Literary games that will spruce up your book club or teen program in a public or school library. The book club favorites have evolved over the years, but here is a goto menu to satisfy everyones cravings. Our friend, rachel, who used to be in our book club but has since moved away was persistent with her requests to just tell me what to make when i host book club this month. Where the crawdads sing takes place in the marshlands of north carolina, so its only appropriate that our menu is inspired by carolina cuisine. Offer your book club members a south american menu as a tribute to the unnamed south american county where the novel takes place. Were sharing 20 of the best book club books, plus the snacks and treats they. Top multigrain crackers with a delicious fetatomatocucumber salad for a satisfying snack. How to host a fall book club gathering williamssonoma taste. Menu for a bookclub meeting fab book club recommendations. Serve the group a simple and delicious meal, let the wine flowand theyll want to have every meeting at your house. How to host a fall book club gathering discover new ideas. Use this list of book club menus for ideas or search for specific themes or cuisines.
A collection of the most simple but satisfying recipes to get your hands on. Here are a few top book club selections and coordinating menus that are sure to add a new depth of flavor to your discussions. Book club aka read between the wines were coming up on the last meeting of the year and i wanted to share some ideas that have kept our book club thriving. If you find yourself rushed and frazzled during a busy week and have absolutely no clue about what to cook for your book club meeting, fear not. Welcome to a meeting place for publishers, authors, and book clubs to connect. Italianamerican cookbook author lidia bastianich, whos accustomed to cooking for a crowd. Youve gathered your closest friends and chosen your favorite books now its your turn to host the next book club meeting. Mar 17, 2016 read the suggestions for super fast and easy book club snacks discussion from the chowhound home cooking, appetizer food community.
These easy party finger food recipes include entrees, appetizers, sides and desserts to impress your friends and family. When we first arrived we were surrounded by patriotic themes and olympic themes. At your first book club meeting, or whenever new people join your reading group, its good to spend a bit of time getting to know each other. Jul 06, 2007 im hosting a bookclub meeting in which the book we read is set in france. Whether your book club meets weekly or monthly or somewhere in between, we have the best tips and tricks for when its your turn to host, including themed meetings, recipes, and more. Your book club meeting might run late the night you discuss this one. Keep the seasonings simple and the presentation casual to make some easy appetizers for a book club meeting. Last month we launched a new monthly series, gatherings from the kitchn, showing you our own dinner parties, large and small. Jul 14, 2017 youre going to want to bookmark this list sienna livermore contributing editor sienna livermore is a contributing editor at and covering bestselling.
This can be as simple as going around the group taking it in turns to introduce yourself and saying what you like to read and what youre looking forward to about the book club if youre new or what you like about the club if youre an established. For the football months of fall, check out our tailgating recipes complete with makeahead steps and instructions to tote your dishes on game day. See more ideas about book club menu, food and menu. For instance, for our fall book club meeting our hostess jaine chose a menu that reflects the changing seasons beautifully. 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. I love watching people come up with unique ideas for this. Weve got a great list of some real winner dinners that are not only delicious and homey, but are still pretty enough to impress everyone. Jul 24, 2014 so we will start with a summer book club menu. With these impressive party menus and recipe ideas, you soon will be. The host can decide whether to have the book club party at her house or at a separate venue, such as a restaurant or a coffee shop. I served on the social committee, welcome committee and created our quarterly newsletter the fun stuff. Add your voice to the conversation about recommended book club titles as well as food and drink inspired by them and helpful ideas for organizing and participating in a book club. Liven up your book club meetings by playing a quick game or two when your members first arrive.
Successful groups select good books, have interesting discussions, and foster community. The menu a little food and wine set the right tone for the evening. Some book clubs serve entire dinners at their meetings, with menus that reflect themes or. Oklahoma city events designer lindsay gibson shares her ideas for a book club table setting. This post is brought to you by taste of home editors, who aim to highlight products and services you might find interesting.
In general, appetizers and smallbite foods are good choices for a book club. First, we set the mood for our mini book club with food. Thanks goes out to those that sent in their favorites and i hope that you. Girls night in book club menu ideas below are some great ideas for book club menus submitted by my wonderful readers. How to host a book club for where the crawdads sing by delia. 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. If you decide to host the next meeting at a restaurant, be sure to call ahead and make a reservation, especially if the venue has a private meeting room. Apr 08, 20 last month we launched a new monthly series, gatherings from the kitchn, showing you our own dinner parties, large and small. Hamandgreens crostini, butternut squashandpecan crostini, and pearandblue cheese crostini. Donna hays book club meeting menu for a weeknight literary club gathering, this simpleyetelegant menu is one for the books. Whitney had a fun time coming up with ideas for the night.
A lunch buffet is an informal, lowstress and often economical way to feed a large group of family or friends, whether the occasion is a birthday or anniversary celebration, a baby shower or your turn to host the monthly book club meeting. Choose the appetizers that fit your setting if youre meeting in a library, avoid messy snacks. Read the suggestions for super fast and easy book club snacks discussion from the chowhound home cooking, appetizer food community. This rosh hashana honey cake makes for a sweet start to the new year. About four years ago i was a member of our hoa board. Try one of these easy, elegant menus, designed to feed and impress. This was such an amazing book club book to discuss and read about the history of the 1936 olympics and the events in the u. Here are some ideas but let your imagination run wild. Menu suggestion for a frenchthemed bookclub dinner home. Whether your book club meets weekly or monthly or somewhere in between, we. Bloggers zandra and karen june, the team behind the blog little yellow couch, host a libraryinspired book club gathering with plenty of.
