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If only there was a way to package sounds and smells to go with the photos
Limiting oneself to just 50 of the greatest Indian snacks is a feat in itself. Add to it rich, colorfully detailed photos of individual snacks direct from the streets of various cities across India, and you have this substantially sized hardcover book good enough for the coffee table or kitchen collection.

Actual photos taken around Bombay, Delhi, Amritsar and Varanasi, show readers just how ingrained street vendors are in the Indian palette. And while the selections truly are some of the best snacks, many of which I have sampled, a broad representation from all corners of the country are missing.

DIY recipes are included for the most passionate to attempt in recreating at home. But, as any lover of street food will attest to, part of the joy in handing over your cash in exchange for a freshly steamed momo or fried samosa, is the experience of eating with others in the open as the world passes.

First time travelers will enjoy comparing their notes while learning a bit more about the food represented in the book. Locals and repeat tourists will read the book as a trip down memory lane; Memories of places where you drank the best cup of chai, or encountered a night of restless pain at the hands of tainted food just a few hours earlier. Either way, it left me hungry and eager to return to the streets. ... Read more

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This Little Critter's book is a step into reading book for new readers! ... Read more

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Midnight Snack (Mercer Mayer's Critters Of The Night)
This is a great beginning reader book!The cast of monsters appeal to children without being too scary.The colorful illustrations make this a fun book to read.The rhyming story is perfect for early elementary schoolchildern learning rhyming sounds.My six-year-old felt a real sense ofaccomplishment when he was able to read this book himself.He even choosethis book to take to school to read to his class.We also like "NoHowling In The House" and "Purple Pickle Juice" in thisseries of readers. ... Read more

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Offers quick and easy recipes to appeal to children's sense of fun and adventure and get them to eat healthful foods without a battle--including such tempting treats as Dinosaur Eggs, Rainbow Ribbons, and Houdini's Secret Slush. Original. ... Read more

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it is a fair book
It is just like all the other kid recioes out there.I have not used it once.I find better recipes in Parents magazine, and Family Fun magazine.

Yumm... trans-fats!!
Wonder when trans-fats became healthy - there's so much margerine called for in this book you'd have to buy half a case! Sure, you can substitute butter, but fat is fat is fat. On a possitive note, the recipes come out well using reduced fat peanut butter - also used butter in half the amount with some success. Not thrilled with this book.

Healthy?????
When was margarin healthy??? I just looked inside here at Amazon and all the recipes started with MARGARINE!!! Margarine = Trans Fats!

Picky Eaters Beware!!!
I am the Mom of a very picky eater & I am purchasing this book from Amazon after trying it out from the library.
I think it has a lot of great ideas & also catchy names for the foods, which really baits the kids into trying something new!
I'm just taking a batch of the "Bunny Hopper" cookies out of the oven right now...

Too much fat!
This book contains way too many recipes with high fat items.It also doesn't contain the nutritional info for the finished items, which makes it useless to me.If you're thinking "healthy" means moderate to low fat/calorie, then this isn't the book for you! ... Read more

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hardcover, good binding, pages and cover show some color due to age ... Read more

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Great Desserts Without Sugar !
Kick the sugar habit and make ALL desserts with honey and healthy products.

Hundreds of recipes!

fabulous
I used this book the entire time my children were growing up.And now bought this copy at my daughter's request! She wants to use it to make healthy desserts and snacks for her new family. :) ... Read more

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Eat more, weigh less!
The modern lifestyle has made snackers of us all and most people indulge in high-fat snacks as meal substitutes. The author brings a novel approach to a weighty matter by suggesting a diet of low-fat snacks 6 times per day. She offers a diet of small snack-meals that are low in fat and will assist in stabilising the blood sugar. Blood sugar levels in turn have an effect on metabolism, appetite, fat storage, mood and energy. This very useful book provides information on how to lose weight without starving yourself and on foods that prevent cancer, control diabetes and maintain a healthy cardio-vascular system. There are also eating tips for teenagers, children, sporty types and for pregnancy. The low-fat snack recipes are nutritious and delicious. People have become cynical about dieting and nutritional advice, but Skinny Snacks is a very sensible book with valuable information, ideal for the modern urban lifestyle. I highly recommend it to all those who wish to take responsibility for their own health. ... Read more

