An Apple A Day by Ann Evans
I thought you'd all
be keen as mustard, and certainly not sour grapes if I passed on this
culinary request to you. So don't get in a pickle, as what I'm about
to ask you is as easy as pie. And if it's not your cup of tea well
I'll eat my hat!
Okay enough of the
foodie cliches. A couple of days ago I was contacted by a lady named Denise Cross, asking if I would like to contribute a
favourite recipe to a cookery book that she and her team are putting together. She
also asked if I knew of any other authors who would also like to
contribute - hence this timely blog post!
When I learned what this cookery book was in aid of, I was only too pleased to help. Denise works at the Children's Hospital School in the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham. The school aims to enhance the current and future well being of children and young people unable to attend school due to ill health.
Denise explained:
“We work with children and young people aged 4 – 18 with a range
of medical conditions and we strive to provide them with a continuity
of education whilst with us. As a team we are in the process of
developing a recipe book. All funds raised will go to our Ducklings
Charity, which will be used to enhance the lives of children while
they are with us.”
She added: “This
is where I hope you can be of assistance. Would it be possible to
send us your favourite recipe (sweet or savoury), an explanation of
why you have chosen this one and maybe a picture of yourself or one
of your characters.”
I chose that because
it's a cake that we all love when we're having a family get together
on some Sunday afternoons. So I sent Denise the recipe and a jpg of
myself. I could have sent her a photo of one of my characters but as
the majority of my characters are usually being haunted or chased by
sabre toothed tigers, I
thought a smiley picture of me and Debbie's lovely dog, Lola would be
more palatable.
Denise and the team at the Children's Hospital School would love to hear from any authors who could provide a recipe for their book. They are very keen fund raisers for their Ducklings charity, as you can see by these happy photographs here. And of course being featured in their new book is a nice bit of free publicity for us too. So if I can egg any of you on, details are below. And if you're sending a picture yourself, don't forget to say cheese!
If you would like to
have your favourite recipe in this book, please get in touch with
Denise directly. Email: Denise.Cross@hhe.nottingham.sch.uk
Further details of
the Children's Hospital School. http://qmceducationcentre.co.uk/
And the Ducklings
Charity is on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/DucklingsCharity/
Please visit my website: http://www.annevansbooks.co.uk
Comments
It can be anything from cheese on toast (because this is what I had when I came in from school on a bad day) to something complicated like my great-grans Secret Fruit Cake with a list of ingredients as long as your arm.
Absolutely anything is welcome