KETV’s Julie Cornell launches cookbook supporting The Food Bank for Heartland

KETV has launched a digital cookbook titled “Home Cooking from the Heartland,” aimed at supporting families struggling with food insecurity. Proceeds benefit The Food Bank for the Heartland, serving 93 counties in Nebraska and western Iowa. The cookbook features more than 30 recipes from Julie Cornell, her family, and KETV coworkers.The Anchovy app is available in the app store and it’s free to download. The charity cookbook costs $19.99 and it must be downloaded to your phone. Click here to purchase the book: https://anchovy.app.link/ketv-home-cooking-fthCornell said the idea for the cookbook grew from her personal experience of creating a family cookbook 30 years ago, with the help of her husband, Bill Randby. “I kept calling my mother and asking for recipes and finally decided to make a family cookbook,” she said. The original collection of Italian recipes was used to raise money for the KETV 7 Can Help Kids Back to School Backpack Program, complete with book signings and food demonstrations. KETV sold several thousand copies of the book. Julie created the old cookbook on a typewriter at home and drew the illustrations, sharing family stories. Many viewers still comment that they have the beloved cookbook in their collections. “I talk with our viewers weekly on social media about recipes, cooking, and different dishes. And they’ve been asking me for years to write a new cookbook. So, this is really a natural extension of my love of food and serving our community,” Cornell said. The new digital project is supported by Diane Temme Stinton, a Lincoln manufacturing company CEO, mother of two and founder of the Anchovy App, a recipe-sharing, meal-planning, and cookbook app. “I think we live in such isolation, and it’s about getting to share with family and friends and get inspiration for cooking,” Stinton said.Stinton emphasized the importance of addressing food insecurity, saying food inflation has outpaced inflation in other areas, causing many families to struggle. “So many children in our community live with food insecurity,” she said.Brian Barks, CEO of Food Bank for Heartland, highlights the severity of the issue.”One in five children, one in five in our 93-county service area–completely unacceptable. Completely unacceptable to think that a child is going home over the weekend may have little or nothing to eat,” said Barks.The cookbook, KETV’s “Home cooking from the Heartland” includes photos and step-by-step instructions. Cornell expressed the sentiment behind the project, saying, “It’s just good to share something that comes from your kitchen. It’s like sharing a part of yourself, right?”And the new digital format of the book, which downloads right to your phone, makes it easy to use and a convenient way to support the food bank. Stinton said she created the platform to bring people together.”Our app, Anchovy, was always about how can we help our community, how can we help people and impact the communities in which we live,” said Stinton. KETV’s “Home Cooking from the Heartland” offers a way to bring new, interesting dishes to your table while supporting neighbors in need. Recipes include some Italian favorites, quick Asian inspired dishes, hearty soups and low-cost meals.To purchase the cookbook, click on this link: https://anchovy.app.link/ketv-home-cooking-fthTo volunteer at the Food Bank, click here: https://foodbankheartland.org/get-involved/volunteer/To learn more about the far-reaching mission of the Food Bank, click here: https://foodbankheartland.org/who-we-are/To learn more about the Anchovy App, click here: https://www.anchovy.app/Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |