SEPTEMBER.

The Book:

Look Again

by: Lisa Scottoline

Host: Jayne Klingler

The Who's: Sharee Poyfair, Amy Williams, Susan Thurman, Jayne Klingler, Alycia Nelson, Dawnette Rhoades, Kellie Price, Michalann Collingwood, Natalie Pray, Alyssa Olsen, Tiffany Sheppard and Jen Hatch

The Food:

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Tiffany Sheppard

Wash a pint of refrigerated strawberries and pat dry with a paper towel.

Melt 1 pound of Wilton melting chocolate in the microwave. Do so in 30 second increments, stirring in between.

Holding the leaves of the strawberry, dip each berry in the melted chocolate. Place on wax paper or aluminum foil to harden.

These do not keep well, so eat them within a few hours.

If you don’t have Melting Chocolate you can use chocolate chips. Add about a teaspoon of Crisco to the chocolate before you melt it. This will take longer to harden, so you want to put the berries in the refrigerator after you dip them.

Fruit Pizza

Natalie Pray

Carrot Cupcakes

Susan Thurman

Bacon Wrapped Pineapple

Susan Thurman

Frosted Banana Bars

Dawnette Rhoades

1/2 cups butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt

Frosting
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 pkg. (8oz.) cream cheese, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract

For cake; Cream butter & sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas, and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased 15 in by 10 in by 1 in baking pan. Bake at 350 for 25 min or until bars test done. Cool.

For frosting; cream butter & cream cheese. Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beat well. Spread over bars.