Read the need to cook for 8 women, book club is at my house this month. Mar 16, 2020 inspiration and full menus for your next book club meeting. Michael may not read anything but cookbooks, but hes on hand to help a friend put together a book club dinner. The menu a little food and wine set the right tone for the. Genre, setting, topic, theme, and discussion questions, just to name a few. Since book pages and greasy fingers dont go so well together, weve left the baconwrapped cocktail weiners for next time. An intersting christmas book of short stories is the christmas tree of tales by s.
Menu for a bookclub meeting fab book club recommendations. Personalized book club christmas tree ornament 2019 colorful books meeting good bookworm novels mate bookish tradition gift friendship lovers organization best event year free customization. During book club meetings there is a fair amount of socializing and having a good time. Get your christmas dinner sorted with this jamie oliver cookbook which you can read for free with the amazon kindle app. Buy products related to book club gifts and see what customers say about book club gifts on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Perfect dinner party menus and recipes for easier entertaining. Bloggers zandra and karen june, the team behind the blog little yellow couch, host a libraryinspired book club gathering with plenty of. Many of those book clubs serve meals, or at least dessert to accompany the discussion. The menu a little food and wine set the right tone for the evening. In general, appetizers and smallbite foods are good choices for a book club. This simple sweetspicy nut mix of quinoa, honey, cayenne, and ginger will be gone in no time. Liven up your book club meetings by playing a quick game or two when your members first arrive. I am in charge of the menu and often try to pair the food to whatever we have just read.
In general, appetizers and smallbite foods are good choices for a book club party. Its filled with letters tolkien wrote to his children every year at christmas all told from the from the point of view of either father christmas or a talking polar bear, and accompanied by the most whimsical illustrations. The next best book club looking for recommendations. For a time, i was in a lovely, civilized san francisco dinner book club where couples sat down and discussed a book over dinner. Book club party allrecipes allrecipes food, friends. I laughed harder than i ever have, i cried, and i knew i had to share it with my friends. Combine cranberry syrup, gin, elderflower liquor, and club soda for an. That morning, i opened the side door to see a huge package from ghirardelli, full to the brim with their holiday squares for easter. Serve the group a simple and delicious meal, let the wine flowand theyll want to have every meeting at your house. Nov 8, 2016 explore serendipity8356s board book club christmas party. This approach is especially helpful when hosting a morning party, since you have just a few short hours between waking up and the arrival of your first guest, and i was happy with how it all came together for the weekend brunch i hosted for my book club.
Sandra is preparing a light dinner for her book club gathering including a layered crab salad, roasted chile guacamole, a pesto chicken panini and a banana chocolate chip cake. Whether your book club is a few close friends or a larger group, hosting a book club party still takes some amount of planning. We had an awesome christmas book exchange on december 2. T heres no reason that a book club gettogether cant be as delicious as it is thoughtprovoking. Let a simple centerpiece provide the drama for a book themed dinner that speaks volumes. And we know how challenging it can be to find a book that is both entertaining as well as interesting and provocative enough to spark a good, engaging discussion while, perhaps, you nosh on cheese and sip wine. At the last book club meeting of the year, the book inspires the rest of the club to issue a christmas service challenge.
The bar a great glass of wine and a good book have gone together almost as long as there have been words to read. A great many book clubs make a point of theming the food they serve each month to the book theyre discussing. Our family dinner book club selection for the month of march is mary poppins by p. Of course, you will also discuss the latest book you are reading, but if that is all you do your meetings will soon become boring. Our book club pick for february 2019 is eleanor oliphant is completely fine by gail honeymon.
Good friends and good conversation make the best pairing of all. I wanted to blog about it in case anyone wants some fun ideas for their book club. Just simmer a big pot of white beans in a savory tomato sauce and then sprinkle it with tangy feta cheese. Just a quick bite before diving back into the scintillating conversation. Easy foods that can be eaten around a coffee table with one hand on the food and the. Turkeyfree christmas dinners at hillhead bookclub glasgow. When choosing a book for a book club there are a lot of factors to consider.
