Wednesday, October 3

Book Club: Time to Host!

Last week I hosted Book Club...it was bittersweet as it's most likely the last time I will do so (Nate will be done with his PhD very soon). I will miss my book club dearly when we move. The book I chose was "Lisey's Story" by Stephen King. It wasn't the biggest hit, but made for good conversation. If you like creepy, weird, Stephen Kingish stories, then you'll like it. :) I think I liked it best of everyone in the group...which is no surprise considering I've always liked being scared, even as a kid (remember Watcher in the Woods? I LOVED that stuff).


I promised last week I would share my menu, so here goes (click on the names of each item to link to recipes). For appetizers I made BOBs. They were perfect - I can eat a whole tray of those puppies.


For main course I made Oriental Chicken Salad, Orange Bowknots and some fresh fruit. A nice light meal, but still filling.



5 of our 6 book club members are Libras - birthdays all within about 2 weeks of each other! So, this was also our annual birthday book club. Karen (the only non-Libra of the bunch - poor girl, having to put up with all of us!) always brings us a delicious dessert, and this year was no exception. She made Pumpkin Coffee Cake, which was moist and had the perfect amount of pumpkin in it - not too much, not too little. A great dessert for a fall evening. Thanks, Karen!

7 comments:

anna jo said...

ooohhh, that all looks tasty! and btw, I LOVE watcher in the woods! it's the best scary disney movie ever made!

Jessica said...

Watcher In The Woods is awesome! Those bows look soooo good.

Christie said...

Now I really have to make homemade rolls this weekend..

Anonymous said...

Jane, The warmed brie on crusty, toasted bread was a fantastic, mouth-watering, craving-for-more delight. I can't wait to try it! - Barbara

gingerdee said...

I love your Blog! just wondering...are you a photographer, or do you just have a really good camera? your pictures are always so perfect & look like they just came right out of a food magazine! you are very talented. keep the good recipes coming...... :D

jane maynard said...

thanks, gingerdee! so glad you love the blog! I'm a graphic designer, artist and photographer...and my awesome camera definitely helps! thanks so much for the nice comments. :)

Tuesday Girl said...

Yum, thanks for the recipes