Now back by popular demand, this timeless favorite stands ready to capture the hearts of a new generation of budding cooks. Packed with recipes that are just as popular with kids today as they were 45 years ago, it shows how to make everything from Ice Cream Cone Cakes and Pigs in Blankets to Cheese Dreams and Sloppy Joes. The small format, easy recipes, charming color illustrations and photographs, and even the cover, are all the same as they were in the 1957 edition-and just as delightful as ever. The only innovation is the concealed wire binding that lies flat for easy cooking while being sturdy enough to withstand energetic handling by kids in the kitchen. It's the ideal book to give or to keep, for retro appeal, and for getting today's kids started in the kitchen.

    It is designed for action in the kitchen. The underlying theme is a concentration of excellence in one main dish, rather than dissipating thought and care on several, and it contains a collection of recipes, mainly French and Italian, for dishes which can be served with no further sequel than salad, cheese and fruit. The authors have imparted in the description of these dishes some of the enthusiasm which naturally belongs to the preparation of continental food. They have taken care to define the methods and operations involved, to discuss the contribution made by aromatic herbs and spices, and to suggest the kind of pot or pan most suitable for the creation of each dish. But it is as well to remember that no Provençal, Italian or Spanish dish, however carefully prepared away from its home, can do more than approximate to its original. As wine is now both fairly abundant and reasonable in price and is no longer an extravagance to use it in cooking as well as at table, some brief account of ‘vins ordinaires’ are included in the text, with an accompanying chapter on the great variety of cheeses now available. The chapter on edible fungi, whose culinary aspects are largely ignored in this country, is an especially new departure for a cookery book.”