Noon Exchange Club offers new cookbook

MARGARET HOBBS

Strawberries in the Snow, Bacon-Potato Casserole or Chile-Mexican Casserole ? Sound good? These are just a few of the 150 recipes featured in a unique cookbook ??Exchang?ing Recipes.? The book is presented by the McMinnville Noon Exchange Club, featuring recipes from area school children, club members and their families.

Cookbook chairman Tammy Vinson said, ? This is a fundraiser for us, with all proceeds to go to our many children?s programs. Our main focus is on the prevention of child abuse. That?s one of the reasons we decided to get children involved in the project.?

Area schools were approached with the idea of completing art projects conveying the club?s ideals of Americanism, family and of course children. Several schools participated, contributing both art and recipes.

?We wanted it to be obvious that students did the artwork, so we asked children in kindergarten, first and second grades to help us out. It has been most enjoyable seeing the club?s ideals demonstrated through the eyes of a child,? said Vinson.

The recipes are fairly simple and easy to use, with the one exception of Nicolas Flores? recipe for Bristec de lomo a la Pimenta. It is presented in Spanish, making it difficult for some of us to understand.

Volume I of the cookbook is currently on sale, with the club already thinking about a volume II.

?They are selling well,? said Vinson. It is very possible that we will come out with another one next year.?

Cookbooks are priced at $7 each or $6 if more than one are purchased.

They are available at Ben Lomand Telephone, Southern Standard, Homeland Community Bank and Security Federal. For more information, Vinson can be reached at 668-1068.