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message 1: by Alaina (last edited Jun 30, 2025 06:42AM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
Please post like the following:
The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10) by Louise Penny
Review: add link
Buddy: add link if applicable
Pages: most rated (ex: this one would be 373 pages)
Ingredient: (add ingredient)
How it fits: (add how it fits)


______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

christene___|__________|__________|__________|__________
Joud________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Trisha______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Michelle____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Kaitlin!____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Taffy:)_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Anshika_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Jade________|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________

Total_______|__________|__________|__________|__________



message 2: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
Hello team!

Here is your first recipe for the challenge!


Crispy Grilled Wings:
Ingredients: Chicken Wings, Olive Oil, Cornstarch, Kosher Salt, Garlic Powder, Paprika, Lemon-pepper Seasoning, and Pepper.


christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 571 comments My Friends by Fredrik Backman
My Friends by Fredrik Backman
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: n/a
Pages: 436
Ingredient: Chicken Wings
How it fits: p.386 "things like chicken soup.." p.170 "He liked anything with wings."


message 4: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

christene___|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)

Total_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 1/8
Chicken Wings
Olive Oil
Cornstarch
Kosher Salt
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Lemon-pepper Seasoning
Pepper



christene_littlelibrary (cpaulanavarro) | 571 comments Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Buddy: n/a
Pages: 240
Ingredient: Pepper
How it fits: p.24 "watched the egg and peppers"


message 6: by Alaina (last edited Jul 02, 2025 07:59AM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

christene___|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
(view spoiler)

BONUS:

Total_______|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 2/8
Chicken Wings
Olive Oil
Cornstarch
Kosher Salt
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Lemon-pepper Seasoning
Pepper



message 7: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Expiration Dates by Rebecca Serle
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 260 (272 - 12 pgs in June)

Ingredient: Olive Oil
How it works: pg 110 "sets down a plate of olives." pg 99 "what kind of oil the machine"


message 8: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

christene___|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Trisha______|_____1____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
(view spoiler)

BONUS:

Total_______|_____3____|__________|_____9____|_____9____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 3/8
Chicken Wings
Olive Oil

Cornstarch
Kosher Salt
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Lemon-pepper Seasoning
Pepper



message 9: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 368

Word: Garlic Powder
How it works: 48% "he was allergic to garlic." 76% "poorly covered with matte powder."


message 10: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|_____2____|_____4____|_____7____|____11____
christene___|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
(view spoiler)

BONUS:

Total_______|_____4____|_____4____|____13____|____17____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 4/8
Chicken Wings
Olive Oil

Cornstarch
Kosher Salt
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Lemon-pepper Seasoning
Pepper



message 11: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Shelterwood by Lisa Wingate
author: Lisa Wingate
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 347
Word: Lemon-pepper Seasoning
How it works: LEMON - 51%, "bit into a lemon."
PEPPER - 18%, "Tom Chaneys and Lucky Ned Pepeprs were many"
SEASONING - using title & author's name (this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...)


message 12: by Trisha (last edited Jul 06, 2025 04:52PM) (new)


message 13: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 187 comments Trisha wrote: "posting for Michelle:

House Calls by Gary Yarbrough
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 103
Word: Cornstarch
How it works: title : [book:House Calls: Stories from Th..."


Thank you.


message 14: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|_____3____|_____7____|____10____|____17____
christene___|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Michelle____|_____1____|__________|_____1____|_____1____
(view spoiler)

BONUS:

Total_______|_____6____|_____7____|____17____|____24____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 6/8
Chicken Wings
Olive Oil
Cornstarch

Kosher Salt
Garlic Powder
Paprika
Lemon-pepper Seasoning
Pepper



message 15: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 187 comments The Thing in the Woods by Gary Frank

Review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages - 154
Ingredient - Kosher Salt
How it fits -
KOSHER - the thing in tHE woOdS - gaRy franK -
SALT Pg. 17 - "It's like SALT on a black table."


message 16: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|_____3____|_____7____|____10____|____17____
christene___|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Michelle____|_____2____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
(view spoiler)

BONUS:

Total_______|_____7____|_____7____|____19____|____26____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 7/8
Chicken Wings
Olive Oil
Cornstarch
Kosher Salt
Garlic Powder

Paprika
Lemon-pepper Seasoning
Pepper



message 17: by Joud (new)

Joud | 234 comments Vows of a Mobster by Eva Winners

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 512
Paprika:” I made us paprika-crusted chicken with kale salad “ pg50


message 18: by Alaina (last edited Jul 13, 2025 09:03AM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|_____3____|_____7____|____10____|____17____
christene___|_____2____|__________|_____6____|_____6____
Joud________|_____1____|__________|_____5____|_____5____
Michelle____|_____2____|__________|_____3____|_____3____
(view spoiler)

BONUS: + 5

Total_______|_____8____|_____7____|____24____|____36____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 8/8
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: TBA
Ingredients found: 0/TBA



message 19: by Alaina (last edited Jul 13, 2025 09:04AM) (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
Congrats! You finished your first recipe. Here is your next one:


