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  I have a ton of pet peeves when it comes to my books. I genuinely believe that a book is a treasure and that they should be kept in pristine condition at all times. They should be displayed, read and re-read.

  I have listed only a few of my pet peeves here. Let me know at the end, whether you share any of my peeves or whether you think some of mine are just plain ole ridiculous!

  Dog earing…

Welcome back to my food blog, Edible Love By Radeyah, all about making fast, easy and mostly healthy dishes to satisfy your hunger, and to, you know, give you sustenance for life. On Edible Love, I try to break down the easiest of meals in a simple way so that ANYONE can follow along and create their own meals. As I said in my introductory post, I am not any kind of food expert. I am just a regular person who is annoyed by people  who bash other people (of either sex) for not being able to cook. Hence Edible Love is a way for me to spread love to all those people who find the kitchen a scary place and to make it just a little bit more approachable.

So do you ever feel like you want something really really tasty to eat, but you do not want to spend a lot of time preparing it? Well any type of burger can fill this need really, but here I will talk about a Salmon Burger that I made for dinner, and the specifics of how I made it. This burger is absolutely easy to make, and even someone who does not know how to turn on a stove can do it!

You will need: 

Salmon Burger Patties

Coconut Bake 

Lettuce 

Purple Onions

Mayonnaise 

Garlic Sauce 

Pepper 

Ketchup

(totally easy right?)

The Salmon Patty

If you have a griddle, you can use it to cook your salmon patty. Otherwise, you can use a regular pot on the stove.

Tip: I use a griddle to cook burgers, eggs, toast, pancakes…basically everything (seriously, if you don’t have one, you need to get one because it makes everything so much easier). 

Spray some PAM, or sprinkle some olive oil and let your patty cook.

Tip: My mom taught me that if I put a piece of foil over the salmon patty, it cooks faster and for me I love anything that speeds up the cooking process, so I did that. 

You will know when your patty is done when there is a light brown, for lack of a better word, tan on the salmon patty.

The Washing and Cutting

Wash and cut your onions to your liking. Purple onions are delicious, but regular ones work fine too.

Wash your lettuce and dry them. You really do not want wet lettuce to make your burger soggy. TRUST ME.

You can add any veggies you want including tomatoes, pickles etc.

Tip: Wash and cut your veggies prior to fixing up your coconut bake so that the toasty-ness would be preserved!

Coconut Bake

Cut your bake in half. You can toast your bake in a toaster or on the griddle. I prefer using the griddle, but for this particular time, I used the toaster.

Lightly butter the bake, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Putting everything together 

Just like in my last post about my one-dish pasta and basil chicken, my favourite part was putting everything together. It’s just nice to see the fruit of your labour, you know?

Place your lightly buttered bake halves on a plate, and place your lettuce, onions and whatever else you decided to include in your veggies on one side of the bake.

Then, add your ketchup, mayo, garlic sauce and pepper to the bake.

Tip: I added my sauces to the side with my veggies just so I could keep the messiness at a minimum when eating it! 

Place your cooked salmon patty on top the empty side of the bake and top it off with the side with your sauces and voilà! Your yummy salmon burger is ready to eat!

I welcome everyone to try this, and any recipe that I post, and if you do try it, I’d love to hear from you. You can hashtag #EdibleLoveByRadeyah and tag or mention me! I have also created a Pinterest board called “Edible Love” (of course, I mean, what else?) so if you’re on there, feel free to follow my board and re-pin my pins!

All of my social media handles are at the end of this post, so be sure to check them out. Click here to see my introductory post and see why I started this Edible Love series on my blog!

Love,

Radeyah <3

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  If you’re a fellow booklover and Instagram (or Instantgram if you’re learning from iimanjeetii) lover, then this post is for you, so continue reading. If you’re not, then hey, still continue reading or share this post with the booklovers in your life.

WHAT IS THIS BOOKSTAGRAM YOU SPEAK OF?

If you’re wondering, BOOKSTAGRAM, like the name obviously suggests, is a smash up of Books and Instagram. The term Bookstagram is simply used to describe the community of booklovers on Instagram. These Bookstagram accounts post stunning photos of books together with reviews, TBRs, Wrap Ups, Recommendations and Currently Reading posts, just to name a few. For an evolving list of all the terms used on Bookstagram check out my post “Bookstagram terms defined”.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOKSTAGRAM THING?

