Explores the food, cooking traditions, customs, eating habits, and food sources of West Africa, and provides insights into the nation's culture, history, and everyday life.
Just Grace, a young girl with good intentions, teaches readers how to construct a magazine out of one piece of paper, create a flower garden in one's room, make a tasty chipwich and a five-layer cake, and more.
Benny hates vegetables and eats nothing but hamburgers, until the day his mother's prediction proves true and he turns into a walking, talking--and running--burger.
". . . author Deanna F. Cook leads young chefs on a . . . tour of global cultures and cuisines. Kids gain practical kitchen skills through preparing breakfasts, drinks, snacks, dinners, and desserts from around the world"--Provided by publisher.
"Giovanni's friends are coming over for Sunday dinner, and his grandmother is serving rice and beans. Giovanni is embarrassed--he does not like 'rice and rocks' and worries his friends will think the traditional Jamaican dish is weird. But his favorite Auntie comes to the rescue. She and Giovanni's pet parrot, Jasper, take him on a magical journey across the globe, visiting places where people eat rice and rocks"--Back cover.
Describes the differences between cooking in the past and cooking in the present day. Explores the conveniences that are available in the present day compared to the past.
Draws on the latest research from neuroscience to explore our complex relationship with food and the sensory, psychological, and physiological facts that influence our eating habits. Examines cravings, triggers, comfort food, and the role personality plays in food preferences.
