To Die For: A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes
How many of you would pick up a book with this title if you walked by it? I certainly did and so did my coworker! I agreed to let her take it first if she promised to bring it back to me. She loves to cook and was honestly just super curious to peek within the book which of course I did before she took it home. I've had it for the last couple of weeks and it's as great as I hoped it would be and I hope a lot of you have fun with this as well.
So what is it???
It's pretty much as described... a cookbook of gravestone recipes. :) The author is Rosie Grant and I love her book so much!
For as long as I can remember I have loved walking through graveyards. I love the art, the history, and the peaceful energy that can be found in them. I live in New England so there are a lot of great old cemeteries and gravestones to explore out here. One thing that I can honestly say is that I have never seen a recipe on a gravestone!! Yet it make so much sense! I've seen pictures of couples, their pets, favorite places, hobbies and all sorts of other things so why not a favorite recipe! I honestly think it's such a great idea!
I haven't been able to take a field trip to any of these yet but I have one that I want you to see for an example. Ready? Check out this link: Jennifer Ferrante Her headstone is a cookbook!!! On it is etched her favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies!
Within this book you will not only find recipes that were loved enough to be carved on headstones, but the author also reached out to the families to learn more about the people. Those who are remembered live. That's the thought with many of these. If you make Jennifer's chocolate chip cookies that helps her energy live on. Pretty neat right?
I think all of us have those family recipes that mean the world to us. I know you have heard me mention my Grandmother's Spinach Rice Casserole a lot. In sharing it with you I hope to help her memory live on. I think having it carved on the stones is such a great idea!
We need to also remember that graveyards were once used as beautiful places to picnic and to get together. Some of the ones that I've been to are so beautiful. I would like to think that the spirits of those who are there would love to have us there having picnics and finding happiness and of course being inspired enough to make their recipes.
I hope I've inspired you to check out this book. ;)
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
How many of you would pick up a book with this title if you walked by it? I certainly did and so did my coworker! I agreed to let her take it first if she promised to bring it back to me. She loves to cook and was honestly just super curious to peek within the book which of course I did before she took it home. I've had it for the last couple of weeks and it's as great as I hoped it would be and I hope a lot of you have fun with this as well.
So what is it???
It's pretty much as described... a cookbook of gravestone recipes. :) The author is Rosie Grant and I love her book so much!
For as long as I can remember I have loved walking through graveyards. I love the art, the history, and the peaceful energy that can be found in them. I live in New England so there are a lot of great old cemeteries and gravestones to explore out here. One thing that I can honestly say is that I have never seen a recipe on a gravestone!! Yet it make so much sense! I've seen pictures of couples, their pets, favorite places, hobbies and all sorts of other things so why not a favorite recipe! I honestly think it's such a great idea!
I haven't been able to take a field trip to any of these yet but I have one that I want you to see for an example. Ready? Check out this link: Jennifer Ferrante Her headstone is a cookbook!!! On it is etched her favorite recipe for chocolate chip cookies!
Within this book you will not only find recipes that were loved enough to be carved on headstones, but the author also reached out to the families to learn more about the people. Those who are remembered live. That's the thought with many of these. If you make Jennifer's chocolate chip cookies that helps her energy live on. Pretty neat right?
I think all of us have those family recipes that mean the world to us. I know you have heard me mention my Grandmother's Spinach Rice Casserole a lot. In sharing it with you I hope to help her memory live on. I think having it carved on the stones is such a great idea!
We need to also remember that graveyards were once used as beautiful places to picnic and to get together. Some of the ones that I've been to are so beautiful. I would like to think that the spirits of those who are there would love to have us there having picnics and finding happiness and of course being inspired enough to make their recipes.
I hope I've inspired you to check out this book. ;)
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