Bookstagram is a totally exciting way for booklovers to obsess over their favourite fandoms in a new and exciting way with other booklovers. It’s perfect for anyone who loves to read and to share their thoughts on the books that they’ve read and the books that they want to read. Bookstagram is also a fabulous way to keep up with all of the new books and fandoms out there, because God knows there is an ever-growing amount of those, and we don’t want to miss any.

SHOULD I JOIN BOOKSTAGRAM?

I joined Bookstagram about a year ago, on 25th January 2015 and I absolutely love it to this day. For me, my Bookstagram account is a safe place where I can go on Instagram where I don’t have to see anything but book related posts. When I’m feeling stressed out about life in general my Bookstagram account really provides that much needed stress reliever.

Now you’re probably thinking that I’m totally bonkers, in true Alice In Wonderland style, for saying that photos of books relax me! If you understand what I mean, and if photos of books relax you too, comment down below and let me know, so that I’d know that I’m not completely bonkers, or so we can be completely bonkers together since we know that all the best people are!

If you love books, then you should definitely give joining Bookstagram some serious thought. It is not for the weak-hearted! JUST KIDDING! Bookstagram is for EVERYONE. We welcome every single human being to join Bookstagram since for me, in my true Hufflepuff style, since you know, the sorting hat on Pottermore unwittingly sorted me into Hufflepuff, I encourage everyone to join in the reading and fangirling / fanboying over ALL THE FANDOMS!

HOW DO I JOIN BOOKSTAGRAM?

In order to join Bookstagram, you will need to create an Instagram account. This account can be one that you have been using previously, or a new one that you create for Bookstagram alone. I would advise that you create a new email address and Instagram account for your Bookstagram since WHEN (set all the goals, achieve all the goals!) you become a really big and successful Bookstagramer, publishers and authors will begin contacting you to review their books – yes there is the potential for you to get free books!

However, don’t pressure yourself too much if you don’t get any such requests. Ensure that everything that you do on Bookstagram, much like how you should live your life, makes YOU HAPPY. Your Bookstagram should be free from all stress and worries, and should just be a safe place for you to gush about your favourite books.

WHAT SHOULD I NAME MY BOOKSTAGRAM ACCOUNT?

The name of your Bookstagram account is really important because this is how other Bookstagramers will identify you and your account. You want to ensure that the name has something to do with books or a fandom so that you can easily be identified as a Bookstagram account. Remember that as with everything, branding is very important in order to build something successful and have people come back over and over again. Some Bookstagramers choose to include their name into their Bookstagram accounts, which is a good way to ensure that your Bookstagram is associated with you.

When naming my account, I initially did not want anyone that I knew personally to know about my account. So I created it without telling anyone and I also did not include my name in the Bookstagram account name. I decided to go with Exploring Books 2.0 since I wanted to reinvent the ways that books are explored. Yes, being clichéd is my forte.

So whatever you decide to name your account should be impactful and true to yourself.

WHAT NEXT?

After you’ve created your Bookstagram account, here is a checklist of things to get you going:

Write a bio on your account including your name, your bookish goals, and something personal about you. In my bio, I included my name, pen name, nationality, age, Goodreads Reading Goal, my YouTube Channel name, my Twitter, Snapchat and Personal Instagram handles, as well as a link to my YouTube Channel. You can add anything you want.

Post your first photo. This can be a photo of yourself, a photo of book(s) or your bookshelves introducing yourself and explaining in the description that you are new to Bookstagram as well as your vision for your Bookstagram. Your first photo should be very impactful and attractive to ensure that if people happen across your account, they would not leave without following you.

Follow other Bookstagram accounts. You can find accounts by searching the hashtag #Bookstagram. Like and comment on these accounts and begin to build your relationships on Bookstagram.

You’re ready to being your beautiful Bookstagram journey!

If you found this post helpful, I’d love to hear from you in the comments. Also, don’t hesitate to share with your friends. Remember that Bookstagram is for everyone and anyone can be a Bookstagramer!

Don’t forget to follow me on Bookstagram @ExploringBooks2.0 and let me know that my Bookstagram blog post sent you!

I wish you every success in your Bookstagram journey.

  With love,

Radeyah x

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