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.”
With funding tight, support for the project was gratefully received from a number of local sources. State Street Bank, photographer Thomas Brown and designer Alan Lennon all contributed to making the cook book a success. Alan Lennon said: “A project like this deserves recognition, for often these fantastic initiatives go un-noticed. It’s been great to support and promote a valuable and lasting health message which celebrates the tremendous contribution from all the participants.”
The proof of the pudding is in the eating, and just how good are the local women’s recipes? You’ll have to taste for yourself – copies of the ‘It’s Yummy Mummy’ community cook book will be available at schools, projects and community centres across the area soon. And it’s free!
For further information on the recipe book or the Healthy Lifestyles Project contact Lisa Arnott at Pilton Community Health Project on 0131 551 1671 or email lisa.arnott@pchp.org.uk
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