Report from Lisa:
Seven of us gathered at Susan’s to discuss Voracious. I think many of us enjoyed the book, especially as the recipes were very good, and a lot of the books Cara had read were ones many of us had read too. The one thing that several people felt was it was a bit choppy, and I also felt at times that the chapters were just expanded versions of her blog. Overall I believe we liked the book. We started the evening with a swap of cookbooks and kitchen items, and plan to do something similar at Michelle’s. We all agreed this may have been our best meal, inspired by some of the recipes in the book. Becky started us out with a black bread inspired by Les Miserables with goat cheese and fig spread. Susan made some wonderful nuts from Silver Palate, and her main dish was a pasta dish that she Cara Nicoletti remembered her father making every day. (I can’t recall what chapter this was, and don’t have my book with me!). Michelle made a carbonara dish that was not pasta but squash, and also equally good. Karen made the caramels and also a terrific Lentil Salad from the Valley News. Leann made a pumpkin soup and Heather the garlic soup that was also from the book. In addition to the pasta, and yummy sangria, Susan made a lovely ginger cake with the blood orange sauce from the book, and I brought mudslide cupcakes, from my new cookbook Prohibition bakery. Cam joined us for dinner, and a good time was had by all. Attached is my recipe for the mudslide cupcakes, please share your recipes for all the other yummy stuff with the group, unless it is in the book.
Below is our list of who is hosting when, and what book we are reading so far. The suggested swap for Mardi Gras at Michelle’s is bling. So if you are interested in purging your jewelry and want to update your choices, bring some along. Hoping all of us can get together in February, those who were absent were missed. Bon Appetit. Lisa
January: Voracious-Susan
February: Swan Thieves-Michelle
March: Spinning heart-Heather
April:
May: Orphan Train-Lisa
June:-Karen
July:
August:-Becky
September:
October:-Leann
November:
December:-Nancy
