The UK is gaga with the news that one of their own citizens is participating in the paradigm shift at the White House. Brit newspapers are referring to cookbook writer Sally Bee as "Miracle Mom," and thrilled that she's been invited "by her new number 1 fan Michelle Obama" to cook at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and tour the White House Kitchen Garden. (Bee, in pic)Bee is a former model and mother of three, and author of Homecook: The Secret Ingredient, a cookbook that does healthy, affordable versions of traditional Brit recipes; it also includes celeb-contributed recipes (Simon Cowell, Emma Thompson...). Bee wrote the book after suffering three heart attacks in a single week in 2004, due to a congenital heart defect. Now 41, Bee is also a trained therapist, and a spokeswoman for the British Heart Foundation. Her website reports that twelve copies of her book have arrived at the White House. Hmm, one for each Cabinet Secretary...?
A little bit of the awesome gushy coverage from The Daily Express:
...determined to stay alive for the sake of her children...[Bee] turned her life around and took on a new healthy-eating plan. She used her new diet – as the basis of her new cookbook. The book quickly caught the attention of Mrs Obama...And the wife of the world’s most powerful man, US President Barack Obama, was so keen to find out more she has now invited Sally...to come and cook with her in the White House.
Mrs. Obama is certainly interested in family cooking that's both healthy and affordable, and the way the Brit press manages to make it all sound like a thriller is *awesome*: It is a triumphant tale of survival against all the odds by a British mother-of-three that has inspired US First Lady Michelle Obama.Bee's White House visit is reportedly scheduled for next March (above: The cover of Bee's book...)
*To order the book, visit Sally Bee's website, here.
