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Ohstacy
, April 01, 2010
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Cooking Around the Country with Kids: USA Regional Recipes and Fun Activities by Amy Houts—All-American eats and gooey-goody times
Want to cook up some yummy meals with the kids AND teach them about geography, history, science and all kinds of nifty things? Then cook up some time to spend with the young crew and dig into “Cooking Around the Country with Kids” by prolific award-winning writer Amy Houts.
From New England to Hawaii—from main dishes to veggie/side dishes—not to mention beverages and desserts, your palate will thank you and so will your kids. (If not now—they will someday.) This book kneads quality time into the schedule.
The recipe for success is Ms. Hout’s easy-to-follow (ten ingredients or less), but interestingly diverse mix of recipes. Whether the menu calls for dishes of unconventional Cream of Peanut Soup, Ham and Red Eye Gravy, Goober Bread or more conventional fare like chicken potpie, hush puppies or cheese omelet, the finickiest foodies (young and old) should be appeased and pleased!
The activites that complement the regional descriptions are as savory as the recipes. With ideas, such as pretending to ice fish or attempting to grow an avocado plant, kids along with adults will experience nothing but pure fun with a delicious dollop of learning mixed in.
The book’s graphic layout is, like the text, simple, easy-to-maneuver and minced with joy. Eat, laugh, learn, slop up the kitchen…the book is a testimony to bonding with love—American style.
Stacy Lytwyn Maxwell, Author/Book Reviewer/Teacher
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