Ooh La La! Kids Cook French: 68 Classic French Recipes Anyone Can Make

If you have a young cook in the house, this is the perfect book. It is filled with sophisticated recipes and straightforward instructions that never talk down to youngsters. Author Barbara Beery clearly respects her audience and knows how to speak to them. There are over seventy recipes that will challenge young chefs to try new skills and develop new tastes. Each recipe has its American name as well as its French name, although there is no guide to pronunciation. A level of difficulty is assigned to each recipe (most are level one with a few two and three levels), how much the recipe makes, an ingredients list, and excellent step-by-step directions. Each also has a mouthwatering full-color close-up photograph of the finished product. The recipes are arranged in nine sections: Herbs & Sauces, Appetizers, Soups, Main Courses, Salads and Vinaigrettes, Breads, Pastries & Desserts, and Drinks. Young chefs will be very excited to know they can try their hand at exciting dishes like Crème Brûlée and Chicken Cordon Bleu with excellent chances for success. They can learn to make their own crunchy Croissants and sweet Macarons. Don’t miss the Dauphinoise Potatoes or the simple, delicious French Green Salad.