Eight members of our group were able to get together for an impromptu lunch at Paradiso Restaurant in Downtown Burlington for a lunch – Great opportunity to catch up on everyone’s adventures and garden successes. See everyone at Laura’s in August.
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‘Born a Crime’ by Trevor Noah at Jeanne’s
A foggy night up on the escarpment – A very evocative setting at Jeanne’s discussing Trevor Noah’s funny and tragic story of his life growing up in South Africa. Everyone enjoyed the book and seeing his remarkable mother and grandmother interviews.
Thank you Jeanne for the authentic and delicious South African food including bobotie and the extra bonus of going home with heirloom tomato plants.
From Jill: Jeanne, many thanks. A true authentic African Bobotie dish…and all the other delicious dishes!
I so admire how Trevor Noah overcame all odds with his background, to become the interesting, caring and humorous person he is today.
A great utube showing of his ‘chat’ with his grandmother, what a strong and self possessed woman. She, and those of her generation are to be admired. I enjoyed our interesting discussion.
Thank you also for the tomato plant. I’m looking forward to sweet tomatoes!
From Bev: A wonderful evening Jeanne. Great food, thoughtful preparation for discussing the book, and as always good conversation.
From Erin: Agreed! A delicious evening all round! I loved the opportunity to meet Trevor Noah’s mother and grandmother… true forces to be reckoned with! And… I look forward to the tomatoes from your seedlings Jeanne.
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2019-2020 Book List
| Host | Date | Book (*Chosen) | Author |
| Jeanne | 6/5/2019 | *Born a Crime | Trevor Noah |
| Count of Monte Cristo | Alexander Dumas | ||
| The Fear Index | Robert Harris | ||
| Laura | 8/28/2019 | Excellent Women | Barbara Pim |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Stella Gibbons | ||
| *I Feel Bad about my Neck | Nora Nephron | ||
| Erin | 11/7/2019 | When Breathe becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi |
| *The Wife’s Tale | Aida Edemariam | ||
| Jane | 12/5/2019 | First Person | Richard Flanagan |
| *Naive.Super | Eland Loe | ||
| Bev | 1/9/2020 | *Instructions for a Heatwave | Maggie O’Farrell |
| Great Small Things | Jodie Picoult | ||
| The Wife | Meg Wolitzer | ||
| Moira | 2/20/2020 | *Washington Black | Esi Edugyan |
| Ann | 4/9/2020 | Beautiful Scars | Tom Wilson |
| *Son of a Trickster | Eden Robinson | ||
| Jill | 5/14/2020 | *Home for Unwanted Girls | Joanna Goodman |
| The Great Alone | Kristin Hannah | ||
| Karen | 6/17/2020 | Country Dark | Chris Offutt |
| Boy Swallows Universe | Trent Dalton | ||
| *Hold Still | Sally Mann | ||
| Josee | TBD | TBD |
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Chicken Curry
Chicken Curry
This is a super easy ‘cheater’ curry and a family favourite.
Note: I use Pataks brand products – never tried with other brands
Approximately 8 People
Ingredients
8 chicken breasts
1 jar Pataks Biryani curry paste
6 tablespoons of Vegetable Oil
1 jar Pataks Mango Chutney
1 cup Mayonnaise
2 cups Low fat yogurt
1 jar Pataks Vindaloo curry paste – you will only use a couple of teaspoons according to how hot you wanted – I would use 3-4 teaspoons for this quantity (the remaining curry paste lasts in the fridge)
1/2 cup of cilantro
Recipe:
I cut up all the chicken to 1 inch cubes and put into 1 large or 2 zip lock bags.
For the marinade:
In each bag add 3 tablespoons of oil and 1/2 jar of the Pataks Biryani curry paste and massage it all together and put in the fridge for a couple of hours (so you will be using the full jar and 6 tablespoons of oil if you have a large zip lock)
Now in a bowl (or in the casserole dish that you are going to cook it in), mix the Pataks Mango Chutney and the mayo and the yogurt and a couple of teaspoons of the Pataks Vindaloo all together.
Now empty all the chicken and marinade into the bowl or casserole and cook at 300 degrees for an hour or so.
Ta da – super easy curry 😎
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Cucumber Salad
INGREDIENTS:
2 long english cucumbers
1/2 cup plain greek yogurt (or sour cream)
3 tablespoons mayonnaise or dressing (I used light)
1/4 cup fresh dill , chopped
3 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon white sugar
salt to taste
1/3 cup very thinly sliced white onion
DIRECTIONS:
Peel the cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds and slice into 1/4″ slices.
