Book for March & Recipes from Jan. Luncheon

Hello everyone, Book Club was fun. We missed those who could not be with us. The book decided for March is The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Here are the recipes some of you asked for:

Hearty Minestrone Soup (Raley's Magazine)

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes

3 stalks celery, sliced
3 medium carrots, peeled and sliced
1 large onion, chopped
2 (32-oz.) cans beef broth ( or I use bullion cubes)
1 can kidney beans, rinssed and drained
1 (6oz) can tomato paste
1 cup Prego Traditional Spaghetti Sauce
2 tsp. Italian herb seasoning
3/4 cup small shell pasta
Preparead basil pesto

Place all ingredients except pasta and pesto in a large stockpot.
Bring to a boil; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Add pasta
and cook, uncovered, for 15 minutes longer. Spoon into large
bowls and swirl a teaspoon of pesto into each.

Makes 8 servings

Nutrion per serving: 127 calories,
7 g. protein, 3 g. fat, 19 g. carbohydrate,
3 g fiber, 1 mg cholesterol, 775 mg sodium



Poppy Seed Dressing (Karen Fife)

1 cup sugar
1 cup oil
2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. poppy seed
2 tsp. prepared mustard

Blend together

January Book Club

Dear Book Club members, I am trying to use this site for the first time. I hope this gets to all of you. This Thursday, Jan. 28th is Book Club at my home. I think the time is 12;30. Let me know if you can make it or not. If you have any good books you think we would all like to read, please bring them. That would be helpful. See you on Thursday. Love, Janet Weed

Calendar Ready to Go

Hello Everyone,

The calendar is now filled in for 2010. We will be at Janet Weed's home for January. Kathy, you were the only one to not sign up so you ended up with February, hope that works for you.

A Few Empty Months

The months of January, February, March and July are still available for hosting book club. If you have trouble signing up on the blog, call me or send an email and I will put your name in for you.