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The Fun Stuff Silly Snacks Cookbook presents more than 70 recipes for taste-tempting treats for both kids and adults. This creative cookbook offers a delicious variety of after-school treats, late-night munchies, and game-time nibbles to cover all snacking occasions. The hardcover recipe collection has an answer to any type of snack attack for adults and kids alike, whether they crave a crunch, something salty, cheesy treats, or sweet goodies.

The cookbook s Reinvented Classics recipes turn old favorites like meatloaf and mac and cheese into fun finger foods. Game s On! features a variety of game-time favorites, like tacos, sliders, and snack mixes. Unusual snacks like green eggs and bacon sticks are the focus of the Quirky Bites chapter. The fun Kiddie Creations recipes help you surprise little ones with silly animal-shaped and other snacks. Unique twists on cakes and other sweets make up the Sweet Surprises chapter.

Preparing the recipes from the Fun Stuff Silly Snacks Cookbook is easy whether you re a seasoned cook or less experienced in the kitchen. Here are some of the recipes included in this versatile cookbook:
Guacamole Cones
Bavarian Pretzel Sandwiches
Magic Rainbow Pops
Zucchinidillas
Buffalo Potato Wedges
Sweet Sushi ... Read more

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Not what I expected
I was really disappointed when I received this book.It is a very thin cookbook and the first 10 pages are not even recipes, they talk about "incarnating foods" and whatnot.Even though I am a strong supporter of the Waldorf philosophy, I have to agree with the previous reviewer who stated that these pages are worthy of a trip to the recycle bin.

The recipes themselves are healthy, as expected.However, very few of the recipes give yields and some don't even really tell you how much of the ingredients to add.When I buy something that says it has recipes in it, I sort of expect that it will tell me how much of the food I am making and how much of an ingredient to add.Something more descriptive perhaps than, "lots of apples."Also, one of the "recipes" tells you to go out and buy some particular pancake mix and make biscuits with it, which just seems ridiculous to me.

I was happy to see that there are some different recipes in here, one for "Millet Squares" is something that comes to mind.
The recipes I've tried are decent.Many of them call of things that you probably don't have hanging around your house.Rice syrup, millet, and rose essence come to mind.But if that is what you're after, (it was what I was looking for, something a little different), than you may enjoy this book.I was disappointed that it was so thin and half-hearted.In my opinion, it is not worth the money.

A Nice Addition
I purchased this book as a mom of twin preschool boys who attend a local Waldorf school.I knew the recipes would pass my healthy test by using whole grains and natural ingredients and it did not dissappoint.I was also pleasantly surprised to find many wheat free and other allergen free recipes.Our household is tree-nut and gluten free due to Celiac and a tree nut allergy. I will still have to convert many to gluten free but I expected to. The book is small but the spiral bound housing is excellent!
The chief complaints I have about the book is the lack of complete/accurate measurements and baking times. Some recipes had flour measurements that were rough estimates with 25% increments either way (too much or too little of the ingredient)As a very experienced baker, I know this can be a huge problem and potentially a waste of valuable time and ingredients.A difference of an extra cup of flour yields a very different result-passable or a disaster.If a recipe is to be published, measurements should be accurate and precise to the baking conditions it was created in.You may then suggest alterations for various demographics.The second problem I had was the times listed for baking. I made the honey muffins which yielded 12 standard size muffins.The written baking time was 30 minutes at 350 degrees. I bake muffins a few times per week and no muffin of this size takes 30 minutes.In fact it took 13 minutes.Granted I baked mine in a convection oven at 350 but even with the convection element accounted for, these muffins would have been done in no more than 18-20 minutes. This could be a big problem for less experienced bakers who will just follow the directions the first time around. The muffins were delicious when the appropriate modifications were made! All in all this book is a nice addition to your Waldorf library or a healthy addition to your cookbook collection.

