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Archive for May 2023

#Project365 2023 week 20

Day 134: testing out and laying stepping stones down our garden Day 135: stones in place, guinea pigs and dogs out enjoying the sun. Day 136: apologies for another selfie! Exam season is here! Day 137: love these tulips on the school run, such gorgeous purples Day 138: it was the other way around this […]

Death at the Three Sisters, by Jo Allen

A young woman is found dead by her colleagues. Sophie drowned at the spa where she worked, An accident seems unlikely but who had motive to kill her? Death at the Three Sisters is the 10th book in the DCI Jude Satterthwaite police procedural series. There are continuations of Jude’s personal life plot lines but […]

His Mother’s Lies, by J.A. Andrews

Ethan and Charlotte’s wedding doesn’t go 100% to plan. But their honeymoon is even more disasterous when his mother Anna suffers a fall. Things get even worse when the pair are evicted from their home due to noise complaints and are forced to move in with his mum. Is Charlotte imagining the animosity from her […]

Creamy tomato and chickpea curry

One of the textures that I have missed most since going vegan is a creamy consistency. I love Thai curries so used the coconut milk idea to add a creaminess to a tomato and chickpea curry. INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 heaped teaspoon medium curry powder 2 tablespoons tomato […]

The Forgotten Children, by Ann Bennett

TRIGGER WARNING: Holocaust and Nazi brutality 1938, Helga and Ruth are Jewish twins in Berlin during an increasingly fraught time. Their only hope is to escape abroad but can they save each other? 1990, Naomi goes to France for work but discovers clues about her mother Helga’s secret family history… The Forgotten Children is a […]