About this item
What's healthy, delicious, and simple? All the recipes in this book! You'll discover easy directions for making meals, planning parties, and preparing snacks, plus beautiful full-color photography for every recipe. This is the perfect companion to A Smart Girl's Guide: Cooking, and a great way to try out newly discovered culinary skills. So get ready to delight the taste buds of your family and friends -- and yourself, too. And prepare to be amazed by how many mouthwatering things you can make! The book also includes an overview of cooking terms and tools, safety rules, and instructions on how to read a recipe.
About the Author
Lisa Cherkasky is the author of You're the Chef, the cookbook companion for A Smart Girl's Guide: Cooking. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her funny, opinionated son and their lively, naughty dog.
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Lisa is not only a chef but also a popular food writer, food stylist, and culinary educator. The Washington Post, Marriott, Vegetarian Times, MaggieMoo's, the Food Network, Popcorners, Cakemate, Back-to-Nature, McCormick Spice, the Smithsonian, and National Geographic are just a few of her clients, and she maintains the blog TheLunchCounter.com, where she writes and riffs about sandwiches.
Lisa is an active member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, the International Association of Culinary Professionals, and the Southern Foodways Alliance, as well as a charter member of the Culinary Historians of Washington.
