Hello Mums! My 11 year old DD was interviewed last week and accepted to participate as a member of the People to People Student Ambassador Program. She is going to get to go on a 20 day trip to your side of the pond this summer with the delegation!! She will travel to Ireland, Wales, England, France, Holland and Belgium. The objective of the program is to promote international understanding while building leadership skills among America's youth. The only down-side is that the tuition is very steep (expensive) and we need to do fundraising to make the trip possible. So....I am taking on the project of publishing a cookbook as the main fundraiser! I am doing the original art for the cover and dividers and it will be plastic comb sprial bound and laminated. I am hoping the price will be between $10 and $12 American Dollars. I would love it if you would be willing to share your most favorite recipes on this thread along with your either your real name or mumsnet name (doesn't matter to me!) and I will use your recipes in the book and print your name along with each recipe. The book will be called "Sunchowder's Emporia", A Collection of Recipes for the Heart and Soul. I am getting an ISBN and everything. I am terribly excited about it. I have incorporated about 75 of my mums and my most treasured recipes and I have sent out requests to 50 of my friends here in the States, so I hope to have a gorgeous book at the end of all of this.
I don't want to request or pressure anyone to purchase the book (unless you want to!), I was just hoping for contributions to make the cookbook richer and more diverse. I appreciate anything you want to contribute and can't wait to see your responses. If we are successful, the book should be published in March 2006. I am going crazy trying to get the advertising in line to help defray the printing costs so I have my hands full, but I am enjoying it and my DD is hard at work printing and collating and delivering things to help support the effort. Thank you, Thank you so much. XO Sunny