Book Review of Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming

I did remind myself not to compare the book to the movie! It was set in Jamaica. I was surpised how much involvement felix had in the book then the movie. It was amazing that he helped bond and solitaire. My heart did drop with what happened to him! I also liked learning more of Solitaire and Mr Bigs back stories! This wasnt really touched on in the movie so this was a great edition for the book. Mr Big is shown being more then criminal. He uses the voodo knowledge to his advantage! It nice that he isnt being portrayed as a drug dealer like in the movie. The description of Mr big does make you holy crap! He much scarier in the book then the movie. Solitaire of course has her powers but they are described with much more to them. Also she much more of a complex character then the movie showed. I also like the description of her as well. She is a stunning beauty by what was described. I did really enjoy this book!

Rating: 5/5

Lemon and herb shrimp with vermicelli noodles

I really love making this dish. I have never posted before because i used to by the lemon amd herb shrimp as a kit from my local IGA. And today they didnt have and i was really craving it. S i quickly looked up lemon herb recipe and what i found super easy to make but i tweeked it to match my tastes.

What you will need:

Shrimp

Lemon juice (fresh or from the bottle,i used from the bottle)

Butter (unsalted or salted, i used salted since i prefer that)

Garlic salt

Thyme

Cajun spice

Parsley

Oregano

And vermicelli noodles (i just bought mine from the store)

Directions;

Put the shrimp in a skillet with some butter and allow it to cook down. Allow the shrimp to get little brown from the butter (i found it adds more flavor to it, but you can do what feels right to you). Also put the vermicelli noodles in a pot and allow them to cook until ready. Then move them into a pasta strainer and run cold water over them and set aside for know.

In a measure cup add butter (i didnt measure but i would guess it was maybe 3 tablespoons but add more or less to your own tastes) and the lemon juice ( again didnt measure but i would guess maybe a 1/4 of a cup. But again you can add more or less depending on your tastes) then add all your herbs! I had them premixed in a separate bowl all of the herbs i measured out and each of them were a 1/4 of a teaspoon.

Put the measure cup of butter,lemon as herbs in the microwave until melted and give it a good stir. Also taste check! See if it how you like it. One the sauce is how you like it pour it on to the shrimp in the skillet. Allow it to cook for a few minutes. Then add you vermicelli noodl and stir together. Know its ready to serve!

Remember with the sauce recipe it can be played with to match your tastes! This would also work for vegetables as well.

Happy Cooking!

Oatmeal and puree

Well I had another super successful morning with my girl eating oat cereal and banana puree! I wasnt sure if she would like it begin with but i figured she would since she likes banana puree ( store bought). Before any gives me the whatfore for buying from a store and not making my own. I’m just testing out flavors at the moment to see what she likes so then i won’t have a ton of fruit and veggies going bad. At the moment its just me and my girl since the other half is away working.

What purees did you find that your littles like?? I have banana and apple already and she likes them. Im doing sweet potato next to see how she likes it. She hated peas and spinach (don’t blame her on that one it did terrible). Also what veggies were a hit as well??

Borscht

I had this exact recipe at my mother in laws place for lunch. And i loved it since it was my second time have borcht and the first time wasn’t that great. This recipe is super simple which is a good thing since its my first time making it. Tastes super yummy! I might play with the borscht recipe next time and add more dill. Also might add some potatoes as well. I know there many ways to make borscht. My dad told my grandma would had spaghetti noodles to it!

What is your favourite way to make it??

Book Review of The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming

I did see the movie of this book long before i read it. So i did try not compare the book to the movie. The book is very very different then book. I do like how bond is shown as recovering from what happened in you only live twice. But i do dislike how Scaramanga is shown in the book as thug and nothing more! Where in the movie he much more sauve and business like! He much more calculating in the movie. The book was set in jamacia and not in asia like how the movie was.

Of course Mary Goodnight made her appearance and she is shown very differently then the movie. I like this version of Goodnight more then the movie. She has so much more to her then what the movie showed. She isnt after james like how its shown in the movie which is nice! I almost hoped her and james would have a relationship but deep down i knew it wouldnt happen.

I didn’t mind the book but its definitly not my favourite.

Rating: 3.5/5