Pies Please
October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024
Level 2 11-20 tasks
Level 3 21 tasks or more
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TASKS
1. Apple Pie
A pie in which the principal filling ingredient is crisp and acidic cooking apples such as the Bramley or Granny Smith. It can be served with whipped cream, ice cream or cheese. Apple pie is an unofficial symbol of the United States and one of its signature comfort foods.
🥧Read a book set in the USA or read a book where the word apple can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a character who is a Granny.
A pie in which the principal filling ingredient is crisp and acidic cooking apples such as the Bramley or Granny Smith. It can be served with whipped cream, ice cream or cheese. Apple pie is an unofficial symbol of the United States and one of its signature comfort foods.
🥧Read a book set in the USA or read a book where the word apple can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or a character who is a Granny.
Early Sunday Morning - Barry Denenberg (Scholastic - Oct 2001) (USA) - Oct 21
2. Pecan Pie
Pecan pie is made of pecan nuts mixed with a filling of eggs, butter, and sugar. Variations may include white or brown sugar, cane syrup, sugar syrup, molasses, maple syrup, or honey. It is commonly served at holiday meals in the United States and is considered a specialty of Southern U.S. origin. Pecan pie may be served with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or hard sauce.
🥧 Read a book set in Southern USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia) or read a book that has pecan in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with ice cream on the cover. (Show cover)
Pecan pie is made of pecan nuts mixed with a filling of eggs, butter, and sugar. Variations may include white or brown sugar, cane syrup, sugar syrup, molasses, maple syrup, or honey. It is commonly served at holiday meals in the United States and is considered a specialty of Southern U.S. origin. Pecan pie may be served with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream or hard sauce.
🥧 Read a book set in Southern USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia) or read a book that has pecan in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with ice cream on the cover. (Show cover)
Texas Bodyguard: Chance - Janie Crouch (HI #2167 - Sept 2023) - Oct 20
*3 Pumpkin Pie
A pumpkin-based custard flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, baked in a single pie shell. Sometimes the crust is a graham cracker crust or a pastry dough crust. Very common in the autumn and early winter holidays such as Thanksgiving in the USA.
🥧Read a book set at Thanksgiving or with a pumpkin on the cover (Show cover) or with the title in orange letters. (Show cover)
4. Key Lime Pie
Key lime pie is an American dessert pie. A pie made with key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a crust, often a graham cracker one. The dish is named after the small Key limes, which are more aromatic than the common Persian limes, and which have yellow juice.
🥧Read a book with the word lime in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an egg on the cover (Show cover) or where the authors initials can be found in GRAHAM CRACKER.
A pumpkin-based custard flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger, baked in a single pie shell. Sometimes the crust is a graham cracker crust or a pastry dough crust. Very common in the autumn and early winter holidays such as Thanksgiving in the USA.
🥧Read a book set at Thanksgiving or with a pumpkin on the cover (Show cover) or with the title in orange letters. (Show cover)
Key lime pie is an American dessert pie. A pie made with key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a crust, often a graham cracker one. The dish is named after the small Key limes, which are more aromatic than the common Persian limes, and which have yellow juice.
🥧Read a book with the word lime in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or with an egg on the cover (Show cover) or where the authors initials can be found in GRAHAM CRACKER.
How to Survive a Scandal - Christine Merrill (HH #1683 - Nov 2022) (author's initials) - Oct 20
5. Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb pie is a pie with a rhubarb filling. It is popular in the United Kingdom, where rhubarb has been cultivated since the 1600s, and the leaf stalks eaten since the 1700s. Besides diced rhubarb, it almost always contains a large amount of sugar to balance the intense tartness of the plant. The pie is usually prepared with a bottom pie crust and a variety of styles of upper crust.
🥧 Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) or a book tagged as History or a character who is either sweet or tart (Your interpretation).
Rhubarb pie is a pie with a rhubarb filling. It is popular in the United Kingdom, where rhubarb has been cultivated since the 1600s, and the leaf stalks eaten since the 1700s. Besides diced rhubarb, it almost always contains a large amount of sugar to balance the intense tartness of the plant. The pie is usually prepared with a bottom pie crust and a variety of styles of upper crust.
🥧 Read a book set in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland) or a book tagged as History or a character who is either sweet or tart (Your interpretation).
