February 9, 2014 - Don Quixote (Italian food)

We'll meet on February 9 to discuss Don Quixote at Kerry and Bill's house.  We'll have Italian food.

Supplemental materials

• Lost in La Mancha, a 2002 documentary about the attempted making of a movie version of Don Quixote (Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp)
• Discussion questions from colombia.edu
• Discussion questions from Winston Salem State Univ.

November 17, 2013 - The Shadow of the Wind (Spanish fare)

Argh.  Accidentally deleted post when I was editing it.  Will have to re-do it later.

April 28, 2013 - Spirit Car (Thai fare)

We met at Julie and Tim's house to discuss Spirit Car by Diane Wilson.  We enjoyed Thai food.

• Salmon with a ___ sauce (Julie and Tim)
• Rice (Julie and Tim)
• Spring rolls (Kerry and Bill)
• Hot and sour soup (Steph)
• Something with mango for dessert (?)

September 23, 2012 - The Great Voyage (French fare)

We met at Suzanne and Chester's house and enjoyed French food:

• French onion soup (Katherine)
• Chicken Mansego (Chester and Suzanne)
• Au Gratin potatoes (Steph)
• Cream puffs and chocolate eclairs (Kerry and Bill)

May 20, 2012 - Theodore Rex (Cuban fare)

We met at Katherine's house to discuss Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris.  We had Cuban food.

• Fried plantains (Katherine)
• Pineapple and avocado salad (Steph)
• Empanadas (Steph)
• Black beans (Julie and Tim)
• Flan (Kerry and Bill?)

January 15, 2012 - The Book Thief (German fare)

We met at Kerry and Bill's house to discuss The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.  We had German food.

• All Pumpkins' Night Stew (Steph)
• Zweibelfleisch (Kerry and Bill)
• Vegetable?  (Julie and Tim)
• German cheese (Julie and Tim)
• Black Forest Cake (Katherine)

September 11, 2011 - Cairo Modern (Middle Eastern fare)

We met September 11 at Julie and Tim's to discuss Cairo Modern. We had sampler platters from The Holy Land Deli.

May 15, 2011 - The Prime of Miss Jean Brody and The Girls of Slender Means (Southern USA fare)

We'll meet at Suzanne and Chester's to discuss two novellas by Muriel Spark:  The Prime of Miss Jean Brody and The Girls of Slender Means.

Menu (Southern USA, since Ms. Spark was from the South):

• Fried chicken - Suzanne and Chester
• Greasy beans - Katherine and William
• Mac and Cheese - Julie and Tim
• Collard greens - Julie and Tim
• Corn bread - Kerry and Bill
• Pecan pie, whipped cream - Kerry and Bill
• Sweet potato pie - Steph
• Bourbon - Suzanne and Chester

February 13, 2011 - A Fine Balance (Indian fare)

The first meeting of our co-ed book club was Sunday, Feb. 13,  2011 at 3:00, at Katherine and Bill's house.

We discussed A Fine Balance, by Rohinton Mistry and ate Indian cuisine:

• Soup:  Mulligatawny (Steph)
• Rice (Julie and Tim?  Suzanne and Chester?)
• Cucmbers (Suzanne and Chester)
• Yogurt?? (Suzanne and Chester)
• Rice pudding (Kerry and Bill)