Recipes Are Solid, Framing Text is Mush
This is a lovely little book, and the recipes are great. Creative, fun, and nutritious, and many of the recipes if not most of them can be prepared with the kids' participation.

But the best feature of the book is that it's spiral-bound, which means you can rip out pages 1-10 and responsibly recycle them. These are ostensibly about "Planning Your Snacks" but are full of unreconstructed giblets of residual anthroposophicphilosophy about food that has far more in common with folklore or urban legends than it does with any modern understanding of food science and nutrition. This leads to the authors wholly digesting and extruding such thoughts as, when recommending against feeding children tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and potatoes, "The normal protein forming process in the seed, takes the abnormal course of making alkaloids, and the nightshades have an above-average nitrogen content. As adults with an ego fully incarnated, we are able to deal with this influence, but for a child whose ego is in the process of incarnation and body building, it is a different matter." You might as well start blaming malaria on bad vapors from tomatoes once again. Or, in recommending against eating them: "Bananas contain good nourishment but not much vitalizing force."

The introductions to each section are similarly baked with falderal and topped with a fine grating of phooey. For example, an erroneous blanket statement about the historical (well, "cosmological" to use the book's own word) origins of the names of the days of the week, and disturbing pseudo-science such as "Rice...acts more on the digestive system than the nerve-sense system and therefore does not stimulate a wakeful consciousness" followed immediately by the statement "Rice is one of the main foods of peoples in India and the Far East," which could be construed as racist (rice doesn't stimulate a wakeful consciousness, and those people in the far east eat a lot of rice.) I suspect the authors did not mean to imply such, given the general universal humanism of the Waldorf approach, but it is a sign of foggy thinking that blanket statements about the food without a grounding in chemistry or nutrition science pepper this tome. (See Harold McGee "On Food and Cooking" for some actual science.)

Why the heck do I still give this four stars? As noted, the recipes are good, simple, nutritious, and many of the sidebar activity suggestions are great. In this sense, there's a parallel to Waldorf education itself: the basic core practices and ideas are incredibly sane and humane, but the metaphysical mush, if taken without the context of the intervening century of psychological and developmental research, threatens at times to overwhelm that strong core of decent educational practice.

So, I do recommend it: just read the recipes and skip the framing text. The book will go down easier and your ego will have less trouble incarnating it.

Yummy and healthy snacks
Though this is a thin book, it is full of good ideas for healthy snacks for kids that adults will also enjoy. The recipes are clear and easy to follow. I appreciate that there are plenty of egg-free and dairy-free snacks, which works well for us (household of food allergies). If you are used to lots of mainstream, store-bought junk food, the food might taste funny to you, but if you are into healthy foods and healthy snacks, it is a great book. The kids and I have been having fun with the recipes, and modifying some of them to add our own touches. I bought one as a gift for a friend, too.

A very practical resource
This is an extremely useful and practical book full of simple ideas and recipes for snacks and lunches. The information on planning snacks definitely comes from an anthroposophical bent, which might be troubling to some readers, but overall it is a wonderful resource. It includes sample snack menus, information of eating "a grain a day" (as well as the energetic properties of the grains), and sections on bread, soup, fruit, birthday cakes & muffins, and special foods for the festivals. We use ours daily! ... Read more

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Balancing his bipolar disorder, adoption, divorce, father's suicide, and sobriety with changing diapers and learning to use a chain saw as part of suburban life, the author ponders in humorous and touching essays many of today's small challenges alongside the big questions of life and meaning.Growing up on New York City's Upper East Side, the author traces his past from attending private school to living on the southern 'country' side of Atlanta to his return following the collapse of his marriage, job and health, and includes reflections on a life lived in view of a God who loves his children. Here you'll meet Ron the cocaine addict, the female co-worker at Burger King who despises back supporters, and a toothless mental hospital patient who sees superheroes, among other notables who made lasting impressions along the way.Life is filled with wonderful people.Here are some of them. ... Read more

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A Man's Heart, Soul, and Priorities in Life
This book is beautifully written, and the author's gift of story-telling draws pictures in your mind that take you personally to the time and place of each encounter described in his life.Honestly and intimately written, this book shows the author's heart and soul.I highly recommend this book and look forward to the author's second offering!