The Duchess Takes A Husband - Harper St. George (Penguin - May 2023) (England) - Oct 21
6. Mississippi Mud Pie
Mississippi mud pie is a chocolate-based dessert pie that is likely to have originated in the U.S. state of Mississippi, hence the name. It contains a gooey chocolate sauce, brownie and chocolate custard on top of a crumbly chocolate crust. It is usually served with ice cream. The name "Mississippi mud pie" is derived from the dense cake that resembles the banks of the Mississippi River.
🥧Read a book set in Mississippi or with a chocolate item on the cover (Show cover) or read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in MUD PIE.
Mississippi mud pie is a chocolate-based dessert pie that is likely to have originated in the U.S. state of Mississippi, hence the name. It contains a gooey chocolate sauce, brownie and chocolate custard on top of a crumbly chocolate crust. It is usually served with ice cream. The name "Mississippi mud pie" is derived from the dense cake that resembles the banks of the Mississippi River.
🥧Read a book set in Mississippi or with a chocolate item on the cover (Show cover) or read a book with a genre that begins with a letter in MUD PIE.
The Nurse's Holiday Swap - Ann McIntosh (HMED #1351 - Nov 2023) (medical romance) - Oct 31
7. Boston Cream Pie
A Boston cream pie is a cake with a cream filling. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. In the late 19th century, this type of cake was variously called a "cream pie", a "chocolate cream pie", or a "custard cake". Boston cream pie is the official dessert of Massachusetts, declared as such on December 12, 1996
🥧 Read a book set in Massachusetts or published in 1996 or is 12th in a series.
A Boston cream pie is a cake with a cream filling. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, and the words were used interchangeably. In the late 19th century, this type of cake was variously called a "cream pie", a "chocolate cream pie", or a "custard cake". Boston cream pie is the official dessert of Massachusetts, declared as such on December 12, 1996
🥧 Read a book set in Massachusetts or published in 1996 or is 12th in a series.
An Off-Limits Merger - Naima Simone (HD #2978 - Nov 2023) (Massachusetts) - Oct 31
8. Pork Pie
A pork pie is a traditional English meat pie, usually served either at room temperature or cold (although often served hot in Yorkshire). It consists of a filling of roughly chopped pork and pork fat, surrounded by a layer of jellied pork stock in a hot water crust pastry.
🥧Read a book set in Yorkshire England or where a character gets in hot water (Your interpretation) or where the word pork can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
A pork pie is a traditional English meat pie, usually served either at room temperature or cold (although often served hot in Yorkshire). It consists of a filling of roughly chopped pork and pork fat, surrounded by a layer of jellied pork stock in a hot water crust pastry.
🥧Read a book set in Yorkshire England or where a character gets in hot water (Your interpretation) or where the word pork can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
The Heart-Shaped Murders - Denise N. Wheatley (HI #2078 - June 2022) (hot water) - Nov 14
9. Pastilla
Pastilla is a North African meat or seafood pie made with warqa dough, which is similar to filo. It is a speciality of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, where its variation is known as Malsouka. It has more recently been spread by emigrants to France, Israel, and North America.
🥧Read a book set in Africa or where a character eats seafood or where a character has emigrated.
Pastilla is a North African meat or seafood pie made with warqa dough, which is similar to filo. It is a speciality of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, where its variation is known as Malsouka. It has more recently been spread by emigrants to France, Israel, and North America.
🥧Read a book set in Africa or where a character eats seafood or where a character has emigrated.
Protecting Colton's Baby - Tara Taylor Quinn (HRS #2219 - Mar 2023) (shrimp scampi) - Oct 20
10 Chicken & Mushroom Pie
Chicken and mushroom pie is a common British pie, ranked as one of the most popular types of savory pie in Great Britain and often served in fish and chips restaurants. It is also very popular in South Africa. The outside is usually a full top and bottom crust, with the filling made up of small pieces of chicken and sliced mushrooms in a creamy sauce. The top crust is typically puff pastry.
🥧Read a book where the word chicken can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character puts cream in something or where the author's initials can be found in PUFF PASTRY.
Chicken and mushroom pie is a common British pie, ranked as one of the most popular types of savory pie in Great Britain and often served in fish and chips restaurants. It is also very popular in South Africa. The outside is usually a full top and bottom crust, with the filling made up of small pieces of chicken and sliced mushrooms in a creamy sauce. The top crust is typically puff pastry.
🥧Read a book where the word chicken can be found in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character puts cream in something or where the author's initials can be found in PUFF PASTRY.
