In July we held our monthly meeting on
Zoom. Mary introduced us to our Speaker,
Wafaa Powell. Some members know Wafaa
from previous meetings – going back a number of years! This time Wafaa shared with us a fun session
on 'Food, Facts and Fibs". She
talked about 'trends' in food, whether to a greater or lesser extent this is
all to do with marketing and invited our comments and thoughts. We also talked about super foods and she
encourages people to experiment with new ideas and flavours.
She is passionate about her cooking and
believes we should use fresh ingredients whenever possible rather than
processed food. She runs cookery classes
and has written a book on Lebanese meals.
She shared a few simple recipes with us.
When she is not busy cooking she also demonstrates belly dancing!
The weather in July was mixed but the day of
the picnic was gloriously sunny – in fact probably too hot for some of our
members. However, a group did meet and
by moving along the side of the field did manage to keep in the shade! Another really enjoyable way to spend time
with each other and catch up on news.
With the relaxation in the Government rules our
meeting on 9 August will, hopefully, be held in the Village Hall. However, members will be contacted closer to
the time to confirm this. Emma Britton,
previously on BBC Radio Somerset will talk on "From Radio Shows to
Funerals & Weddings".
Preparations are underway for the Village Day
to be held on the Rec Field on Saturday 21 August. The WI will be there – so for anyone new to
the village or even ladies who have been here for a while please come along and
chat to one of us and find out more about what we do.
