Authors Electric

This month I thought I would tempt you with something from the Authors Electric recipe book Cooking the Books . as you can see it's a mix of the ridiculous and the helpful. You may find a recipe to suit you within the pages, or you may prefer just to have a laugh with us as we tackle this alien enterprise. After all, we are writers, not celebrity cooks.! Excerpt from Cooking the Books Cooking – definition – an unpleasant occupation but something you have to do to ensure continued life. It requires a well stocked cupboard, fridge and freezer. An aptitude to combine any ingredients found into something palatable. And a burning desire to take part in Ready, Steady, Cook! Are you sitting comfortably? We shall begin. TAKE STOCK Contents of Detective Sergeant Bill Murphy’s fridge – a prehistoric egg, bacon with white wriggly things on it, cheese that is green and furry, and something indistinguishable (Bill can’t remember what it was!). Contents of Chris’...

          Earlier this year, we, the Authors Electric, produced a Cooking the Books by Authors Electric collection of pieces called 'Cooking the Books.' Tasty treats and unusual eats from Authors Electric blogging collective!...Here’s a chance to cook from our books with e-readable recipes, or just get the not-so-skinny on what keeps authors stoked while they scribble: some of it yummy, some of it funny. An ebook to binge or snack on, where the calories are certified virtual. Dig in!                      As it was my suggestion, I did most of the production work - compiling the pieces sent to me by the others, formatting it, uploading. Though I should mention the help provided by other Electrics, especially Ruby Barnes , when the formatting all went pear-shaped. The title was supplied by Julia Jones , and the blurb above by Valerie Laws .           A...

Cooking the Books - cover art work by Andrew Price        Our regular blogger for today, Pam Howes, can't blog today - and while we all wish Pam well, it does give us a chance to announce the new Authors Electric anthology, Cooking the Books. Go into any bookshop - go to Amazon - and what do you find? - Nigella, Jamie, Nigel, Louise, Gordon, Delia… So, in self-defence, the Authors Electric decided to produce a cook book. Gathered together here, on these electronic pages, you will find tasty treats and unusual eats from seventeen of the Authors Electric - and Cally Phillips donated a photograph of her hot-plate for the cover. (and Susan Price bribed her brother with cake and cider so he would design the cover.) Valerie Laws wrote the words for the Amazon page: -               Eating your words, devouring a book, writing and food go together like fiction and chips. Here’...