Welcome to the Sunday Post, a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer to share weekly news and updates on what we’ve been up to on our blog, with our books, and book-related happenings. I am also linking up with Deb @ Readerbuzz for The Sunday Salon.
Good Food with Good Friends
This was a good week for Malaysian food; I made Hokkien Mee yesterday, and today I went to a Malaysian restaurant with my bookclub friends and had Chili Pan Mee. I don’t know, I was craving noodles this weekend! Our bookclub meeting was supposed to be the weekend before, but many of us couldn’t make it in the last minute so we decided to do lunch today instead.
It has been a long, long time since I made Hokkien Mee, and obviously it’s not the same as the ones you find in Malaysian hawker stalls because I’m using different ingredients and I don’t have sambal belacan on hand, but I did make the pork fat crisps and the husband loved it, so yay!
The pictures aren’t great but you can see just from the presentation which one is homemade and which one was restaurant-made! That one veggie piece in the middle of the noodle dish is a weird aesthetic, but it all went happily down our stomachs anyway. Honestly, the picture doesn’t do it justice, it was so good (or maybe I was just too hungry)! The Chili Pan Mee wasn’t the same as the ones back in Malaysia, but that’s to be expected and I appreciate the effort. I have eaten there before and a lot of the other Malaysian food on the menu are amazing, I just wanted to try the noodles today.
The Books
Books I read last week:
- The Butcher’s Masquerade by Matt Dinniman – I am still having so much fun with this series even though it does actually get more painful in some ways. I think it showcases how we can have hard-hitting stories but still keep our humor intact and make the best out of whatever situation we find ourselves in. Obviously Jeff Hays’ narration plays a big part in making the books so enjoyable too!
- A Sorceress Comes To Call by T. Kingfisher – I started reading this with three more days to go before I had to return it to the library, and I expected to take some time to get into it since I was so engrossed in the DCC books, but surprisingly and happily, it sucked me in immediately and I finished it in two sittings! I loved it and I’m so glad I read it instead of letting the due date lapse!
- Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman – I barely finished this in time for my bookclub meeting today! It was good but I feel like I rushed it and that wasn’t fair to the story because there were parts where dreams and hallucintions play an important role in the plot and I got really confused about what was really happening. I also didn’t like the narrator for some of the voices so that played a part in my enjoyment of the story.
Books I’m reading:
- The Eye of the Bedlam Bride by Matt Dinniman – I couldn’t resist. I took a break already, reading two other books in between the last one, but I had to come back to Carl and Donut!
- The Devils by Joe Abercrombie – My attempt to still continue reading other book obligations even though I can’t stay away from DCC. I’m about 10% in and it’s reminding me a lot of Between Two Fires, so far! But I love the humor here, and I love Steven Pacey as the narrator!
Last Week on The Blog
I got a TTT and a Monthly Wrap-Up in! I should probably get started on the backlog of book reviews though!
This Week
It’s October and you know what that means; spooky books!
I’m doing really well on my October TBR intentions so far! I’ve finished three books on my list already, and started two others. I’m hoping that if I finish them quickly I’ll have enough time for some Stephen King as well and maybe more horror!
How was your week? I hope you had a great week last week, and I hope you have a great one again this week!
Your food looks good. Spending time with friends is even better!
I hope you have a great week!
Thank you! And you too!
The food looks so good!! Have a great week! 🙂
Thank you!
Hurrah for getting to A Sorceress Comes to Call! I find T. Kingfisher’s books are often like that — once you start, you get dragged in. I had the same experience with Paladin’s Hope this weekend.
I’m anticipating The Saint of Steel books too! Why does the tbr never end?! (It’s a good thing!)
I have never had Malaysian food, do i couldn’t tell from your photos which one was homemade, they both looked delicious. I like TKingfisher although I haven’t read many of her books yet, so I’m glad to here A sorceress comes to call is worth the read.
Thank you! I hope you get to try Malaysian food eventually. T. Kingfisher has so many great books, I still have so many I want to read!
Way to go on all the reading! It’s always so nice to cook something at home that others say is yummy. I am not much of a foodie, but the pictures always look so yummy!
I’m such a huge foodie, and I’ll try most things at least once, but I’ve mellowed a little bit now.
Those photos make me want to go out and find and eat some Malaysian food! Yum.
Your books sound fascinating, too. A Sorceress Comes to Call sounds especially interesting.
I really hope you try some great Malaysian food and I hope you love it!
I’m glad you found some good food.
I’m looking for non fiction from south East Asian countries including Malaysia for next years challenge, I’d love any recommendations you might have.
Wishing you a happy reading week
Ooh, Malaysian nonfiction is tough, I’m not sure that I have any in mind, tbh! I’ll keep an eye out for some though, and I hope you find some as well!
I love noodles! That food looks so yummy. I want it. I hope you have a great week!
Thank you! I hope you get some noodles!!
Looks delicious! Hope you have a good week!
Thank you!
Well I would love to eat your food! That seems delicious.
Thank you!!
The food looks super yummy and yay for doing well with your October intentions! Have a great week!
Thank you! I hope you do too!
I think I am hungry. I want all that food. I have some chicken I need to deal with today. Perhaps I will make some Chicken Curry.
My Sunday Salon: https://headfullofbooks.blogspot.com/2025/10/sunday-salon-little-of-this-and-that.html
Chicken Curry is always a good bet! I hope you enjoy it!
So great you were able to make a favorite sort of food. I’ve gotten better at a couple of Asian type dishes we like I would like to make more dumplings but those are so much work!
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Dumplings are a lot of work, I agree! I usually just end up buying the pre-made ones, but they’re not all equally good.
I love noodles! We have Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai places here, but sadly no Malaysian eateries. I would love to try mee. 🍜 I think your photos are great. Much better than what I usually manage. 🙂
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher was my first book for spooky season. I didn’t like it. I found it completely bland. I hadn’t read any of her books before. She is so hyped on Goodreads and Bookstagram that I was more than a bit let down, ha ha. However, some reviewers on Goodreads who liked other books by her didn’t like WMtD, so I am going to try another just to be fair. đź“™
Have a wonderful new week! 🤗
Aww, thank you! Noodles are some of my guilty pleasure.
WMtD wasn’t one of my favorites by Kingfisher either; I liked it well enough but she’s got so many better ones. I’m glad you’re giving her another try!
Mmm all that food look so good. Good to hear you were able to read A Sorceress Comes to Call and enjoyed it.
Thanks! It was a pleasant surprise, I really enjoyed it!