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Here is your first recipe for the challenge!
Tacos on a Stick:Ingredients: Taco Seasoning, Tomato Juice, Canola Oil, Beef Top Sirloin Steak, Green Pepper, Sweet Red Pepper, Onion, Cherry Tomato, Salsa Con Queso, and Sour Cream.
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Jessica_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Janeylou____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Kim_________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Esther______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ToriAnn_____|__________|__________|__________|__________
Vicki_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
ADDMEMBER___|__________|__________|__________|__________
BONUS:
Total_______|__________|__________|__________|__________
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 0/10
Taco Seasoning
Tomato Juice
Canola Oil
Beef Top Sirloin Steak
Green Pepper
Sweet Red Pepper
Onion
Cherry Tomato
Salsa Con Queso
Sour Cream
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 104/384 read in July
Ingredient: Taco Seasoning
How it fits: Letters in title and authors name
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Jessica_____|_____1____|__________|_____1____|_____1____
(view spoiler)
BONUS:
Total_______|_____1____|__________|_____1____|_____1____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 1/10Taco Seasoning
Tomato Juice
Canola Oil
Beef Top Sirloin Steak
Green Pepper
Sweet Red Pepper
Onion
Cherry Tomato
Salsa Con Queso
Sour Cream
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 424
Ingredient: Green Pepper
How it fits: Loc. 166: "His GREEN" eyes were red-rimmed" ; Loc. 172:" ...highlighted his salt and PEPPER hair"
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 688
Ingredient: Cherry Tomato
How it fits: P. 22 "She had run out of maraschino CHERRY"; P. 12: "When they beat me like a smash TOMATO"
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 250
Ingredient: Onion
How it fits: Letters in title and series - thIck Omega, Omega placemeNt ageNcy
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 383
Ingredient: SWEET RED PEPPER
How it Fits: SWEET (title & ALN) "red dress" (16), "pepper him" (260)
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|_____3____|__________|____14____|____14____
Vicki_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Jessica_____|_____1____|__________|_____1____|_____1____
(view spoiler)
BONUS:
Total_______|_____5____|__________|____19____|____19____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 5/10Taco Seasoning
Tomato Juice
Canola Oil
Beef Top Sirloin SteakGreen Pepper
Sweet Red Pepper
Onion
Cherry Tomato
Salsa Con Queso
Sour Cream
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Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 304
Ingredient: Tomato Juice
How it fits: Tomato from letters in authors name and title of this edition Le Mec parfait n'existe pas
Juice, in text Page 228 “Mack sits across from me in the food court sipping her juice.”
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|_____3____|__________|____14____|____14____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Vicki_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
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BONUS:
Total_______|_____6____|__________|____22____|____22____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 6/10Taco Seasoning
Tomato Juice
Canola Oil
Beef Top Sirloin SteakGreen Pepper
Sweet Red Pepper
Onion
Cherry Tomato
Salsa Con Queso
Sour Cream
Beef top sirloin steak 
Saving Sebastian
Luna David
468 pgs
4 july
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fits
"SIRLOIN in all text on cover/ ""beef wellington"" (273), ""by the top"" (15), ""piece of steak"" (76)"
CANOLA OIL
A Spooky Legacy
S.E. Harmon
382 pgs
5 july
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
fits ..A spOOky LegaCy ..the spectrAl fILes Se harmoN
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
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Amanda______|_____3____|__________|____14____|____14____
Janeylou____|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Vicki_______|_____1____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS:
Total_______|_____8____|__________|____31____|____31____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 8/10Taco Seasoning
Tomato Juice
Canola Oil
Beef Top Sirloin Steak
Green Pepper
Sweet Red Pepper
Onion
Cherry Tomato
Salsa Con Queso
Sour Cream
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Read: 3 Jul
Ingredient: Sour cream
How it Fits: "sour expression" (208); "cream color" (66)
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|_____3____|__________|____14____|____14____
Janeylou____|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Vicki_______|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
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BONUS:
Total_______|_____9____|__________|____34____|____34____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 9/10Taco Seasoning
Tomato Juice
Canola Oil
Beef Top Sirloin Steak
Green Pepper
Sweet Red Pepper
Onion
Cherry Tomato
Salsa Con QuesoSour Cream
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 414
Read: 6 Jul 2025
Ingredient: Salsa Con Queso
How it Fits: ALL letters are in the title, series title, and author's name.
KISS AND DON'T TELL (THE VANCOUVER AGITAORS, #1)
MEGHAN QUINN
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|_____3____|__________|____14____|____14____
Vicki_______|_____3____|__________|____11____|____11____
Janeylou____|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 5
Total_______|____10____|__________|____38____|____43____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 0/10
Yukon Gold/Fingerling Potatoes
Green Onions
Avocados
Parsley
Tarragon
Vegan Mayonnaise
Capers
Seasoned Salt
Celery
Radishes
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Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad:
Ingredients: Yukon Gold/Fingerling Potatoes, Green Onions, Avocados, Parsley, Tarragon, Vegan Mayonnaise, Capers, Seasoned Salt, Celery, and Radishes.