Ratatouille:
Ingredients: Olive Oil, Yellow Onion, Red Bell Pepper, Kosher Salt, Ground Black Pepper, Garlic Cloves, Crushed Tomatoes, Fresh Thyme, Roma Tomatoes, Eggplant, Zucchini, Yellow Squash, and Fresh Basil Leaves.


message 20: by Joud (last edited Jul 13, 2025 09:09AM) (new)

Joud | 234 comments Veil of Vengeance (Veil of Power Book 1) by Serafina Marron

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 314
Olive oil: “follow him as he makes his way toward a small cabinet near the olive oil trees” pg115


message 21: by Joud (new)

Joud | 234 comments Veil of the Past (Veil of Power #2) by Serafina Marron

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 308
Roma Tomatoes
How it fits: tomatoes- “ the smell of garlic and tomatoes filling the air.” pg269
Roma- using author's name - seRafinA MarrOn


message 22: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments posting for Michelle:

Buried Bones (Widow's Island, #7) by Melinda Leigh
author: Melinda Leigh
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 104
Word: Fresh Basil Leaves
How it fits: Fresh pg 26 "I made a fresh pot of coffee." ; Basil - title and author name ; pg 9 "pine needles and dead leaves"


message 23: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Girl in the Creek by Wendy N. Wagner
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 272
Word: Eggplant
How it works: pg 112 "getting a second fried egg" pg 85 "with mud and plant juices"


message 24: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments posting for Jade:

It's a Love Story by Annabel Monaghan
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 368
Word: Fresh Thyme
How it works: Thyme in title and author name (it's a lovE sTorY by annabel MonagHan) ; Fresh pg 34 "T-shirt like she's fresh off"


message 25: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Darkwater Lane (Stillhouse Lake, 7) by Rachel Caine
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 378
Word: Kosher Salt
How it works: Kosher in title/series (darkwateR lane (StillHOusE laKe) and salt pg 289 "Other than the incident with the salt"


message 26: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments The Lake Escape by Jamie Day
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 368
Word: Yellow Onion
How it works: 38% "strip of yellow plastic" ; onion 38% "made of onion, ginger"


message 27: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 450
Word: Yellow Squash
How it works: Yellow pg 13 "yellow cardboard hand" ; Squash pg 433 "squash and chocolate biscuits on the end table"


message 28: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments posting for Christene:

Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 356
Word: Red Bell Pepper
How it works: Red - cover color ; Bell pg pg 34 "as the bell rings" ; pepper pg 104 "starts slicing a pepper"


message 29: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|_____7____|____16____|____26____|____42____
Joud________|_____3____|__________|____11____|____11____
christene___|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Michelle____|_____3____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Jade________|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)

BONUS: + 5

Total_______|____17____|____16____|____55____|____76____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 8/8
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Ratatouille
Ingredients found: 9/13
Olive Oil
Yellow Onion
Red Bell Pepper
Kosher Salt

Ground Black Pepper
Garlic Cloves
Crushed Tomatoes
Fresh Thyme
Roma Tomatoes
Eggplant

Zucchini
Yellow Squash
Fresh Basil Leaves



message 30: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Dead of Summer by Jessa Maxwell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 288
Word: Ground Black Pepper
How it works: pg 13 "Explore the grounds." ; black pg 2 "roars in the murky black" ; pepper pg 12 "close-cropped salt-and-pepper beard."


message 31: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Mayra by Nicky Gonzalez
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Pages: 240
Word: Garlic Cloves
How it works: 60% "whole cloves of garlic"


message 32: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments The Listeners by Maggie Stiefvater
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
pages: 400
Word: crushed tomatoes
how it works: crushed pg 290 "crushed hands, crushed feet" ; tomatoes pg 46 "tomatoes for the tenderloin"


message 33: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|____10____|____25____|____35____|____60____
Joud________|_____3____|__________|____11____|____11____
christene___|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Michelle____|_____3____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Jade________|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)

BONUS: + 5

Total_______|____20____|____25____|____64____|____94____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 8/8
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Ratatouille
Ingredients found: 12/13
Olive Oil
Yellow Onion
Red Bell Pepper
Kosher Salt
Ground Black Pepper
Garlic Cloves
Crushed Tomatoes
Fresh Thyme
Roma Tomatoes
Eggplant

Zucchini
Yellow Squash
Fresh Basil Leaves



message 34: by Trisha (last edited Jul 16, 2025 05:28PM) (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 320
Word: Zucchini
How it works: Between this title and author name: À chaque duc suffit sa peine author name: Suzanne Enoch


message 35: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|____11____|____25____|____38____|____63____
Joud________|_____3____|__________|____11____|____11____
christene___|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Michelle____|_____3____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Jade________|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)

BONUS: + 10

Total_______|____21____|____25____|____67____|___102____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 8/8
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Ratatouille
Ingredients found: 13/13
(view spoiler)
Recipe #3: TBA
Ingredients found: 0/TBA



message 36: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
Congrats! You finished your second recipe. Here is your next one:


