Want to stir up some sweet drinks and cool smoothies? You can be the chef with easy-to-follow recipes such as fresh strawberry lemonade, cranberry-orange spritzer, homemade hot chocolate, and mango fandango smoothie. You’ll find simple drawings of important steps as well as photographs of the finished dishes. This book also provides key information, such as an equipment list, a technique list, safety tips, notes on special ingredients, and more. What are you waiting for? It’s time to get cooking!
This title is one of the “You’re the Chef” series. It encourages budding cooks to try their hand at creating some amazing drinks and smoothies. It begins with the requisite pages of safety tips and cooking tools and techniques. Then thirteen scrumptious drink recipes follow. Drawings accompany the steps and procedures, but the finished products are shown in appealing color photographs. Directions are straightforward and prep times are given for each. Pages are bordered by photographs of each drink’s main ingredients. “Try This!” sidebars offer suggestions for alternative ingredients for different flavor combinations. Back matter includes a glossary of sorts, an index, a conversion table and websites. If you have an interested cooking contingent at your school, this title would be a worthwhile addition to the library. I think nutritional information, such as calories, carbs and sugars, should be included in any books of this genre.