Get Cooking - Softcover

Sam Stern

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140630560X ISBN 13: 9781406305609

Publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks, 2007

Synopsis

After his first two cookbooks, Sam Stern wanted a new challenge. And since there's nobody harder to please than your mates, he asked seven of his friends to choose their favourite ingredients so he could make dishes using the food they liked most. The result? One cracking cookbook with eight sections (including one food chosen from Sam himself), full of great tasting meals and snacks to impress anyone. Whether it's chocolate or cheese, tomatoes or pasta, there's something here to suit all.

About this title

About the Author

Sam Stern is sixteen years old. With his mum, Susan, who got him started, he has written the cookbooks Cooking Up a Storm and Real Food, Real Fast for teenagers like himself, who enjoy cooking or are keen to learn. Sam, who is the youngest of five, is studying in the sixth form and lives in Yorkshire with his family.

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up–This British import is organized into eight chapters, each featuring a different main ingredient chosen by teenage Sam's mates. Potatoes, pasta, vegetables, and chocolate are some of the items represented. There is a commendable emphasis on local food and fresh ingredients, although nutrition information is not included. Each recipe is accompanied by a photo of the dish, and throughout the book there are also many photos of the teens cooking, eating, or just hanging out. Some of the recipes will have wide appeal; others are more exotic, like Cool Cauli Curry. Unfortunately, some of the recipes are vague. For example, the main ingredient for Steak Jalapeño Pockets is listed as 4 rump or sirloin steaks, with no weight given. Does Stern really mean lemon rind instead of lemon zest in the Carrot Pasta recipe? Eggplant Roll-ups in Tomato Sauce advises readers to break eggs into a dish but doesn't tell them to stir them before dipping the eggplant slices. Experienced cooks can probably read between the lines in cases like these, but that shouldn't be necessary. Those looking for a cookbook by teens, for teens, might want to try Megan, Jill, and Judi Carle's Teens Cook: How to Make What You Want to Eat (Ten Speed, 2004).–Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
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Edition details

• Publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 140630560X
• ISBN 13: 9781406305609
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128