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Look, mom and dad: we cooked it ourselves! Children will love preparing--and muching--these yummy treats. 50 safe-to-make, delicious Good Housekeeping Institute-tested recipes will lure budding chefs into the kitchen and start them off on a lifetime of good cooking. Some basic instructions--and every technique is clearly shown here--and they're ready to begin. What better way for a kid to start the day than with their own home-baked Blueberry Corn Muffins, hearty Tex-Mex eggs wrapped in a tortilla, or Overnight French Toast fragrant with orange and cinnamon? And let them select their midday menu: perhaps they'll pack Tuna-Veggie Sandwiches in the lunchbag or pour Very Vegetable Soup in a thermos. Dinner's on them, with Spaghetti and Meatballs or Crunchy Chicken Fingers. From Healthy and tasty blended drinks to snacks, salads, and side dishes to irresistible sweets, youngsters will feel proud of what they've cooked up. Great photographs, too. Who better to trust your kids with than Good Housekeeping! ... Read more

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Encourages our future chefs
The photographs in this cookbook are superb. It contains good starter recipes for children as well. ... Read more

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Cook Up Some Family Fun
This is such a great idea! This book uses popular children's literature and provides an activity and a recipe to go along with the story. The activites are interesting and easy to do (i.e. they usually require objects or ingredients that one has around the house) and the recipies are really quite tasty. What a great way to enhance the reading experience of a favorite book. This books is great family fun. One small note, I would have liked to see suggested age levels for each title since I am not familiar with every book included in this activity guide. ... Read more

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excellent
this book is worth getting. the recipes are easy for that age group. it uses simple ingredients. my grandchildren love making things from it. the illustrations are also beautiful. ... Read more

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Take an appetizing tour of the world with The Multicultural Cookbook for Students. Arranged by region and then by country, each group of recipes is preceded by a brief description of the geography, history, and culinary traditions of the country. Recipes list the number of people served per dish, the ingredients--with appropriate substitutions for more exotic items--the equipment needed, and easy-to-follow directions for the preparation of dishes. A glossary is also included. Recommended for grades 4-12. ... Read more

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Perfect for Girl Scout Troops and the classroom!
My girl scouts and I have used this cookbook many times for World Thinking Day recipes. The variety of recipes and countries represented is great - you will find recipes for countries not in your average international cookbook. The recipes range from fast and easy to more time consuming and complicated. However, that makes this cookbook suitable for all age groups. I have also used this cookbook in the classroom with 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders.

A great book for young cooks.
I have to applaud this book. It blends its United Nations like ambassadorship with a practical knowledge of cooking. There are so few great cookbooks for young people and this, 1993 edition of this book, is one of them.

As far as the authenticity of the recipes, as a Bulgarian-American, I can offer my opinion on the selections for Bulgaria. There are three accurate and appropriate yogurt based recipes: tarator, lassi and homemade yogurt itself. Certainly signature dishes from the country. (Not to mention seeing yogurt made for the first time is pretty neat when you're a kid and are used to seeing it only in little cups from the supermarket!)

The practical knowledge presented for cooking surprised me. Usually cookbooks for children are 'dumbed down' but this one gives them real instruction while speaking to them in appropriate language. Much better in fact than handouts for Home Ec. class they'll get in middle school or junior high.

Now a warning. There is a 2001 version of this book under the same title and template but with completely different recipes. Personally, I find this 1993 version friendlier and more appropriate. You might feel different, but suffice it to say, there are two completely different books out there under the same title and press.

Brilliant, Concise Multicultural Reference
Carole Lisa Albyn, a branch librarian and former children's librarian, dedicates this book to the child, who, in a very small voice, so small that she had to lean over to hear, asked for a recipe from "Yemen, South Yemen." She says, "This is my way of apology for sending you off without anything because all I had to offer was a coffee recipe from South Yemen."