Baby Back Ribs:
Ingredients: Baby Back Ribs, Chicken Broth, Soy Sauce, Sugar, Cider Vinegar, Olive Oil, Garlic Cloves, Salt, Paprika, Chili Powder, Garlic Powder, and Cayenne Pepper.


message 37: by Joud (new)

Joud | 234 comments The Hermit (Mafia Empire #1) by Michelle Heard

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 283
Word: Salt
“ the smell of salt in the gentle breeze.” pg 158


message 38: by Joud (new)

Joud | 234 comments The High Priestess (Mafia Empire #2) by Michelle Heard

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 273
Word: Sugar
“ “I put sugar in the water to help her calm down,”pg99


message 39: by Joud (new)

Joud | 234 comments Death (Mafia Empire #3) by Michelle Heard

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 281
Word: BABY BACK RIBS
BABY- “I hear a baby crying ”pg 59
BACK- “Get back to your seats,” pg59
RIBS- “ My heart pounds against my ribs” pg72


message 40: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|____11____|____25____|____38____|____63____
Joud________|_____6____|__________|____20____|____20____
christene___|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Michelle____|_____3____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Jade________|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)

BONUS: + 10

Total_______|____24____|____25____|____76____|___111____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 8/8
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Ratatouille
Ingredients found: 13/13
(view spoiler)
Recipe #3: Baby Back Ribs
Ingredients found: 3/12
Baby Back Ribs
Chicken Broth
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Cider Vinegar
Olive Oil
Garlic Cloves
Salt
Paprika
Chili Powder
Garlic Powder
Cayenne Pepper



message 41: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter by Samantha Crewson
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 320
Word: Cayenne Pepper
How it works: Cayenne - title and author name
Title: Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter author: Samantha Crewson; Pepper 9% "but his enormous bell pepper nose"


message 42: by Trisha (last edited Jul 17, 2025 10:16AM) (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish (Hecate Cavendish #1) by Paula Brackston
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 356
Word: Cider Vinegar
How it works: title and series name and author name
the hauntInG of hecAte caVENIdish by paula bRackston ; Cider pg 23 "increasingly its cider apples"


message 43: by Trisha (last edited Jul 17, 2025 10:22AM) (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments Posting for Michelle:

Haunting of the Blackthorne House by Bruce Knapp
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 130
Word: Paprika
How it works: title and author name: hauntIng of the blAcKhorne house by bRuce knAPP


message 44: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments posting for Michelle:

Dearest Ivie (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #15.5) by J.R. Ward
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 157
Word: Garlic Cloves
how it works: title and series (this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...)
dearest IViE: a novella set in the bLaCk dAGgeR WOrld (bLaCk daggeR brotherhood)


message 45: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 320
Word: Olive Oil
How it works: 28% "I easily locate her olive oil"


message 46: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments posted for Jade:

Don't Let Him In by Lisa Jewell
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 368
Word: Chicken Broth
How it works: chicken 86% "soup that night: chicken, leeks" ; broth "Here, her mother, Nine, her BROTHer"


message 47: by Trisha (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau by Kristin Harmel
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 384
Word: Soy Sauce
How it works: Soy 5% "I'm very SOrrY, sir" ; Sauce 6% "Dijon cream sauce"


message 48: by Trisha (last edited Jul 17, 2025 11:03AM) (new)

Trisha | 6751 comments posting for Michelle:

The Oregon Trail Pathway to the West (Founding of America) by Tecla Emerson
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
pages: 101
Word: Garlic Powder
How it works: garlic (title and author name) : the oreGon tRAIL pathway to the west by reCla emerson; powder pg 138 "shook some of the gray powder into"

* (weird page count for location is because paperback has more pages and was the only version I could search)


message 49: by Alaina (new)

Alaina (ameserole) | 81840 comments Mod
______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___

Trisha______|____15____|____25____|____52____|____77____
Joud________|_____6____|__________|____20____|____20____
christene___|_____3____|__________|____10____|____10____
Michelle____|_____6____|__________|_____8____|_____8____
Jade________|_____2____|__________|_____8____|_____8____
(view spoiler)

BONUS: + 10

Total_______|____32____|____25____|____98____|___133____

Recipe #1: Crispy Grilled Wings
Ingredients found: 8/8
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Ratatouille
Ingredients found: 13/13
(view spoiler)
Recipe #3: Baby Back Ribs
Ingredients found: 11/12
Baby Back Ribs
Chicken Broth
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Cider Vinegar
Olive Oil
Garlic Cloves
Salt
Paprika

Chili Powder
Garlic Powder
Cayenne Pepper



message 50: by Michelle (new)

Michelle | 187 comments Appalachian Magazine's Mountain Superstitions, Ghost Stories & Haint Tales A Collection of Memories & Commentaries from the Mountains of Appalachia by Appalachian Magazine

Review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages - 117
Word - Chili Powder
How it fits - Chili - In title / Powder on page 20 - "The throw is a combination of roots and powders..."


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