A Slice of Cherry Pie Forum Book Club - March 2009

This Post was written by Holler from Tinned Tomatoes

I thought it was about time we got the reading group on the Slice of Cherry Pie Forum up and running again, so I popped over to Amazon to have a look at what paperbacks they had on offer and came across a zany little book called We Bought a Zoo by Benjamin Mee.

Here is a review:

While looking for a place to buy for his 76-year-old mother after his father's death, Benjamin Mee, living in France with his wife and two children, received details of his "dream scenario" by his sister. Unusually, the property in question was a struggling zoo.

We Bought A Zoo tells the story of how the dilapidated Dartmoor Wildlife Park, populated by around 400 exotic animals, was transformed into the busy Dartmoor Zoological Park by an ordinary family using a trial-and-error method. Along the way, Mee has to deal with an escaped jaguar, fighting (among people as well as animals), an escapologist wolf, and a tiger which stands up during general anaesthetic.

The book also describes how the family coped during the gradual deterioration of Mee's wife Katherine due to a brain tumour and how they coped with her loss.

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This book is reviewed by readers as sad, but also a laugh-out-loud kind of book. I think this is just what we need after such a long winter, well for some of us anyway It is available on Amazon and Play for £5.49, alternatively you could order a copy at your local library.

If you would like to join in then leave a comment on the forum to let us know you are joining us and we will start a discussion about the book, as the month progresses. The discussion thread will contain the word SPOILER, for those who haven't finished yet.

I hope everyone is happy with this and that you will all join in. It should be fun!

Holler
:)

Matthew Biggs’s Complete Book of Vegetables

Hi guys,
Thought you would be interested in another food book giveaway and this time it's about vegetable gardening. Here are the details: http://www.greedygourmet.com/2009/02/16/giveaway-3-matthew-biggs%E2%80%99s-complete-book-of-vegetables/

This Post was written by Michelle from Greedy Gourmet

Artisan-food is off to the Megas....

Ok, occasionally you have to blow your own trumpet, and I make some apology for doing it here. So by way of reparation, first I'll share with you a new cheese we found recently, produced by a tiny cheesemaker in one of the Lake District's remote valleys, also the scene of Britain's favourite view, according to many. It's perfect, but you'll have to visit to get hold of some.

Now for the trumpet blowing, we were absolutely delighted to be shortlisted in the Guardian Media Awards Independent Media category. So it's off to a swanky party in London for us at a 5 rosette joint. Can't be bad. - Martin & Cecilia - creators of Artisan-food.com - Cumbria's on-line food magazine.






This Post was written by Martin from Artisan-food

Want to try Abel & Cole's Mixed Veg Box?

This will be my second giveaway and this time round it will be a Mixed Veg Box. More details here:

http://www.greedygourmet.com/2009/02/02/giveaway-2-abel-coles-mixed-organic-fruit-vegetable-box/

I know personally I've always been curious about these box schemes and have to admit they are actually quite okay.

So why not give it a whirl?




This Post was written by Michelle from www.greedygourmet.com

Cherries and Chat

This Post was written by Holler from Tinned Tomatoes

Food and chat!

It is exactly what we all love, isn't it? Add some cherries into the mix and you have the A Slice of Cherry Pie Forum, which is hosted by the gracious Julia of A Slice of Cherry Pie and the founder of the UK Food Bloggers Association.

This is a free food forum and everyone is welcome to join. There are recipes, discussions, a veg patch, a wine bar and even a book club (We haven't had a new book to read for a while, so any new suggestions would be welcomed)!

Why not come along and have a look and maybe a chat. You will find some really friendly and welcoming bloggers there.

I hope to see you there :)