Can you feed a family of five a healthy nutritious meal on a budget of just a fiver? Sounds impossible, but mums from Muirhouse and West Pilton rose to challenge and have produced ‘It’s Yummy Mummy’, a cook book packed with recipes that not only won’t break the bank but taste great too!
The community cooks from Muirhouse Womens Group and West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre’s Buggy Brigade launched their recipe book at North Edinburgh Arts Centre yesterday (Wednesday 30 March).
The ‘It’s Yummy Mummy’ initiative is part of the Community Healthy Lifestyles Project launched last year. Project coordinator Lisa Arnott explained: “The project was launched last year, and the mothers organised a cooking competition with the winning recipes selected to go into a cookbook. We received a wealth of great recipes from all across North Edinburgh, and entrants were then invited to cook their recipes for a panel of judges. The cook book contains a wide range of the very best recipes – and every meal in the book can be created to feed a family of five for £5.” Continue reading Community Cook Book Launched