To Every Season : A Holiday Family Cookbook [Bargain Price] [Hardcover]

Jane Breskin Zalben (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1999

This elegantly designed cookbook includes background information on such holidays as Valentine's Day, Easter, Passover, the Fourth of July, and Kwanzaa--plus a wealth of recipes for holiday dishes and treats. Full color.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3 Up-A wonderful potpourri of recipes for many occasions. Following an author's note that stresses the importance of traditions and togetherness and gives safety precautions for the approximately 70 recipes that follow, Zalben offers two to seven recipes for each national or religious holiday. All of the recipes are kosher and vary in difficulty from simple to advanced. Most require adult supervision, and the foreword clearly states that the need for such supervision obviously varies from family to family. Whether readers want to know how to decorate Easter eggs, arrange the seder plate, bake Irish soda bread, prepare latkes, make sweet potato pudding for Kwanzaa, or flip a veggie burger-it's all here. The Halloween party foods will have particular appeal. Each holiday is introduced with a one-page historical account. Ingredients are easily obtainable and clearly listed. Illustrations have a soft delicacy that is both pleasing to the eye and well matched to the text. Back matter includes an excellent glossary of cooking terms. This winning title with a multicultural appeal will surely whet the appetite of anyone who browses through its pages.
Augusta R. Malvagno, Queens Borough Public Library, NY
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Jane Breskin Zalben has not only written and illustrated many children's books, but also has designed and acted as art director for most of them. She is the author of the award-winning Beni's Family Cookbook for the Jewish Holidays, an ALA Notable book, as well as the holiday series featuring Pearl, the lamb, which includes Pearl Plants a Tree, Pearl's Marigolds for Grandpa (both ABA Pick of the Lists), and most recently, Pearl's Eight Days of Chanukah. She says, "Making books is like cooking: You take the ingredients of life -- a little bit of this, a little bit of that -- and a story comes out.Ms. Zalben lives with her family and her lop-eared rabbit, Zoë, on Long Island, New York. She can often be found writing and painting in her favorite room of the house -- the kitchen. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; 1st edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689817975
• ASIN: B00011RHRW
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,462,515 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cookbook Has Air of Nostalgia, April 18, 2000

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CraftyMom "familycookbook" - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Every Season: A Family Holiday Cookbook (Hardcover)

I truly enjoyed To Every Season: A Family Holiday Cookbook. The book encompasses recipes for 16 major American holidays, including Christmas, Mother's Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving. I found the prefaces to each holiday section fascinating and filled with delightful historical tidbits. The book has wonderful multicultural leanings with its inclusion of recipes for Passover, Kwanzaa, and Chanukah. I would have liked to have seen more recipes that could be made by or with children. The book caters more to adult tastes and preferences than to those of children. Children will enjoy the pictures and reading about the different holiday traditions.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Introduction to Holidays, November 17, 2011

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This review is from: To Every Season : A Holiday Family Cookbook (Hardcover)

I purchased this book to introduce new foods and cultural traditions to our family. The section on Passover was most helpful in our religious education classroom adequately explaining the Seder Table and tradition. A helpful reference book on our shelf of cookbooks to be glanced at from time to time more for background information than recipes. At the bargain price at which it was offered...who could resist.