Three Cowboys and a Puppy - Kate Pearce (Kensington - Oct 2023) (cream) - Oct 21
11. Kreatopita
Kreatopita is a traditional Greek meat pie that you’ll traditionally find made in the villages across Kefallonia. They may not look like the fanciest of pies, but they are packed with so much flavor! They are also easy to make and can be a great way to use up some cuts of meat that you have in your freezer. This pie is a two-meat pie: A traditional pie that uses two different portions of meat in the filling.
🥧Read a book set in Greece or a book that has two authors or a second in a series.
Kreatopita is a traditional Greek meat pie that you’ll traditionally find made in the villages across Kefallonia. They may not look like the fanciest of pies, but they are packed with so much flavor! They are also easy to make and can be a great way to use up some cuts of meat that you have in your freezer. This pie is a two-meat pie: A traditional pie that uses two different portions of meat in the filling.
🥧Read a book set in Greece or a book that has two authors or a second in a series.
Maverick Detective Dad - Delores Fossen (HI #2157 - Aug 2023) (Book 2) - Oct 28
12. Canele
A small French pastry with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust. It is flavored with rum and vanilla.
🥧 Read a book with a dark cover (Show cover) or where a character drinks rum or set in France.
A small French pastry with a soft and tender custard center and a dark, thick caramelized crust. It is flavored with rum and vanilla.
🥧 Read a book with a dark cover (Show cover) or where a character drinks rum or set in France.
The Lyon's Redemption - Sandra Sookoo (Dragonblade Pub - Nov 2023) - Nov 10
13. Vasterbotten Cheese Pie
A pie filled with a mixture of Västerbotten cheese, cream and eggs. Västerbotten cheese is a cheese from the Västerbotten region of Sweden.
🥧 Read a book with cheese on the cover (Show cover) or set in Sweden or where the author's initials can be found in CREAM.
A pie filled with a mixture of Västerbotten cheese, cream and eggs. Västerbotten cheese is a cheese from the Västerbotten region of Sweden.
🥧 Read a book with cheese on the cover (Show cover) or set in Sweden or where the author's initials can be found in CREAM.
Lyon of the Ton - Emily Royal (Dragonblade Pub - Oct 2023) - Oct 20
14. Banoffee Pie
An English pastry-based pie made from bananas, toffee and cream, either on a pastry base or digestive biscuit crumb crust.
🥧Read a book with banana in the text( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character eats a biscuit/cookie or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in TOFFEE.
An English pastry-based pie made from bananas, toffee and cream, either on a pastry base or digestive biscuit crumb crust.
🥧Read a book with banana in the text( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character eats a biscuit/cookie or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in TOFFEE.
Mistletoe Magic in Tahiti - Kandy Shepherd (HR #4875 - Nov 2023) (shade of a banana tree - loc 1650) - Oct 31
15 Maple Custard Pie
Maple custard pie is a custard pie from the cuisine of New England. Maple custard pies are sweetened only with maple sugar. Each year in New England maple sugar is made with the sap collected from local trees, a New England tradition dating to the 18th-century boycott of sugar imports from the West Indies. The tradition of making maple pies continues into the present day but is not as common as it once was.
🥧Read a book set in New England (MA, RI, CT, ME, NH, VT) or with a maple tree or maple leaf on the cover (Show cover) or a book that is 18th in a series.
Maple custard pie is a custard pie from the cuisine of New England. Maple custard pies are sweetened only with maple sugar. Each year in New England maple sugar is made with the sap collected from local trees, a New England tradition dating to the 18th-century boycott of sugar imports from the West Indies. The tradition of making maple pies continues into the present day but is not as common as it once was.
🥧Read a book set in New England (MA, RI, CT, ME, NH, VT) or with a maple tree or maple leaf on the cover (Show cover) or a book that is 18th in a series.
Falling for Dr. Maverick - Kathy Douglass (HSE #3007 - Oct 2023) (maple leaf) - Dec 20
16. Geraardsbergse mattentaart
A typical dessert of the East Flanders, mattentaart is a small puff pastry pie with a tender, almond-flavored cheese curd filling called mattenbrij. These delicious Flemish pies are traditionally made in the city of Geraardsbergen and the neighboring village of Lierde, and their production depends heavily on the Geraardsbergen area's dairy produce, since genuine mattentaarts are prepared using only fresh milk, butter, and buttermilk from the local farms.
🥧Read a book with a dairy product on the cover( Show cover) or that takes place in a village or where the author's initials can be found in GERAARDSBERGEN.
