Team New Wave Upside Down Cake

[Anne]

COMPLETED

The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald

0 - Stand alone
6 - Author LN Sebald
8 - Location East Anglia (England)

[LaurLa]

Does this look blue enough? If so, I'll use it for Blue 7

[Kristel]

April mini is out:

Link to April mini

April Mini Challenge

This is an optional mini challenge for our UNO players. This month we are joining another team for a bake-off!

In February, you assembled your space treats and in March you embarked on your space travel. So now it is time to come back home and have a tea party with your new found treats.

◈ You can choose any recipe from a different team. With that recipe in hand you need to decide as a team how to eat their treat. You do this by:
→ picking word(s) to "spell-it-out" you can do this with up to 15 letters (they need to be complete words, not only spelling partial words)
→ picking word(s) that you can find on the cover of books or as words in text. You can do this with up to 15 words
→ deciding what else you would like to serve at the tea party. Complete the story on the spreadsheet using book titles. (15 words) Be as creative as you like. You can use as much or as little of a title as you see fit.

◈ Every book read, i.e. every task completed, is worth 10 points.

◈ If you complete all your requirements for a tea party, your team will receive 30 bonus points.

◈ Share your tea party with the team that created the recipe you were given for an additional 10 points. (This means posting to their thread your tea party story)

[Kristel]

◈ Books can be started at any point since the start of the UNO challenge (Feb 1)
◈ Books need to be finished after the start of this mini challenge on April 12, 7pm AEST (countdown is here) and before May 1 at 7pm AEST (Countdown to the end of April is here)



You can find other teams recipes here

[Kristel]

LaurLa wrote: "Does this look blue enough? If so, I'll use it for Blue 7
"

I'll ask the other captains what they think.

[Lauri]

Double Completion post!

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
Kate Racculia
Finished 4/9/20
Page count: 359
Fits the following cards:
0 - Standalone
2 - title
3 - character Bert Hatmaker
7 - character Vincent Pryce
8 - character Emerson Arches
9 - character Nathaniel Arches
Skip - character Poindexter "Dex" Howard
It's also completely BLUE... Just saying 😊



The Winter Ghosts
Kate Mosse
Finished 4/10/20
Page count: 253
Fits the following cards:
0 - standalone
4 - character Freddie Watson
6 - character M. Saurat
Skip - author



Could someone please add these to our spreadsheet? Thank you!

[Kristel]

LaurLa, I added for Blue 7

[Kristel]

MINI
It consists of 3 parts:

Part 1: Spell-it-out
We will need to pick words from our chosen recipe (up to 15 letters) and spell them out. The chosen words have to be spelled out fully.

Spell-it-out rules for this part are a bit different from the main challenge rules:
For this mini-challenge, you are using the same rules that apply for UNO. So a letter needs to be the first letter in the book title, author first name or surname, character name or nickname, or setting. Articles (a/an/the) can be ignored in the book titles. For this spell-it-out, you can also use the first letter in the series name.

Part 2: words on the cover or in text
"picking word(s) that you can find on the cover of books or as words in text. You can do this with up to 15 words"

This means picking words out of the chosen recipe and finding them on the cover (which may be items) or as words in the text. Book colours can also work. For instance, if the recipe calls for a lime then we can use a lime green cover.

Part 3: Write a story
"Complete the story on the spreadsheet using book titles. (15 words) Be as creative as you like. You can use as much or as little of a title as you see fit."

In the story, we are in a tea party and need to figure out what to serve.


Hope this helps. It took me many times to fully understand how this mini works😅

[Kristel]

April mini starts in less than two hours. Countdown to April mini

In the interest of time, I'll choose the recipe myself. I'm going to get to that in about an 1,5 hours, so if you have a preference let me know! I hope this is fine with you all:)

I think that a longer recipe will give us more options, so I'll look at them.

[Kristel]

Update to here.

