Building a Better Book Club
Spotlight on Food
Food can often play a central role in a novel, and at your book club meeting, as well! Challenge your creative skills on book club night with dishes that reflect the book.
Here are a few ideas of recipes you could make:
The Help - Caramel Cake (or Chocolate Pie if you dare)
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Potato Peel Pie
Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake - Lemon Cake
The Art of Racing in the Rain - Dog Bone Shaped Cookies
Caleb's Crossing - Boston Cream Pie
The Night Circus - Black and White Cookies, or Carnival Foods
Eat Pray Love - Gelato
Cutting for Stone - Ethiopian Dish
The Kite Runner - Afghani Dish
Catherine the Great - Russian Tea Cakes
The Round House - Flat Bread and Toppings
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Exotic Melons and rooibos tea
Sarah's Key - Cheese Platter or French Onion Soup
Seabiscuit - Pumpkin Biscuits
Icefall - A Frozen Dessert
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Bitter Chocolate Truffles
Hunger Games - Pita chips with Prim's Goat Cheese Spread, Poison Berry Crumble
The Red Tent - Red Foods
The Road - Canned Foods and Grilled Spam
84, Charing Cross Road - Roasted Ham with Victory-Garden Salad
In Defense of Food - Farmer's Market Fruit Salad
Life of Pi - Grilled Fish or Raw Sushi
Nothing to Envy - Kimchi
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH - Cheese Tray
Check out:
The Book Club Cook Book: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp for more ideas.
We won't blame you if you decide to read a book solely based on its culinary possibilities (
Chocolat, anyone?). Bon Appetit!
