Stirring Up a World of Fun: International Recipes, Wacky Facts and Family Time Ideas [Paperback]

Nanette Goings (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 26, 2006

Stirring Up a World of Fun contains 100 recipes compiled from all over the world. The introduction helps parents discuss kitchen safety, cooking terms and utensils, and measuring tips with their children. The recipes are organized according to regions of the world. Focusing on parents spending time with their children, each recipe includes an interesting cultural fact, a family time activity, and a Scripture verse to worship the Lord while cooking together.

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About the Author

Nanette Goings is the director of Christian education at Faith Community Lutheran Church in Longmont, Colorado, where she has served for 10 years. She fills her free time writing Christian education curriculum for children—and with her love of cooking! She enjoys creating activities for both home and classroom settings. She is author of Incredible Edible Bible Fun: Making God’s Word Memorable with Easy Recipes Children Can Do and Fun Family Festivals. She is also a contributor to numerous children’s ministry resources such as Children’s Ministry magazine, Group Ministry magazine, Junior High Ministry magazine, and Hands-On Bible Curriculum.

Nanette has been married to Bob for more than 22 years; she is a mother to two “almost grown” teenagers, Mollie, 19, and Seth, 17; and friend to a basset hound named Zoe. She has a degree in speech pathology and audiology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: New Hope Publishers - Arise (May 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563099195
• ISBN-13: 978-1563099199
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,587,908 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars children cooking, September 4, 2011

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This review is from: Stirring Up a World of Fun: International Recipes, Wacky Facts and Family Time Ideas (Paperback)

This book is very good to teach children about other cultures and countries. I bought it too teach girls to cook and it worked very well. I was surprised by all the information about other countries.

3.0 out of 5 stars A fun book with a great format!, July 23, 2008

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This review is from: Stirring Up a World of Fun: International Recipes, Wacky Facts and Family Time Ideas (Paperback)

This book offers fun ways to incorporate some new foods, interesting facts and great biblical truths. The format is fantastic. Each chapter features a different region of the world (Africa, Asia, South America, Western Europe, etc.). Within the chapters, sections are divided by country. Obviously, not every nation in the world is represented, but the author does a good job including many of them (over 50 countries) from every corner of the planet. Each page consistently offers four sections:

* The Recipe -- Most have few ingredients and simple instructions. Icons highlight which recipes kids can help prepare and which they can do by themselves.
* Did You Know? -- This section offers interesting facts about one of the recipe's ingredients, the nation of origin or a Bible story that relates to this food or people group.
* What Can You Do? -- Here readers find a project or activity that ties in with the recipe or facts just learned. Sometimes it's a game or conversation starter; sometimes it's a craft or science project.
* What Does the Bible Say? -- This is a Bible verse (with reference) related to the food or lesson. These make great memory verses or the start of simple meal-time devotions.

I like this book, but I wish it were more internationally focused. Of the 100 recipes included, seventeen of them are from North America. I don't need to buy an international cookbook to make apple pie, brownies or blueberry pancakes. Also, the "wacky facts" are not always related to the country listed. For example, Vinete, an eggplant dip from Romania, doesn't mention anything about Romania or the people there. Instead it talks about Thomas Jefferson and how he brought eggplant to the United States.

Final Thoughts: My intention was to use this book to teach my children more about missionaries and the countries where they serve. It's not the best book for this purpose, but it's still a fun book to have around.