The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
By Mary Ann Shaffer
In 1946, writer Juliet Ashton finds inspiration for her next book in her correspondence with a native of Guernsey, who tells her about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, a book club born as an alibi during German occupation.
Recipes submitted could be:
- Sugar free
- WWII 4ecipes
- Potato pie
- English recipes
Life As We Knew It
By Susan Beth Pfeffer
Through journal entries, sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Recipes submitted could be:
- Food storage recipes
- Wheat recipes
- Dutch oven
- Campfire cooking
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Traces Elizabeth’s decision to travel the world for a year after suffering a midlife crisis, a journey that took her to Italy, India, and Indonesia, in her quest to explore her own nature and learn the art of spiritual balance.
Recipes submitted could be:
- Italian
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Promote a balanced life
Hunger Games
By Suzanne Collins
In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
Recipes submitted could be:
- District type recipes
- Wild Game
- Berries
- Stew
- Bread
- Cake
- Goat Cheese
- Capital type recipes
- Hot chocolate
- Fancy pastries
- Roast pig
Week 5: July 2 – 8
Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - A Love Story
By Ree Drummond
Drummond traces the story of her marriage to a quintessential cowboy while sharing moments about her transition from a giddy twenty-something to a ranch wife and mother.
Recipes submitted could be:
- Classic homegrown foods
- Heirlooms handed down through generations
- Farmland inspired
Sadie Hoffmiller Culinary Mystery Series
By Josi Kilpack
This series follows amateur sleuth Sadie Hoffmiller as she stumbles into one murder after another. As she is working to solve the mystery she is also cooking up her favorite recipes and includes the recipes in the books.
Recipes submitted could be:
- Any tasty dessert
- Inspired by one of her book titles
- Lemon Tart
- English Trifle
- Devil's Food Cake
- Key Lime Pie
- Blackberry Crumble
- Pumpkin Roll
- Banana Split
Week 7: July 16 – 22
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
By Julia Powell
Julia Powell escaped the doldrums of life by mastering every recipe in Julia Child's 1961 classic, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," a year-long endeavor that transformed her life.
Recipes submitted could be:
- French
- Challenging
- Gourmet
The Help
By Kathryn Stockett
In 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, three women, including an African-American maid, her sassy and chronically unemployed friend and a recently graduated white woman, team up for a clandestine project against a backdrop of the budding civil rights era.
Recipes submitted could be:
- Southern
- Award winning pies
- Fried chicken
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