Thursday, July 16, 2015

Book pick for July



Our book pick for July is The Salzburg Connection by Helen MacInnes. Here is a little bit about the book.

In 1945, with their thousand-year empire falling around them. And the Allies on their heels, the Nazis hide a sealed chest in the dark forbidding waters of the Finstersee - a lake surrounded by brooding peaks of the Austrian Alps. There it lies for twenty one years, almost forgotten, until a British agent decides to raise it from the depths. The secrets he uncovers are far-reaching and lethal, and in Salzburg, Bill Mathison, a New York attorney on the trail of a missing colleague, finds himself drawn into the shadowy underworld of international espionage. Not knowing who to trust amidst the chaos, he is drawn to two beautiful women, one of whom will betray him.

It is available on Amazon in paperback for $7.99 or on Kindle for $7.19

Our book discussion will be on Tuesday August 11 at 7pm at Debby's house. Hope to see you there. Remember to keep looking for other good books to suggest as a book club read.

Shuku Shuku - Nigerian Coconut Balls

Here's the recipe for the Nigerian Coconut Balls that Debby made for book club to go along with our discussion of My Name Used To Be Mohammad

INGREDIENTS

YIELD: 14 balls

1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
1⁄4 cup caster sugar or 1⁄4 cup superfine sugar
3 egg yolks
1⁄2 cup self-raising flour

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, mix together the coconut, sugar and egg yolks to form a stiff dough. Squeeze into 1 inch balls, and roll each ball in flour to coat.
Place on a baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden.