The wines that Barb provided were from her favorite winery in Missouri that she and her husband visit often. The winery is called Cedar Lake Cellar and the wines she had all had fun names. The red was fittingly called Fire Track that was the perfect balance between dry and sweet. The rose wine was called pink sunset and was absolutely delicious; definitely the favorite of the night! The white wine was a very close second and was called Moon Route; it is named moon route because the winery sits between Route M, Route OO, and Route N. She also provided some staples that we all have tried and loved: Beringer Pink Moscato and White Zinfandel. All the wines are posted here ! Also check out Barb's favorite winery here!
Now to the book, The Accidental Book Club we all thought this was a quick and easy read and overall the review was positive. Some of the things we talked about was that it wasn't exactly what we expected it to be. We thought it would kind of focus on the book club and how they help each other out during tough times, but it mainly focused on the main character and her problems with her family. It was definitely a lot sadder than we thought as well, the grief she is going through is definitely focused on more than we expected as well. Another comment that we all agreed on was that there were some random aspects that at first we thought "why is this even in here?" or "why was that mentioned?" but the best part about getting together to talk about it is we helped each other notice some of the connections that we didn't make on our own and some of those questions we asked to ourselves while reading got answered. There were characters that we loved, disliked, and felt sorry for, but overall it was a heartwarming book and it did give a few laughs through difficult times. The book and its details and review along with all of the books we've read can be found here
While discussing what book we should read next we discovered our September book was on all of our "To-Read" lists and it sounds to be very exciting! It is called... The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman.
We also discussed the next couple of meeting and what kind of books we want to venture out to read so there is a lot of exciting and fun ideas swirling around! So stay tuned for more wining and less whining!
Recipe for Caramel Apple Dump Cake:
2 cans of apple pie filling (you can also use cherry, blueberry, etc.)
1 box of yellow cake mix
2 sticks of butter, melted (1 cup)
1/2 cup caramel sauce (like you would put on ice cream)
1/2 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for garnish (optional)
In a greased 9X 13 pan mix apple pie filling and caramel sauce.
Add cinnamon if desired and spread dry cake mix over the apple mixture. Spread evenly.
Top with melted butter and pecans if desired.
Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until top is golden brown and apple mixture is bubbly at edges.
Enjoy!
