How Cooking Works : Learn About the Science of Cooking with 50 Delicious Recipes

Why does chocolate melt? Why do onions make your eyes water? Why do eggs turn white when heated but bread turns brown when toasted? __How Cooking Works__ provides the answers to every child's favorite question — "Why?" – and inspires them to test things out for themselves in the kitchen! In addition to a baker's dozen of core recipes from pizza to pasta to muffins to sweet snacks, __How Cooking Works__ also emphasizes the importance of preparation, safety, and kitchen hygiene, covering everything kids need to know in the kitchen — from soup to nuts! Contents 2 Introduction 4 Tools of the trade 6 How to cook eggs 8 Pancakes 10 French toast 12 Fruity granola 14 Granola breakfast bars 16 Fruit smoothies 18 Pea and mint soup 20 Cookie dough 22 Shrimp skewers 24 Rice balls 26 Hummus and popcorn 28 Salads 30 Pizza dough 32 Pizza toppings 34 Vegetarian moussaka 36 Lamb hot pot 38 Mini-burgers 40 Two pasta dishes 42 Chili con carne 44 Fish and wedges 46 Marinated lime chicken 48 Blueberry muffins 50 Strawberry cake 52 Fruity meringues 54 Lemon and lime cake 56 Ice cream 58 Raspberry crème brûlée 60 Refrigerator cake 62 Index 64 "How Cooking Works" provides the answers to every child's favorite question--Why?--and inspires them to test things out for themselves in the kitchen. The book includes recipes and emphasizes the importance of preparation, safety, and kitchen hygiene. Full color. Discusses the preparation, tools, and safety measures needed in cooking and provides fifty recipes that children can make with minimal help from an adult, including recipes for breakfasts, snacks, main courses, and desserts