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on July 15, 2024

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Rachael Kirkconnell’s TikTok Salad

I had to try the latest salad trend all over Instagram and TikTok. Rachael Kirkconnell, from The Bachelor , made this salad that can be a snack or a meal. I had it for lunch twice so far, and I love it! Here is the recipe: Rachel Kirkconnell’s TikTok Salad Ingredients: 2-3 sliced mini cucumbers 4-5 sliced mini sweet peppers 1 tablespoon ginger dressing 1 teaspoon chili crunch 1 teaspoon Everything but the Bagel seasoning Instructions: 1. Place mini cucumbers, mini sweet peppers, dressing and chili crunch in a bowl. Stir together so all veggies are covered with the dressing and chili crunch. 2. Top with Everything but the Bagel seasoning. As you can see, this is a quick and easy salad to make, I used Makoto ginger dressing and Momofuko Chili Crunch. (Note: Rachael mentioned you can use Trader Joe’s Onion Crunch in place of chili crunch.) You can definitely control how much heat your salad has by varying the amounts of ginger dressing and chili crunch. You may also vary the amount of

28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand—A Review with a Recipe!

I absolutely loved 28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand. I have to say that it is now my favorite book by the author. 28 Summers is set in Nantucket, of course, in a cottage on the beach. Main character, Mallory Blessing, inherits the cottage from her Aunt Greta. On Labor Day weekend 1993, Mallory is hosting a bachelor weekend for her brother, Cooper, and his buddies to celebrate his upcoming marriage. Things don’t go as planned, and the weekend ends up being a disaster. The only ray of sunshine is that Jake McCloud, Cooper’s best man, ends up staying with Mallory the whole weekend. This is when they decide to have a “same time next year” every Labor Day, no matter what. Mallory Blessing is the type of character that becomes your best friend. She is kind, generous, a terrific teacher, and a great cook. I loved the relationship that developed between Jake and Mallory, even though it ends up being complicated. Elin Hilderbrand organizes the book into “28 summers” and introduces each summer w

July Reading 2024

I enjoyed my month of reading! I read three books by David Nicholls, ( One Day , Us and You Are Here ) , all of which I loved. Northern Spy by Flynn Berry is a suspenseful mystery/thriller set in Northern Ireland. I read two more thrillers, The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sara Pekkanen and If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay. I loved Kristy Woodson Garvey’s A Happier Life (Southern Fiction), too. I will be reviewing all of the books. In addition, I read a book written by a friend of mine, Darrell Bassham. His book, Tales By a Central Florida Kid , is about his life growing up in Auburndale, Florida in the 1950s and 60s. I’m going to review it in more depth, but if you grew up in Central Florida during that time, you will enjoy Darrell’s book. It is available on Amazon. Can’t believe it’s August! Enjoy your new month of reading.

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