On the evening of Tuesday 11th December 2012 the Newland book club met for the book club “Bring & Share” Christmas dinner. Better late than never we thought - the brief was to read something written by a woman that would be appropriate for the time of the year.
This evening was marked by the excellence of the food (of which there was more than sufficient), the seasonal appropriateness of the readings given by each of the club members and the liveliness of the conversation.
Bridget Jones Diary - Christmas Day
Extract from Edna O'Brien - Mother Ireland
Simone de Beauvoir's Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter
George Elliot - Silas Marner
Cranford = Mrs Gaskell
Katherine Swift - The Morville Hours
The evening was deemed a huge success by all and proved yet once again that the members of the Newland book club know how to enjoy themselves.
The menu
• canapés (chicken liver pate, smoked salmon blinis, tomato, basil & mozzarella, melon balls).
• pistachio soup.• trout in vermouth with tomatoes and almonds.
• partridge stuffed with chantrelles & smoked French sausage.
• carrots, brussells, pomme dauphinoise and roasted beetroot & sour cream.
• cinnamon parfait with orange segmets in orange blossom sauce and a ganache filled sponge.
• a wonderful selection of petit four (the pretty daisy decorated chocolate brownies were a triumph).
• a variety of cheeses, grapes and crackers.