You need for your next party instead of a formal printed menu, nicely hand write. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Lots of wonderful and easytomake dinner party menus with recipes. The menus are here to help you entertain with ease with our best dinner. Life as a food blogger awards many incredible perks. Serve high tea and transport your book group to prewwii england and the large country estate of the tallis family. Top multigrain crackers with a delicious fetatomatocucumber salad for a satisfying snack. But i think the christmas party is my very favorite book club thursday, and we try our best to do it right. Vintage meets modern in these clever and crafty librarianinspired book club party ideas created by zandra and karen june, of the blog little yellow couch. Tolkien, this calligraphy picture book would make just as much sense if it were titled letters from father tolkien. Italianamerican cookbook author lidia bastianich, whos accustomed to cooking for a. Terrific food and book pairing ideas from book clubs from coast to coast. December marks a spectacular finish to two lovely years of the peanut blossom book club for recovering readers. Before jeanine can object, the ladies plan the rest of the month, filled to the jeanines calendar alerts are out of control.
I first read this book last year and it blew me away. You may not know this but i host a book club in my neighborhood. They range from christmas eve in a snowbound scottish castle,memories of christmas in the early sixties,friends xmas reunion in london. Offering a carafe of wine or two on the bar is a must for any book club meeting. You need for your next party instead of a formal printed menu, nicely handwrite. It takes about eight hours to cook, so you can start it in the morning and forget about it until dinnertime leaving you a full day to finish the book. A recent conversation on chowhound stirred the question of themed book club menus. Eleanor is socially awkward somewhere on the spectrum and this is her story. Combine all ingredients except club soda for fruit refreshers. Easy christmas appetizer finger foods christmas celebration all about christ. From an easy, casual dinner party menu to gourmet dinner party menus. This book chronicles the trials of an irish family making their way in new york. Hamandgreens crostini, butternut squashandpecan crostini, and pearandblue cheese crostini. Cook ahead and be ready long before the members arrive.
A little bit contemporary romance, a little bit highpressure commercial kitchen. I havent read jenny colgan yet but i do have her the bookshop. Rebecca lang is a wellknown cooking instructor, author, and food writer. However, i was feeling quite ambitious, creative and brave so i decided to actually cook. I can see hands going up all over bloggland if you are like me, you love reading and love talking about books with your girlfriends even more. Now that the holidays are past us, its time to settle back into our regular routines and social activities which means winter book club for lisa and i. Dinner and a book dinner and a book go one step beyond the usual wine, cheese and crackers with a menu that matches the theme of your book clubs latest selection. When i first launched our book club i needed the motivation to make reading a priority in my busy life. A collection of the most simple but satisfying recipes to get your hands on.
Light appetizers appetizers for party appetizer recipes appetizer ideas party recipes party snacks book club snacks book club food clean eating snacks. A prickly curmudgeon has never won me over quite like eleanor. Normally our book club meets once a month for hors doeuvres and discussion, but not dinner. Pick something delicious but easy so you can enjoy the discussion as per the advice i have given already on this website, its preferable not to cook for book club it turns into a competition between book clubbers as to who can cook the best meal. On the next slides, see our tips for hosting a party, designing the invitations, choosing the book, and picking a fun theme. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Menu for a bookclub meeting dont slave over the stove. From christmas to new years eve, and the many other holiday festivities before and after, these books are sure to be perfect fits for your december and january book club reads. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Dont let the food get in the way of the allimportant ending. Personal sized pizzas as a contrast to the normal christmas dinner.
Let me know if you can make it and if enough people can ill book a table. For example, last thursday evening i hosted book club at my house. At a christmas dinner described in the book, the family enjoys this traditional southern holiday dessert. Mary poppins family dinner book club chef sarah elizabeth. She teaches girls night in classes around the country and lives in athens, georgia. Sometimes the books theme or the era or setting in which the action takes place can help determine the menu. Food, seating arrangements, and discussion questions are just some of the things that should be taken into account when youre the host. Weve got the perfect winter book club menu all ready for you complete with easy cocktails, appetizers and dessert recipes. Middle eastern food and family are the backdrop of this novel, and this chickpea dip is a great way to bring your bookclub family to the snack table. We were meeting during the day, and i thought it would be fun to have a book club tea party. The last book my book club read was the other wes moore got a 910 out of 10 more.