Book Club Cook Book
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Appetizers
- Tomato, basil, garlic bruschetta (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)
- Mushroom bruschetta (Power of One)
- Spinach dip (Power of One)
- Hot spinach artichoke dip (A Prayer for Owen Meany)
- Delicious chicken bits (Life of Pi)
- Spicy chicken patties (Life of Pi)
- Medieval stuffed eggs (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister)
- Roasted pepper and walnut dip (My Name is Asher Lev)
- White cheese and olive dip (My Name is Asher Lev)
- Latkes (My Name is Asher Lev)
- Knish (My Name is Asher Lev)
Main Dishes
- Chicken Cacciatore (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)
- Taco salad (Peace Like a River)
- Clam chowder in bread bowls (Ahab's Wife)
- Chicken tortilla soup (100 Years of Solitude)
- New England clam chowder (A Prayer for Owen Meany)
- Corn chowder (A Prayer for Owen Meany)
- Sizzling rice soup (Moon Palace)
- Tandoori chicken (Life of Pi)
- Italian sausage soup (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister)
- Timballo (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister)
- Chicken with cumin, mint, and cilantro (My Name is Asher Lev)
Sides and Salads
- Fried rice (Moon Palace)
- Chinese chicken salad (Moon Palace)
- Chinese cabbage salad (Moon Palace)
- Coconut rice (Life of Pi)
- Dry potato curry (Life of Pi)
- Vegetable curry (Life of Pi)
- Couscous with pine nuts (My Name is Asher Lev)
Desserts
- Chocolate-dipped fruit (Peace Like a River)
- Ultimate chocolate layer cake (Power of One)
- Tres leches (100 Years of Solitude)
- New England fool (A Prayer for Owen Meany)
- Pastry pinwheels (A Prayer for Owen Meany)
- Indian fruit salad (Life of Pi)
- Pumpkin, burbon, rasin ice cream (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister)
- Gingerbread (Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister)
- Russian Jewish poppyseed cake (My Name is Asher Lev)