Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

From Read Between the Wines!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

A cup, A cup, A cup

1 cup artichokes, chopped
1 cup Mayo
1 cup parmesan cheese (best from a shaker)

Mix ingredients, top with paprika, bake at 400 until it bubbles (about 20 minutes)

Love, Love, Love

You can't go wrong with this simple appetizer!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Blue Cheese and Prosciutto Pizza

1 can refrigerated pizza crust
1/3 cup cream cheese
1 cup mozzarella
¼ crumbled blue cheese
4 slices prosciutto
1/3 apricot preserves

Unroll Pizza crust Bake 8 to 10 (light golden brown). In a small microwavable bowl, microwave cream cheese and blue cheese uncovered on high about 30 seconds or until melted. Stir well and spread over partially baked crust. Sprinkle with mozzarella and top with Prosciutto.

Microwave preserves 30 seconds. Stir until smooth and drizzle over pizza. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until crust is golden brown and preserves start to bubble.

Friday, October 22, 2010

October Book Club

It's recap time!

Thanks to Elizabeth for hosting a fun night! For those of you that didn't make it, Elizabeth's new place is great! It's on the 52nd floor, it's way up in the sky, it's super cute! And the spread was excellent, I will post some recipes later.

Unfortunately, only one member read the book and it's really unfortunate because it sounded like a book we could all relate to (maybe not the saving money for a year but the career girls in the city part). Kathy also contacted the authors of the book and they sent her discussion questions. Oh well, we will try again next month, wait did we even pick a book for next month? Oops.


Well first off we have a few things for Book Club to celebrate this month, congrats to Rachel on the new job, congrats to Elizabeth for taking part in a boot camp, congrats to Kathy on the new home in Lincoln Square, and yeah to Lisa for booking a big trip to Europe in December. And of course a big woot woot to the two new members for attending last night, I hope you liked your first Book Club!!

Since we didn't talk about the book, here is what we did talk about...nuns, the history of Book Club, Halloween costumes, this blog, hair removal (it wouldn't be book club without this topic), dating, clubbin' in the D, winning contests, breast feeding in public, broken thumbs, juicy stories about the "down low" (too juicy to share on the blog- sorry ladies that missed last night), Bridezillas, roadies, Kim Kardashian, plastic surgery, eharmony, wine consumption on weeknights, Carmen Harlen, and best man speeches.

Memorable Quotes of the Night:
"You feel like a gazelle amongst a bunch of lions."
"You don't have a beard around your nipples."
"I don't want a pen pal."
"The club was all white, the decor, me and the decor were white."
"Are you missing my black teeth?" -via text from Katie


Weirdest pic ever! Ha!

Elizabeth didn't make it to her "Other BC" this morning.

Well (mom voice), sounds like that was a fun time.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Two New Members

Tomorrow is October Book Club, we have TWO new members coming. If you need a refresher on good behavior, please read here.

Hillary
College: University of Illinois
Hometown: La Grange, IL
Occupation: Graphic Designer
Hobbies: Cooking (amazing cook- everything she makes is awesome), Reading, Painting (just had an exhibit of her work in Steamboat, CO), Drinking wine (if she has enough red, she gets a great set of purple teeth). Hillary works with Elizabeth.



Katy
College: Marquette University
Hometown: Mequon, WI
Occupation: Student
Hobbies: organizing, making things pretty (people and places), Oprah – watching, reading (some people say they love Oprah but she REALLY loves Oprah). Katy just moved to Chicago from Seattle, some girls in BC know her from college.


Our Book Club now includes ladies from other states then Michigan. :)

Monday, October 18, 2010

A Monday Shout Out

Kathy was featured on MSN today!

A Book Clubber celebrity for the day.

Click here for article.


Happy Halloween!!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Pop Quiz #6

Find and name the Book Club member in this picture.

Hint: She may stand out so don't look too hard.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Even Our Pets are Reading!

Not only does our Book Club help all of us read more, but we've all noticed some strange behavior from our beloved pets. They've all become avid readers!

Jasper is currently reading The Stranger Beside Me, he's gearing up for Halloween.


Annie is currently reading Water for Elephants, she loves animals. Look at that stack, you go girl!


Joseph is currently reading Schopenhauer Cure, he is one intellectual cat!


Lexi is currently reading All We Ever Wanted Was Everything, she loves her some good chick-lit!


Jake is currently reading Women of the Pleasure Quarters, as you can see he isn't really enjoying it. Sorry Jake!


Minks is currently reading Eat Pray Love, he's a romantic at heart.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Kindles are now $139

Do we all need one of these for Christmas?


I am thinking...yes!