Life
On Sunday we went to a cafe in the inner city suburbs where they were advertising Parisian Hot Chocolate, and I have to say it was worth the drive. What is that, you may ask? Well, it was a very thick drinking chocolate that comes with a big serving of cream. We had a ham and cheese croissant and then shared a banoffee cream croissant which was oh my goodness good. The cafe only does the Parisian Hot Chocolate during winter, but all the food looks so good, we can see ourselves going back again.
It did make me reminisce on all the delicious hot chocolates we had when we were travelling through Europe, which I posted about here.
This follows our visit to a German Christmas Market on Saturday which I am counting as our Christmas in July for this year. It was a bit cold and rainy (it is winter after all) but we got to enjoy some mulled wine and there was a nice vibe. We intended to grab some dinner there but the queue for the Bratwurst sausages was at least an hour long, so we ended up going to the local pub for their Christmas in July menu. We do try to do something for Christmas in July most years!
I also had a work offsite this week which was in a gorgeous location and with great food! It was an enjoyable couple of days but quite full on!
I'm reading
After a slow reading week last week, this was a much better week in terms of the number of books read. I read both Secrets in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen, which I reviewed last week here), and The One That I Want by Sandy Barker which I will review this week. I also started reading Poppy's Parisian Patisserie by Daisy James
I finished listening to Sidelines by Karen Viggers, which was an interesting read. It's not my normal type of read but I did enjoy it in the end. It covered a number of issues. I then wanted a change of pace and so I started listening to Funny Story by Emily Henry.
I'm watching
It was the finale of Masterchef Australia this week. Whilst I am not going to spoil the results, I can say that I wasn't the biggest fan of the winner. Never mind. Bring on Dessert Masters!
I did start watching a British show called Extraordinary Extensions. The show is basically a home renovation show. It is hosted by rapper Tinie Tempah, which gives the home renovation genre a bit of a twist. The renovations they are featuring are amazing, featuring people who make very brave design decisions and do something different with their houses. Oops...apparently the host just goes by the name Tinie now.
Other than that, I did watch a couple of movies. I watched the new Harry Connick Jr movie set in Cyprus - Finding Me Falling. It was pretty standard rom com and it was ... you know...fine. Harry Connick Jnr stars as a faded rock star who buys a house on a clifftop in Cyprus. When he runs into an old flame, things change more than he could ever imagine.
Other than that, I did watch a couple of movies. I watched the new Harry Connick Jr movie set in Cyprus - Finding Me Falling. It was pretty standard rom com and it was ... you know...fine. Harry Connick Jnr stars as a faded rock star who buys a house on a clifftop in Cyprus. When he runs into an old flame, things change more than he could ever imagine.
After our fancy brunch, we went to see Arctic Convoy (Konvoi) which is showing as part of the Scandinavian Film Festival. This is a Norwegian film which tells the story of an Arctic convoy which plied the seas from Norway to the USSR, providing much needed provisions in the depths of WWII. It was a pretty good movie, although it did lose it's way a little bit at times. It was certainly dramatic. Here's the trailer.
Blog Tour: Secrets in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen
Weekend Cooking/Paris in July: The Taste of Things
Weekend Cooking/Paris in July: The Taste of Things
Paris in July: Paris: Impressions of Life 1880-1925
I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date
I've linked this post to It's Monday, what are you reading? as hosted by Book Date
I'd have to agree with you about the masterchef winner. Very disappointing finale! And I think many people felt that way!
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sherry
I am sure that there were some people that were happy somewhere!
DeleteWow! That food looks amazing. Sounds like a great trip. Your book sounds wonderful. Slow reading week for me as well. Hope you enjoy your day.
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It was delicious. We will definitely go back again!
DeleteSounds like you had an excellent week. We tried a new restaurant this week too and have plans to return to try more of the menu items. Your books sound good too. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteWe love trying new recipes and restaurants!
DeleteA good variety of books! I haven't read Funny Story but I've read a couple of other Emily Henry books and enjoyed them. The hot chocolate and food looks amazing! My family never celebrated Christmas in July, and neither did my husband's. I think because summer is so short here in New England, in July, we only want to do the summer theme!
ReplyDeleteWhereas it is winter for us so we get to do the roasts and mulled wine etc that it is generally too hot for us in December.
DeleteIt sounds like you had a lovely reading week. Even though it's almost 40ยบ here, I'm now craving a creamy hot chocolate!
ReplyDeleteWe are heading to Europe soon, and I am hoping to have some hot chocolate somewhere.
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