Combine all dressing ingredients and toss with cucumbers.
Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.
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2018 Book List
2018 Book List
Ann – December 7
***Wonder – R.J. Palacio
Josee – April 12
***The Break – Katherina Vermette
Karen – January 18
***The Hearts of Men – Nicholas Butler
Beautiful Animals – Lawrence Osborne
The Girls – Emma Cline
Jane – March 1
***Lincoln in the Bardo – George Saunders
House without Windows – Nadia Hashimi
Laura – September 27
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
***Between the World and Me – Ta-Nehisi Coates
Bev – December 6
***Do Not Say We had Nothing – Madeleine Thien
The Last Neanderthal – Claire Cameron
The Lake House – Kate Morton
Jeanne – November 8 (Note: Date Change and book change!)
*** Educated by Tara Westover
***Born a Crime – Trevor Noah
What Happened – Hillary Clinton
Waking the Frog – Tom Rand
Erin – March 7, 2019
***Becoming – Michelle Obama
Jill: January 24 2019
The Childhood Jesus – J. M. Coetzee
Moira: May 2, 2019
A Gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles
📚📚📚📚📚EVERYONE IS TO BRING THEIR BOOK SELECTIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR TO MOIRA’s📚📚📚📚📚
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The Requiem by Frances Itani
A Canadian book that described a dark period in our history. Lyrically written and everyone enjoyed it but was a sad reminder that despite our often smug beliefs that we are a tolerant country, we are not immune from doing such unthinkably racist acts and turning a blind eye. Jeanne created a lovely themed meal with salmon, Japanese pickles and macha cake. A perfect snowy ‘Canadian spring’ evening with wonderful friends providing thought provoking conversation and laughter.
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2016 – 2017 Book List
Book Club 2016-2017
Jill
My Secret Sister – Helen Edwards and Jenny Lee Smith
The Piano Maker – Kurt Palka
📚 The Heart Goes Last – Margaret Atwood – Chosen – May 25, 2017
Karen
Dodgers – Bill Beverley
All Things cease to Appear – Elizabeth Runage
📚 13 Days in September – Lawrence Wright -chosen – Sept 22, 2016
Josee
📚 The Girl who was Saturday Night – Heather O’Neill – Chosen – Jan 12, 2017
The Little Shadows – Marina Endicott
Bone and Bread – Saleema Nawaz
Erin
A gap in time (winters tale) – Jeanette Winterson
The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes
📚 I know Why the Caged Bird Sings – Maya Angelou – Nov 2, 2017 NOTE: Change in book and date
Bev
📚 The Noise of Time – Julian Barnes – Chosen Feb 23, 2017
The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro
My Name is Lucy Barton – Elizabeth Strout
Laura
Watership Downs – Richard Adams
📚 Ragged Company – Richard Wagamese – Chosen Oct 20, 2016
Garlic and Sapphire – Ruth Reichl
Notorious RBG – Erin Carmen
Jane
The Blue Guitar – John Banville
📚 Little Red Chairs – Edna O’Brien – Chosen – Dec 1, 2016
The Noise of Times – Julian Barnes
Moira
📚 Copper Mine – Author to be confirmed – Sept 21, 2017 – NOTE: Change in book
Jeanne
📚The Requiem – Frances Itani – April 6, 2017
Anne
📚TBD – Dec 14, 2017
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2015 to 2016 Book Club List
Note: Change in December book
2015-16 Book Club Choices
Laura – June 4th, 2015
Chosen: “H is for Hawk” – Helen McDonald
“5 Days at Memorial” by Sheri Fink
“The Hot Zone” by Richard Presto
“The Most of Nora Ephron” by Nora Ephron
Jeanne – September 17th, 2015
Chosen: “Invention of Wings” by Sue Monk Kidd
Karen – October 29th, 2015
“H is for Hawk” by Helen McDonald
“Before the Rains Come” by Alexander Fuller
Chosen: “Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman – Recommended that we listen to the audio version of the book read by Neil Gaiman
Moira – December 10th, 2015
Unchosen: “Boy, Snow, Bird” by Helen Oyeyemi
“All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr
“Sweetland” by Michael Crummey
NEW CHOICE: “The Buried Giant” by Kazuo Ishiguro
Jane – January 2016
Chosen: “Preparation for the Next Life” by Atticus Lish
“All the Light We Cannot See” by…
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