A typical dessert of the East Flanders, mattentaart is a small puff pastry pie with a tender, almond-flavored cheese curd filling called mattenbrij. These delicious Flemish pies are traditionally made in the city of Geraardsbergen and the neighboring village of Lierde, and their production depends heavily on the Geraardsbergen area's dairy produce, since genuine mattentaarts are prepared using only fresh milk, butter, and buttermilk from the local farms.
🥧Read a book with a dairy product on the cover( Show cover) or that takes place in a village or where the author's initials can be found in GERAARDSBERGEN.
A Christmas Miracle in the Little Irish Village - Michelle Vernal (Bookouture - Oct 2023) - Oct 13
17. Kljukuša
Kljukuša is a traditional Bosnian dish made by grated potatoes mixed with flour and water or milk/yogurt/cream. It's baked in an oven until golden and crisp on the outside and soft inside.
🥧Read a book with the word potato in the text ( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is considered traditional (Your interpretation) or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in KLIUKUSA.
Kljukuša is a traditional Bosnian dish made by grated potatoes mixed with flour and water or milk/yogurt/cream. It's baked in an oven until golden and crisp on the outside and soft inside.
🥧Read a book with the word potato in the text ( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where a character is considered traditional (Your interpretation) or where the first letter of the location of the book can be found in KLIUKUSA.
Killer on Kestrel Trail - Cindi Myers (HI #2177 - Nov 2023) (burgers and potato chips - loc 1926) - Oct 22
18. Gurian khachapuri
Gurian khachapuri has chopped boiled eggs inside and looks like a crescent-shaped calzone. Gurians make them for Christmas and call them simply "Christmas pie." In the rest of Georgia, it is called "Gurian pie."
🥧Read a book tagged Christmas or read a book where a character eats a calzone or where the author's initials can be found in GURIAN.
Gurian khachapuri has chopped boiled eggs inside and looks like a crescent-shaped calzone. Gurians make them for Christmas and call them simply "Christmas pie." In the rest of Georgia, it is called "Gurian pie."
🥧Read a book tagged Christmas or read a book where a character eats a calzone or where the author's initials can be found in GURIAN.
The Rancher's Christmas Star - Stella Bagwell (HSE #3015 - Nov 2023) - Oct 31
19. Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon meringue pie is a dessert pie consisting of a shortened pastry base filled with lemon curd and topped with meringue. Fruit desserts covered with baked meringue were found beginning in the 18th century in France.
🥧Read a book with a yellow cover (Show cover) or with the word fruit in the text ( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the MC's initials can be found in MERINGUE.
Lemon meringue pie is a dessert pie consisting of a shortened pastry base filled with lemon curd and topped with meringue. Fruit desserts covered with baked meringue were found beginning in the 18th century in France.
🥧Read a book with a yellow cover (Show cover) or with the word fruit in the text ( Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the MC's initials can be found in MERINGUE.
Cinderella and the Vicomte - Jessica Gilmore (HR #4804 - May 2022) (old twisted fruit trees - pg 25) - Oct 1
20. Limburgse Vlaai
Limburgse vlaai is a pastry consisting of dough and a filling, traditionally associated with the provinces of Limburg found both in the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as parts of Germany across the border. A vlaai is usually 26—31 centimeters in diameter. It is available in many different varieties of fruit fillings, such as cherry, apricot, strawberry, and plum. Other variations are a crumbled butter and sugar mix and a cooked rice and custard porridge. Vlaai is often eaten on special occasions and for significant life events.
🥧Read a book where a character bakes something for a special occasion or set in Germany or with the word sugar in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
Limburgse vlaai is a pastry consisting of dough and a filling, traditionally associated with the provinces of Limburg found both in the Netherlands and Belgium, as well as parts of Germany across the border. A vlaai is usually 26—31 centimeters in diameter. It is available in many different varieties of fruit fillings, such as cherry, apricot, strawberry, and plum. Other variations are a crumbled butter and sugar mix and a cooked rice and custard porridge. Vlaai is often eaten on special occasions and for significant life events.
🥧Read a book where a character bakes something for a special occasion or set in Germany or with the word sugar in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #).
One Steamy Night - Brenda Jackson (HD #2977 - Nov 2023) (baked) - Oct 31
21. Cherry Pie
Traditionally, cherry pie is made with sour cherries rather than sweet cherries. Morello cherries are one of the most common kinds of cherry used, but other varieties such as the black cherry may also be used. Cherry pie is associated with Europe and North America. Due to the cherry harvest in midsummer coinciding with Canada Day and America's Independence Day cherry pie is often served on these holidays.
