The faculty created cookbook is displayed in The University Bookstore. The books are selling for $10 each and the proceeds go towards the United Way campaign.

Campus Cuisine

A cookbook created by OU faculty and staff to benefit this year’s United Way campaign is close to being sold out, 500 cookbooks were originally available starting this past Monday and as of yesterday afternoon there were only about 40 left. The books are sold for ten dollars a piece, which will result in five thousand dollars towards the campaign.

The cookbook entitled ‘Boomer book for the Sooner cook’ includes over 300 recipes falling under one of the six following categories: Breads and Breakfast, Appetizers and Beverages, Soups and Salads, Side Dishes, Entrees and Desserts. Faculty and staff submitted their recipes to a website that was created specifically for the project by Career services. OU community celebrities such as Mrs. Bradford and Mrs. David Boren contributed to the book.

“I think the United Way campaign is something on campus that everyone can relate to in some way and everyone was willing to donate their time and talents to make [the cookbook] successful,” said Susan Sasso, Associate Vice President and Associate Dean of Student Affairs and leader of ‘Boomer book for the Sooner cook’ project.

More copies of the cookbook will not be printed this year but the creators are already talking about creating another cookbook again next year.

Click here to listen to Susan Sasso talk about the recipe that stuck out to her the most.