CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…August 8th-14th 2021…Peek-a Boo, Music, A-Z, Snake Fruit and Scones…

Music, A-Z, Banana Scones with Coffee Drizzle, Health #TED Talk and Snake Fruit…

Welcome to this week’s edition of my weekly roundup of posts…Especially for you just in case you missed a few posts during this last week…Time is marching on…

We are 2 weeks into August already…some August trivia…

August…depending on where you live August brings a new season of fruit and vegetables here the lovely Pomelo has just come into season…It tastes exactly like a grapefruit but without bitterness or sour notes. It’s not particularly sweet, nor is it tart.

Like grapefruit, you’ll find pomelo in both pink and yellow varieties. Most fruit sellers will have their pomelo ready peeled and packaged. The reason is that it’s a nightmare to peel. The green outer skin and white pith surrounding the fruit is extremely thick, and it’s quite an ordeal removing the fruit from its casing!

A lovely fruit with which I make one of my favourite salads Yum Som O…a lovely refreshing salad made with pomelo, prawns, cucumber Thai basil and some herbs…

Today is also National Lemon Meringue Pie Day…

It’s Lime meringue Pie here as I have so many limes rather than lemon and making meringues is a great way to use up egg whites…

Tomorrow August 16, 1977 …Elvis Presley, died, the “King of Rock and Roll” …

So many tracks and who could pick a favourite…Not me…

Enough about what’s to come in August let’s have a look at last week…

Plastic…The latest news…Week 2… Microplastics and Glitter …

While Covid has made some differences in some areas where the figures tell us we are back to 2006 levels BUT early on, there was hope that a silver lining of the COVID-19 quarantines would be a reduced impact on the environment while cars stayed off the road and planes were grounded.

The oceans tell a different story about the pandemic’s environmental footprint.

Last year, a new type of garbage—face masks—started washing ashore. The very same plastic products that helped keep people safe during the pandemic also caused a surge in plastic pollution.

Plastic…The latest News…Week 2… Microplastics and Glitter …

Wednesday I was over at Smorgasbord in my Green Kitchen where I was making bread and talking about air pots a new innovative way to grow plants and more so please head over to Sally’s and have a read…

Smorgasbord Food Column – Carol Taylor’s Green Kitchen – August 2021 -Bamboo Toilet Paper, Cream Cheese Bread, Conservation, Grow Your Own, Shampoo Bar.,

The Culinary Alphabet …..A-Z…Series 3… the letter L…Jelly or Jello?

I absolutely love writing these A-Z with a twist always something to learn and discover…

Last week it was words where the middle letter is L...A little easier than J which was quite difficult… What kiddie big or little doesn’t love Jello or Jelly…yes I know before you tell me you call jelly… jam…Jelly to me (a Brit) is what you call Jello although I prefer Jelly as it is not so sweet and has more of a fruity taste than Jello plus for a treat my mum would give me a square of the jelly when she was making it…you can’t do that with Jello…as its a powder…or we could take Potluck and see what was cooking on the Skillet…to eat with our Salad.

Let’s go and see what I have found…

https://carolcooks2.com/2021/08/11/the-culinary-alphabet-a-zseries-3-the-letter-l-jelly-or-jello/

International Scone Week…Banana Scones with Coffee Drizzle…ish

These banana and brown sugar scones with a coffee drizzle were the best scones I have ever made…I am not a scone maker at all but as it was International Scone Week I thought I had better make an effort… these scones had sliced bananas in the middle sprinkled with some raw sugar they were delicious…

International Scone Week…Banana Scones with Coffee Drizzle…ish

The Immune System…

For our continued health and wellbeing, it is very important that we know how to maintain a healthy immune system…#recommended read

Smorgasbord Health Column 2021 – The Immune System and How it Works by Sally Cronin

Tropical Friday…Snake Fruit(Salak) is one of my favourite fruits it has a slightly sour note and is not too sweet…it is also lovely when pickled…It was thanks to Pete as I totally forgot about it when I was writing my A-Z probably because I call it snake fruit but kudos to Pete he thought of it not me…

It’s a little weird in so much that it grows around the base of the Palm Tree …It is not a fruit that many you will find fresh but it is sold in syrup and has been stocked by Amazon and probably other speciality or Asian stores.

Tropical Friday…Snake Fruit(Salak)…

Saturday Snippets…Peek-a-Boo…

The inspiration from this post came from a TED talk which I viewed through Borden’s Bather…Thank you Jim and Molly for the inspiration I also had fun finding links to Peek a Boo…I do hope you enjoy the read…x

Saturday Snippets 14th August 2021…Peek-A-Boo!

Thank you very much for dropping in this week and for your likes, comments(which) I look forward to and for your shares it is all very much appreciated…I hope to see you tomorrow for week 3 of my updated Plastics posts…Have a great Sunday xx

 

 

22 thoughts on “CarolCooks2 weekly roundup…August 8th-14th 2021…Peek-a Boo, Music, A-Z, Snake Fruit and Scones…”

  2. alexcraigie

    I’m a fan of meringue whether the topping is lime or lemon based! The banana scones sound delicious and I’m hoping to give them a go. Keep up the good work on the environment front! x

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    1. CarolCooks2 Post author

      I’m with you on meringue and the scones were good…I try like you to do what I can on the environmental front and thats all we can do..Have a great week, Alex 🙂 x

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  3. amreade

    I’m not sure about the name “snake fruit,” so I will take your word for it. It’s been years since I had a pomelo, and I recall liking it very much. I don’t know if I’d be able to find them around here, but I’ll take a look next time I’m in the grocery store.

    I’m off to read your post on plastics right now–I do love those posts, even though I often find them sad. Thanks for the great roundup!

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  13. petespringerauthor

    Saw you got a shout-out from Jim at Borden’s Blather for scones. Like your blog, I faithfully read his every day. I have no idea how he can come up with something interesting to write about each day, but he does it.

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    1. CarolCooks2 Post author

      I did and it was much appreciated…I don’t know how he does it either but he does…That’s where I got my inspiration for Satuday Snippets this week with Peek-a Boo…Although you also inspire me your posts are always meaniful and from the heart, Pete you are my little list of regular reads 🙂 x

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