Book Club: Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

“A few years back, when I finally got smart enough to go to a therapist, she asked me how I had held things together all these years.

It didn't take long to come up with an answer. 'That's easy. I belong to a book club” 

― Lorna Landvik, Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

What's more fitting for our book club than a novel about a book club. Skylar's book selection was Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons. The book couldn't have been more fitting because like the women in the book, our book club has become so much more than just a gathering to discuss whether we like a book or not. It is a night away to share our troubles, catch up with friends and just enjoy good company. 

The cocktail of the evening was a refreshing cucumber mint gimlet made with fresh mint and cucumbers from Skylar's garden. 

Cucumber Mint Gimlet *makes 4

1 cup of good gin or vodka

3/4- 1 Cup fresh lime juice (about 5 limes)

5 Tsp light agave nectar or simple syrup

1 medium sized, cucumber diced

Large handful of mint leaves

Muddle cucumber, mint and agave or simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Add a few ice cubes to a cocktail shaker followed by lime juice and alcohol of choice. Shake ingredients and strain over iced. Garnish with mint and cucumbers. 

Katie knows how important book club is so she makes the long (5 hour drive) to be there. 

On the menu for the evening were pasta skewers with grape tomatoes, sugar snap peas and a dill-mustard sauce, mozzarella, cantaloupe, and jamon bites, a harvest salad with kale, apples and a apple cider vinaigrette and the main course was chicken pesto sandwiches.  

Can't forget about dessert- Vanilla ice cream with salted caramel sauce and a vanilla wafer. 

This book was liked by all of the members. A great story of strong friendship, love, and all the ups and downs of life.