Now in a newly revised and expanded edition, Kids Can Cook Vegetarian Recipes is a truly "kid friendly' compendium of delicious, nutritious, easy-to-make recipes that will attract the attention and approval of children. There are simple recipes ideal for beginners, party foods to make and share, as well as kitchen safety rules and helpful cooking hints. From Peanut Butter Bread; Black Bean Soup; Tofu Pot Pie; and Macaroni Salad; to Gram's Peach Cobbler; Baked Bananas; Cocoa Pudding Cake; and Popcorn Balls, Kids Can Cook Vegetarian Recipes is an ideal addition to any family's vegetarian cookbook collection!

This is the perfect book for older vegetarian kids who want to try their hand in the kitchen. And its forward by dietitian and author Suzanne Havala is a simple, reassuring guide, especially for non-vegetarian parents who have concerns about their independently vegetarian children or teens. For more than ten years, the author of Kids Can Cook Vegetarian Recipes, Dorothy R. Bates, has been hosting Friday afternoon cooking sessions for the teens from the Farm School near where she lives. You may have heard about the Farm, a community in Summertown, TN that is known for raising healthy vegetarian children. The recipes are simple, easy to follow, and there is nothing too out of the ordinary. The Farm kids used these recipes to create 3-course meals, and a place setting diagram is included in the book in case your kids want to host a meal, too (or just learn how to set a proper table). And in case you think it takes seasoned young chefs to recreate such a feat, keep in mind that the author has also used these recipes to cook with disadvantaged inner-city children in the Farm's "Kids to the Country" summer program.

What a great cookbook! Real food for real kids and their real parents. Not only is the layout easy to follow, the book contains good basic info on measuring, cooking techniques, and equipment. It also has invaluable information (in the margins on every page) on safety, nutrition, and other fun facts. The recipes are rated easy to more difficult so that cooks of all levels can enjoy this book. I may even get one for my cooking-phobic sister-in-law!

The perfect cookbook for kids, kids and parents, and parents alone! Great recipes for all ages. Nutritional tips and info are a wonderful plus for kids learning to cook. Be sure to try the chicken salad recipe.

Many of my family's favorite foods are "ethnic" so we thought we'd dive right in and discover what else the world is eating that we haven't tried yet. Just looking through the pages makes you want to start cooking! We'll be better prepared now, to dodge the familiar "What's for dinner?" with an enthusiastic response and a taste adventure. Children of all ages can prepare most of the dishes, and there are activities and trivia from several countries represented in the book. We decided to buy it after briefly looking through a library copy.

Ms. Cook obviously put a lot of effort into this compilation of recipes and facts. She interviewed children around the world to find out about the things they eat, and pictures of some of these children are shown throughout the book. The book is divided into regions of the world by continent, and the recipes are rated for difficulty with spoons- one spoon is the easiest, and three spoons requires at least moderate adult help and supervision. Many of the foods turn out to be familiar dishes with different names (like Sherpa Popcorn and Ox-Eye Eggs), and there are ideas for theme parties (after-ski breakfast, ice cream buffet, etc.) throughout the book. I originally bought this book for my then-10-year-old sister, who was just beginning to show an interest in cooking, and now that she is 13 she still uses this book. A lot of these recipes are easy and quick enough to be used in a classroom or school cooking club. I bought a copy of this book for myself and think it is truly neat!

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.

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.

THIS BOOK IS A KEEPER, FOREVER AND EVER. I FELT I WAS TRAVELING THE WHOLE HEMISPHERE WITHOUT LEAVING MY BED! NOT ONLY ARE THE RECIPES DIFFERENT, IMPRESSIVE AND EASY TO PREPARE, THIS BOOK IS A TREASURE OF CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ABOUT THE MANY LATINO GROUPS WITHIN OUR OWN USA BORDERS. I LEARNED CULTURE AND GOT A FEW LAUGHS AND IMMEDIATELY TRIED SOME RECIPES THAT REALLY IMPRESSED MY FAMILY. IT'S THE BEST COOKBOOK I'VE EVER HAD. IF THE AUTHORS READ THIS, I'D LIKE TO REALLY CONGRATULATE THEM FROM MY HEART!

