Hardcore Book Club

Katie's Frozen Pie recipe

2010-09-27T11:16:00.000-07:00

Remember that pie with caramel and cream cheese and maybe ice cream all on a graham cracker crust?

Recipe can be found HERE. Thanks Katie.

Wild Swans

2010-09-24T16:19:00.000-07:00

For October we are reading this:

Then discussing it while eating this:

Except none of these people will be there.

Thursday, October 28th 7 pm. Mark your calendars.

Holly's Chocolate Cake recipe

2010-09-24T16:15:00.000-07:00

Remember that bundt cake that I made that was really moist and made you want to eat the entire thing with your bare hands?

Recipe is found here. And it's ohhhhh so easy.

September's book

2010-09-11T19:18:00.000-07:00

We are reading The Color of Water this month and will eat and discuss on Thursday the 23rd at Melanie Ewell's house.

I will be bringing this:

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Or this:

Stop by.

Outliers

2010-06-30T22:25:00.000-07:00

We are meeting at Jenae's house to discuss Outliers on Wednesday, July 21st at 8:30 pm. See you there!

(Read what the New York Times said about it HERE.)

Next book night:

2010-05-27T11:41:00.000-07:00

Thursday, June 17th at Kae Harrison's house.

We will be discussing Sarah McCoy's book choice, The Help. See you then.

My New BFF

2010-04-12T15:17:00.000-07:00

FBFF.

Facebook Friends Forever.

Baked Brie Recipe

2010-03-21T08:33:00.000-07:00

Here is Angela's Baked Brie recipe. If you weren't there Thursday night, you missed out. This was mouth watering...enjoy and thanks Angela!

Brie Wheel from Costco

Mango Chutney

Curry Powder

Cashews

Rub curry powder over top and sides of brie wheel, shake off excess and place in pie pan or 8x8 dish. Pour mango chutney on top (I use Mango Ginger Chutney from Trader Joe's) then cover with chopped cashews. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes and serve with crackers or crostini.

April's Book

2010-03-19T19:15:00.001-07:00

Go get your copy now and we'll see you in April.

Quote of the night:

2010-03-19T19:14:00.001-07:00

"Don't even get me started talking about old man sex!"

- Kae Harrison

Brownies you will want to eat

2010-03-19T18:31:00.000-07:00

For my brownie recipe, click HERE.

Escape by Carolyn Jessop

2010-02-22T10:25:00.000-08:00

This month we're reading a book about this woman and her escape from the FLDS community. She left in the night with her eight children in tow.

We will be discussing Escape on Thursday, March 18th at my house (8 pm). I will send an email with my address that week.

Also, thanks to Heidi Stern for sending this article to me to share. Click here to read an article from National Geographic about these polygamists. Really fascinating. See you on the 18th!

Book Two

2010-02-03T21:45:00.000-08:00

If you have a copy of Catching Fire and want to lend your copy to a friend, let me know. I'm getting the feeling we'll be discussing both on the 18th...

February's Book!

2010-01-26T12:38:00.000-08:00

I'm back. Does anyone even check this blog? Well if you do, here's February's book info:

We will be discussing this book on February 18th at Jana Horn's house, 8 pm. I am told the book involves children killing each other for food. So warm up some cocoa, curl up with a blanket next to a fire and enjoy the bloodbath.

Wednesday, December 9th

2009-12-03T12:25:00.000-08:00

Mark your calendars and plan on our final party of 2009 -- December 9th at Erica Reynold's house at 8 pm. We will be eating holiday treats and discussing Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. I am halfway done with the book and can't get enough of it. It's been awhile since I felt like that about a book, too. A great one to end the year with.

See you on the 9th!!!

Bean Dip from Wednesday night

2009-11-20T14:22:00.000-08:00

Lots of requests for this so Melanie sent the link my way. This bean dip was so good...

Woman in White

2009-10-29T20:24:00.001-07:00

Who's reading the book? Who's liking the book? Who is not liking the book? Let's chat!

Also, Amy Leavitt -- have you read this book before? What made you choose this book? Fill us in.

I'm reading the book and I like it so far. I think it's witty, charming and a mystery is beginning to unfold so I like that, too.

How about you?

Double Book Party

2009-10-23T16:21:00.000-07:00

November 18th we are meeting at Melanie Ewell's house (for real this time) to discuss Desiree and Woman in White. 8 pm.

Be there, even if you have to fly in your balloon.

Mark your calendars...

2009-09-24T12:49:00.000-07:00

...for Wednesday, October 14th, 8 pm, Melanie Ewell's house. We will be discussing Desiree. Melanie read this back in high school and loved it; she liked that it was historical fiction so you can enjoy the story AND learn more about a period in history. My copy came today and Erica was right; I read the first line and can't wait to put my kids to bed tonight to continue! Here's a sneak peak:

A woman can usually get what she wants from a man if she has a well-developed figure. So I've decided to stuff four hankerchiefs into the front of my dress tomorrow...

You're excited now, aren't you?

Additionally, Melanie is making some French food for the occasion. If you have any French recipes or ideas, share them or bring them on the 14th. I may just bring my favorite food, too...

See you then!

Next few books plus anxiety plus ordering online

2009-09-20T16:45:00.001-07:00

Since the thought of dragging a baby and a two year old to Barnes and Noble gives me a lot of personal anxiety, I order my books online. Do you?

So today I ordered Desiree online because I couldn't find it anywhere else including the library. Could you?

And then I decided to order the rest of the books for the year right now instead of month to month but I didn't know the rest of the books for the year. Did you?

So here they are.

Desiree

The Woman in White

Crossing to Safety

Peace Like a River

And here is a link to a cheap place to order books ($1 each) that Amy Leavitt told us about.

And since posts are boring without a picture, here's one I decided to throw in. Amy A. sent it to me and warns that if you look like this, you may have the swine flu and should stay home from work...

Have a great Sunday. And P.S. I hope I'm the only one who just ate a bag of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups today.

In case you missed it...

2009-09-10T13:24:00.000-07:00

We met last night and discussed August's book. So much to talk about. If you have anything you need to get off your chest about the book, do it now. We'll listen.

I loved the book, did you?

October's Book -- DESIREE by Annemarie Selinko

2009-09-10T09:56:00.000-07:00

Sarah McCoy will tell you this is September AND October's book since our schedule is off. However, we will consider this October's book since we will meet and talk about it IN October. I promise next year we'll be on schedule.

This month's pick is Desiree by Annemarie Selinko. Melanie Ewell chose the book and will be hosting the evening. Read more about it here. Has anyone started the book yet?

Oh, and by the way, if anyone needs the Russian version of the book, contact Allison Jolley. First come, first served...

Welcome

2009-09-10T09:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Hardcore Book Club. In this case, 'hardcore' means we aren't afraid of anything; give us a book and we'll read it. Only rules: NO Danielle Steele and NO vampires/werewolves.

This blog is meant to inform, interact and sometimes entertain. This way you always know what book we're reading, when the next get together is, and you can chat with other gals about books in the comfort of your own sweatpants.

If you have suggestions, conversation topics or questions, please leave them as a comment. Can you believe we're already at month 9 of books already?!