Book Club

Kathy greeted us with this beautiful table featuring lots of her mama’s nice things. 

We all love Lee Smith and her memoir was a delight. I even chose Ivy’s name based on a character in her book Oral History. 

She based her menu on things her mama might have served back in the day. How about French onion dip and potato chips? 

She sat down with her mama’s actual recipe box for inspiration. After a few nostalgic whiffs ( she said it still smelled like home) , she chose Coke salad...

... Chicken Divan with saffron rice, layered salad ( a family fav at our house) and rolls. 

To finish it all off, she made Woolworth’s icebox cheesecake to honor the Dimestore theme. It was light and fluffy not really like cheesecake as we know it. Great meal and discussion.