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Cook a great recipe from our monthly cookbook selection and bring your entrée to the book club. We will discuss the book, your cooking issues and thoughts in preparing the dish and then we will taste the food prepared. Join us as we explore new recipes and evaluate the book. Sign up on the googledoc spreadsheet which is located in each event listing.

List what entrée you’ll be bringing to the event. Please bring the entree that you prepare, as this is required in order to evaluate the cookbook. We will be meeting at the North University Community Library at 2 pm on the third Saturday of the month. Bring your your entree, and your appetite. The 2022 end of the year books are:
November - Dinner in One by Melissa Clark, December is Cake Perfection by Martha Stewart.

2023 cookbook calendar
January – The Tucci Cookbook – Stanley Tucci
February – The Rise – Marcus Samuelsson
March - Vietnamese Food Any Day – Andrea Nguyen
April - Sababa – Adeena Sussman
May– Open Kitchen -  Susan Spungen
June - Cook with me – Alex Guarmaschelli
July – Salad Freak by Jess Demuck
August – Vacation – Cook Real Hawaii by Sheldon Simeon
Sept. – Half Baked Harvest Every Day – Tieghan Gerard
October – To the Last Bite by Alexis deBoschnek
November – Pie for Everyone by Petra Paredez
December – Appetizers by Martha Stewart

Upcoming events (3)

Sababa by Adeena Sussman - Modern Israeli Cuisine

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Cook a great recipe from our monthly cookbook selection and bring your entrée to the book club. We will discuss the book, your cooking issues and thoughts in preparing the dish and then we will taste the food prepared. Join us as we explore new recipes and evaluate the book. Sign up on the google.doc spreadsheet which is located in each event listing. Sign up here...

List what entrée you’ll be bringing to the event. Please bring the entree that you prepare, as this is required in order to evaluate the cookbook. We will be meeting at the North University Community Library at 2 pm on the second or third Saturday of the month. Bring your entree, and your appetite.

Sababa by Adeena Sussman was named a Best New Cookbook of Fall 2019 by The New York Times, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Epicurious, Eater, Forbes, Buzzfeed, and Amazon.

Open Kitchen - Susan Spungen

North University Community Branch Library

Cook a recipe from the book Open Kitchen by Susan Spungen and bring it to the meeting on Saturday, May 13th at 2 pm at the North University Community Library. We will discuss your cooking, the recipe, the book and then we will eat. Join us as we cook our way through this cookbook. Sign up what you will bring on the google doc. Sign up here...

This book has simple, stylish recipes for fearless entertaining from the renowned food stylist, New York Times contributor, and founding food editor of Martha Stewart Living.As a professional recipe developer, avid home cook, and frequent hostess, Susan Spungen is devoted to creating perfectly simple recipes for good food.

Cook with me - Alex Guarmaschelli

North University Community Branch Library

Cook a great recipe from the book Cook with me by Alex Guarnaschelli and bring your entrée to the book club. We will discuss the book, your cooking issues and thoughts in preparing the dish and then we will taste the food prepared. Join us as we explore new recipes and evaluate the book. Sign up on the google.doc spreadsheet which is located in each event listing. List what entrée you’ll be bringing to the event. Please bring the entree that you prepare, as this is required in order to evaluate the cookbook. We will be meeting at the North University Community Library at 2 pm on Saturday, June 3rd. Bring your entree, and your appetite.

This book was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by NPR and Food Network.

2023 cookbook calendar
July – Salad Freak by Jess Demuck
August – Vacation – Cook Real Hawaii by Sheldon Simeon
Sept. – Half Baked Harvest Every Day – Tieghan Gerard
October – To the Last Bite by Alexis deBoschnek
November – Pie for Everyone by Petra Paredez
December – Appetizers by Martha Stewart

Past events (23)

Vietnamese Food Any Day by Andrea Nguyen

North University Community Branch Library

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