Issue 187 12.06.24
The weekly online newsletter for the care sector
New cookbook to feature old family recipes THE Chase care home in memories. This book is my way of Huntingdon has launched a project honouring her legacy, and helping to capture residents’ cherished others hold onto their cherished family recipes in a new cookbook, memories as well.” before they are lost to time and Over the next few months changing culinary fashions. Julianna and her team will work Head chef Juliana Martins with residents at The Chase and launched the initiative by cooking four other Connaught Group care a treasured recipe taught to her homes to recreate their family by her grandmother in Brazil who favourites from memory. They will Stuart Black, a resident at Magnolia Court Care home in Golders Green, had always wanted to developed dementia in her later discuss the origins and significance see the Lancaster Bomber plane he flew in World War II, so staff at the home made his wish a years. of the dishes and the family reality by organising a surprise trip to the RAF museum. Stuart, who recently turned 100, has Residents enthusiastically tucked members who first made them. lived at Magnolia Court for almost two years. Staff at the home were delighted to be a part into a special Arroz Doce Cremoso These memories will also be of making his dream come true, as they knew how much it meant to him, especially being so (aka Brazilian rice pudding), made captured in the book, alongside close to D-Day. Tammy Comey, lifestyle coordinator at Magnolia Court, first found out about with vanilla bean and cloves, and several mouth-watering dishes Stuart’s wish as he would often reminisce with his wife about his time in the RAF. Stuart was the verdict was resounding. that would otherwise be lost to a physical coach in the RAF, as well as a pilot, and had reached the rank of Sergeant when he Juliana’s grandmother’s recipes posterity. Some of the recipes are was demobbed in 1947. were never written down due to the expected to date from the 19th condition so she is recreating the Century. best of them from memory. The project is being undertaken And that’s just the start. The in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s enthusiasm of The Chase’s residents Society. The recipe book is CARE businesses wanting to put ensuring that this year’s event is bigger for Juliana’s project has convinced scheduled for publication during themselves forward for recognition and better than ever. her to extend the idea. She is now World Alzheimer’s Week in have been urged to enter the Caring “Obviously, our main aim is to planning to capture their favourite September, and all proceeds will UK Awards in partnership with Virgin recognise and honour the best in our family recipes too, and then to go to supporting the work of the Money. wonderful care sector and showcase collate them in a cookbook called charity Nominations for this year’s event are the innovation and dedication that ‘The Taste of Life Journey’ to be Nicola Orwin, general manager open at www.caringukawards.co.uk goes on every day so please share your published in September. at The Chase, added: “We love the The awards, organised by Script successes and tell us about your hard Juliana, who cooked with her idea of using cooking as a way to Events in partnership with Caring UK, work and initiatives by sending in your grandmother in Brazil as a child, strike a blow against dementia. recognise excellence and achievement nominations … it’s a real privilege to hopes this book will help others Preparing food activates deep in all corners of the care industry. read them.” preserve their family heritage sensory memories and evokes And with more than 20 categories A shortlist in each category will then through food: experiences and sensations you up for grabs, there’s something to suit be drawn up, with winners chosen by “I learned so much of what I know thought had vanished. every type of care business. an expert industry panel. about cooking from my grandma, “We find even the act of Event director Dominic Musgrave Trophies will be handed out at a and even now I can almost taste the remembering old recipes can have said: “We are really excited to be glittering ceremony at the Athena in food we used to make together,” she a positive effect for our residents, introducing the seventh Caring UK Leicester on Thursday, December 5. said. “Unfortunately, growing up in and so getting them to recreate Awards – nominations are coming in The closing date for entries is Brazil she never learned to read or them for the book is a type of 00057 Carebeans CaringUK January 2024.qxp_Carebeans CaringUK Ad 23mmx80mm 15/12/2023 16:08 team Page is 1 already busy and our events September 2. write, so her recipes faded with her memory therapy for them.”
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