Recipe from East End Women's Institute

Workshop with the East End Women's Institute

On Tuesday evening Corinne and Sue met up with more than 30 members of the East End Women's Institute, and had a wonderful evening, eating, telling stories about food and recipes and sharing recipes.  Members of the group volunteered for gardening, cooking, craft work, sharing stories and eating , as part of the Edible Garden project, and the enthusiasm was infectious.

We also thought about a different kind of recipe, the kind of recipes for life we would like to know.

We got the recipe for a good bike ride:

You need Sun

No traffic

and a husband on the front of the tandem

Sue has inherited a recipe box from her Mum, with this on the inside

Recipe for preserving children

You need

I grass grown field

1 half dozen children

Several dogs

1 Brook

Pebbles

Method

Into field pour children and dogs allowing to mix well

Pour brook over pebbles till slightly frothy

When children are nicely brown cool in warm bath

When dry serve with milk and fresh baked gingerbread

Here are some of the things we would like to know the recipe for:

If you have any recipes for any of these things please leave us a comment with your suggestion :)
Thanks!

• For Health & Happiness
• For Patience    
•  For a good night's sleep    
• For sanity & patience when sharing one's home with one's other half
• For a good normal relationship with a landlord    
• For becoming independent and single    
• For how to spend the Sunday evening before Monday morning
• For sorting out what's important    
• For finding Mr Right    
• For a happy life    
• For a happy home    
• For world peace    
• For learning to switch off    
• For preserving dignity
• For waking up early and being awake    
• For a good marriage   
• For being yourself    
• For contentment    
• For dealing with my boss    
• For getting out of a sulk
• For eradicating ground elder from the garden    
• For laughing in the face of old age

The Edible Garden at the St Barnabas Community Fete

On Saturday 10 September we were at the St. Barnabas Community Fete with the East End Women's Institute meeting the local community, making new friends and asking people to tell us about their favourite food stories in exchange for free plants.

Welcome to the Edible Garden Blog

In partnership with the East End Women’s Institute and local daughters, mothers and grandmothers, Project Phakama will be growing an edible garden with and for the whole community. There will be a series of growing,cooking and performance events throughout and the project will culminate in 2012 with a performed Recipe Book.

Watch this space for future updates including tasty recipes, stories, pictures and garden tips