Character Recipes

By Cindy R. Williams

My son did a “People Recipe” project in his 7^th grade Creative Writing Class. What a fun way to hone the features of your characters.
Instructions:
Take information learned from interviewing your character. (Yes, sit back and talk to your character.) Create a fresh, fun recipe about him/her/it. Remember to use recipe-type words, but make your ingredients original and have them differ from the examples listed below.

Questions to ask your chracter:

                Full name and nickname if applicable

                Three physical qualities

                Include three other facts
                A flaw, bad habit or bad quality

                My ask about likes and dislikes, fears and ambitions

                End recipe with a two sentence set of directions

Chase Spaghetti

Serves 4 people

INGREDIENTS:

Two green eyes

Add some glasses

A bushel of blond hair

An ounce of hair gel

Several yards of light colored skin

Add a pinch of a shy personality

A spoonful of knowledge

A nightlight

A basketball

And a pair of running shoes

Mix all but hair gel in large bowl and heat over stove. Stir constantly with a large spoon for eight minutes. Pour hair gel in the pot and mix well. Dump into strainer until liquid is drained. Enjoy!

Caitlin Cake

Mix:

1 head of shoulder length light brown hair

A pair of expressive blue eyes

One small gum-chewing metal mouth

A generous love of traveling

A dash of interest in the ocean

3 cups of books to read

Combine evenly and sprinkle with family and friends. Bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees and serve with mint-chocolate chip ice cream.