Cooking the Greek Way (Easy Menu Ethnic Cookbooks)
Grade 5-8-Three attractive titles in an extensively revised series.  In each volume, the front matter comprises close to half the  book. Geography, history, holidays and festivals, typical  ingredients, and sample menus are all covered. Safety tips are  also included (with no mention of adult supervision), as are  tips for healthful cooking. Each book presents about 20 recipes,  mostly focusing on lunch, dinner, and holiday foods. A number of  recipes are vegetarian, and several seem to be low in fat  (although nutrition information is not included). Skills needed  cover a fairly large range, from easy to difficult, such as  working with phyllo dough (Greek) or making yeast bread  (Norwegian). The narrative pieces are smoothly written and offer  some interesting tidbits. The authors are either natives or have  some family connection to the country under discussion. The  pages are a warm buff color, and the design allows plenty of  space on the page for the text and the nicely reproduced color  photos. All in all, these are good resources for reports and for  older kids who want to add something new to their cooking for  family or friends.Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, ILCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.