Donna hays bookclub meeting menu for a weeknight literary club gathering, this simpleyetelegant menu is one for the books. Mar 16, 2020 inspiration and full menus for your next book club meeting. Suggestions for super fast and easy book club snacks home. From gameday goodies to fondue and cocktails, weve got helpful ideas to make parties simple, inexpensive, and fun. Suggestions for super fast and easy book club snacks. But i have a friend whose book club has become a theme competition where the hosts take turns not only leading the discussion. 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. All of the food items were super fast to make or buy. Get your book loving friends together, and throw a book club party. Avocado cucumber grapefruit salad pinch of yum sounds so yummy if only i was allowed to eat grapefruit. We started off with faiths cozy and communal italian polenta party, and this week ill be sharing a brunch i hosted for my book club, a bright weekend gathering full of fresh spring flavors, makeahead recipes, and a fun, book themed table setting. If you are starting a book club yourself, you may need some ideas for creating a fun group that people will come back to time after time. Apr 11, 2018 if you find yourself rushed and frazzled during a busy week and have absolutely no clue about what to cook for your book club meeting, fear not.
Find exciting ideas from book clubs all over the country what theyre reading, what theyre eating, and how theyre blending the two as well as recipes from some of your favorite authors and book giveaways. We started off with faiths cozy and communal italian polenta party, and this week ill be sharing a brunch i hosted for my book club, a bright weekend gathering full of fresh spring flavors, makeahead recipes, and a fun, bookthemed table setting. In our online book club conversations, readers will come together to discuss the richly layered story conjure womenconnecting with others across the country to share their responses to and questions about this powerful, thoughtprovoking novel. Chille con carne a classic and you can jazz it up by offering your guests a choice of toppings to add like sour cream, cheese, spring onions. See more ideas about food recipes, brunch recipes and brunch. Were back, as promised, with our fall book club menu. Sometimes its tough to choose the right read for your book club. This simple sweetspicy nut mix of quinoa, honey, cayenne, and ginger will be gone in no time. Dinner is at 7 and id probably not get home until after 5. A great many book clubs make a point of theming the food they serve each month to the book theyre discussing. Weve got our favorite book club books, plus snacks and treats to fit the theme. Go one step beyond the usual wine, cheese and crackers with a menu that matches the theme of your book clubs latest selection.
That morning, i opened the side door to see a huge package from ghirardelli, full to the brim with their holiday squares for easter. Italianamerican cookbook author lidia bastianich, whos accustomed to cooking for a crowd, says a bubbling casserole of shellshaped pasta stuffed. Get your bookloving friends together, and throw a book club party. Try to create a simple menu and a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. Life as a food blogger awards many incredible perks. Whisk your book club away on a peaceful trip to india with these little bundles. Games to break the ice at book discussion groups and other. If youre on facebook, join our book club favorites group, a space for sharing favorite book clubs reads, food pairings and other ideas and enhancements for your book club. Weve got great ideas for organizing a book club meeting tips on how to lead a book discussion and good book club etiquette. Her easytoeat menu is vegetarianfriendly and simple enough to prepare for a weeknightso even if youre pressed for time, theres no need to resort to. Nov 11, 2014 weve got you covered with our fall book club menu. Weve got a great list of some real winner dinners that are not only delicious and. Apr 12, 20 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.
Im hosting a bookclub meeting in which the book we read is. A few have written an author for menu ideas or shared their menus. Book club ideas party themes and ideas country living. For book club meetings with children in attendance, serve finger foods that will appeal to both kids and adults. We usually just do snacks nuts, hummus, fruit, cookies for our meetings. A fun way to turn your evening into something very memorable a menu for a bookclub meeting with a theme that matches your book. For a typical english meal try one of the following fairly easy options. Book clubs can also visit kellys website for discussion questions and menu ideas. Its on a monday, so the food would have to be relatively simple to prepare, or itd have to be made in advance. Apr 02, 2014 book club aka read between the wines were coming up on the last meeting of the year and i wanted to share some ideas that have kept our book club thriving. Sometimes the book s theme or the era or setting in which the action takes place can help determine the menu.
What would you put on the menu for a book club dinner. Easy appetizers for a book club meeting our everyday life. When dragon dying came up, one student drew a dragon. For example, last thursday evening i hosted book club at my house. This book is about love, inner peace and inspiration. Read the menu suggestion for a frenchthemed bookclub dinner discussion from the chowhound home cooking, dinner food community. Mar 31, 2014 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. If you decide to host the next meeting at a restaurant, be sure to call ahead and make a reservation, especially if the venue has a private meeting room that you can reserve. Bloggers zandra and karen june, the team behind the blog little yellow couch, host a libraryinspired book club gathering with plenty of vintage touches.
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