| Do you like trying out new and different recipes | | | | person peruses and cooks (or bakes) a recipe from |
| before buying the cookbook? If so, why not start a | | | | the borrowed cookbook. You may decide to ask |
| cookbook review club. | | | | people to prepare a review of each week's book. |
| Gather some like-minded friends for your initial | | | | At the next meeting, each person tells of their |
| meeting. Choose a day of the week to meet. Decide | | | | experience. At the end of the meeting, the |
| how often you would like to meet. Typically this | | | | cookbooks get passed one person to the right. The |
| should be at least one week, but no more than a | | | | process repeats until all the cookbooks have passed |
| month. | | | | through each person's turn. |
| At your first meeting, each person brings their | | | | If your group has prepared and gathered reviews, |
| favorite cookbook for sharing. Sit in a circle and keep | | | | you can use a final meeting where each person |
| that same arrangement from meeting to meeting. | | | | collects reviews for their cookbook and prepares a |
| Moving from person to person, each participant has | | | | scrapbook of those reviews as a memento of the |
| the opportunity to tell why they chose their particular | | | | experience. |
| cookbook. | | | | Some things to remember: All participants must be |
| Why is it their favorite? What are the book's top | | | | respectful of other participants' property. Your group |
| recipes? Are there any amusing or unusual stories | | | | may want to serve appetizers or meals at your |
| attached to the book or recipes in the book? | | | | meeting prepared from the treasured cookbooks. |
| Then, after everyone has had their turn, each person | | | | Most importantly, have fun. This is a great way to |
| passes their cookbook to the next person to their | | | | test "cook" a cookbook you don't have before |
| right. Over the time until the next meeting, each | | | | purchasing it. |