[Kristel]

We will be going with Team VanGuard Sabayon recipe:

Makes 12 small or 6 medium servings

INGREDIENTS
6 eggs, (Yolks only)
60 grams shredded coconut
80 grams Pure Sugar
120 Grams – Dry White Wine
½ cup Thickened Cream
1 tsp cornflour
1 Vanilla Bean, seeds scraped
300 grams fresh Berries – Blueberries, Strawberries (cut diagonally)
Juice of 1 orange
270 grams of diced starfruit and Kiwifruit
2 passion fruit (Keep cold in airtight container)
Zest of 2 meteoroid limes (ask your local NASA)
2 Lady finger bananas, sliced 1 cm thick circles
Lemon juice (optional)

Garnish
Touch of Full Moon Sea Salt
1 mint leaf

KITCHEN TOOLS
A sharp knife
A large bowl made from asteroid or nickel
A medium glass bowl (24cm in diameter minimum)
A large saucepan of simmering water
A balloon whisk or Electric beater
Dessert goblets or large martini glasses
A Plate
A Spatula
A Spoon

Optional
A Pen (Mark off steps as you go)
Food handling gloves (Hygiene)


METHOD

1. About an hour before serving the dessert, rinse the berries and drain them on a plate and paper towel. Slice off the stems and halve or quarter the strawberries lengthwise, depending on size, into the glass bowl. Add the starfruit, kiwifruit and bananas. Sprinkle over a teaspoon of the sugar, the meteroroid lime zest and the orange juice; fold gently together to blend well. Taste and add more sugar or orange juice if needed, set aside to macerate.

2. Whisk the egg yolks, wine, vanilla, cornflour, cream and sugar in the asteroid/nickel bowl. Rest the bowl in the saucepan over hot water. Whisk constantly for 4 to 5 minutes or more to cook the sauce, until it has the consistency of lightly whipped cream and peaks start to form. Clear the bottom of the bowl constantly with the whisk so that the eggs do not scramble and adjust the heat as needed. Taste the sauce — the sabayon should never get so hot that you can't stick your very clean finger in it — and whisk drops of lemon juice or more sugar if you want. When thick, foamy, and tripled in volume, remove from heat. It can be served hot as is, tepid, or cool.

3. Spoon a portion of the fruit mix from the glass bowl — 1/2 cup or more — into each goblet or glass. Sprinkle a thin layer of shredded coconut on top (to your stomach/taste) then top with 1/3 to 1/2 cup of warm or cool sabayon.

4. Remove the pulp from the passionfruit.

5. Garnish with passionfruit pulp, full moon sea salt and a mint leaf

[Kristel]

I've added the recipe in the tracking post and in our tracking ss.

[Kristel]

We are going to spell out: FULL MOON SEA SALT.

I've added the letters to the tracking post and tracking ss.

I've also struck through the words that have been already used, so you know what words are available.

[Kristel]

When finishing your books let me also know if your books work for:
1) The spell-out
2) Words in text/cover
3) Neither, so I know we can use it in the story.

[Kristel]

LaurLa, The captains have now decided that actually doesn't work for blue. If you don't want to read the book you were supposed to read for Blue 7 at first then I can add another book there instead:)

[Heather]

Completion Post


Read 4/13/20

9 Green

I am really confused by this mini challenge, so not sure where this book should go.

[Kristel]

Heather wrote: "Completion Post


Read 4/13/20

9 Green

I am really confused by this mini challenge, so not sure where this book should go."


Basically, right now books need to either:
1) fit the spell-out (in our case all the letter in "FULL MOON SEA SALT") using regular spell-out rules (author, characters names).

For instance, The book title starts with "L", so it fits for "L" in FULL

2) Or the book features a word found in Team VanGuard Sabayon recipe. For instance "Little Fires Everywhere" feature the word "fruit" in its text and its also in the recipe:)

Little Fires Everywhere: "At mealtimes they stopped by the side of the road, feeding themselves from the paper bag of the groceries behind the driver's seat: bread and peanut butter, fruit, sometimes salami..."


Team VanGuard Sabayon recipe: "3. Spoon a portion of the fruit mix from the glass bowl — 1/2 cup or more — into each goblet or glass. Sprinkle a thin layer of shredded coconut on top (to your stomach/taste) then top with 1/3 to 1/2 cup of warm or cool sabayon."

I hope that clears it up. I know it took me many times before I understood the rules myself😅

I added your book for "fruit" in text.

[Heather]

Kristel wrote: "Heather wrote: "Completion Post


Read 4/13/20

9 Green

I am really confused by this mini challenge, so not sure where this book should go."


Basicall..."

Thank you! Yes that makes more sense.

[Anne]

COMPLETED

Afterlife by Julia Alvarez

0 - Stand alone
7 - Character LN Vega, Yellow cover

April Mini

A - Author LN Alvarez
M - Character FN Mario

[Jeanette]

completed.
Is the 4 Red, but can also count as the “F” in the spell-out if it works both places at the same time.