This book features a wide variety of recipes from across the spectrum of Latin American cookery, including contributions by notables Celia Cruz, Cristina Saralegui and others.

Our favorites have been the "Latin from Manhattan" chicken soup, pork and rice, black bean soup, chicken fricasee *and* the Guatamelan coffee. And this Thanksgiving I will be making the wine-infused turkey! Other recipes include pasteles, chicken and beef dishes, milk shakes and desserts.

There are also interesting side articles such as "How Jamaican beef patties came to be sold in New York pizzerias" (I had always wondered about that!)

A great resource for the novice or experienced cook!

I was given this cookbook as a wedding gift eighteen years ago. It is worn out! Its a wonderful book for anyone who is Canadian and living elsewhere. The butter tart recipe is fantastic and the cake recipes are excellent. The photography is interesting, as well!

I have an original edition, falling apart from 25 years of use, and am delighted to find it reprinted. This book taught me to cook from scratch and is my primary basic cookbook. I especially like the sections depicting various cuts of meat and fowl, with roasting guidelines, as well as preparation instructions for that venison or other game your hunter friend brings by. Recipes are easy to follow and they all taste good. The piecrust, biscuit, pancake, blueberry muffin and butter cake recipes are family staples and the recipe for pumpkin nut waffles alone is worth the price of this book.

Lee Bailey is great. I have all his books, 'Weekends,' 'Desserts,' 'Cooking For Friends,' etc. and I use them almost exclusively. This book is quite comprehensive and includes a few recipes from his other books. From the highly original 'Scrambled Egg Salad' to the simple 'Tomato Aspic' to the marvelous 'Veal chops with Blackberries' to the divine 'Natchez lemon Cake' you won't regret buying this cookbook. The recipes are laid out in a simple, straight forward style. Lots of cookbooks promise fabulous dishes. This one actually delivers it.

Lee Bailey's cookbooks are usually such wonderful visual treats that you hardly notice that the recipes are simple and straightforward and very interesting. And you would hesitate to bring them into the kitchen for fear of ruining the gorgeous pictures. This book has NO PICTURES, just lots and lots of recipes for great food. I'm not sure it has all the recipes from his previous books but it sure has most of them. I checked a number of favorites at random and they were all there. He says "I'm still a sucker for quick and easy and quirky ..." and his taste is sure. Take the other books out of the library or leave them on the coffee table - but buy this one to cook with.

I love this book. I didn't think we could buy it anymore. Out of all the books I read as a child, this one I remember most. It was great and easy to learn to read. I remember reading it over and over again. Now I want to buy it for my daughter.

Children's books come and go but Looking for Susie is a classic. I've read it to my eight grandchildren and this delightful story of a little girl lost is one they requested over and over. I've also read it to my kindergarten classes year after year and it never goes out of style. Children love it. It is the one book I plan to give to my great grandchildren when the time comes. I highly recommend it to teachers of young children and to all parents and grandparents.

This book is hilarious and poignant. Lorne is surely set to become the next P.J. ORourke!

Hilarious, but also very poignant, Lorne is certainly poised to become the next P.J. Orourke!

Of the volumes in the excellent History of the American Cinema series, this is the best by far. Cook provides a superb, balanced overview of the film industry in the 1970s, considering practically every aspect of the topic--from the economics of the industry to the production trends to even the distribution and innovations in film technology. For any serious student of film history, this is a must read!

David A. Cook's volume Lost Illusions contributes Volume 9 to the ongoing History of the American Cinema series, covering the period from 1970-79 when American cinema operated against the social conditions of Vietnam and Watergate. The rise of film conglomerates is charted along with new filmmaking techniques.