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October 2010. It's that time of year again when we are full of glee and anticipation for this year's holiday party: Saturday, December 11th. As the pinnacle of our 10th anniversary year-long celebration, we'll end the festivities in a most "spirited" way.

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June 2009. This month's featured recipe, Mice, is a playful dish from the Epicureaders archives made by Stacey in 2002 for an Australian-themed brunch. The purple licorice tails are especially striking. Who knew mice could be so tasty?

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Jan 2009. This month's featured recipe, Chez Panisse Herbed Almonds was prepared by Margo for the January 2009 meeting. Crunchy and lightly seasoned with salt and fresh herbs, these almonds are a simple and irresistable appetizer.

At the January 2009 meeting (as we do every year), we reflected on the past year and had some ideas for things to do/try in the new year:

• it's OK to discuss the book even if everyone has not yet finished it.
• we will come up with fun ways to celebrate our 10th anniversary year culminating in Feb 23, 2010 as our actual 10th anniversary
• we didn't come up with any special themes yet (maybe 10 years as a group is our theme?)
• everyone liked the idea of a photo book celebrating our first decade
• everyone is still interested in donating books to SF General Hospital for kids
• we are ready for another field trip
• and last but not least, everyone agreed to get their recipes to me this year;)

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Sep 2008. This month's featured recipe, Pork Tenderloin Stuffed with Pears and Prosciutto was prepared by Stacey for the September 2008 meeting. This succulent dish marries sweet fall pears with delicate salty prosciutto. Simply stunning.

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June 2008. This month's featured recipe, Licorice Pudding was prepared by Lena for the June 2008 meeting. Similar in color and flavor to a butterscotch or caramel pudding, it has a pronounced licorice taste. It tastes much better than it sounds.

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April 2008. This month's featured recipe, Corn Pudding with Dill and Parsley was prepared by Stacey for our August 2006 meeting. Our dinner theme was clouds, and this dish perfectly embodied the light and fluffy quality of clouds.

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February 2008. This month's featured recipe, Madonna Martinis was prepared (again and again) by Margo for the December 2007 Epicureaders holiday party. This is THE BEST martini and Margo's instructions will make you smile.

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Aug 4, 2007. This month's featured recipe, Blue Hawaiian Cocktail was prepared by Lena for the July 2007 annual movie night meeting. This year, we chose our movie-- Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii in honor of this cocktail . It's clear where our priorities are.

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Apr 8, 2007. This month's featured recipe, Lima Beans with Clams was prepared by Leslie for the November 2006 meeting. This was part of a Tapas Buffet, celebrating the pilgrimage to Santiago in "The Zahir". Leslie also prepared Cauliflower with Serrano Ham and Tomato.

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Mar 9, 2007. This month's featured recipe, Crunchy Wasabi Salmon with Lime was prepared by Margo for the February 2007 meeting. This outstanding salmon was from CleanFish. The crunchy, pistachio-colored wasabi peas contrasted with the pale pink of the salmon.

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January 30, 2007. Epicureaders decided on two themes for this year as inspiration for reading: science fiction and wanderlust. Not sure what book to choose? Think about choosing from one of these topics!

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Sofia Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine is the Epicureaders' champagne of choice. Yes, the pink cellophane initially attracted us, but we love the flavor.

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May 31, 2006. Stacey has concluded her many years of dedicated work with the San Francisco Symphony (her work behind the scenes, that is. She will continue to be available to play flute.) She is devoting her full attention to her feldenkrais practice. Refer your family and friends to Stacey!

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Lauren and Henry welcome their little brother, Sam Owen born on March 8 at 9:41pm. He was 7 lbs 8 oz. Congratulations, Leslie!

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"the list" of suggested books has been eliminated.

Welcome back, Margarette, who is returning as a member as of January 2004!

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Epicureaders were profiled for "The Book Club Cook Book", a cookbook on reading groups (under the entry for "Angle of Repose"), publication date 6/04.

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The group made the following decisions at the annual year-end review meeting in January:

• continue taking turns selecting books (whoever chooses should bring a couple of titles for the group to choose from)
• read a biography in May
• more in-depth discussion: the discussion leader will continue to provide biographical info and pose a few questions to the group (ideally in advance via email). Other members are encouraged to pose questions in advance. Members are encouraged to submit relevant background info (websites, etc.) to Lena for posting on the website.
• read a book about poetry
• recruit new members
• read a book from Southern Europe (italy, spain); Stacey suggested Primo Levi's "The Periodic Table"
• read Seabiscuit in May or June and go to the races

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At the February meeting, Larisa proposed some ideas for themes:

• beat poets and writers
• futurists (russian and italian)
• existentialists

The group decided to try a theme and chose "the beats" for 2 months. We will begin in April with Beat Poetry and in May we will read a book by a beat author (to be decided in April -- everyone should suggest one book). (2/21/02)

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At the January meeting, members proposed some new ideas, a new deadline for dinner theme announcement and criteria for book selection to add to the existing guidelines:

• series of 3 books in one theme (actually suggested last year too!)
• members will take turns choosing a book (instead of a consensus method)
• enhance our book discussion with more advanced preparation (bring book reviews, bring other reference materials, keep to a strict timeline, all members contribute)
• dinner theme will be announced 2 weeks in advance; dishes should be announced at least 1 week in advance (send email to host and webmaster)
• have a field trip or group activity (significant others might join us)
• alternative venues for dinner upon occasion (might work well with a poetry interlude)
• new members can be added

10/01/01

Lisa has decided to become a permanent guest rather than a regular member due to her evening work schedule as of October 2001. Please remove her from your email list -- she does not have access to email any longer.

Margarette has also decided to become a permanent guest due to her busy work and school schedule as of October 30, 2001.

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At the January meeting, members proposed a few themes and criteria for book selection to add to the existing guidelines:

• short story interlude (similar to a poetry interlude)
• reading a long book over 2 months (the first month would be a poetry interlude then the second month would be a discussion of the book)
• series of 3 books in one theme
• challenge ourselves; read a philosophical book or read a book and then read a critique of it
• books by nobel prize winners or other award-winning authors.