Carolyn Stieber
The book group enjoyed The Woman in the Window
We met in July at Carolyn Steiber’s home to discuss the well-written book, ‘The Woman in the Window’ by Dan Mallory AKA A.J. Finn. The author clearly takes a nod at the more diabolical elements of Hitchcock movies with some of the ‘scenes’. The protagonist Anna, is housebound but observes the troubling behaviors of the […]
Book Group
We met on February 14th to discuss the book “Still Alice”. This is a fictional story about a well educated woman who suffers a progressive decline into dementia/ Alzheimer’s. The author Lisa Genova wrote the story to help readers obtain an understanding of the disease and the importance and value of family support.
September Culinary meeting
Mary Gorczewski and Ruth Jenks hosted an elegant September meeting of the Culinary group luncheon using Chef Anne Burrell’s cook book, Cook Like A Rock Star. We sampled a tasty sugar snap pea salad with roasted beets, risotto, braised chicken thighs, stuffed cabbage and stewed zucchini. We were treated to a dessert of lemon curd […]
August book group
The EPWC book group discussed Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende at their August meeting. The story takes place in Chile and in the gold rush areas of California in the mid 1800 hundreds. Allende is a skilled writer who uses ‘romantic fantasy’ and well researched material to tell her story that takes us from […]
German Culinary Event!
What a lovely time we had at the EPWC German Culinary event planned and produced by Janice Kabel and Susan Orr. Janice hosted us in her gracious home with German music in the background. We sampled four kinds of German sausages with a tasty beer, had soup, salads, several main courses and three desserts! Thank […]
The Last Spymaster by Gayle Lynds
The Last Spymaster by Gayle Lynds The book group enjoyed a lively discussion of The Last Spymaster, a story about espionage, CIA clandestine services, and the undercover people who ferret out the bad guys around the world! This is a classic espionage thriller that strikes a balance between the lives of the characters in the […]
Culinary hosts for 2015
April 9, Carolyn Stieber, June 11, Janice Kabel, August 13, Mary Gorezewski, October 8 open/available, December 10, Viki Browwn
Culinary Arts planning meeting!
New meeting schedule: Thursday April 9, noon. Chinese dishes, Carolyn Stieber’s home June, Thursday 11, German dishes, Janice Kabel, August, Thursday 13, Mary Gorezewski, October, Thursday 8, menu and hostess undecided!
Culinary Arts planning meeting
A planning meeting for the the Culinary Arts group will be on Thursday, March 12, 10:00 AM at Carolyn Stieber’s home. To be included in the plans for the six meetings, and if you are interested in participating in this group, you are urged to attend. The recent shift in the focus of the EPWC […]
A culinary tour of Mexico
Culinary Arts On Thursday, December 11, the members of the Culinary Arts group met at Viki Brown’s home. Betsy Hase co-hosted a culinary tour of Mexico that was inspired by Diana Kennedy’s book, The Art of Mexican Cooking. We sampled a variety of tasty dishes from recipes that Viki and Betsy had selected and distributed […]
Culinary Arts
Marsha Liekkio hosted the September Culinary Arts cookbook meeting that featured the tasty dishes created from The Art of Simple Food II by Alice Waters. We sampled different dishes from the same source. By tasting a sample of the dishes that were included in the cookbook luncheon, we can decide, without making it first, if […]
Culinary cookbook group
We met at Carolyn Stieber’s to taste a variety of salads created using recipes from the cookbook Salads as a Meal by Patricia Wells. This cookbook provided a very interesting variety of salads and flavors. We also planned the September 11 meeting that will be held at Marsha Liekkio’s. At the September meeting we will […]
Culinary Arts Date Change
Date change! The October 9th event has been changed to September 11th. More details to come.
Culinary Arts
EPWC Culinary Arts Cook Book group guidelines , When you are going to host, select a cookbook whose author is an authority on culinary processes, has cooking experience and food preparation skills. By referring to well written cookbooks we can learn more about selected topics, varieties of foods and a variety of ethnic dishes. It […]
Culinary Arts
EPWC Culinary NEWS! Participants in the EPWC Culinary Arts are going to learn more about foods and increase their cooking skills by referring to the work of food experts who have written cookbooks. Today cookbooks offer an abundance of information about food preparation techniques and tips that will enhance our dishes. We are going to […]
Singing group
Do you like to sing? If so, you can join our group of singers who will be preparing to lead us in Christmas song at our December meeting. If you can play the piano, please let us know!! This commitment is just through December unless participants want to continue. Watch for the date of our […]
Asian Culinary tour!
Janice Kabel and Kathy Lystra provided a virtural tour of food, culture and life styes of Asia. We learned that the people in Japan enjoy foods in a different manner than the people who live in other parts of Asia. We learned how to fold a cloth napkin to resemble a flower, learned how to […]
Culianry Arts Sushi tasting
Culianry Arts members Betsy Hase and Sue Tschol provided a delightful culinary afternoon in Betsy’s comfortable hillside home. Sue provided information about the history of ‘sushi’ and the development of the “California Sushi”. Betsy provided a hands-on lesson/demonstration using “nori seaweed”, sushi rice and prepared ingredients. Each of us created our own sushi using foods […]
Culinary…California Sushi
California Sushi What is that? Sushi made with cooked fish and vegetables When: On Thursday, April 10 at noon Where: Betsy Hase’s home, 808 Brentwood Why? To learn how to make creative appetizers, snacks and side dishes using sushi methods. Sue and Betsy are expert Sushi makers! We will get to watch the demonstrations as […]
Culinary Arts Jacque Pepin event
Members of the Culinary Arts group met at Marsha Liekkio’s comfortable home on Friday, March 7. We shared tasty food that ranged from starters to dessert. All of the dishes were prepared using recipes from Jacque Pepin’s cookbooks and on-line resources. We all commented about the ease of preparing his recipes and the fact that […]
Jacques Pepin!
EPWC Culinary event: A Taste of Jacques Pepin When: On Friday, March 7th, noon Where: Marsha Liekkio’s home 179 Bellerive Dr. Why: To enjoy the culinary skills of Jacques Pepin Who: Jan Griffin and Marsha Liekkio are the hosts Respond to Marsha, by February 24. 541-826-2613 or msimom@aol.com to get your name on the list. […]
Culinary Arts trip to Scotland!
The Culinary Arts members met at the home of Ruth Jenk’s to take a virtual trip to Scotland. First, we learned about the geography of Scotland, then the social, economic, and political history of the country. Culinary members who have visited Scotland shared their impressions and experiences. We then learned about the variety of foods […]
Winter Culinary schedule
On January 21st Ruth Jenks is hosting a Scottish Foods event in her home at 1:00 PM. You can sign up for the event at the Luncheon or call Ruth to add your name to the guest list. On February 14 Maggie Webster will be treating us to a shortbread demonstration and tasting at Kathy […]