Cooking Up a Storm [antikvár]

I've written this book for kids like me who enjoy cooking or who ore keen to learn to cook. Ifs full of simple tasty recipes - the soit of things that my mates and I like to eat You'll find the full whack of food in here. From snacks that you can wolf down while you're watching The Simpsons through to some full-on dishes that you can serve up to your family. Cooking's a particular challenge in our house. I'm the youngest of five kids. One of my sisters is a veggie. Another is an ex-veggie who won't eat red meat. ^^^^ My brother's a meat freak. My H||P dad's 0 bit of a garbage can but he can't eat chocolate or cheese I^JAl - his favourite foods. My mum ^^^^ won't eat anything that's tough on her teeth. Me? I eat anything but bananas and broccoli. So catering for everyone means that there's a wide range of food that has to get served up. It's those everyday foods that I've learned to cook. And that's where I've got this book full of recipes. There's food here for all tastes. There's what I call "big" food - the stuff that you want when you've been doing loads of sport - you're mega-hungry and want some real eating. There's brain food -treats to get the brain cells and the tastebuds up and the nerves soothed down when you've got exams. And there's food you can eat if you know you've got a bit of a sofa habit but you don't wont to end up like a sofa. There's food here to keep you fit and to keep you looking fit. And there's party food when you'll want to put on some spectacular eating. §Why do I like cooking? Well, I'm usually pretty impatient but I can spend hours chopping stuff, blitzing, whisking and mixing. I find all that activity's really relaxing. First off I get into the kitchen and put on some music. I love all the technical stuff that goes with cooking. Learning the basics - like how to make batters, pastry, bread, sauces, soups. Doing it the way that it says in the book and then when I'm confident, getting more creative - ignoring how Mum does it -doing it my way. You have to take charge when you're cooking. Use your judgement. I like the fact that when you're cooking you're using your senses. The feel of pastry, the smell of melting