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Paperback: 544 pages
Publisher: Tarcher May 6, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158542322X
ISBN-13: 978-1585423224
Product Dimensions:
9 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
From Publishers Weekly
"Whether youre looking to start a book club, choose your book clubs next reading selection, find a recipe to match with a book or gather fresh food ideas, this volume can help," declare authors Gelman and Krupp, a PR consultant and an educator, respectively. To gather all that material, they contacted members of dozens of book clubs throughout the countryfrom clubs of Jewish moms in Atlanta to psychotherapists in Connecticutand quickly discovered that these chatty groups are diverse, passionate and boast an impressive camaraderie. Its logical, then, that this collaborative project offers all sorts of anecdotes and food ideas from club members and profiles of various clubs, in addition to recipes drawn from favorite books. (Short plot summaries of each suggested title are also included.) The choices range from Anna Kareninas Wild Mushrooms on Toast and Life of Pis Tandoori Shrimp to The Hourss Crab Casserole and Nickel and Dimeds Mozzarella Sticks. Part cookbook, part celebration of the written word, the volume illustrates how books and ideas can bring people together. And considering that theres an estimated seven million people in America involved in book clubs these days, this should prove to be a popular volume.
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Book Description
Add a delicious ingredient to your book club gatherings!
Whether its mojitos with Love in the Time of Cholera or honey cake with The Secret Life of Bees, nothing spices up a book club meeting like great eats.
Featuring recipes and discussion ideas for one hundred popular book club selections, The Book Club Cookbook will guide you in selecting and preparing culinary masterpieces that blend perfectly with the literary masterpieces your club is reading. With contributions from many of the authors of these favorite books themselves, as well as profiles of book clubs all across the country that are creatively integrating food into their meetings, this singular cookbook includes such scrumptious pairings as:
Tandoori Shrimp with Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Mint Juleps with The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Her Majesty's Spinach Borek (Pastry) and Her Majesty's Mujadara (Lentils and Rice) with Cucumber Yogurt with Leap of Faith by Queen Noor
Great Grandma Olivias Sweet Potato Pie with Sugar by Bernice McFadden
Spicy Pork with Orange Hoisin Sauce in Wonton Cups with Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Death by Chocolate with The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Ambrosia with To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Joan and Lalitas Peach Cobbler with Cane River by Lalita Tademy
Griets Vegetable Soup with Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
Brittas Crab Casserole with The Hours by Michael Cunningham
and many more! The first cookbook designed specifically for book clubs, The Book Club Cookbook will add some real flavor to your book club meetings.
Reader Reviews
While many of us enjoy "reading" cookbooks, checking through recipes and making notes of new discoveries, this cookbook provides a totally different type of reading experience. Authors Gelman and Krupp, both members of several book clubs, decided that instead of organizing a cookbook around the foods and recipes mentioned in particular novels, memoirs, or non-fiction (which has been done before), that they would start instead by choosing the one hundred favorite books of book clubs from around the country. The list they developed includes the classics, such as Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence; current affairs, such as Reading Lolita in Tehran; contemporary fiction, such as Empire Falls; historical fiction, such as Ahab's Wife; history, such as No Ordinary Time; and memoirs, such as Wild Swans. Having chosen the one hundred books first, the authors then checked to see if foods were featured in the book, and if so, they looked for the best recipes they could find for each of these foods. If food did not play an important role in the book, they contacted the book clubs to see what they might have served in conjunction with their discussions of these books, sometimes tapping into favorite family recipes of club members and sometimes seeking recipes from specialty restaurants. On occasion, they even contacted the authors of the books themselves. In every case, they found recipes, some from well known sources, that compliment the books and their discussions. Each of the one hundred books is summarized at the beginning of the section and accompanied not only by one or more recipes but also with a profile of a participating book club, noting the activities each club sponsored in conjunction with the book, and describing what makes each club unique. The recipes are as varied as the countries of origin of the books and fall into categories ranging from appetizers to desserts and beverages. Featured recipes include Artichoke-Jalapeno Spread on Baguettes with Tomato Bruschetta Topping, Shrimp Flautas, Biryani, Spiced Plum Kolaches, Hmong Eggrolls, and a to-die-for dessert called Death by Chocolate. The only weakness I have found is with the index, which contains the standard breakdown into appetizers, desserts, etc., but simply lists the page numbers where a reader can find examples of these categories, and does not list the names of the recipes themselves, an omission that is time-consuming for the cook who wants to use this as a regular cookbook. Mary Whipple
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The Book Club Cookbook
by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp
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