At our library, this has become one of the most useful references for students who need concise information on a particular country. Each section is organized by geographical, agricultural and even some religious information. "Somalis are Sunni Muslim. This is important to note because no form of alcohol is allowed. Instead, Somalis drink tea or milk." There's a section on common sense, safety and cleanliness, reminding children that the book is designed to teach them about the countries, not as an introduction to cooking methods in general. In almost every case, there are at least two recipes for each country listed. Some countries have more, some have fewer. There's a glossary of terms to explain unfamiliar words. The book ends with a comprehensive index, listing recipe names major ingredients, and other terms.

As a librarian, it is wonderful to be able to refer students to such a thorough resource. It is the dedication and drive of people like Carole Lisa Albyn that make wonderful references such as the Multicultural Cookbook for Students.

Provides a taste of culture and comments on each country
This book is an excellant cookbook with recipies from many countries. I have checked it out at least 10 times from our local library and I plan on buying my own copy since I keep checking it out. I cook at least one of these recipies each month as the class studies a particular country. ... Read more

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Great Resource Book
When I bought this book there was no review, so I took a chance but this turned out to be the most valuable book I bought about sugaring. It tells stories, has projects, games, recipes, jokes, how-tos, knowledge. This book is not a "story" book, it's a black & white illustrated book to teach children everything about sugaring in a fun sort of way. It's well worth the price! ... Read more

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Young Marcia Shaw is not thrilled to hear that a mother's helper namedFannie Farmer is joining her Victorian household to cook for the growing family.Somehow, though, it's hard to complain when suddenly the blueberry pies are"sweeter than a summer sky" and the biscuits are "small, light, and flaky. Justdelicious." In spite of herself, Marcia quickly becomes an avid fan and ardentstudent of Fannie, even encouraging her to begin writing precise instructions toher cookery magic, thus spawning one of the first published cookbooks, Boston Cooking-School CookBook, a.k.a. The Fannie Farmer Cookbook.

Considered the pioneer of the modern recipe, Fannie Farmer transformed countlesskitchens into oases of exact measurements and perfect cooking. DeborahHopkinson's fictionalized account, complete with original griddle cakes recipe,is a warm, humorous take on the real Fannie Farmer. Nancy Carpenter createdsplendidly original illustrations for the book, manipulating 19th-centuryetchings and engravings and blending them with her own watercolor andpen-and-ink illustrations. Wonderful! (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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Wonderful for classroom use
I am an educator who likes to use historical fiction with elementary students. Students love the story of FANNIE IN THE KITCHEN, and we have also used the book to talk about how cooking has changed over the years. I bring in old kitchen utensils from antique stores to show them. (Many kids can't identify a sifter, to say nothing of a butter mold! And when was the last time you saw a doughnut cutter??) We also use the book as a jumping off point to talk about math and measurements.

Although this is clearly a humourous, fictionalized take-off on a footnote to history, students and I also enjoy talking about how young Marcia must adjust to change, as her mother has a new baby. The way the illustrator depicts the developing relationship between Marcia and Fannie is delightful.

As the author note states, Fannie Farmer was one of the first to recommend precise measurements in cooking. What a fun way for kids to be introduced to this 19th century figure

Fun Fiction
Kids might have seen the Fannie Farmer Cookbook in the kitchen but never known that Fannie Farmer was a real person. This is an obviously fictionalized story, but it does include some actual quotes from Farmer's early cookbook. Nancy Carpenter's illustrations combine Victorian clip art with her own drawings. Not a biography, but a fun introduction to the name of Fannie Farmer and a story about how a young girl gains confidence in the kitchen.

Cute book, but historically inaccurate
Hopkinson has written a clever picture book incorporating tasty recipes, but take the details of Fannie Farmer's life with a grain of salt. Hopkinson has altered the facts to serve her story.

Farmer's first cookbook was an update of a cookbook, written by one of her predecessors at the Boston Cooking School, which already incorporated precise measurement using standard measuring cups and spoons. Farmer's contribution was "level" measurement (as suggested by Marcia) and kitchen-testing of all the recipes by the school's students and faculty.

Read "Fannie in the Kitchen" to your child as an introduction to Fannie Farmer. Then read "Perfection Salad" by Laura Shapiro to learn the true story.