**For the potatoes, you just need to find 'YUKON GOLD POTATOES' or 'YUKON FINGERLING POTATOES.' You don't need to find both GOLD and FINGERLING.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 256
Ingredient: Parsley
How it Fits: "bits of decorative parsley" (176)
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Vicki_______|_____4____|__________|____14____|____14____
Amanda______|_____3____|__________|____14____|____14____
Janeylou____|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 5
Total_______|____11____|__________|____41____|____46____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 1/10
Yukon Gold/Fingerling Potatoes
Green Onions
AvocadosParsley
Tarragon
Vegan Mayonnaise
Capers
Seasoned Salt
Celery
Radishes
Pages: 204 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Celery - Title & Author Spell-out
CuRsE the daY annabEL chase
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 211
Ingredient: Tarragon
How it fits: AGAiN wiTh feeling by gRegORy ashe
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|_____4____|__________|____16____|____16____
Vicki_______|_____4____|__________|____14____|____14____
Janeylou____|_____2____|__________|_____9____|_____9____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Kim_________|_____1____|__________|_____2____|_____2____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 5
Total_______|____13____|__________|____45____|____50____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 3/10
Yukon Gold/Fingerling Potatoes
Green Onions
AvocadosParsley
Tarragon
Vegan Mayonnaise
Capers
Seasoned SaltCelery
Radishes
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 309
Ingredient: Capers
How it fits: thE tReeS PerCivAl everett
Open for Business
Angel Martinez
448 pgs
8 july
3.5 stars
VEGAN MAYONNAISE
opeN for businESs ( brAndYwiNe InVEstigatiOns) by ANGel MArtinez
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR thread
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|_____5____|__________|____19____|____19____
Janeylou____|_____3____|_____4____|____13____|____17____
Vicki_______|_____4____|__________|____14____|____14____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Kim_________|_____1____|__________|_____2____|_____2____
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BONUS: + 5
Total_______|____15____|_____4____|____52____|____61____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 5/10
Yukon Gold/Fingerling Potatoes
Green Onions
AvocadosParsley
Tarragon
Vegan Mayonnaise
Capers
Seasoned SaltCelery
Radishes
Hide and Seek
Josh Lanyon
304 pgs
8 july
4.25 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
SEASONED SALT
Fits...
SEASONED in text on cover ...hiDE ANd SeEk by joSh lanyOn
SALT ..Quinn scowled at the basket of condiments and switched the positions of the salt-and-pepper shakers...pg 248
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
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Janeylou____|_____4____|_____4____|____16____|____20____
Amanda______|_____5____|__________|____19____|____19____
Vicki_______|_____4____|__________|____14____|____14____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
Kim_________|_____1____|__________|_____2____|_____2____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 5
Total_______|____16____|_____4____|____55____|____64____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 6/10
Yukon Gold/Fingerling Potatoes
Green Onions
AvocadosParsley
Tarragon
Vegan Mayonnaise
Capers
Seasoned Salt
Celery
Radishes
Pages: 541 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Green Onions
How it fits: title and author spell-out
I stOp SOmEwhERe waitiNG for you by amaNda joNes
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Janeylou____|_____4____|_____4____|____16____|____20____
Amanda______|_____5____|__________|____19____|____19____
Vicki_______|_____4____|__________|____14____|____14____
Kim_________|_____2____|__________|_____7____|_____7____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 5
Total_______|____17____|_____4____|____60____|____69____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 7/10
Yukon Gold/Fingerling PotatoesGreen Onions
AvocadosParsley
Tarragon
Vegan Mayonnaise
Capers
Seasoned Salt
Celery
Radishes
Pages: 459 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
RADISHES
How it fits:
~Author's First name spell-out: RebeccA
~In text: p.120 "[...]to a table covered with dishes."
