Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Vocabulary lesson......

Wow....I'm only 50 pages into Madame Bovary and I have looked up several words already.....

sacristy, shuttlecock, sheepfold, lorgnon, harridan, fichu, pelerine, peruke, kirsch grog, chiiterlings......

I guess that's part of the "larnin" process that makes this reading group so much fun!! Is anyone else picking up some new words???

Leigh Ann
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Wez jes' readin' an carryin on wit some sich......

Our book this month was Uncle Tom's Cabin and wow.....what a great read.    Our discussions were lively and probing and could have gone on all day......which is why we now have a blog;  so we can discuss our books and the subjects they inspire at any time day or night.  Meet our lovely group.....
Meet our lovely food......thanks so much to Tina and Jeannie for Southen' fixins.   I absolutely loved it all!
even the pickled okra sandwiches......
and especially Sue's passion for the book and the whole 'north and south' dilemma.   
and the hostess,  me, myself, and I.....so thankful to be surrounded by wonderful, smart, engaging women who inspire and challenge and comfort me.   What a fun day!   Thank you ladies for your contributions!   
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Friday, September 19, 2008

A few of our bookclub members pose for a picture after our last meeting.
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Why do we have a bookclub and why does our bookclub have a blog????

Our bookclub is in its infancy. It's called Midday Bookclub because we meet at midday. We decided to start a bookclub because in the midst of taking care of our families, we wanted to keep our minds working. The bookclub is based on the book by Susan Wise Bauer called "The Well-Educated Mind" which is a book that is a guide on how to properly read a book and what books 'well-educated' people should have read. We just started in August with Pride and Predjudice and had so much fun....and actually talked about the book.....ALOT. We even found that it would be fun to be able to talk about the book along the way.....enter.......our blog. So join us and let's educate ourselves.
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Our Recipes

Our Recipes
Baked Brie

Baked Brie

1 Whole Wheel of Brie
1 Sheet Puff Pastry or
1 Sheet Regular Pastry
3 T Orange Marmalade
1 egg for glaze


Bring the Cheese and Pastry to room temperature.
Do not remove the rind from the Cheese
Place the Marmalade on the center of the pastry.
Place the Brie in top of the Marmalade.
Wrap the Pastry around the Brie, use a small amount of a water wash to help the Pastry adhere to itself.
Invert the wrapped brie on to a baking sheet lined with foil or parchment paper and coat with the egg wash.
At this point the Baked Brie can be stored in the refridgerator for up to 4 days, when you are ready to finish the cooking of the Brie, pre-heat your oven to 350', bring the Wrapped Brie back to room temperature, place in the hot oven and cook for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. Do not serve immedistely, but place on your serving platter and let it rest for at least 30 minutes.
Serve with Crackers or French bread

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Chicken Cordon Bleu
Chicken Cordon Bleu

This recipe can be served as an entree or cut into bite size pieces as an Hor'sD'oeuvre

Awaiting recipe

Petite Fours and Croissant

Petite Fours and Croissant
Petite Fours

Petite Fours and Croissant

Recipe to be submitted

Mini pickled Okra sandwiches

Mini pickled Okra sandwiches

Mini Pickled Okra Sandwiches

This recipe can be made up to 2 hrs in advance, due to the Cream Cheese acting as a barrier and preventing the Bread from absorbing the liquid from the Pickled Okra--simply make your sandwiches, cover them with a slightly damp piece of paper towel , then some Saran Wrap and refridgerate for up to 2 hours. The Cream Cheese mixture also works well with Cucumber Sandwiches.

1 Loaf of Bread
8 oz cream cheese
2 T Dill.Herb Spice Mix (Tastefully Simple)
1 Jar of Pickled Okra
Bring the cream cheese to room temp and add the Spice mix.
Remove the crusts from the bread and roll out with a rolling pin.
Take 2 pieces of bread apply some of the cream cheese add the Okra cut in to desired shapes and serve.

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Chocolate Pecan Pie

Recipe to be submitted

5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake

This recipe is dangerous, Why? because you are only 5 minutes away from Chocolate Cake at any given time of day.

4 T Flour
4 T Sugar
2 T Cocoa
1 Egg
3 T Milk
3 T Oil
# T Chocolate Chips (otional)
a small dash of Vanilla Extract
1 Large Coffee Mug

Add all of the dry ingredients to the mug and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and again mix well. Add the chocolate chips ( if using ) and vanilla extract, after you have mixed well, place the mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1,000 watts ( high ). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, do not be alarmed! Allow the cake to cool a little and then invert on to a plate. This recipe can serve 2 ( if you want to feel slightly more virtuous ).
Recipe by Tina Faust