Hello Girls,
It was great seeing you all last week. I want to apologize to all those that did not get as much out of the Kite Runner due to overhyping... I am totally guilty of that =)
I wanted to introduce Summer Stewart to the Book Club! Although a blonde, she's really excited about joining and I think she will be a great addition to the club. Her e-mail address is: summer_stewart@yahoo.com so please add her to your e-mail lists.
thanks...happy reading!!!
Bijal
I've noticed a couple book club blogs that rate their books, so I thought we might try the same. Here is the wrap up on The Kite Runner from Wednesday's book club gathering (I wasn't taking notes, but I was sipping lots of wine--so correct me if I'm wrong):
Jill gave it a 10 out of 10 (absolutely loved it)
Bijal gave it a 10 out of 10 (found it very moving)
Rebecca O. gave it an 8 out of 10
Veronica gave it a 7 out of 10 (mostly because she was expecting a 10; hype factor)
Vivian gave it a 4 out of 10 (too much history for her taste)
Both Patricia and Linda found the discussion interesting and may very well pick up the book and read it sometime soon. Sorry for the spoilers! But we were happy to have your company!!
Rebecca O., here is the recipe for the cookies (from asiarecipe.com):
Khatai Cookies
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups White Flour
1 cup Sugar
3/4 cupCorn Oil
1 tablespoon crushed Cardamon
Pistachios
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the white flour with the sugar, and crushed cardamon. Next, add the corn oil and mix well. Make the dough into two inch round balls and put them on a cookie sheet and bake for 15min, or until lightly browned. Sprinkle finely ground pistachios on top of the cookies while they are still hot.
We also had:
Naan (bread)
Boulanee (fried potato stuffed pastry)
Murgh Kebab (Chicken Kebab)
Afghan Kofta (Meatballs)
Pomegranate Soda
Sweet Red Wine (Llano Estacado)
Hope everyone had fun!!