🥧Read a book with a red cover (Show cover) or tagged as Holiday or where a character is independent. (Your interpretation).
Traditionally, cherry pie is made with sour cherries rather than sweet cherries. Morello cherries are one of the most common kinds of cherry used, but other varieties such as the black cherry may also be used. Cherry pie is associated with Europe and North America. Due to the cherry harvest in midsummer coinciding with Canada Day and America's Independence Day cherry pie is often served on these holidays.
🥧Read a book with a red cover (Show cover) or tagged as Holiday or where a character is independent. (Your interpretation).
Colton's Body of Proof - Karen Whiddon (HRS #2223 - Apr 2023) (independent) - Oct 31
22. Sugar Pie
Sugar pie is a dessert in northern French and Belgian cuisine, where it is called tarte au sucre. It is also popular in Canada.
Various type of tarte au sucre are made. Some are a leavened dough topped with beet sugar or brown sugar, others have a crust containing a homogeneous sugar mixture which is similar to caramel after baking. The French Canadian version of the dessert sometimes uses maple syrup.
🥧Read a book where a character eats maple syrup or has the word caramel in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or is set in Canada.
Sugar pie is a dessert in northern French and Belgian cuisine, where it is called tarte au sucre. It is also popular in Canada.
Various type of tarte au sucre are made. Some are a leavened dough topped with beet sugar or brown sugar, others have a crust containing a homogeneous sugar mixture which is similar to caramel after baking. The French Canadian version of the dessert sometimes uses maple syrup.
🥧Read a book where a character eats maple syrup or has the word caramel in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or is set in Canada.
Their Sweet Coastal Reunion - Kaylie Newell (HSE #2957 - Jan 2023) (caramels for the lady - pg 192) - Dec 1
Melopita originated from the Greek island of Sifnos, it is often served in various cities of the country nowadays. It translates to honey pie and is traditionally served at Easter.
🥧 Read a book where a character lives on an island or lives in a city or where the authors initials can be found in EASTER,
The Night They Never Forgot - Scarlet Wilson (HMED #1255 - July 2022) (city - Barcelona) - Oct 2
24. Shepards Pie
Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or in its French version hachis Parmentier is a savory dish of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato and baked. The two English terms have been used interchangeably since they came into use although some writers insist that a shepherd's pie should contain lamb or mutton and cottage pie should have beef.
🥧Read a book with either a sheep or cow on the cover, (Show cover) or where a character eats mashed potatoes or a character who is a writer.
Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, or in its French version hachis Parmentier is a savory dish of cooked minced meat topped with mashed potato and baked. The two English terms have been used interchangeably since they came into use although some writers insist that a shepherd's pie should contain lamb or mutton and cottage pie should have beef.
🥧Read a book with either a sheep or cow on the cover, (Show cover) or where a character eats mashed potatoes or a character who is a writer.
Faking a Fairy Tale - Teri Wilson (HSE #3002 - Sept 2023) (writer) - Nov 30
25. Crostata
A crostata is an Italian baked tart or pie. Traditionally, a crostata consisted of a base, usually three layers, of friable dough "flavored with clarified fat and butter". Today, short crust pastry is used instead. It is differentiated from a torta by its filling: a crostata has an inconsistent chunky filling.
🥧Read a book where a character is Italian or read a book that is short (less than 150 pages) or a third in a series.
A crostata is an Italian baked tart or pie. Traditionally, a crostata consisted of a base, usually three layers, of friable dough "flavored with clarified fat and butter". Today, short crust pastry is used instead. It is differentiated from a torta by its filling: a crostata has an inconsistent chunky filling.
🥧Read a book where a character is Italian or read a book that is short (less than 150 pages) or a third in a series.
Truth or Lyon - Katherine Bone (Dragonblade Pub - Oct 2023) (148 pgs) - Nov 4
26. Steak and Kidney Pie
Steak and kidney pie is a popular British dish. It is a savory pie filled principally with a mixture of diced beef, diced kidney (which may be beef, lamb, veal, or pork) and onion.
🥧 Read a book that has a dish on the cover (Show cover). Read a book with the word kidney in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the author's initials can be found in STEAK.
Steak and kidney pie is a popular British dish. It is a savory pie filled principally with a mixture of diced beef, diced kidney (which may be beef, lamb, veal, or pork) and onion.
🥧 Read a book that has a dish on the cover (Show cover). Read a book with the word kidney in the text (Give a partial sentence and page/loc #) or where the author's initials can be found in STEAK.
