New members welcome.

Share Recipes with the Library Cookbook Club

Italian Summer Celebration

Try your hand at an iconic and traditional Italian pasta dish or a light and fresh Italian salad. Make a sweet and delicious dessert if you prefer!  Any Italian-inspired recipe welcome.

We've curated a selection of books for you or simply search out a great recipe online. Visit our website to order one of our selected cookbooks now. 

After taste-testing our creations, we'll watch the movie Big Night starring Stanley Tucci and Tony Shaloub

Watch Big Night movie trailer here

How it Works:

Check out an Italian cuisine cookbook in advance (or simply use your own recipe).

• Make one regular sized recipe of your choice from the book you selected so that each member gets a taste. (Don’t worry if more than one member makes the same recipe; we’ll enjoy the different interpretations.)

• Please avoid alcoholic beverage recipe choices as the Library is not allowed to serve alcohol.  (Recipes that include wine that is cooked down are fine.)

• Please observe cleanliness and sanitation in preparing the food to share; make sure the food is fully cooked and avoid using recipes prepared with raw eggs.  For additional safety tips visit US Dept. of Health and Human Services Food Safety website.

• Bring your dish ready to eat to the Library by 7:00 p.m. on the meeting date. 

• Please bring a photocopy of the recipe you prepared or write down the page number and list the ingredients to assist members with allergies or food sensitivities. 

• Paper goods and beverages will be supplied by the Library.

• We will estimate attendance based on the number of cookbooks checked out but will plan that some participants may bring a guest.  Please note these meetings are for adults ages 18 and up.

• Our meetings will begin with a group tasting which will be followed by a discussion of the books, recipes, and author styles.