Emily's Extending the Table Experiment

Who am I?

I am a half Mennonite, half Presbyterian (a Menno-terian perhaps) and in the midst of my third year  in a PhD program at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. My PhD focuses on peacemaking, development and faith-based NGOs working in East Africa. Since I am in the third year of my program, I have been writing from various locations – the small town in Michigan where I grew up, London, Uganda and Kenya.

Why am I doing this?

The Mission:  In the spirit of the movie Julie and Julia, I decided that I needed a cooking project of my own.  And, since I am currently writing a dissertation on Mennonite Central Committee, I decided that I should try to cook every recipe in the MCC-sponsored cookbook  Extending the Table.  So, armed (or in Mennonite tradition, unarmed!) with a kitchen full of Grandma’s cooking utensils and my trusty sidekick, sous chef and husband, Mateo – the adventure begins!

More information on the Extending the Table cookbook can be found here:

http://www.worldcommunitycookbook.org/extend/index.html

And if you happen to live in the Three Rivers area, World Fare sells these. Outside of Three Rivers, most Ten Thousand Villages stores also carry them.

Extending the Table book