![]() You can choose from the myriad of cookbooks for children that are out there, or use whichever of your own recipes you like. Some places are equipped for actual culinary masterpieces, but for me, they were more mixing and assembling than actually cooking anything (rather than baking cookies, we would decorate them). This helped the readers to connect to the story in a unique and memorable way.Ĭooking classes for kids are lots of fun. I have done this with children's book clubs while reading Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me, we made sandwiches (the main character has a part-time job in a deli) when we read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli, we had Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets, which feature in the story. It would be easier for the librarian to have book club members alternate on who brings the refreshments, which means that each person is only responsible for bringing treats about once a year. Is your book club getting a little tired of chocolate chip cookies every meeting? Perhaps it's time to add some themed refreshments! This is especially fun with books that have a very definite setting, whether somewhere in the world or in time Jane Austen-era books would be perfect with tea and cucumber sandwiches, while international books may have regional cuisines that might suit. Whichever way you decide to go, it's probably a good idea to make sure that there is a copy of each recipe with each dish, so that people who like it may take one or copy one, and also to ensure that any allergies are accounted for. Cons: It may be hard to locate several copies of the same book, and you may have to have a sign-up sheet with different recipes, so you don't end up with everyone bringing the same dish. Pros: It's easier to discuss the book itself (Were the directions clear? Does the food actually look like the photos? Did you like how it was organized?) if everyone uses the same book, and you get to try a variety of different foods from the same author. By Book: Everyone uses the same book (or a choice of two or three pre-chosen books by a certain author or theme), and chooses a recipe to bring.Also, you don't have to find many copies of the exact same book. Pros: you may get everything from Grandma's cheesecake recipe to the new and exciting Food Network stars. Participants bring their completed dish, along with the book it came from (or a printed recipe), to a meeting, and they can eat and discuss the various cookbooks and what they liked or didn't. ![]() By Theme: Everyone finds and prepares a recipe that follows a certain theme (for example, cheese, cookies, vegetarian, Food Network Stars etc.).There are a couple different ways that I've seen cookbook clubs work in libraries. What better way to integrate the two than to do a library cooking program? Of course, there are many ways in which to do this I've compiled a list of ideas in which cooking can enhance your library. Like many people, the two great loves in my life are good books, and good food. ![]()
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