New Favorites for New Cooks by Carolyn Federman: Available in bookstores March 20, 2018
Here is a cookbook designed for students who don’t have much or any experience in the home kitchen.
Starting with great photography and eye catching graphics, New Favorites for New Cooks delivers a basic course in getting started in the kitchen.
Recipes are categorized by time of day: breakfast, lunch, after school snacks, drinks, dinner, and sweets and treats.
At the start, Federman runs students through the basics of food measurements, knife handling, various cuts they’ll use (from chopped to minced, and Julienne and Chiffonade). Asides offer readers interesting information about the foods they’re preparing, such as that strawberries absorb more pesticide than any other produce -- so it’s worth it to buy organic.
The photographs are enticing, and might help inspire students to try some of the recipes simply because the food in the pictures looks so good. There are a number of how-to sections that can teach experienced home cooks a thing or two, such as how to peel an avacado or cut a mango.
The recipes range from fairly simple, like a parfait, to somewhat advanced: summer rolls with peanut sauce and a melted cheese sandwich with freshly made pesto are among my favorites in this refreshing collection.
This is a wonderful cookbook that belongs in middle and high school libraries, and I highly recommend it as a gift (or personal purchase) for students who will have to cook for themselves -- either at home in middle or high school when the parents are away, or when they head off to college.
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