1 c orzo – cooked, drained and rinsed
2 c baby spinach – torn
½ c (½ jar) sun-dried tomatoes – drained and chopped
3 T chopped red onion
3 T chopped pitted Kalamata olives
½ t freshly ground pepper
¼ t salt
1 6-oz jar marinated artichoke hearts – reserve marinade
¾ c (3 oz) feta cheese – crumbled
Combine all ingredients, and toss with most of marinade. I also added dried cranberries, and then sprinkled toasted sunflower seeds on top.
–Ruth Ann Hyser
This is a perfect book, as far as I’m concerned. A quiet, gentle story with a powerful message. Told from the point of view of a 12-year-old boy, the story revolves around the death of an Indian woman, Marie Little Soldier, who took care of the boy and whom he loved, and his parents’ pursuit of justice in the killing in the face of prejudice against Native Americans. Beautiful. –Margi
6 servings
4 cups cold tomato juice
1 small, minced onion
2 cups freshly diced tomatoes (we used canned this time of year)
1 cup minced green pepper
1 tsp. honey
1 clove crushed garlic
1 diced cucumber
2 scallions. chopped
juice of 1/2 lemon & 1 lime (we used only lemon but lime would be good)
2 Tbs. wine vinegar
1 tsp. each tarragon (we subbed dill) and basil
dash of ground cumin
1/4 cup freshly-chopped parsley
dash of tabasco sauce
2 Tbs. olive oil
salt & black pepper to taste
Combine all ingredients and chill for at least 2 hours. We chose to puree everything in a blender. Either way, it’s refreshing!
Today we celebrated the end of the school year and the beginning of summer with one of our wonderful potlucks. The social committee (Margi, Sarah, and Michelle) made gazpacho (see recipe) and the rest was supplied by everyone else. Hmm, let’s see–orzo salad, jicama salad, deviled eggs, homemade rye bread, blue corn muffins, potato salad–those were some of the highlights, not counting dessert, which is the best highlight–chocolatey things, one with mocha, and fresh ginger cookies. A pretty good meal and a fun time. At our table we talked about our grade school experiences; what atrocities, and goodies, our mothers made (corned beef hash out of the can as opposed to homemade!); how Hannah is adjusting to Japan; and how Rebecca has an ear for music and feet for dancing!
What did you talk about at your table?
Look for the gazpacho recipe and more recipes to come, hopefully!
Happy summer,
Margi
The library will be open extended hours during Finals Week:
Finals Week*
Mon, May 19 – Wed, May 21
7:30 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Thurs, May 22
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fri, May 23
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sat, May 24 – Mon, May 26
CLOSED
*Hours are subject to change. As an academic institution we reserve the right to change closing dates and/or times.
Library patrons who wish to return materials when we are closed can do so by depositing items in the book return bins located beside our 2nd floor and 4th floor entrances.
For more information, call the Circulation Desk, at 309-794-7310.
Thursday, May 15th, Tredway Library (2nd floor, south end)
3:45-5:00 p.m.
“A Vibration in the Soul” – The Ernest and Mary Belle Espelie Collection of Children’s Books
Book collecting, as famously defined by A.W. Pollard, is “the bringing together of books which in their contents, their form or the history of the individual copy posses some element of permanent interest, and either actually or prospectively are rare, in the sense of being difficult to procure.”
The Ernest and Mary Belle Espelie collection of children’s books, held in Augustana’s Special Collections, contains 109 titles, most of which were published between 1930 and 1950. A somewhat unusual and pioneering collection based mainly on individual taste and interest, it provides an in-depth look at the types of illustrated children’s books published over the time period it covers.
Please join Special Collections Librarian Sarah Horowitz on Thursday, May 15th for a discussion of Espelie’s collection in the context of the history of children’s book collecting and the rare book market during Espelie’s time, as well as various unique aspects of the collection, including letters to Espelie from some of the authors and illustrators whose works he purchased.
Refreshments and conversation will begin at 3:45.
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This is the eighth and final presentation in the year-long “Book Studies” lecture series, part of “From Parchment to Pixels: The Year of the Book.” Many thanks to all who have shared their ideas with the Augustana community through these talks, and also to those who have attended the presentations and shared in the discussions!
