This month, Book Club was scheduled between all our kids schools spring breaks and much of the evening was spent discussing what everyone was up to for their holiday. We had cocktails and the caramelized onion dip, that I brought for an appetizer, around Claudia’s kitchen table. The dip was a huge success and I included pita chips with the carrots and celery (no radishes for this crowd!)
Claudia made a delicious green salad and three kinds of chili. I sampled each one, topped with sour cream, green onions, and cheese. There was a basket of hot corn muffins, so close to my seat at the table, that it was very convenient for me to have more than one! Dinner was delicious, but I was more focused on dessert (sorry Claudia!) Adrienne made Darn Good Chocolate Cake. Yes, that is the actual name of the recipe…and, it is darn good! The recipe was given to me years ago by a colleague and I passed it along to Lisa, who in turn gave it to Adrienne. The recipe is from The Cake Mix Doctor
I had never thought about substituting gluten-free mix in the recipe, but with a son with Celiac, I am thinking this could be an easy and less expensive way to introduce him to many more baked items. Here are images and links to both the cook books. I plan on checking them both out to see what other quick and delicious recipes they hold.
After dessert, we got down to the business of discussing our April book: Secret Daughter: A Novel
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