Bodyguard Most Wanted - Katherine Garbera (HRS #2254 - Nov 2023) (diagnosis of kidney cancer - loc 1456) - Oct 31
27. Blueberry Pie
Blueberry pie has a blueberry filling. Blueberry pie is readily made because it does not require pitting or peeling of fruit. It usually has a top and bottom crust. The top crust can be circular, but the pie can also have a crumble crust or no top crust. Blueberry pies are often eaten in the summertime when blueberries are in season in the Northern hemisphere.
🥧Read a book with a blue cover (Show cover), or with a circular item on the cover (Show cover) or a book set in summer.
Blueberry pie has a blueberry filling. Blueberry pie is readily made because it does not require pitting or peeling of fruit. It usually has a top and bottom crust. The top crust can be circular, but the pie can also have a crumble crust or no top crust. Blueberry pies are often eaten in the summertime when blueberries are in season in the Northern hemisphere.
🥧Read a book with a blue cover (Show cover), or with a circular item on the cover (Show cover) or a book set in summer.
Her Best Friend's Wedding - Christine Rimmer (HSE #3020 - Dec 2023) (circular window) - Nov 20
28. Borek or Burek
Burek is a family of pies found in the Balkans, Middle East and Central Asia. The pastry is made of a thin flaky dough such as filo with a variety of fillings, such as meat, cheese, spinach, or potatoes. A borek may be prepared in a large pan and cut into portions after baking, or as individual pastries. They are usually baked but some varieties can be fried. Borek is sometimes sprinkled with sesame or nigella seeds, and it can be served hot or cold.
🥧Read a book set in Asia or with a fried food on the cover (Show cover) or where a character drinks something hot.
Burek is a family of pies found in the Balkans, Middle East and Central Asia. The pastry is made of a thin flaky dough such as filo with a variety of fillings, such as meat, cheese, spinach, or potatoes. A borek may be prepared in a large pan and cut into portions after baking, or as individual pastries. They are usually baked but some varieties can be fried. Borek is sometimes sprinkled with sesame or nigella seeds, and it can be served hot or cold.
🥧Read a book set in Asia or with a fried food on the cover (Show cover) or where a character drinks something hot.
The Secret She Keeps - Lena Diaz (HI #2178 - Nov 2023) (coffee) - Oct 31
29. Kvrguša
Kvrguša is a traditional Bosnian specialty consisting of a layer of dough and chicken pieces. The base of kvrguša is prepared with a combination of flour, eggs, and milk. The combination of flour and milk is poured into round pans, and the dish is finished off with the addition of various raw or previously fried chicken cuts, such as thighs and legs, which are placed on the top. The pie is slowly baked until the meat is done and the dough develops a golden, crispy crust. Immediately after baking, kvrguša is topped with sour or clotted cream.
🥧Read a book with a chicken on the cover (Show cover) or with legs on the cover (Show cover) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in KVGUSA. (Two-word minimum).
Kvrguša is a traditional Bosnian specialty consisting of a layer of dough and chicken pieces. The base of kvrguša is prepared with a combination of flour, eggs, and milk. The combination of flour and milk is poured into round pans, and the dish is finished off with the addition of various raw or previously fried chicken cuts, such as thighs and legs, which are placed on the top. The pie is slowly baked until the meat is done and the dough develops a golden, crispy crust. Immediately after baking, kvrguša is topped with sour or clotted cream.
🥧Read a book with a chicken on the cover (Show cover) or with legs on the cover (Show cover) or where the first letter of each title word can be found in KVGUSA. (Two-word minimum).
Cinderella's Costa Rican Adventure - Scarlet Wilson (HR #4876 - Nov 2023) (legs on cover) - Nov 16
30. Shoofly Pie
Shoo-fly pie has been described as a crumb cake baked in a pie crust. The primary ingredients of the filling are molasses, brown sugar, and water. Serving the cake in pie crust made it easier for people to eat it with their hands in the 19th century
🥧Read a book that is 19th in a series or with water on the cover (Show cover) or where the author's initials can be found in SHOOFLY.
Shoo-fly pie has been described as a crumb cake baked in a pie crust. The primary ingredients of the filling are molasses, brown sugar, and water. Serving the cake in pie crust made it easier for people to eat it with their hands in the 19th century
🥧Read a book that is 19th in a series or with water on the cover (Show cover) or where the author's initials can be found in SHOOFLY.
Silver Lady - Mary Jo Putney (Kensington - Dec 2023) (water) - Nov 23
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