Cooks Without Borders Cookbook Club

This is the info page for one of our most engaging members-only benefits. Every paid subscriber is welcome!

Welcome to the Cooks Without Borders Cookbook Club!

We’re delighted to have you here. Here’s a bit about the club:

Monthly Meetings: We meet on the first Tuesday of every month at 4 p.m. PC / 5 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. CT / 7 p.m. ET. Paid subscribers will be emailed a Google Meet link prior to each meeting, and anyone who wants to jump into the club is welcome.

At each of these hour-long meetings, we’ll do three things:

• Discuss the book we’ve all been cooking from for the past month
• Preview the book we’ll be cooking from the next month
• Select a book for the month after that (which will give everyone a chance to get their hands on the book ~ by purchasing it, borrowing it, or checking it out of the public library

Link to the Chat ~ be sure to look for the relevant thread

Have any questions? Drop them in a comment at the end of this post.

CLUB CALENDAR

[Reverse chronological order ~ updated monthly. Click the title to learn more about the book or purchase it through Bookshop.]

Note: Our June meeting is postponed to July 1. Following that, we’ll be meeting on the first Tuesday of every month.

FABULOUS FRENCH RECIPES FROM COOKS WITHOUT BORDERS by Leslie Brenner
• Tuesday, July 1 (monthly meeting) New Book Intro and kickoff! NOTE: This title is an ebook that will soon be published. In mid-June, in advance of the July 1 meeting, I’ll send a complimentary review copy of the ebook to anyone wanting to participate in Cookbook Club. (Note: Only paid subscribers may participate in Cookbook Club.)
• First we’ll compare notes on Umma
• We’ll also choose a book for August
July 1 - July 31
• Everyone cooks from Fabulous French Recipes (at least one recipe, preferably more)
• Stop by the Chat during the month to share your progress, post photos and see what everyone else is cooking
Tuesday, August 5
• Join the monthly meeting to discuss FABULOUS FRENCH RECIPES, get a preview of our August book and help select our book for September.

UMMA: A KOREAN MOM’S KITCHEN WISDOM by Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn.
• Tuesday, May 13 (monthly meeting) Umma Intro and kickoff!
• First we’ll compare notes on An Invitation to Indian Cooking
• We’ll also choose a book for June-July
May 13 - June 9
• Everyone cooks from UMMA (at least one recipe, preferably more)
• Stop by the Chat during the month to share your progress, post photos and see what everyone else is cooking
Tuesday, June 10
• Join the monthly meeting to discuss UMMA, get a preview of our July book and help select our book for August.

AN INVITATION TO INDIAN COOKING by Madhur Jaffrey. This is the 50th Anniversary Edition of the groundbreaking author’s 1973 classic.
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 ~ Kickoff!
April 9 - May 12
• Everyone cooks from INVITATION TO INDIAN COOKING (at least one recipe)
• Stop by the Chat during the month to share your progress, post photos and see what everyone else is cooking
Tuesday, May 13
• Join the monthly meeting to discuss INVITATION TO INDIAN COOKING, get a preview of our unsual June project and help select our book for July

KISMET: Bright, Fresh, Vegetable-Loving Recipes, by Sara Kramer and Sarah Hymanson
Tuesday, March 11, 2025 ~ Kickoff!
March 12 - April 7
• Everyone cooks from KISMET (at least one recipe)
• Stop by the Chat during the month to share your progress, post photos and see what everyone else is cooking
Tuesday, April 7
• Join the monthly meeting to discuss KISMET, get a preview of the next book ~ AN INVITATION TO INDIAN COOKING ~ and learn about our crazy idea for June

ADRIATICO: Recipes and Stories from Italy’s Adriatic Coast, by Paola Bacchia
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 ~ Kickoff!
Feb. 12 - March 11
• Everyone cooks from ADRIATICO (at least one recipe)
• Stop by the Chat during the month to share your progress, post photos and see what everyone else is cooking
Tuesday, March 11
• Join the monthly meeting to discuss ADRIATICO and get a preview of the next book ~ KISMET

Are you on a fixed income or experiencing distressing unemployment? I’d be delighted to treat you to 3-month paid membership. Email me at leslie@cookswithoutborders.com.

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