This month we will be cooking up delicious healthy dishes. Cookbooks are available at the library. ​Please register on the calendar page and post what you will bring on the blog. New members are always welcome.

Beverages
Appetizers
Breads
Praline-Apple Bread - Southern Living Christmas in the Kitchen
Soups
Sides
Holiday Fruit Salad - Bobby's Brunch
Mains
Carrot Cake Pancakes with Maple-Cream Cheese Drizzle from Brunch @ Bobby’s
Muffin Tin Frittatas - Cook's Brunch
Deserts
Buttermilk Poppy Seed Muffins - Southern Living Christmas in the Kitchen
Blueberry Earl Gray Muffins - Sunny-Side Up

We have an unusual theme this month: "The Colors of Autumn". Let your imagination run wild and make a dish that reflects the beauty of our fall foliage, red, yellow, orange, green and even brown.
It should be an interesting and colorful buffet table!
Use the comments to let us know what you will make.
We will eat, talk about the cookbooks and experiences cooking.
Be sure to sign up on the calendar page.
​Here are the books you can choose from:

I hope everyone had a great summer! I am looking forward to seeing all of you at Cookbook Club.
This month we will be creating dishes you might find at Oktoberfest in Germany. I have assembled a great selection of cookbooks for you. 
Pick up a cookbook at the library, post what you decide to make here on the blog . 
We will eat, talk about the cookbooks and experiences cooking. Be sure to sign up on the calendar page.
​Here are the books you can choose from:

Menu:
Appetizers:
Potato Soup - Grandma's German Cookbook
Sides:
Carrot and Cabbage Slaw - Oktoberfest Cookbook
​Cucumber Salad - The German Kitchen
Roasted Cauliflower - New German Cookbook
Mains:
Konigsberg Meatballs - Grandma's German Cookbook
Onion Tart -  The Wurst!
Deserts:
​Linzertorte (Raspberry Tart) - Black Forest Cuisine
Chocolate Almond Cake - Festive Baking

For our final meeting before we take the summer off we will be using picnic and summer themed cookbooks.  Please post here what you intend to make so we do not get duplicates. Cookbooks will be available at least 3 weeks before the meeting. New members are always welcome please register on the calendar page.
Here are the cookbooks we will be using.

Menu
Appetizers
Shrimp and lime ceviche with baked chips
​Chipolte Dip
Sides
Green Bean Salad with Red Onion ans Salsa Dressing
Main Dish
Pork Carnitas
​Chicken Tortilla Soup
Seared Salmon with Spinach and Creamy Roasted Pepper Sauce
Desert
Coconut Flan
Maria Cookies and Lime Cream Trifle
Mexican Chocolate Bread Pudding

This month we are time traveling and using vintage / retro recipes to recreate some memories. A selection of cookbooks will be available at the library at least 3 week before the meeting. Please post what you intend to make on the blog so we do not get duplicates. New members are always welcome, please register on the calendar page. 
Here are the cookbooks we will be using.

Menu:
Appetizers
Pimiento and Walnut Cheese Ball
Pigs in a Blanket
Main Dish
Cheese Sandwich Loaf
Swedish Meatballs
Stuffed Cabbage
Sides
Broccoli Casserole
Bundt Noodle Ring
Potato's Au Gratin
Watergate Salad

Desert
Devil Dogs
Tiramisu
Sticky Buns

.This month we will celebrate St. Patrick's Day and St. Joseph Day by cooking up recipes from an assortment of Irish and Italian cookbooks. Please post here what you intend to make so we do not get too many duplicates. New members are welcome, please register on the calendar page.
These cookbooks will be available at the circulation desk:​

Menu
Main Dishes
​Gnudi with Mushroom and Sage Sauce
Pasta Primavera
Chicken Hunters Style ( Cacciatore)
Side Dishes
Carrot and Onion
Shrimp and Bean Salad
Deserts
Pastine de Riso - rice pudding tartlets
Irish Cream Cheesecake
Breads
Irish Immigrant Soda Bread
Oat Cakes

Our next meeting is Thursday, February 7 at 6:00 PM. Share some fabulous food, your cooking experience and your thoughts on the cookbook you used. We are changing it up a bit for February, focusing on all the new "Celebrity Cookbooks" that have been published. Pick a book and a recipe that catches your eye or taste buds and bring it to our next meeting. Here is a list of books most of which were published in 2018, we will have a good selection of them available for you at the circulation desk at least 2 weeks before we meet.

The January meeting will be held, Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6:00 PM. Share some fabulous food, your cooking experience and your thoughts on the cookbook you used. This meeting focuses on soups, stew, chili and sides, please post what you will bring in the comments section. The group decided to have 4 main dishes, breads, salads, and deserts. Please post what you will bring in the comments section. This month's cookbook selections are: 

Books will be available at the circulation desk by 12/17.

What people are bringing:
Beef Stew
Beef & Kielbasa Soup
Potato Cheese Soup
​Corn and Roasted Red Pepper Chowder
​Italian Bread
Cheddar Drop Biscuits 
Panini  sandwich slices
​Salad
​Dessert - 2​

The December meeting will be held Monday Dec. 3, instead of Thursday due to a schedule conflict.
This meeting will focus on Holiday Appetizers. There will be a variety of cookbooks available at the front desk for you to use. 
There are a few spaces left if you haven't registered yet. Don't miss out the food at our first two meetings were amazing.
Thanks to everyone who participated!

The turkey will be here, please bring a side to share.
Cookbooks are available at the circulation desk. Please email me (nsmlibrary@yahoo.com) or post here what you will be bringing, so we don't get too many duplicates.
So far we have:
Roast Turkey
Cranberry Chutney with apples and crystallized ginger
​Green salad with orange marmalade dressing and toasted almonds
​Apple Pie
​Corn Casserole