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An Extra Helping for Feeding America
Author Talk with Janet Elsbach at the Storyteller's Cottage Will Raise Funds to Feed Families in Need
On Sunday, January 5, from 2:00-3:00pm, Janet Reich Elsbach, author of Extra Helping: Recipes for Caring, Connecting, and Building Community One Dish at a Time, will host an Author Talk at the Storyteller’s Cottage to discuss her book. Tickets are just $5, and a portion of the sales proceeds will be donated to Feeding America. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.storytellerscottage.com/book-online/author-talk-with-janet-elsbach
ABOUT THE BOOK: Extra Helping is for anyone who wants to respond to the challenge of people announcements, PTO meal chains, and CaringBridge alerts with compassion and creativity; who wants to send something to help a niece overcome finals week or a neighbor who is grieving; whose limits of time and other resources leave them feeling more confused than inspired. With recipes tailored to meet many of the dietary modifications that illness, recovery, and modern life entail, Extra Helping walks you, the helpful friend, through cooking for people who are dealing with illness, recovery, and loss, or are celebrating babies, birthdays, and new homes. Personal stories from the front lines of care, shortcuts for the time-strapped, and sidebars full of tips and embellishments round out a collection of over 70 recipes, aiding readers in developing a style of caregiving all their own. Extra Helping frames a philosophy of support, a personal identity of tending, a creative and unique-to-you style of saying, “I am here for you” -- one delivery at a time. Every book sold provides five meals to families in need.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Author Janet Reich Elsbach is a home cook inspired by seasonal food, the particular cravings of those she loves to feed, and the idea of bringing people together at the table.
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The Storyteller’s Cottage is located in a vintage Victorian house in the center of historic Simsbury, CT, and hosts all manner of immersive literary events throughout the year, including Agatha Christie inspired live murder mystery parties, Great Gatsby themed Jazz Supper Clubs, fascinating close-up illusions at Fine Parlor Magic nights, a Literary Dinner Party series on select evenings at midnight, and more.
The Storyteller's Cottage is located at 750 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury. Parking for The Storyteller's Cottage is free, and is available on the street in front of the building, and in the Fiddler's Green parking lot on Wilcox Street (behind the house). For more information, please call 860-877-6099 or visit www.StorytellersCottage.com.
