Includes recipes for meatless soups, salads, main dishes, and side dishes, expanded material on healthy and low-fat cooking and vegetarian nutrition, and an expanded cultural section on holidays and festivals.

"Liza's thirteenth birthday has been hijacked by her Nana Silver who wants to throw her granddaughter a party more suited for a society page then the low-key celebration Liza wants. Can Liza's friends from the Saturday cooking club find the right recipe and ingredients to save the day?"--

Learn about the wide variety of dishes--from fried spiders to scorpion soup--that are cooked and eaten by people from different cultures all around the globe. Features large, eye-popping photos, a colorful map, and fascinating fact boxes on every two-page spread.

Learn about the wide variety of bug dishes that are cooked--and eaten--by people from different cultures all around the globe.

Explains the holiday known as Easter and includes recipes related to it.

Explains the holiday of Kwanzaa and includes recipes related to the holiday.

Discusses everyday life, cooking methods, foods, and celebrations of Union soldiers during the Civil War. Includes recipes.

The second week of Next Best Junior Chef features family and traditions, as Caroline, Oliver, and Rae, ages eleven to twelve, face more challenges and another elimination.

An overview of South American cookery, including information about the continent's holidays and festivals. Features simple recipes, menu planning, and information about low-fat cooking and vegetarian options.

Provides a history of one of America's favorite snack foods, presenting its origins, nutritional information and recipes.