DORMY CARE COMMUNITY RECIPES TO LAST A LIFETIME
A luxury care home group has ensured the memories of its residents will live forever through the publication of a new recipe book.
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From the Heart of Home is the name of the book, which is a compilation of classic recipes handed down through generations and recalled by the ladies and gentlemen who live in four homes operated by Dormy Care Communities.
This includes Foxhunters Care Community in Abergavenny and Brockington House Care Community in Hereford.
From food enjoyed whilst living and working abroad, to how to make dishes from specific regions of the UK and quirky desserts from the 1970s, the book includes residents' favourite home-cooked meals and any particular anecdotes/stories about them.
There is also a selection of life stories on some of the residents who live in the homes.
They include former schoolteacher Lilian who talks about her life and recalls her mum’s recipe for Welsh faggots and how she used to post some to her in a shoebox whilst she was studying at university.
Lilian, who lives at Foxhunters, says: “I always had lots of people queuing up wanting to share them with me because they knew how good they were.
“We would eat them whilst we looked out to sea as the waves came in. They are lovely memories and it’s so nice that I have been able to share them with others through the book.”
Peggy, who lives in Brockington House, shares her quiche recipe, saying: “I put everything in my quiche to make it as tasty as possible, but it absolutely needs to have bacon. I would cook it slowly in the oven and some of my nicest memories are including it in a picnic lunch with the family.”
All of the sweet and savoury dishes remembered by residents were painstakingly recreated by Dormy Care Communities Executive Chef James Thomas and the Head Chefs who work in the four homes.
James says: “Recipe books seem to be superfluous these days because you can Google pretty much anything to get the information you need, but this book has an entirely different purpose.
“Most of these recipes came from a time when there were no take aways, no ready meals and the preparation of food was an expression of love, and there were stories behind the food people made.
“We wanted to capture these recipes and stories so they will never be forgotten and more importantly it will immortalise these wonderful people.”
Copies of the coffee table style book are being sold at £15 each and anyone interested in purchasing a copy can do via
https://www.dormycare.co.uk/contact-us/
A donation from all sales will be made to Age UK.
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