The Broken Girls
Simone St. James
336 pgs
11 july
4.stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fits ..with vinyl siding in avocado green..pg 123/ S from author initials
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
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Janeylou____|_____5____|_____4____|____19____|____23____
Amanda______|_____5____|__________|____19____|____19____
Kim_________|_____3____|_____5____|____12____|____17____
Vicki_______|_____4____|__________|____14____|____14____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 5
Total_______|____19____|_____9____|____68____|____82____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 9/10
Yukon Gold/Fingerling PotatoesGreen Onions
Avocados
Parsley
Tarragon
Vegan Mayonnaise
Capers
Seasoned Salt
Celery
Radishes
Author: Jacqueline Kelly
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 344
Ingredient: Yukon Gold Potatoes
How it Fits: YUKON: Letters YUKN from AFN/ALN Letter O from Title GOLD "bright gold" (loc 249) POTATOES "pass the potatoes" (loc. 170)
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Janeylou____|_____5____|_____4____|____19____|____23____
Amanda______|_____5____|__________|____19____|____19____
Vicki_______|_____5____|__________|____17____|____17____
Kim_________|_____3____|_____5____|____12____|____17____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 10
Total_______|____20____|_____9____|____71____|____90____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
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Cola Burgers:
Ingredients: Large Egg, Coca-Cola/Coke, Saltines, French Salad Dressing, Parmesan Cheese, Salt, Ground Beef, Hamburger Buns, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Pickles, and Sliced Cheese.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 365
Ingredient: Large Egg
How it fits: P. 10: "He had floppy dark hair, large brown eyes" ; P. 15: "scrambled eggs that didn't seem to run out"
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Pages: 436
Ingredient: Coca-Cola/Coke**
How it fits: P. 157: "She and Fish used to steal Coca-Cola from the shop occasionally"
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 233
Ingredient: Sliced Cheese
How it fits: p. 137: "Her voice sliced through" ; P. 72: "I was standing by the cheese"
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 247
Ingredient: Saltines
How it fits: EArThLINgS by Sayaka murata
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 167
Ingredient: Salt
How it fits: SLow birTh letA blake
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 376
Ingredient: Ground Beef
How it fits: P. 22: "His boots hit the ground" ; "What is Takada's beef with you guys" p. 169
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 336
Ingredient: Parmesan Cheese
How it fits: our Moon: how EARth's CElEStiAl companioN tranSformEd the Planet, guided evolution, and made us wHo we are
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
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Amanda______|____12____|__________|____40____|____40____
Janeylou____|_____5____|_____4____|____19____|____23____
Vicki_______|_____5____|__________|____17____|____17____
Kim_________|_____3____|_____5____|____12____|____17____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 10
Total_______|____27____|_____9____|____92____|___111____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #3: Cola Burgers
Ingredients found : 7/13Large Egg
Coca-Cola/Coke
Saltines
French Salad DressingParmesan Cheese
Salt
Ground Beef
Hamburger Buns
Lettuce
Tomato
Red Onion
PicklesSliced Cheese
Just a Little Wickedness
Merry Farmer
322 pgs
13 july
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Fits..tomato
pg 25...enough to remove a stain from a tomato-based soup,
Everything's Better With You
R.L. Merrill
314 ogs
July 1st
https://www.goodreads.com/review/edit...
Fits ..Hamburger Buns
Buns in title ..everythiNgS Better with yoU
Hamburger ..pg 133 he wasn’t about to admit his back was hamburger meat
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 436
Ingrediend: Pickles
How it Fits: "She...is irritated that ice cream isn't more like pickles" (134)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 224
Buddy: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Ingredient: Lettuce
How it Fits: All letters LETTUCE in the Title
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 482
Ingredient: Red onion
How it Fits: "My face turns bright red when I'm hungry" (50) "It smelled of fresh garlic and onions" (350)
Pages: 292 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Ingredient: French salad dressing
How it fits: in text - in text: Ch.6 "[...] and followed Levi to a set of French doors." Ch.11 '[...] then started putting together a salad." Ch.21 "Dressing together in the tiny cabin [...]"
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______Name__|___Books__|___Buddy___|___Pages___|___Total___
____________|___Read___|___Reads___|___Read____|__Points___
Amanda______|____12____|__________|____40____|____40____
Vicki_______|_____8____|_____2____|____28____|____30____
Janeylou____|_____7____|_____4____|____25____|____29____
Kim_________|_____4____|_____8____|____15____|____23____
Jessica_____|_____2____|__________|_____4____|_____4____
(view spoiler)
BONUS: + 15
Total_______|____33____|____14____|___112____|___141____
Recipe #1: Tacos on a Stick
Ingredients found: 10/10
(view spoiler)
Recipe #2: Green Goddess Vegan Potato Salad
Ingredients found: 10/10
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Recipe #3: Cola Burgers
Ingredients found : 13/13
(view spoiler)
Recipe #4: Salsa Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients found: 0/14
Black Beans
Bread Crumbs
Tomato
Jalapeño Pepper
Large Egg
Cilantro
Garlic
Olive Oil
Hamburger Buns
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Spicy Ranch Salad Dressing
Lettuce
Red Onion
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Salsa Black Bean Burgers:
Ingredients: Black Beans, Bread Crumbs, Tomato, Jalapeño Pepper, Large Egg, Cilantro, Garlic, Olive Oil, Hamburger Buns, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Spicy Ranch Salad Dressing, Lettuce, and Red Onion.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 325
Ingredient: Garlic
How it Fits: All letters GARLIC are in the title and ALN
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 378
Ingredient: Olive Oil
How it Fits: "The chairs are...olive green" (130) "I took my car in for an oil change" (37).
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 304
Ingredient: Black Beans
How it Fits: "There was a heart scratched into a black paint railing" (loc. 691) All letters BEANS in title
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pages: 304
Ingredient: Large Egg
How it Fits: "It was cartoonishly large" (loc. 171) "Emperor penguins...spend several months in the middle of an ice plain in Antarctica incubating their eggs" (loc. 1705)
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