Paula Deen's My First Cookbook

by Paula Deen, Martha Nesbit (Editor), Susan Mitchell (Illustrator)

Overview

One of America's most beloved cooks, Food Network personality and restaurateur, Paula Deen invites you to share in her favorite dishes and memories from childhood in this delightful cookbook for the very young.

What better way to celebrate childhood than with pancakes around the kitchen table? Or how about a quick snack of Ants on a Log? Paula even shares her tricks for whipping up the perfect breakfast in bed for Mom on Mother's Day or a fancy dinner for Dad on Father's Day. Paula Deen's My First Cookbook is like a big hug from the queen of Southern hospitality and charm herself. So get in the kitchen with your favorite little ones today and start making those memories!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781416950332
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	10/07/2008
Edition description:	Repackage
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	820,460
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Paula Deen is the bestselling author of eighteen books and an Emmy Award–winning Food Network television star. She was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. She later moved to Savannah, where she started The Bag Lady catering company. The business took off and evolved into The Lady & Sons restaurant, which is located in Savannah’s historic district and specializes in Southern cooking. She also co-owns Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House with her brother. Paula publishes a bimonthly magazine, Cooking with Paula Deen, and is a regular guest on QVC, where she sells her books and food products.

Martha Nesbit is a cookbook writer and food columnist for Savannah Magazine. She has been featured on HGTV’s “Thanksgiving Across America” special and on Food Network’s Food Nation with Bobby Flay. She lives on the beautiful Isle of Hope in Savannah, Georgia, with her husband, Gary, her sons Zack and Emory, and her dachshund, Lucy.

Susan Mitchell is originally from Scotland, where she studied drawing and painting at the Edinburgh College of Art. In 1993, she moved to Montreal, where now lives with her husband and son while working as a freelance commercial illustrator. (Susan has designedmore Christmas cards than Santa has whiskers.) She also illustrated Paula Deen's My First Cookbook.

Table of Contents

Safety First!

Glossary

How to Measure

How to Set a Table

Good Manners

Chapter 1 Mornin', Sunshine!

Chapter 2 Yummy Lunches

Chapter 3 What's for Dinner?

Chapter 4 I'm Starving!

Chapter 5 Happy Birthday to ME!

Chapter 6 Cooking for Mom and Dad

Chapter 7 Treats for the Holidays

Chapter 8 Special Drinks for All Year

Chapter 9 Don't Eat These! Fun Arts and Crafts

Index

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3-6

While this cookbook is less chatty than one might expect from the well-known television personality, it opens with a host of tips. It includes safety information, followed by an illustrated glossary of cooking terms, directions on how to measure ingredients, instructions on how to set a table, and a page devoted to good table manners. Nine chapters cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, birthdays, adult-oriented dishes, holidays, and drinks, with the last one devoted to nonedible food-craft recipes. The illustrated items list can assist those with limited reading skills who find negotiating the step-by-step instructions challenging. Adult assistance is often called for. The dishes use numerous premade or prepackaged ingredients (refrigerator biscuits, peanut butter, diced tomatoes, M&Ms, etc.). Nutritional information is not provided. Watercolor illustrations of ingredients, finished dishes, and children at work are numerous and each page is framed with a colorful pattern. While the spiral format may shorten this book's shelf life, it will facilitate use for the youngest chefs.-Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Yeshiva Har Torah, Little Neck, NY

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