A delicious book!
What a wonderful book this is! Nancy Carpenter has worked magic with her art. Kids just love the little touches, like the mother licking the bowl. This book got a Child Magazine Award and a Parenting Magazine Award, too. I have used it in classrooms to talk to students about cooking, measuring and how people used to cook. One of the best books of 2001!!

An inviting beginner's guide
Marcia is trying to help her mother cook, but is doing a terrible job until Fannie Farmer steps in and teaches her about cooking. Nancy Carpenter's whimsical drawings accompany Fannie's lessons in this inviting beginner's guide to both cooking and how Fannie Farmer invented the recipe. ... Read more

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GREAT Book!
Hasty Puddings...is a TERRIFIC book for both adults and kids, in or out of the classroom. I found the history absolutely fascinating and the recipes are classics and well worth having in any kitchen or classroom. Don't miss this book...it's a wonderful blend of history and recipes!

An excellent book for hands-on learning.
This book is an excellent way to teach history through hands-on activities. Kids will not even realize they are learning about our colonial history while they are reading this fascinating account of the food eaten during this time period. Kids will learn about the dangers of fireplace cooking (many women burned to death because their dresses would catch on fire), the origins of "Soul Food", and the paramount importance of the Native Americans to the survival of the first colonists. It it written for nine to twelve year-olds so it fits perfect with the fifth grade social studies curriculum but my eighth grade students also love it. Students can use it for their eighth or fifth grade US History project presentations. They can present the history of colonial cooking while serving Johnnycakes or Peanut Soup.

quick read on the basics but not always accurate
This is a basic and simple cook book for children. It makes a nice quick read for kids and adults. Unfortunatly not all the information is accurate. In a few of the passages you will find the "politically correct" version of history slipping into place. For a quick lesson in colonial food it does an okay job, but for any type of true indepth look- look elsewhere. ... Read more

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This book is awesome...and IS an adult cookbook
Easy-to-follow recipes. DELICIOUS and not "out-of-the-ordinary" ingredients (except the noodles for chap-chae). I just visit my local Oriental Foods Korean store and pick up the needed things. I find the recipes simple and not too time-consuming, either. I have tried many Korean cookbooks, and like this one THE BEST. (Actually, the Lerner cookbook series from other ethnicities are excellent, too.)

Try the Chap-chae, the bulgogi (or pulgogi) and the fish patties. Excellent! ... Read more

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What's for dinner tonight?Artist, author, and cook Lisa Rauchwerger serves up mouthwatering meals and memories in her delightful cookbook.Using the Jewish calendar as a framework, both parent and child can prepare tasty treats all year long.With Aunt Ada's Challah (with a twist) on Shabbat, Multicultural Charoset on Pesach, and Sugar Moon Cookies on Rosh Chodesh, families will be sure to find new, meaningful ways to celebrate the Jewish holidays.Each easy-to-follow recipe is designed for children ages 5-11, their families, and their teachers. * Over 40 twists on traditional Jewish recipes.
* Activity pages to involve children for each holiday.
* Fun, full-color illustrations and information for each Jewish holiday.
* An introduction to the Jewish calendar.
* Easy-to-use format for adults and children. ... Read more

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Making Cooking Fun
Even though I have been cooking Jewish foods for almost 10 years (and have no children), the recipies offered in this book make preparing for the holidays fun! The challah recipie is a big hit now with my family and I make one every year for each evening meal. Highly recommend for the "childish cook" in all of us.

Chocolate Chip Challah & Other Twists on the Jewish Holiday
Although Amazon lists the age for this book as 4 to 8 yrs.old, it is really for adults together with children to learn about the Jewish holidays by interacting in the way Jews have always celebrated,WITH FOOD! There are simple instructions for the recipes (which are delicious), adorable cartoonish food characters,explanations of and the author's memories of holidays. There is also room for the parent,grandparent or child to record holiday memories.A delightful book.My entire family loves it. ... Read more

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The essential home entertainment guide for kids and grandparents!

Sarah doesn't want her grandparents to get bored during their visit, so she and her brother and sister make sure they are always entertained with fun games, creative crafts, delicious food, and lots more!