Lullabye: Memories, Madness
Howard Freemen has shared everything about his life with emotion, wit and charm - this is a must read for young people and adults who find themselves on "the brink".

Awesome book.
I laughed and I cried and throughly enjoyed this book. Each essay is wonderfully written and very insightful. Howard Freeman is a very talented writer and I could really relate to his style and his stories. Great wit. I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

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• More than 50 kid-friendly recipes, each with a full-color fun illustration and recipe photo.
• Nutrition facts are calculated for each recipe.
• Kids can record their favorite snacks in the My Favorite Recipes log.
• All recipes have been tested in the Better Homes and Gardens Test Kitchen.

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THE cookbook for picky eaters
My partner and I have a VERY picky 4 yr. old eater, and he has already enthusiastically devoured many of the recipes in this book.If it's called a "snack," it's a mealtime hit, even if it has the exact same ingredients he refused before seeing this book.Best of all (so far) are the real fruit popsicles -- these are brilliant!No dyes, a bit of real sugar, organic melons, and organic blueberries PLUS our little guy gets to push the buttons on the blender AND he's learning to be patient while they freeze.What a gem of a cookbook.

Pretty impressive cookbook for your young chef

I really am impressed with this cookbook already and we haven't even begun to cook from it! There is a picture of each recipe, sometimes the book doubles up and shows it with another recipe. I think this is very helpful for the young cook! The photos are nice and look great to eat and the cartoon illustrations are cute for girls and not too girly for boys!

The book has a Snack time Food Rules like:
On Your Mark - Read the entire recipe from beginning to end. Ask yourself" Do I know exactly what I'm suppose to do? Check and make sure you have all of the ingredients and gather your equipment that you'll need to compete the recipe.

Get Set - Wash your hands

Go! - measuring exactly, finish each step before you start another....

Victory Lap - A+ for adding this one Better Homes and Gardens:
Put leftovers away. Put away all ingredients, equipment. Load dirty dishes in the dishwasher. Wipe counters and table clean and throw away all trash. It's even easier to teach your beginning cook to clean as they cook that way they don't have a whole sink full of dirty dishes.

Each recipe includes nutritional facts per serving and the last page is for your children / pre-teen / teen to write down their favorite recipes list. I've included a list of what is in the book and when we cook some of the recipes I'll edit this and add our thoughts. Better Homes and Garden's do an awesome job and also kid test these recipes, so it's gotta be good. It's just a question of what recipes your family will be your favorites. The book is also spiral bound so it lays nicely while cooking. My only grip is the pages are thin and can easily tear out of the book and if you have a beginning cook just keep their messy hands away from the book. I'm sure you could wipe off the pages, but if it's a lot of liquid it will damage the page.

After School Munches
Sunny Day Parfaits
Peanut Butter dip
Creamy Fruit dip
Cowboy Cal's Beans and Salsa
Banana-Berry Smoothies
Tango-Mango Smoothies
Crunchy Fruit Sundaes
Mini Cocoa Fruit Tarts
Great Great Dunkers
Chocolate Soda
Fruity Cream Soda

Game Day
Perfect Ten Tostadas
Home Run Chicken Salad
Lightning-Fast Veggies
Racin' Rice and Broccoli
Dive in Cheeseburger Dip
Hang Ten Cinnamon Scoops
BLT Salad
A Bite Of Italy Salad
Fast! Fun! Fruity! Salad
Kickin' S'mores
Match Point Malts

Grab and Go
Rock Road Popcorn
Fruit and Peanutty pockets
PB and A Wrap
Inside-Out Turkey Treats
Fruit and Cheese Pitas
Cinnamon Bagel Sticks
Twisted Breadsticks
Shrunken Pumpkins
Chocolate Shock Biscuits
Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies

World Tour
All-American Apple Pie Bars
Fruit from the Tropics Salad
Fruit-Filled Chinese Wontons
Sail-the-Seven-Seas Pasta Salad
Mexican Quesadillas
Aussie Saucy Meatballs

Come On Over
Choco Nutty Sandwiches
Nuts-About-Fruit Salad
Mini Fruity Tarts
Fruit-cicles
Bear-y Sweet Snack
Crunchy Munch Mix
Luau Pineapple Picks
Winter Minty Cocoa
Cupcake Nests
Top-It-Off Brownies ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. With this exciting new format brand new readers solve mysteries by solving rebus riddles. In the first two titles, kids help Scooby and the gang rescue a cat stuck in a haunted house and determine who stole the Scooby Snacks on a camping trip. All vocabu ... Read more

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This may be just the right time, but it is a major hit with my daughter
My daughter is in kindergarten and this is really one of the things that she enjoys using as a method to learn to read. They have pictures every so often in the text that help the child participate in the story. For example, Scooby Snacks is not written out, it is a picture of a box of Scooby Snacks dog treats. Instead of writing Bear, they have a picture of a bear. At the end of the book are flashcards. The flashcards have one major issue, the pages are too thin, so my daughter can see through them. This makes them really impossible to actually test her just using the card. I have to block out all light coming in through the back and actually that does not work for some of the darker pictures, like bush and forest. Overall, though I am quite happy with the purchase and I found it to be a very good educational value.

Little Book!
This is a cute book and I wanted it for my Toddler niece and I'm sure she will enjoy it but just a warning to those who don't realize that this is a smaller book. I thought it would be the size of a regular coloring/reading book but in fact, it's smaller! It's still a cute book and a good read for little ones but you could get something else at the dollar store!

Zoinks!
My 4 year old likes it, she loves Scooby Doo shows, so I'm happy with the book.I like the flash cards at the end, nice touch.

These books are great!
Great for my 3 year old.We read together and of course he identifies all the pictures and he loves helping me to read the book.We don't rip the flash cards out, we just go over them at the end of the story and he re-identitifies them.

Cute book
Cute book for Scooby lovers!Has little pictures to give clues to the words for beginner readers. ... Read more

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Great Kids Cookbook!
If you are looking for a cookbook you can use with your children this is it! I am a pre-school teacher and I use this book in class. Each recipe is illustrated with easy step by step pictures. This really teaches sequencing.
The recipes are healthy, nutritional, and fun to do.

Kinder KrunchiesHealthy Snack Recipes for Children
I first purchased this book in 1982 for use with my own boys.Of all the books we purchased for activities at home, this book contained the most practical and fun cooking activities!We made recipes over and over, and the book became a tradition in our family.

One of my ADULT sons requested a copy of this book to use in his own home and job related activities.This book is absolutely the best....as a mother, teacher, counselor, and school administrator, I have used many!

Great Fun and Good Infomation
It has alot of easy projects for a parent or care giver and a child to do.The recipes are fun, healthy and self-esteem building.This book is still available from Discovery Toys (discoverytoys.com) ... Read more

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What about Jack, our giant-slaying hero? It's pretty hard just being a normal kid again. How can he impress his mum again? Could a whole handful of beans and a crop of plants hold the key? ... Read more

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Sometime in the Middle Ages, Hobart the dragon and his five dragon buddies decide to take an island vacation, where, after eight centuries of sun and exercise, they move on to Burger Hut to quell their hunger. ... Read more

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A Mom who loves to read
This is one of our all-time favorite picture books. Forget cutesy or trite pictures books. This one is pure fun, and I never tire of reading it, even time after time after time! Anyone who enjoys a quirky sense of humor won't want to miss Hobart and his dragons buddies in this brightly illustrated tale.

Bring on the Burgers!!!
I read this book when it was first out.I loved the wonderful illustrations(from Happy Hobart to not so little Cuddle-Fluff) This is a definite read-aloud book. A shame that it is no longer in print, but if youcan get your hands on a copy by all means, run dont walk to get it!

