And just like that, it’s December and the year is almost over. I’m still settling into my new apartment and enjoying my new community. It’s so weird to not be in the downtown corridor anymore but I am thankful for the change.
Here is my monthly wrap-up of some of the things I was up to in November.
What I’m watching:
I spent Thanksgiving and the Friday after with some friends on Bainbridge Island. We started watching Agatha All Along (they had already seen it but it was new to me) on Disney+ and I absolutely loved it. We got through the first six episodes and then when I got home I may have signed up for Disney+ for a month so I could finish watching the season. I think it is such a fun show and, as someone who has not seen any of the Marvel shows, it is easy to follow and my friends were able to fill me in on the couple of questions I had. Also, the Witches Road song is so catchy and I want to add it to my playlist!
What I’m eating:
I’ve made a couple of new recipes in November but my favorite has to be this Greek Chicken Pasta with Olives and Feta from The Kitchn website. It is so delicious. I love kalamata olives and feta cheese; they were the perfect addition to the dish. I ate this pasta cold, straight from the refrigerator, so it was more like a pasta salad. I definitely am going to make this recipe again but I think I might marinate my chicken first before I bake it in the oven. The recipe called for you to mix up a paste from lemon zest, olive oil, and garlic and to rub it onto skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts and rub the paste under the skin. I used boneless skinless chicken breasts so the paste didn’t quite stick as well to the chicken. There was a lot of oil and liquid left on my pan when I was done cooking. I think next time I will marinate the chicken overnight in the paste/rub and see if soaks in more to the chicken. But this was an easy recipe to make – I bought olives and artichoke hearts that were already cut in half (although I might chop them up more next time) so I just had to cook and shred the chicken, cook up the pasta, and mix everything together.
What I’m reading:
I just finished reading the Slough House series by Mick Herron. I finished all the main storyline books (so far there are 8) and I just have the novellas/short stories to read. I got completely hooked on these books. I think they have great plots that make you think with interesting characters. There are a lot of throwbacks to previous books and events from earlier in the series and I have to wonder how the author keeps everything straight. There’s a new book in the series coming out next year and I’m not sure how I’m going to wait so long to read it. I might have to start over at the beginning and read all the books again. These are the books I would read in bed before I went to sleep or on the bus when I just had a few minutes. I love this series.
See you next month!
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