Overview

Want to treat your family to some meaty home-cooked meals? You can be the chef with these easy-to-follow recipes for Asian shrimp stir fry, juicy chicken drumsticks, taco meatballs, and other tasty dishes. You'll find simple drawings of important steps as well as photographs of the finished dishes. This book also provides key information, such as an equipment list, a technique list, safety tips, notes on special ingredients, and more. What are you waiting for? It's time to get cooking!

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These recipes manage to hit a sweet spot in kid cookery: they require little in the way of expertise, yet are complex enough to be interesting. None of your 'Ants on a Log' nonsense here. Young chefs will be taking a stab at 'Tasty Pad Thai Noodles, ' 'Chicken Wonton Soup, ' and 'Terrific Turkey Burgers.' The instructions are detailed and thoroughly illustrated with clear color drawings; photos show the enticing final products. The ingredients are readily available and include very few process foods and only one or two convenience items--after all who could blame cooks for buying a bag of shredded carrots instead of julienning two cups themselves? The 9 or 10 recipes in each book focus on nutritious ingredients but aren't stingy with the cheese. Most of them have a suggested 'Try This!' variation that gently encourages kids to get creative with their cooking. --School Library Journal, Series Made Simple --Journal The You're the Chef series invites readers to get behind the stove and start whipping up recipes they and their family will enjoy. Each trim volume begins with a detailed list of exclamation-pointed safety tips ranging from 'Reserve your space!' to 'Wash it!' As for grown-up involvement, the book advises kids to talk with their 'adult helper' about which tasks will require assistance. The introductory spread also includes a helpfully illustrated page of cooking tools and a glossary of technique terms: bake, drain, knead, whisk, etc. Then it's time for the recipes. Delicious Vegetarian Main Dishes offers a simple black-bean salad, a 'tortilla tower, ' and crispy tofu sticks that might look better than they taste. As a counterpoint, Meaty Main Dishes includes recipes for meatballs, drumsticks, Asian stir fry with shrimp, and the humble tuna-fish sandwich. Perfect Pizza Recipes begins with several variations of crust before moving on to toppings that include everything from pepperoni to fruit. Yummy Soup and Salad Recipes proves that soups can include everything from chili to chowder to fruit. Each title ends with notes about special ingredients and a website link. A colorful, easy-to-read design and illustrations of the process combined with a photo of the finished dish top off these tasty treatments. --Booklist --Journal

Author Information

Jennifer S. Larson has written many nonfiction books for young readers. Brie Cohen is an award-winning photojournalist based in the Twin Cities. She has worked as a photojournalist for the Albert Lea Tribune and as a freelancer for The Associated Press. Her work has appeared places like the front page of USA Today and is the front cover of the twelfth edition of Mevlin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing. Brie grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, and graduated magna cum laude and with distinction with a Bachelors of Arts degree in visual journalism from the University of Minnesota. Brie lives in Northeast Minneapolis and enjoys running, playing soccer, hanging by the lakes, eating local food, picnics, keeping up with the art scene, and frolicking.

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