[Kristel]

Jeanette wrote: " completed.
Is the 4 Red, but can also count as the “F” in the spell-out if it works both places at the same time."

Yes, books can work for both the main challenge and mini.

[Heather]

Completion Post

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms
Read 4/14/20

3 Blue - Author LN Harms

Mini Challenge

M - Character FN Matt
O - Title
A - Character FN Amy
L - Character FN Lena
T - Character FN Talia
Wine - Page 70
White - Page 103
Eggs - Page 138
Mint - Page 202
Sharp - Page 105
Dessert - Page 97
Glass - Page 70
Glasses - Page 50
Plate - Page 202
Lemon - Page 103

[Jessamine]

Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
Date:

Works for:
1 - 1st in series
2 - Char. LN Maia Tamarin
6 BLUE - Title Spin the Dawn
8 - Char. FN Edan
9 - Char. LN Norbu
Skip - Char. FN Kalsang Tamarin

April Mini:
N - Char. LN Norbu

[Kristel]

Updated to here.

[LaurLa]

Kristel wrote: "LaurLa, The captains have now decided that actually doesn't work for blue. If you don't want to read the book you were supposed to read for Blue 7 at f..."

No problem - I'll still read the original one.

[Jessamine]

Every Other Weekend by Abigail Johnson
Date: April 14

Works for:
0 - SA
2 - Char. LN Jolene Timber
3 - Char. FN Helen Timber
6 - Char. FN Shelly
8 - Char. FN Erica Porter
Skip - Setting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

April Mini:
T - Char. LN Jolene Timber

[Jessamine]

Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
Date: April 15

Works for:
0 - SA
1 - Char. FN Oliver Di Fiore
2 - Char. LN Will Tavares
5 - Char. FN Izzy
6 - Author FN Sophie Gonzales
8 - Char. FN Emerson
9 - Char. FN Niamh
Skip - Char. LN Matt Patterson

April Mini:
O - Char. FN Oliver Di Fiore

[Heather]

Completion Post

In the Shadow of the Hanging Tree by Michael A. McLellan
Read 4/15/20

0 - Stand Alone
2 - Character FN Theo
3 - Character FN Henry
6 - Character FN Samuel
8 - Character FN Eliza
4 - Character LN Flemington
Skip - Character LN Picton

Mini

F - Character LN Flemington
M - Author FN Michael
E - Character FN Eliza
T - Character FN Theo
Glass Loc 232
Eggs - Loc 232
Stomach - Loc 327
White - Loc 338
Bowl - Loc 237
Hot - Loc 352
Glasses - Loc 1051
Water - Loc 1271
Cup - Loc 1498
Orange - Loc 1789
Corn Flour - Loc 2481

[Jessamine]

The Upside of Falling by Alex Light
Date: April 15

Works for:
0 - SA
2 - Title The Upside of Falling
3 - Char. LN Becca Hart

April Mini:
U - Title (The) Upside of Falling

[Franziska]

Finished my WD4 (Red #6) book and will add it to the spreadsheet.

April Mini:

S - Title (Spark)
O - Character (Obel)
L - Character (Leora)

[Kristel]

Every letter has been claimed in part 1 of the mini-challenge.

For part 2, we still need 9 more books.

Part 2: Items on cover or words in text
1. "Fruit" - Heather
2. "Passion" - Jeanette
3. "Lady" - Jeanette
4. "Lemon" - LaurLa
5. "Vanilla" - LaurLa
6. "Bowl" - Heather
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Note! We can find the same word as many times as it's featured in the recipe!

[Jeanette]

Hi
Can we use as the color of lime for the mini challenge?
And can I use for the word “Martini glasses“, or should it be plural as in the recipe?

[Kristel]

Jeanette wrote: "Hi
Can we use as the color of lime for the mini challenge?
And can I use for the word “Martini glasses“, ..."

Lime green cover would work for "lime".

Also, I'm going to go yes with plurals of words. That is usually what is allowed. That being said our chosen recipe has the word "glasses" and "glass" in there, so you could use either:)

[Jeanette]

Kristel wrote: "Jeanette wrote: "Hi
Can we use as the color of lime for the mini challenge?
And can I use for the word “M..."

