And So It Begins

Back in 2005, I was posting an ad on Craig's List for a charity event I was putting on. What I ended up finding that day instead was one of the greatest groups I've ever belonged to - The Book Vixens. The Book Vixens was a book club for girls serious for chic lit. Once a month, we would gather at one of our houses and for a couple of hours we would talk about a book, gossip, drink, eat, and enjoy each others company.

If you had to ask me what is one thing that defines book clubs, I would tell you change. Although we started out with chic lic - our changes in books have changed - we've done mysteries, bios, science fiction, science. Over the last 5 years, the women in the club have had weddings, born children, lost loved ones, bought houses, been unemployed, gone to school, moved away/left. But the club is also a constant source of support and fun.

But like I said, things change. As our lives got busier, we weren't always reading the books. We weren't always reading our books. Reading is kind of important to a book club. We would still show up at the meetings though because it was our chance to catch up with the girls. Finally in October, we decided that it was time for the club to do what the we had done in our personal lives - evolve.

It's proper that at the start of this new decade, we say goodbye to the Book Vixens and say hello to Vixens in the Kitchen.

Yes, that is right - we are now a cooking club. Food has always been something that we've all enjoyed - and it's easy to gather around it. Every month we will have a theme and we will all be responsible for making something that fits with it. For some of us, this will be a learning opportunity - for others it will be a chance to explore the culinary world.

This blog will be the spot where we share our dishes - including our recipes (or links to recipes). We'll also post pictures from our dinners and share any other interesting stories related to our adventure in cooking. This is our electronic cookbook.

Let the tastiness begin!