Kategoria BISAC: Cooking >> Regional & Ethnic - American - General

This is not only a cookbook but a travel book and a lesson in geography. Children learn how different parts of the country developed distinctive dishes because of the food grown there.

From the East Coast to the West, Alaska, and Hawaii, children can celebrate America's diversity through food. The recipes and foods typical of different regions of the country are presented: Cooking in New England, the Mid-Atlantic States, Appalachian Highlands, Southeast, Great Lakes, Heartland, Southwest, Mountain region, Pacific Coastal region, and Cooking in Hawaii.

Each region starts out with...

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In these turbulent times, bestselling author and acclaimed New York Times columnist Marian Burros felt the change in America's eating habits. More and more, Burros noticed that people were setting aside their salads and instead reaching for foods like meat loaf and mashed potatoes, while others longed for the cookies, cakes, and...

A user-friendly cookbook that draws on many flavorful culinary traditions such as Cajun, Caribbean, Middle Eastern. The recipes are designed for good health and efficiency and are adaptable to different dietary needs. It works from basic building blocks to a variety of crowd-pleasing dishes that are easy to freeze.

In the United States today, how and what we eat--with all of its myriad ethnic varieties and endless choices--is firmly entrenched in every part of our culture. The American diet underwent constant evolution throughout the 20th century, starting from the meat-and-potatoes fare of the early-20th century and maturing into a culture that embraced the cuisines of immigrant populations, fast-food chains, health fads, and emerging gourmet tastes. Societal changes moved women out of the kitchen and into the workforce, spawning the invention of convenience foods and time-saving kitchen appliances....

Deb thinks that cooking should be an escape from drudgery. Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites presents more than one hundred...