Vacation Photos: Food

 

Just some food photos from our Disney vacation - some from the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival

S'mores cookies from the Earl of Sandwich - no notes 10/10

Lemon Meringue Croissant - 10/10 no notes 

All Star Movies Resort

Lemon Meringue Croissant with hot chocolate

Shrimp and pasta

Mickey Cinnamon Roll - pretty good but the dough wasn't the soft pastry dough

I'm a little biased because I make pretty good cinnamon rolls

Wookie Cookie - oatmeal cream cookie

Hollywood Studios - this was pretty good. 8/10

Buffalo Chicken Grilled Cheese from Hollywood Studios. This is the perfect lunch! 

From the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival - cheese croissant.

This was yummy!

From the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival - liquid nitrogen honey cheesecake.

It was pretty good

Breakfast Bowl from the All Star Movies resort 

Pull pork mac and cheese from Animal Kingdom - delicious 10/10

Brownie and cookie dough bar from Animal Kingdom - perfection!

As you can see, we ate well.

I found many of these treats on a Disney food blog - which I'm having a hard time finding again. But I was grateful that someone else had done the work.

Graphic Novel: Run Home

Alyssa is a freshman in high school. Her parents want her to join a sports team. She isn't too coordinated, so running seems to be the best fit. She hates running. The more the practices, the better she gets. She also gains a few friends too. 

Her father is sick and dies. She doesn't know what to do with herself. She feels guilty if she's happy. She feels sad all the time. She's drowning in her grief, but running does help. It helps that she sees herself improving. 

My Thoughts: This is a sequel to Big Apple Diaries and it's really good. Alyssa has so many ups and downs. The book goes through the calendar year. Her situation is unique, but she's trying the best she can with her family and friends. I love the illustrations. There's so much detail in this one year. I hope there are more books in the works. 

Cover Thoughts: Fantastic

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: A great graphic novel about grief, friendship, and moving forward. 

Picture Book Review: Bread is Love

Every weekend one family makes bread. Bread has four ingredients. It takes a lot of time and patience to make bread. 

This book shares who to make bread, step-by-step instructions in a story. I love how the bread doesn't turn out the same way every week, but that it doesn't matter. It still tastes good and it's still a celebration of family time. And there is a recipe at the back of the book. The illustrations are fantastic and cozy.

* warning: this book might inspire you to make bread. 

Top Ten Tuesday: Spring TBR

 This week's topic is our Spring TBR list. For me that's books coming out in April, May, and June.

I am MORE than ready for Spring!

Middle Grade:

YA:

Graphic Novels:

Adult:

Have you read any of these?

Which should I start with? 

Middle Grade Review: Right Back at You

Mason's parents have separated. He's very angry at his dad. Guys at school are bulling him. His mom has checked out and drinks too much. He's at his wit's end. His therapist suggests he write a letter to someone. He chooses Albert Einstein because of the book he's reading. After he writes the letter, he places it in his closet so no one will find it.

However, the letter travels through a wormhole to a girl's closet in 1987. At first Mason doesn't believe Talia, but after they exchange more letters, he can't help but trust in this strange phenomenon.

Talia has bulling troubles of her own. The boys in her class are bullying her because she's Jewish. None of the adults are taking it seriously, except for her parents. But that just makes everything worse.

The more they write letters, the more they become a lifeline for each other.

Why I read this book: Loved the concept and I love epistolary novels

My Thoughts: I loved this book. It had so many important pieces. I'm so glad that Mason and Talia found each other. The time difference added some humor to the story. I wanted to give them both hugs for all they were going through with family drama and bullying. I really love how the two friends supposed each other. The antisemitism was hard to read, but I was proud for Talia and how she stood up for herself - even if her friends would not. I love how that storyline turned out. This is an important read that clearly still relevant today. as bullies are everywhere. 

Cover Thoughts: Cute - Love all the pieces of the keychain

Source: My Library

Library Recommendation: A must have book for school and public libraries 

Booklist: Adult Flower Books

 

Yesterday, I shared a Flower/Garden/Farm cozy booklist and today I'm sharing fiction books in the same vein. 

These adult books are perfect for summer reading

Flower/Garden Fiction

Booklist: Garden and Flower Cozies

 

I haven't done adult summer reading ideas before, but I read a bunch of cozies featuring gardens and flowers and thought I'd share them.

As it's spring, it's lovely to think about flowers and gardens again after that brutally cold winter.

Garden and Flower Cozies:

Happy Reading!