This unique storybook contains -- you guessed it! -- 38 different fun-filled activities for children and adults to share. When the characters in the story do something really fun that you'd like to try, simple step-by-step instructions and recipes are right there, and each requires only easy-to-find, around-the-house objects.

You can approach this book any way you want. You can sit down and read it straight through as a story -- if you can resist the urge to jump up in the middle and make a delicious cucumber shark or maple syrup magic potion, that is! You can also read the book a chapter at a time, trying each activity as you go along. Or you can read the whole book and do all the activities in two days, just like Sarah and her grandparents.

Some of the easy, creative ways Sarah entertains her grandparents are:
- Presto Puppets
- Eat-Your-Words Pancakes
- Monster Spray
- Belly-Button Soup
- Grandpa's Samurai Hat

A cookbook, craft book, and game book all wrapped up in an amusing story! ... Read more

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Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden delights in the wondrous discoveries of lonely Mary Lennox as she slowly helps bring an abandoned garden back to life. It also delights in good food and a robust appetite, and the health and strength they can bring. Written at a time when many children were going hungry and even starving, Burnett's beloved story celebrates the magic of fresh air, new milk, homemade currant buns, and hearty, simple fare.

Inside the pages of this cookbook are recipes for Mary's favorite foods, in and out of the garden, from porridge to roasted potatoes and eggs, all inspired by The Secret Gardenand all adapted by chef and culinary historian Amy Coder from traditional Victorian recipes. Ms. Coder has supplemented these simple, wholesome recipes with fascinating tidbits on Victorian foods and Victorian eating customs. The result is a scrumptious tribute to Burnett's classic novel, a fascinating glimpse into the cooking customs of a historical period that is now long past, and a step-by-step guide to making delicious, tasty treats to enjoy in your own secret garden. ... Read more

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What did Mary and Collin eat?
Did you ever wonder how the food Mary and Collin ate tasted? This book answers that question with over 40 recipes and lots of fun facts straight from the Victorian age. Try Mulligatawny soup from India, Tattie Broth like Dickon would have eaten, and enjoy an authentic English tea. These recipes are not only fun to make, but they taste good too! You will love this book! ... Read more

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In a sunny kitchen, the clock tick-tocks, the faucet drip-drops, and the cook grabs a spoon. But he’s not alone for long. One by one, ten roly-poly chefs arrive in the kitchen to bake a birthday surprise. This rollicking one-to-ten-and-down-again counting book features bold illustrations and a quick-tempo rhyming text. And with a simple cake recipe and tips for teaching math skills in the kitchen, this energetic picture book turns kitchen time into a learning adventure. ... Read more

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Excellent recipe book, and an excellent Kirsten book
This delightful cookbook is part of the American Girls Pastimes series, and focuses on the sort of recipes that would have been used during the time of Kirsten Larson, 1854. The book begins with some historical notes on pioneer kitchens and eating, and includes a short prayer in Swedish (which my eleven-year-old daughter is trying to memorize). Then the book launches into the recipes. First comes breakfast with homemade sausage patties, hard-boiled eggs (and how to serve), Swedish rice porridge, round rye bread (all hand made), homemade butter, and ginger cookies. Next comes dinner with baked ham slice, Swedish potatoes (better than scalloped potatoes!), cabbage and apple salad, fruit soup, and Swedish almond rusks. Then comes favorite foods, which includes potato soup, Swedish meatballs, fresh applesause, Swedish pancakes, St. Lucia buns, and Pepparkakor cookies (ginger cookies, a traditional Christmas treat, but good anytime). The final chapter is on planning a pioneer party.

This is a very good recipe book. The recipes in here are all easily within the ability of a youngster who is guided by an adult with even moderate experience in the kitchen; no special tools are need. My daughter already made the Swedish pancakes (yum!), and is planning a Swedish meal (at which she'll recite the prayer). I can't wait.

This is a very nice book, an excellent recipe book, and an excellent addition to your Kirsten library.

tasty and informative
The recipes are wonderful, and the history is easy to take in. I learned quite a bit from this book without any suffering. There are lots of pictures, including photos. This is my kind of cookbook! I intend to buy the other cookbooks in this series. ... Read more