Cookbook Club

Please register through the library and let us know what you're bringing. Call 860-828-7126 or register online: https://berlinpeck.org/events/2025-05-cookbook-club/

Do you enjoy flipping through cookbooks to decide what to make?
Do you search through recipes for inspiration?
Come join our monthly book club, featuring cookbooks! Just register, pick a recipe from the specified cookbook, make the dish on your own, and then gather for a feast. While you eat, you can discuss the cookbook, its recipes and the process of choosing what to make and how to make it. We will aim to evenly distribute the recipes among starters and sides, main courses, and desserts.
You do not need to be an experienced cook, just an enthusiastic one!

## How Do I Participate?

1. Register for the program.
2. Visit the Adult Reference Desk to view the cookbook and pick a recipe. Some copies are available to borrow.
3. Let us know which recipe you picked. You can call, email, or visit in person.
4. Then bring in your dish for a fun potluck!

## About the Book

This month’s cookbook is The Blue Zones American Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 by Dan Buettner.
Best-selling Blue Zones Kitchen author Dan Buettner spent years uncovering the Blue Zones–the five places around the world where people consistently live to or past, 100–and sharing lifestyle tips and recipes gleaned from these places. Now, creating your own Blue Zone at home is easier than ever, thanks to plant-forward recipes in this inspiring book–all developed right in our own backyard.
Buettner shares recipes from four American food traditions perfectly matched with the Blue Zones concepts for a longevity diet. From a Gullah Geechee stew of okra and benne seeds to a Cherokee succotash, Buettner reveals the healthy origins of America’s culinary heritage–and a multitude of delicious ways to improve your health, extend your life, and fill your plate with joy.