Great thanks Kristel

[Jeanette]

I am in a reading spree these days. If anyone else wants a spot on the minis, just say the word and I will pull back a little and make room ;-)

[Kristel]

Part 2: Items on cover or words in text
1. "Fruit" - Heather
2. "Passion" - Jeanette
3. "Lady" - Jeanette
4. "Lemon" - LaurLa
5. "Vanilla" - LaurLa
6. "Bowl" - Heather
7. "Lime" - Jeanette
8. "Glass" - Jeanette
9. "Moon" - Jeanette
10. "Touch" - Jeanette
11. "Knife" - Jeanette
12. "Sugar" - Kristel
13. "Gloves" - LaurLa
14. "Eggs" - Su Ah
15. "Mint" - Su Ah

[Kristel]

Update to here.

[Kristel]

Jeanette, you have shelved "Simos passion" that has no pages. I tried to google the book but found nothing. If you can't find a reputable source with a page number then we can't use the book.

If you find a source, link it here.

[Jeanette]

Kristel wrote: "Jeanette, you have shelved "Simos passion" that has no pages. I tried to google the book but found nothing. If you can't find a reputable source with a page number then we can't use the book.

If ..."

It is 285 long and really bad.
https://books.google.dk/books/about/S...

[Kristel]

Jeanette wrote: "Kristel wrote: "Jeanette, you have shelved "Simos passion" that has no pages. I tried to google the book but found nothing. If you can't find a reputable source with a page number then we can't use..."

Thank you! I asked a GR librarian to add all necessary information to GR:)

I'm sorry you had to suffer through almost 300 pages of the book.

[Anne]

. COMPLETED

The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell

1 - 1st in series (The Saxon Tales)
2 - Title “The Last Kingdom”
8 - Location England

April mini

P.26. Wine
P 61. Bowl
P 145. Passion
P 161 lady
P 174 berries
P 202 finger
P 223 serving
P 257 shredded

[Lauri]

Completion post!
The Falling Woman
Pat Murphy
Finished 4/16/20
Page count: 287
Fits the following cards:
0 - character Zuhuy-Kak
1 - character Marcos Ortega
2 - character Tony Baker
4 - title
6 - character Salvador
8 - MC Elizabeth Butler
Skip - author Pat Murphy



I'm totally confused about the mini! I have no idea what to say right now...

[Kristel]

Lauri wrote: "Completion post!
The Falling Woman
Pat Murphy
Finished 4/16/20
Page count: 287
Fits the following cards:
0 - character Zuhuy-Kak
1 - character Marcos Ortega
2 - charact..."

Right now it appears that we have Part 1 and 2 completed. Now, we need 15 books to write a story (using their titles) about a tea party and what we would serve there. Just like we had to do last month.

[Kristel]

Updated to here.

[Heather]

Completion Post
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Read 4/19/20

1 - 1st in a series
2 - Character FN Teddy
6 - Character LN Shirley
Skip - Character LN Pye

[Anne]

. COMPLETED

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome

0 - Stand alone
2 - Title “Three Men in a Boat”
3 - #3 in title

[Lauri]

Completion post!
Dead Over Heels
Charlaine Harris
Finished 4/19/20
Page count: 287
Fits the following cards:
0 - character Trinity Zelman
1 - character O'Reilly
2 - MC Aurora "Roe" Teagarden
3 - author Harris
4 - character Faron Henske
5 - 5th in series
6 - character Shelby Youngblood
Skip - character Padgett Lanier

[Anne]

COMPLETED

Three Men Went to Row by John Llewellyn

0 - Stand alone
2 - Title
3 - #3 in title

Kristel,
I don’t know if you can use this one. I wasn’t really reading it for UNO but more for my own information. It is 196 pages and only seems to exist as an e-book. The ISBN is 9781788038409. I appear to be the only person on Goodreads who has read it or reviewed it!
Now on to the “The Tiger’s Wife”.....

[Heather]

Completion Post

Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent
Read 4/20/20

0 - Stand Alone
1 - Character FN Oliver
4 - Place France
5 - Place Ireland
7 - Character FN Veronique
8 - Character FN Eugene
9 - Author LN Nugent

[Jessamine]

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Date:

Works for:
0 - SA
2 - Author FN Taylor Jenkins Reid
3 - Char. FN Harry Cameron
4 - Char. FN Frankie Troupe
6 - Title (The) Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
7 - 7 in Title
8 - Char. FN Evelyn Hugo
9 - Char. LN Rex North
Reverse - Read by Jeanette

April Mini:
Eggs - "If you're asking if your eggs will be burned, the answer is probably." (36%)