The Cookbook for Girls : Festive Food for Fun Times

The cookbook that no self-respecting girl should be without!From perfect sleepover snacks to delicious dinners and picnic salads for summertime fun, girls will love cooking up these mouth-watering ideas with their best-friends.The easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes make cooking together fun and easy. With over 45 recipes from cupcakes to smoothies, they'll never run out of things to do.

Featuring more than 50 delicious dishes for making with friends, serving at parties, and learning all about the kitchen, Cookbook for Girls inspires young girls to have fun in the kitchen and get creative with food. Fabulous food is the theme of this book, which includes extra craft projects that are guaranteed to help young hostesses serve up their culinary achievement in style!

School Library Journal

Gr 3-6

The photos alone make this attractive cookbook worth the price of admission: glistening grilled peaches, stacked mini fish cakes flecked with parsley, and noodles tangled around chopsticks. The design is eye-catching, with a sweet cursive font that girly girls will love and photos illustrating, step by step, how to complete each dish. There is even a section focusing on crafts, which includes instructions for invitations, place settings, and folded napkins. Safety warnings are included throughout. However, once the recipes are actually made, the problems arise. First, the dishes are for a somewhat sophisticated palate-average eaters aren't likely to go for jambalaya or green salad with broccoli, peas, and spinach. Additionally, some of the recipes can be very bland or odd-tasting. To its credit, the recipes cover a wide range of abilities, from the easy and versatile nachos to the more complex pizza squares (the homemade crust calls for yeast and kneading). Most of these dishes will appeal to adventurous eaters and their foodie parents. There isn't a lot of cultural diversity here, but the recipes are wrapped in such a pretty package that the book is likely to circulate based on looks alone.-Laura Lutz, Queens Borough Public Library, NY

Contents 2 4 Contents Acknowledgments 2 4 Introduction 4 6 Snacks 6 8 Red pepper hummous 08 10 Griddled fruit & honey 10 12 Cheese & pesto straws 12 14 Nachos & salsa 14 16 Spicy potato wedges 16 18 Vegetable tempura 18 20 Light meals 20 22 Bruschetta 22 24 Jewel salad 24 26 Club sandwich 26 28 Chicken pasta salad 28 30 Potato salad 30 32 Green salad 32 34 Veggie spring rolls 34 36 Baked eggs 36 38 Main meals 38 40 BBQ chicken skewers 40 42 Cream cheese burgers 42 44 Jambalaya 44 46 Mini fish cakes 46 48 Beef chow mein 48 50 Cheesy potato skins 50 52 Butternut squash soup 52 54 Sweet potato lasagne 54 56 Pizza squares 56 58 Desserts 58 60 Blueberry ice cream 60 62 Very berry gelatin 62 64 Apple crumble sundae 64 66 Raspberry cheesecake 66 68 Fruit & choc fondue 68 70 Mango pops 69 71 Banana fritters 70 72 Strawberry meringues 72 74 Baking 74 76 Fondant fancies 76 78 Caramel shortbread 78 80 Banocolate cookies 80 82 Gingerbread house 82 84 Chocolate cake 84 86 Mini muffins 86 88 Cupcakes 88 90 Chocolate & raspberry brownies 90 92 Drinks 92 94 Milkshake 94 96 Hot chocolate 95 97 Cherry cordial 96 98 Watermelon punch 98 100 Smoothies 99 101 Pink lemonade 100 102 Sweets & treats 102 104 Marshmallow squares 104 106 Toffee popcorn 106 108 Peppermint creams 108 110 Ultimate fudge 110 112 Chocolate truffles 112 114 Coconut ice 114 116 Crafts 116 118 Gift boxes 117 119 Invitations 118 120 Place settings 120 122 Drink mixers 122 124 Folded napkins 124 126 Glossary 126 128 Index 128 130 Featuring more than 45 delicious dishes for making with friends, serving at parties, and learning all about the kitchen, Cookbook for Girls inspires young girls to have fun in the kitchen and get creative with food. From perfect sleepover snacks to delicious dinners and picnic salads for summertime fun, girls will love cooking up these mouth-watering ideas with their best-friends.The easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes make cooking together fun and easy. Fabulous food is the theme of this book, which includes extra craft projects that are guaranteed to help young hostesses serve up their culinary achievement in style! Featuring more than 50 delicious dishes for making with friends, serving at parties, and learning all about the kitchen, this book inspires young girls to have fun in the kitchen and get creative with food. Also includes extra craft projects to help the young hostess. Features more than fifty dishes for making with friends, serving at parties, and learning all about the kitchen, and includes craft projects designed to help young hostesses serve up their culinary achievements in style