan cheese and topped with a zesty lemon and oil vinegarette.

other scavenger hunt items:
beef - pg 52
steak - pg 53
pan fried hake - pg 205
ham - pg 30
pomme puree - pg 52
heritage potatoes - pg 205
pastry - pg 132
salt - pg 158
saffron butter sauce - pg 205
nuts - pg 30

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Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare
Read: 10/22/20
Pages: 374

Meals:
Fish & Chips:
Fish - pg 42
Potato - pg 224
Salt - pg 174
Lemon - pg 120

Sandwich
Buttered bread - pg 151
Sliced ham - pg 151
Cheese - pg 151
Watercress - pg 184

PS - there were multiple mentions of mushrooms in my book - I used one in a recipe and left the rest as additional scavenger hunt words that we can use in other recipes

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The Magnolia Chronicles by Kate Canterbary
Read: 10/21/20
Pages: 304

Quiche:
Pastry - pg 144
Eggs - pg 245
MUSHROOM - pg 185
Provolone - pg 187

"A delicious and delicate quiche made with a flaky pastry surrounding fluffy eggs, provolone cheese and mushrooms."

Additional words:
Mushroom - pg 201, pg 278
Vinegar - pg 256
Artichoke - pg 6
potato - pg 6
cabbage - pg 10
anchovies pg 187
salt - pg 7

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Moving On by Emma Tharp
Read: 10/20/20
Pages: 112

Sausage - pg 7
Potatoes - pg 7, pg 81
rich onion gravy with a hint of red wine - pg 7
oysters - pg 25
lemon - pg 26
broccoli - pg 27
cheddar - pg 27
fish - pg 39
chips - pg 39
carrot - pg 81
pastrami - pg 39
cream - pg 21

Characters -
Scarlette James
Braeden McLoughlin
Amelia
Patrick
Fiona
Lettie
Emma Tharp - author

I listed the ingredients and names for my above posts because the first couple of books had a lot of random ingredients, and also because I want to see what we need most as far as meals go (since I know some of what we had can carry forward to this round.)

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Alex and Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz
Read: 10/19/20
Pages: 359

Salt - pg 276
Butter - pg 253
Cheese - pg 253
Turnip - pg 33
Beef - pg 33
Bread - pg 259
Baked rye bread - pg 349
roasted pig - pg 349
venison - pg 349
potatoes - pg 349
nutmeg - pg 350
cinnamon - pg 58
cloves - pg 58
beans - pg 20
bacon - pg 19
eggs - pg 259
honey - pg 11
dried fruits and nuts - pg 171
nuts - pg 350
vinegar - pg 11
fish - pg 129

Alexander Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler, Peggy, John Church, Stephen Van Rensselaer, George Washington, Gertrude, Kitty, John Andre, William Livingston, Ulysses

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Sudden Death by David Rosenfelt
Read: 10/18/20
Pages: 336

Salt - pg 238
Pepper - pg 238
Fish - pg 187
Bread - pg 40, pg 124
Jam - pg 124
Sandwich - pg 201
Cheese - pg 115
Potato - pg 34
Pasta - pg 64

Andy Carpenter, Laurie Collins, Willie Miller, Bobby Pollard, Teri, Adam Strickland, Kevin Randall, Edna, Marcus, Vince, Dylan, Cesar Quintana, Henry Harrison