June 13, 2008 Book

Pat will be leading this book on June 13, 2008 at Cleo's house at 6:30 p.m.

Book: The Glass Castle

Author: Jeannette Walls

Julie suggests the video at YouTube for those that read this book. It shows the author's farm, her mother, and some of her mother's paintings. There is a painting of her father.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW0XVno-0gM

May 2, 2008 Book

The next meeting will be at Gail's old house (with a tour of the new one) at 6:30 p.m. on May 2, 2008. Eleanor will be leading. We delayed a week due to scheduling pressures.

Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali
by Kris Holloway

Music Movie by author about Mali: http://www.bidwellid.com/news/Mali07.mov

African Peanut Chicken Soup

2 medium onions
2 large orange or red bell peppers
2 T oil
3-4 cloves garlic

28 oz. canned dice tomatoes
8 cups of stock
¼ t pepper and ¼ t crushed red pepper

½ C rice
1 & 1 ½ c cooked chicken
2/3 cup peanut butter

Sauté first 4 ingredients. Add the next 3 items and simmer on low, uncovered for 1 hour. Add the rice and simmer 15 minutes or until tender. Wisk peanut butter with some soup and add to the pot. Stir, serve and enjoy.

We had the chicken on the side for the vegetarian souls among us.

Dedicated to Monique and the Mango Rains and the Book Goddesses