July Meeting

Hi all, we'll me at my place at 2 pm on the 24th! Sorry we skipped June, it was impossible to coordinate everyone's schedules. We'll have August at Diane's house and we'll pick a date at our July meeting.

May Meeting

Hi ladies,

We will be meeting at Diane's house at 3 pm on Saturday, May 8th. Yes, it's graduation. Yes, it's the day before Mother's Day. Yes, there will be cocktails.... :)

Please bring a book or two to swap if you'd like. Everyone's always welcome to bring snacks and/or drinks. Nothing is required!

Heads up for June, we will be meeting at my house, Sunday June 20th at 11 am.

We have a lot of catching up to do!

Baking Challenges

Here are the websites to the baking challenges I've found. Feel free to add others!

The Daring Bakers (or Cooks) - www.thedaringkitchen.com
Bread Baker's Apprentice Challenge - http://pinchmysalt.com/the-bba-challenge/
Martha Stewart's Cupcake Club - http://mscclub.blogspot.com/
Tuesdays with Dorie - http://tuesdayswithdorie.wordpress.com/the-rules/
Barefood Bloggers (Barefoot Contessa followers) - http://barefootbloggers.wordpress.com/
Vegan MoFo (Month of Food) - http://veganmofo.wordpress.com/
Craving Ellie in My Belly - http://cravingellieinmybelly.blogspot.com/



Some great blogs...
Madcap Cupcake - http://madcapcupcake.wordpress.com/
Adventures in Food of a Stay at Home Mom - http://adventuresinfoodofastayathomemom.blogspot.com/
The Repressed Pastry Chef - http://therepressedpastrychef.com/
King Arthur Flour Blog - http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/
Cupcake Bakeshop - http://cupcakeblog.com/
The Baking Sisters - http://bakingsisters.blogspot.com/

March Book

Julia Child's My Life in France

Amazon.com Review

Book Description

Julia Child single handedly awakened America to the pleasures of good cooking with her cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her television show The French Chef, but as she reveals in this bestselling memoir, she didn't know the first thing about cooking when she landed in France.

Indeed, when she first arrived in 1948 with her husband, Paul, she spoke no French and knew nothing about the country itself. But as she dove into French culture, buying food at local markets and taking classes at the Cordon Bleu, her life changed forever. Julia's unforgettable story unfolds with the spirit so key to her success as a cook and teacher and writer, brilliantly capturing one of the most endearing American personalities of the last fifty years.

http://www.amazon.com/My-Life-France-Julia-Child/dp/1400043468

February's Book

Tragedy in Tin Can Holler

I can't do this book justice in a synopsis so here's the text from Rozetta's website:

Hello, my name is Rozetta Mowery. The horrors of my childhood, 12 years in abusive foster homes and two abusive marriages never darkened my spirits. My life and my destiny is to share my story with the world as a warning to the dangers of domestic violence and how it destroys lives and families. Please read my book, "Tragedy in Tin Can Holler" and share it with everyone you love and hold dear to your heart.

My story is true horror that spans six generations; murder, domestic violence, child abuse, (including foster care abuse) incest, illegal adoptions, lies and family secrets that were buried for decades! Discovering the truth about my family changed my life drastically and has taken me on a journey I never envisioned.


You can order my book through Paypal below for a personally autographed copy of my book.


http://www.tragedyintincanholler.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Tragedy-Tin-Holler-Rozetta-Mowery/dp/0977968065

January's Book

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt

After discovering in the early 1980s that a super-saver fare to Savannah, Ga., cost the same as an entree in a nouvelle Manhattan restaurant, Esquire columnist Berendt spent the next eight years flitting between Savannah and New York City. The result is this collection of smart, sympathetic observations about his colorful Southern neighbors, including a jazz-playing real estate shark; a sexually adventurous art student; the Lady Chablis (' "What was your name before that?" I asked. "Frank," she said.' "); the gossipy Married Woman's Card Club; and an assortment of aging Southern belles. The book is also about the wealthy international antiques dealer Jim Williams, who played an active role in the historic city's restoration--and would also be tried four times for the 1981 shooting death of 21-year-old Danny Handsford, his high-energy, self-destructive house helper. The Williams trials--he died in 1990 of a heart attack at age 59--are lively matches between dueling attorneys fought with shifting evidence, and they serve as both theme and anchor to Berendt's illuminating and captivating travelogue.

Meeting Dates

Hi ladies,

Here is the schedule for the next six meetings:

October 18 10 am at Crystal's house
November 15th at Diane's house
December 13th at Marcela's apartment - Cookie Exchange
January 10th
February 7th
March 7th