Friday, July 8, 2011

July 7th Book Club


Book club was awesome last night!
We went to Jeni's for a great meal, and discussed the book,

SPEAK
by Laurie Halse Anderson

We all loved the book and had a great discussion on it.
What message was the author trying to relay in this book?
We concluded that it was to SPEAK up when something like that happens.
It will get better as time goes by and if that person has someone to talk to.
Talking about it can make a big difference.
On the other end of the spectrum - be a good listener -
Be aware of others and their challenges & trials they are facing.
Be open and willing to listen and help where needed.


NEXT BOOK CLUB:
at Cathy Hopes
September 8th
We will be discussing the book,

SEE YOU THEN!

Friday, June 10, 2011

The SCREWTAPE LETTERS


Last night we had our bookclub discussion at Becky's House.
We discussed the book we had just read:

The Screwtape Letters
by C.S. Lewis

We had an interesting discussion about Lewis' religious affiliations. In researching Lewis on the internet,
we found that he is an Athiest.
How interesting -
We talked about how he could be an atheist and yet write so many interesting books that deal with God, Heaven, and the Devil.
We finally came to the conclusion that he is such an intellectual that maybe he just couldn't affiliate with any organized religious sect and he probably dabbled in every Christian religion to understand its philosophies.

Our next book was picked by Jeni - and it's going to be:
-
"Speak"
by Laurie Halse Anderson

Should be interesting to read since its about date rape and the school district just implemented it
into the 9th-10th grade reading curriculum.
Next Book Club will be on July 7th
at Jeni's Home -
See you then !!!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Report from Shari's (April 13th)


Tonight we had a lovely evening at Shari's - discussing the book: Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle.
We almost had 100% attend - (maybe next time)!!
Anyways, the big question posed by Shari: "Is compassion always the answer".
And the answer from some was - "Sometimes the person who always gives compassion gets taken advantage of".
But, some felt that "YES, it's always good to give compassion to others".
How can you go wrong when you are giving compassion?
Shari treated us to her favorite cake - from the European Bakery in Point Loma - Mmmmm
it was sooooooo yummy!
THANKS - SHARI!!

Book Club Coming Up:
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
Thursday June 9th at Becky's Home
See you all then !!

Monday, February 28, 2011

Book Club is "ALIVE AGAIN" - YEA !!!



So, is our book club dead, or what? After much effort, Cathy graciously hosted our event, with delicious cobbler!
Debbie and Lenora made it, with Shari arriving very late! We had fun eating and talking. It just seems more difficult for us all to get it together, and maybe we need some fresh recruits.THANK YOU TO CATHY for keeping our patient alive!

Here is from Cathy:
Shari, Lenora, Debbie and I had a good time visiting with each other. We talked just a little about the last book and Shari introduced her book for next time. It is Tattoos On the Heart - The Power of Boundless Compassion by Gregory Boyle. It can be bought at Overstock.com or Half.com for under $15.
OUR NEXT MEETING: is at Shari's house
on Wed, April 13th at 7:00.
From Shari: Father Boyle posits in this book, "what if compassion is always the answer." This has set me to thinking a lot. I want to know what you think.

Friday, September 10, 2010

NEXT BOOK CLUB.....

The next book club will be at Debbie Clont's Home on Tuesday October 26th.
The book is:
WAKE - UP CALL
The Political Education of a 9/11 Widow
by
Kristen Breitweiser

Report on Karen's Book Club

So, we met at Karen's house Thursday night to review the book, "Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt" by Beth Hoffman." She must have slaved away all day so that we were treated to the BEST Southern food for dinner. It was so good we all were asking for the recipes and she was kind enough to give them to me so I could post them for us all here.

The food was great and we also reviewed the book with interesting questions Karen had come up with. She found many themes within this book; forgiveness, strength of women, and mental illness. We had great conversations and enjoyed being with each other.

Here are the Recipes: THANKS KAREN!!
Pulled Pork Sandwiches (in the Crockpot)

4 lb pork roast (I have also used beef roast)

2 onions, sliced, divided

1 onion, chopped

5 or 6 whole cloves

2 cups water

16 oz bottle of your favorite BBQ sauce

salt and pepper

-Place one sliced onion at the bottom of Crock Pot.

-Stud pork roast with cloves and season with salt and pepper.

-Place roast in slow cooker on top of the sliced onion. Cover with the second sliced onion and add enough water to fill Crock Pot two thirds of the way.

-Cover and cook on low 8 to 12 hours.

-Remove roast. Remove and discard cloves, bone and fat as well as any water, onions and grease remaining in pot.

-When pork roast is cool enough to handle, use a fork or your fingers to pull it apart until the entire roast is shredded.

-Return the pulled pork to the Crockpot. Mix in the chopped onion and BBQ sauce and cover. Heat on high for 1-3 hours or until the onions are soft.

-Serve on large, crusty buns with a mustard based Carolina-style BBQ sauce.

NOTE: This is the original recipe I was given. I have cooked the roast on high (4-6 hrs) instead of low when I was in a hurry and didn't have that long. I have also done it on low and left to heat while we were at church and then it was ready to eat when we got home. I used a BBQ sauce that was very thick the first time and it was pretty dry, so since then I add a little water to it and it turns out perfect.

Corn puff

2 cans cream corn

1/2 can whole corn

4 eggs beaten, fold in

1/4 cup oil

2 teaspoon garlic salt

1 tablespoon minced onion

Small jar pimiento (optional)

Package cornbread mix

DIRECTIONS:

-Mix until no lumps

-Add cup grated cheese, mix in

-Bake on 350 for 40-45 min

Derby pie

1 stick butter

1 C Sugar

½ C flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 eggs (beat until light and fluffy)

¾ C chocolate chips

1 C walnuts/ pecans

DIRECTIONS:

-Combine and pour into unbaked 9 inch pie shell

-Bake 40 minutes at 350

Banana Pudding

1 ½ C cold water

14 oz can eagle brand milk

1 3/ 4 package instant vanilla pudding (small box)

2 cups whipping cream (whipped)

1 box vanilla wafers

3-6 bananas sliced

DIRECTIONS:

-Combine eagle brand and water

-Add pudding mix

-Beat until well blended

-Chill 5 mins

-Fold in the already whipped cream

-Layer pudding mixture, vanilla wafers, and bananas in serving bowl

-Repeat layers ending with pudding mixture

-Break up wafers to garnish top

-Chill thoroughly

Note: (after I whip cream I add 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, 3 teaspoons vanilla)

Saturday, July 10, 2010

SEPTEMBER 9TH 2010

The book this month is:
"SAVING CEE CEE HONEYCUTT" by Beth Hoffman

We'll see you all on September 9th
7:00 pm - at Karen's

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