Book Club with Japanese Food

For monthly book club tonight, I am making my favorite recipe from LABO camp: Yakisoban. I had travelled to Japan in the summer of 1983 to visit Akemi, who had been our family's 4-H exchange student. We are still pen pals to this day! Food is an important part of every culture and I love exploring new flavors and recipes. The women at book club will get a peek at my photos and souvenir umbrella, too. Our discussion is about "Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet," and I like World War II stories of all types.