Hey Kids! You're Cookin' Now! - by Dianne Pratt
A Global Awareness Cooking Adventure

Illustrated by Janet Winter
Hardcover, 159 pages
Age Range: 9 to 12

This Award Winning children's cookbook is the perfect blend of kid-tested recipes like Spaghetti Squiggles and Jellyfish Bowls, crafts and experiments such as Face Paint and Magic Mud, colorful culinary critters, and global awareness facts presenting ways kids can be better consumers and users, such as recycling tips and an appreciation of the earth's resources. The kids (and parents) will both love it!

DANDY CANDY CHEWS
Packed with energy and good for you, too!
From Hey Kids! You're Cookin' Now!, by Diane Pratt

Tools: Mixing bowl & wax paper; measuring cups & spoons; wooden spoon.

2 Tbsp smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup honey
1/2 cup granola
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup coconut

In the mixing bowl, blend together peanut butter and honey with the wooden spoon. Add granola and raisins, and stir until well mixed. Cover with wax paper and chill in the refrigerator 30 minutes. (Chilling makes it easier to handle).

When completely cold, take a spoonful of the candy mixture, give it a squeeze in your fist and roll it into a small ball between your palms. Roll ball in coconut. Place candy on serving plate. Make candy balls until all the mixture is used. Cover plate and chill at least 1 hour. Makes 1 dozen (12) Candies.

Per (1) Candy: 77 Calories; 3gm Fat; 12gm Carb; 15mg Sodium; 2gm Protein, 7mg Calcium; 0 mg Cholesterol. Exchanges: 1 Carb; 1 Fat.

This colorfully illustrated hardback gives parents and children a connection in the kitchen, as they whip up treats like Bananarama Bread and Cha-Cha Chili and ponder recipe-related ecological factoids ("Don't kill the yeast, it is a sensitive fungus.") Later sections include recipes for non-food items like homemade glue and tie-dyed socks, using environmentally responsible ingredients. A 1999 Parents' Choice - Silver Honor Winner. - Parent's Choice