dinners

Presents menus and recipes for each day of the year, from July through December, based on meals from various historical occasions or significant events, with the name, date, and location of each.

". . . a family gathers with friends and neighbors to share a meal around a table that brims with associations: napkins sewn by Mom, glasses from Mom and Dad's wedding, silverware gifted to Dad by his grandma long ago. Not to mention the squash from the garden, the bread baked by Gran, and the pies made by the young narrator (with a little help)"--Publisher's website.

"Whooo's ready for Thanksgiving? Little Hoo is hosting all of his friends for a Thanksgiving feast, but first they have to arrive"--OCLC.

Provides instructions for easy-to-make entr?e recipes from around the world, featuring color photographs, illustrations, cooking techniques, and tips on kitchen safety.

When her perfectionist classmate and neighbor plans an elaborate Thanksgiving dinner, Katie begins to wonder if the relaxed day she, her father, and her messy little brother usually enjoy means they are not a "real" family.

When his friends decline to come over for a beef stew dinner, Nicky feels bad until a surprise visitor shows up.

Olivia invites Francine over for a spaghetti dinner, but she is nervous that her brothers' poor table manners will be offensive.

For young Jay Jay, Sunday dinner at Gran's house is full of hugs and kisses, tasty dishes, all kinds of fishes, happy faces, and love.

"Over a dozen different dinner recipes and each recipe has a short science bit explaining the mysteries of food"--Provided by publisher.

Contains illustrated retellings of four fairy tales, including "Hodja Borrows a Pot, " "The Three Lemons, " "The Great Turnip, " and "Jack and the Beanstalk, " each with a recipe for a dinner dish, and includes fact boxes.