Fun for both children and adults;Hobart says, "READ IT!"
Ever notice that most kid's books are pretty boring?Well, this one certainly isn't.With a clever and entertaining storyline, and dazzling illustration with bright, vibrant colors, DRAGON PACK SNACK ATTACK is well worth the reading.Your kids will ask you to read it to them often, and you actually won't mind.It brings out the child within with a unique sense of humor and imagination.Do yourself and your little ones a favor and get this book.It's FANTASTIC ... Read more

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Horror from (mostly) Sci Fi writers
Table of Contents & original magazine appearance:

Sorry, Right Number - - - - Richard Matheson - -- - Galaxy 11/53
Share Alike - - - - - - - - Jerome Bixby & Joe Dean Galaxy 7/53
Talent - - - - - - - - - -- Theodore Sturgeon - - - Beyond 9/53
Listen, Children, Listen -- Wallace West - - -- - - Fantastic Universe 11/53
The Whispering Gallery -- - William F. Temple - - - Fantastic Universe 11/53
The Piping Death - - -- - - Robert Moore Williams - Unknown 5/39
The Ghost - - - - - - - - - A. E. Van Vogt - - -- - Unknown 8/42
Carillon of Skulls - - -- - Philip James- - - - - Unknown 2/41
Pile of Trouble - - - - - - Henry Kuttner - - - - - Thrilling Wonder '48 ... Read more

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DESCRIPTION Healthy Snacks For Kids comprises of 44 simple, quick to put together and healthy snack ideas that are clubbed under four different sections. These healthy snacks not only help to bridge the gap between the meals but also encourage good eating habits in children. So, the next time your child demands a snack, do reach out for these delicious and nutritious versions that will appeal to his taste buds and also fulfill his nutrient requirements. ... Read more

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Tapas are the legendary bar snacks from Spain -- a mouthful of magic, prepared with patience and passion. Tapas, by Julz Beresford, includes many authentic examples for you to make at home. Try Classics such as Patatas Bravas (potatoes in tomato salsa) or the legendary Tortilla Espanola (Spanish omelet), Champinones Rellenos (mushrooms stuffed with meat), or Gazpacho Soup -- simple but refreshing. Try Meat and Poultry-based snacks such as Albondigas (meat balls with tomatoes) and Chorizo al Vino (chorizo in red wine) -- or Fish and Seafood examples such as Almejas a la Marinera (clams in white wine, tomato, and saffron sauce) or Mejillones Rellenos (fried mussels with ham). Vegetables in tapas are heaven for vegetarians. They include Pimientos Picantes (marinated bell peppers) and delicious Delicias de Queso (cheese balls). Tapas make perfect party food, washed down with a chilled fino sherry, a glass of beer, or wine. They're great as snacks to serve with cocktails, or for a light lun ... Read more

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Too Simple
I also bought "Tapas" by Julz Bedford at the same time. Both have several good items that are simple to prepare. The problem was that they had exactly the same items in the same order in each book. Just different covers. Who copied who?

easy tapas cookbook
Thr cookbook, although quite small, has a fairly representative selection of tapas and is a good starting point for cooks interested in Spanish appetizers and having a desire to begin cooking them.

Great tapas
If you like tapas and are looking for easy, varied recipes, try this book.Your tummy will thank you.

Great recipes for entertaining.
This book is great.The recipes are easy to follow and they don't require too many ingredients.

I made several dishes from this book for a recent "Girls night out" and by the end of the night everyone was asking for the title of the book to purchase it.I'm a novice at cooking, sothese dishes really made me look good.
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This book contains over 80 recipes, all illustrated in colour and using a variety of ingredients.The author shows some creative African recipes using ingredients from Africa and around the world, resulting in fantastic mouth watering recipes. In her first book ¿The Best of African Cooking¿ the author compiled new and old recipes from Africa. In this book she brings to you again very simple new exiting African recipes. You will find different methods of cooking, coupled with a wide range of ingredients. The recipes are easy to follow and the ingredients readily available in most countries. The book also contains information on wild fruits found in Africa such masuku, marula and masau. ... Read more