Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.life From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: HELP FOR JUNIOR CHEFS Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 14:23:38 EST Message-ID: \SE E;LIFE;WAY OF LIFE \SS (WS) \HD HELP FOR JUNIOR CHEFS \BY ASSOCIATED PRESS Got a budding young chef in your house? Two new cookbooks designed for kids can provide instruction - and inspiration. Both come in a lay-flat binding - making it easy for small hands to use. "The Pillsbury Doughboy's Kids Cookbook" (Doubleday, $15) is a 72-page cookbook with 30 recipes that have passed the taste test with a group of 4- to 8-year-olds. The recipes include backpack snack, corn dog twists (hot dogs wrapped in refrigerated cornbread twists) and favorite fudge brownies. Nutrition information is provided. The cookbook is also available with a kid-sized apron ($20). "Betty Crocker's Boys and Girls Microwave Cookbook" (Prentice Hall, $15) is a 154-page cookbook with 100 recipes tested and recommended by a panel of cooks 8 to 12 years of age. This cookbook include recipes for easy sloppy Joes, golden potato bites, minimeatloves and strawberry cake. For kids in a hurry, there are two pages of "Fun and Fast Foods," including bacon, scrambled eggs, hot dog in a bun, corn on the cob and s'mores, made with a graham cracker square, milk chocolate candy bar and a large marshmallow. Both cookbooks emphasize kitchen safety. A safety signal code at the beginning of each Betty Crocker recipe tells the young cook how much adult supervision is needed. In the Pillsbury cookbook, Doughboy hats point out parts of recipes that need the attention of an adult helper. The recipes in both cookbooks are easy to read and easy to make. However, several in the Pillsbury cookbook are quite elaborate to assemble, such as the stegosaurus salad, funny-faced kidswiches and holiday cookies. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM