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Teens Cook: How to Cook What You Want to Eat [A Cookbook] Paperback – May 1, 2004

by Megan Carle (Author), Jill Carle (Author), Judi Carle (Author)

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Cooking for teens, like finding the perfect gift for teen boys and girls, is almost impossible.

Teenagers like what they like, and they will only eat what they like. But instead of causing mealtime strife, now they can learn to cook those foods themselves. With over 75 delicious recipes for meals at all times of the day—breakfast, snacks, sides, dinners, and dessert, too—Teens Cook is a guide to everything teenagers (and tweens) need to learn about conquering the kitchen without accidentally setting the house on fire. Written by teens and for teens in easy-to-follow instructions, authors Megan and Jill Carle give young readers advice on how to maneuver their kitchen in a language they’ll understand (and actually listen to). The Carle sisters pass on their knowledge of how to decipher culinary vocabulary, understand kitchen chemistry (why stuff goes right and wrong when cooking), adapt recipes to certain dietary restrictions (like vegetarianism), and avoid all sorts of possible kitchen disasters.

Teens Cook is not only a fantastic teen gift—it’s the perfect cookbook to inspire young adults to take interest in their diets, and empower them to try a new and tasty hobby.

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Grade 7 Up–Sisters Megan and Jill Carle love to cook, both from recipes and experimenting with what's on hand. When they eat something they love in a restaurant, they try to re-create it at home. If they find a complicated recipe, they fearlessly "take shortcuts that would probably give a chef hives." The result of their culinary passion is this appealing mix of 85 diverse recipes ranging from comfort food to sushi. The six sections include traditional American cuisine, as well as recipes for German, Chinese, and Mexican dishes. Basic cooking instruction is incorporated into the recipes themselves as well as in the sidebars sprinkled liberally throughout. The gently wry introductions for each recipe offer keen glimpses into the siblings' personalities and relationship, adding to the intimacy and warmth of this cookbook. Megan, a vegetarian, offers advice on adapting many of the recipes to her diet. "Kitchen Disasters" offer amusing accounts of mistakes made by the Carles or their relatives, complete with explanations of exactly why things went awry. The clear instructions and striking, full-color photos will equip teen chefs to undertake their own adventures, but the reliance on butter, cream, mayonnaise, cheese, and other high-fat ingredients is a drawback for those seeking a healthy diet. Evelyn Raab's Clueless in the Kitchen (Firefly, 1998) is a far more extensive collection of recipes that also includes more basic information about equipment, shopping, and food preparation.–Joyce Adams Burner, Hillcrest Library, Prairie Village, KS
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MEGAN CARLE and JILL CARLE are both graduate students at Arizona State University. They published their first cookbook, TEENS COOK, while Jill was still in high school, and followed up with TEENS COOK DESSERT and COLLEGE COOKING.

JUDI CARLE has served as chef/author, project coordinator, and general editor on more than 20 cookbooks, including the best-selling Charlie Trotter series and, most recently, Shakespeare'¬?s Kitchen. The Carles all live in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ten Speed Press; 41949th edition (May 1, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 160 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1580085849
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1580085847
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 13 years, from customers
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 0.4 x 11.2 inches

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Amy J

Awesome cookbook, lots of pictures and tips too!

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2015

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This cookbook is great! I ordered it for my boyfriend's 12 yr old son who wants to cook and help out in the kitchen, but doesn't know what to do with anything. The recipes are ones that you actually would WANT to make and eat, nothing too fancy, and there are a LOT of pictures and explanations which are what makes it stellar. If a 12 year old can't understand "unroll dough and cut it into thirds, lengthwise" the picture makes it very clear. I also ordered another teenager cookbook and was quite disappointed.. no pictures, basic recipes, the author use a goofy font and the word "whatever" repeatedly to make it appeal to teens, apparently.. whatever ;) But back to this cookbook, buy it for your kids! Or yourself, or your husband, or whoever! It is actually a very good one! There are sections for one person meals, and cooking for the entire family, so if you want your kid to eat more than just a bowl of cereal when they get home from school, or on summer vacation, its great for that.. or they can have dinner waiting when you get home or on the weekend! It really is a good cookbook, for any age, but great for preteens and teenagers.

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Not just for teens!

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2010

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I am a 28 year old wife and mother of one. I hate to cook but love to eat. When I was young, my mother would kick me out of her kitchen saying she could do it faster. Naturally, that means I never learned to cook. My poor family eats lots of mac-n-cheese, great northern beans, tacos, sandwishes, and fast food. Since I and my husband work during the day, we are both very tired when we get home, and are not real interested in fixing a great meal. Tired of letting my family down, I decided to look for cookbooks that teach quick and easy cooking. There aren't very many out there that seem to have "normal" foods in them with practical ingredients. Most of them ask for ingredients I haven't heard of. Then I got this book. It is great. The recipes are easy, the ingredients are easy to find in small town grocery stores, and the food is things that most people would like to eat. I highly recommend this book to those young adults who never learned how to cook, but want or need to. This is the best one I've found so far. It is truly for a beginner and the food is good. Love it. I'm going to go cook something out of it now.

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Not for beginners, and everything is from scratch.

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2019

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Bought for my son who enjoys cooking with me. It's not for beginners, if that's what you are looking for. Thankfully my family appreciates different recipes, but I dont believe your advantage teenage or family would eat half of the recipes. Also, it's all about making from scratch. The first recipe we made for dinner I started making the store list and it called for soaking dry beans over night and then cooking 3 hours. 5 kids, sports, work etc. We don't have that kind of time on school nights! So I showed him how to improvise with canned beans and 5 min rice instead of what it called for. The receipe also had a scratch cornmeal muffin which we improvise with a jiffy mix cornbread.

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TexasGirl

Great introduction to cooking

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2021

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A great introduction to cooking for an above average older child or a teen whose parent isn’t interested in teaching them or lacks those skills. It’s simply written and starts with the basics and builds off of it each chapter. I bought this for a teenager with Aspergers and she had no trouble reading and following through the book. It taught her how to be able to cook for herself as her mom wasn’t gifted in cooking.

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Definitely recommend this as an introductory cookbook for young people who ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2017

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Gave this book to an 11 year old relative. She's cooked multiple recipes out of it already and enjoys it. They have turned out well! I had the benefit of paging through this a few years ago so I knew the recipes and methods were solid, with accessible ingredients. Definitely recommend this as an introductory cookbook for young people who might be interested in dabbling in cooking as it will pique their interest and give them ways to experiment with ingredients you probably already have on hand. When they're ready to graduate to the next level, get them a more well-rounded introductory cookbook such as Betty Crocker's Basics to flesh out their knowledge.

Writing this review as a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, so hopefully this review carries some weight :).

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Rapid Reader

Good Book for Teens BUT - Beware of stained looking cover!

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2011

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I ordered this for a gift for my granddaughter. When it arrived it had stains on the cover. I had to contact Amazon, get a special label, package it back up, and drive to the post office. Happily, a replacement arrived soon. Unhappily, it had the same stained cover. My husband said "well, how could this possibly have the exact same stains in the upon left corner?" We looked at the picture on Amazon and who would ever guessed, apparently they published this book like this on purpose. Why I don't know, but it's a horrible cover. It looks like I'm giving a book that's been used or damaged. Good book; terrible cover. If yours comes looking stained, guess what, it's supposed to be that way. Ugh!

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Really Nice Book

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2012

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This book suits it's name well. You can find things that YOU would like and then learn how to fix them. There is a good variety of choices. AS in any cookbook, things you'd like and things you probably wouldn't (fits the title). The layout of the pages is really nicely done - great, colorful photos that inspire you to try, and clear, step-by-step instructions (some step-by-step photos). There are a number of really simple things to try that typical teens would like and would feel like they could actually do them - and other recipes that are more challenging for those who want to give a shot at something more detailed. I got this for my two teens who have only occasional interest in food preparation, and they are at least somewhat inspired just by looking through it. We just got it at Christmas so they haven't actually delved into it yet, so I've yet to see if my expectations are in line.

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Easy to use

Reviewed in Canada on February 11, 2022

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Am very satisfied with the book. It is to give to my 16 year old grand daughter who makes her own meals as she is studying away from home and cooks for herself.

Foxy

My granddaughter is working her way through this recipe by recipe. Quite a success.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2018

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Considering everything on offer on the internet, I wasn't sure how my granddaughter would take being given a book. She loved it!!

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Karin K.

Tasty recipes

Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2021

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Waited to review til we tried a few of the recipes. The recipes are tasty and easy to follow. It's generally well written though a few of the recipe parts were confusing for my pre teen first time trying them. We have added several of the recipes into our meal rotation.

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Jill Marshall-Somerville

A gift

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 29, 2013

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Bought as a Christmas present for my 16 year old Niece who I am sure will enjoy experimenting in the kitchen.

Joy

Good!

Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2021

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This was very helpful for me,it tells you what to do for each dish

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