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Going green is hard to do, especially when it comes to food. There are acronyms to learn, labels to decipher, seasons to accommodate, and grocery stores to navigate--and that's before you even turn on the stove!
The Green Teen Cookbook cuts through the chaos and shows teens how to shop smarter, cook more consciously, and eat a healthier diet. And in addition to the 70+ incredible recipes (created by teens, for teens), the book also includes Illuminating essays about freeganism, flexitarians, vegetarianism, and more. You'll learn how to shop on a budget, get the most out of what you already have, and information on seasonal ingredients.
Eating locally grown, organic, and cruelty-free food is a laudable goal, but it's hard to achieve without some help. The Green Teen Cookbook provides that essential assistance. It's more than just a cookbook: It's an all-in-one guide for going green and eating well.
Author Notes
Laurane Marchive studied journalism at the Institute of Political Sciences, Lille, and Modern French Literature at the Sorbonne, Paris. After working as a journalist in France, Indonesia, and India, she moved to London where she is now working as an editor, translator, and rights agent. She also works as a freelance circus performer.
Pam McElroy is an editor and caterer living in San Francisco, California. She edits books of all genres and caters under the name Meatball Maven. Her favorite hobbies are reading cookbooks cover to cover and cooking epic meals for her friends and family. She lives with her husband, Albie, and cat, Stella.
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 8 Up-Written for teens and by teens, this title is ideal for young adults interested in starting or maintaining a healthy lifestyle. The book opens with some informative narrative sections, such as "How to Eat Healthfully," "How to Eat Seasonally," and "Eating Organic, Vegetarianism." These sections, penned by cooking or gardening professionals, don't push the writers' views onto readers but give insight into why the book was written. The real "meat" of the book comes from the recipes written by teens. The chapters are broken down into courses, with a general chapter on DIY kitchen staples consisting of tomato sauce, salsa, vinaigrette, and so on. The recipes cover meals from brunch to dessert and are easily accessible, making use of fresh ingredients and showing bright colorful pictures of the finished product. Some dishes are so decadent that teens won't even realize they're eating healthy. Readers will enjoy quotes from the teen chefs that provide helpful hints or reasons why this is their favorite recipe. Also included with most of the recipes is a "helpful hint" box giving the user an easy way to scale down the recipe or use alternate ingredients to change the flavor. The book also contains a resources section listing local farmers markets across the country, as well as online resources to search for more recipes or find healthy living advice. It wraps up nicely with an equivalency measurement guide and glossary of cooking terms. A great addition to any nonfiction cookbook collection.-Joanne Albano, Commack Public Library, NY (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Originally published in the U.K., Marchive and McElroy's cookbook gives teenage home cooks ideas for every meal of the day, including snacks and desserts, with an eye toward healthy, seasonal options (brief essays explore organic and fair-trade food, vegetarianism, and other topics). The recipes come courtesy of teens from around the world, with offerings that include sancocho, a soup from the Dominican Republic; a "Spanish-style" pasta Bolognese; and seasonal takes on lasagna and pie. Color photos, clear instructions, and quotes from the teens providing the recipes should help bolster the confidence of young cooks. Ages 12-up. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
This by-teens, for-teens cookbook focuses on specific ways teens can live a healthy, environmentally conscious life without sacrificing the food they love.Early chapters define and present six green ideas. These include eating healthfully, seasonally, locally and organically, as well as vegetarianism and fair trade. The evenhanded presentation focuses on how these ways of eating can benefit both the individual as well as the entire planet. The recipes that follow are simple and utilize easily found ingredients. A photo and a quote from the contributing teen as well as its seasonality precede each recipe. Recipes for such favorites as homemade chocolate-hazelnut spread, vegetable smoothies and Oreo cupcakes are inexpensive and produce dishes that are portable and friendly to the teen palate. Sections feature snacks, DIY kitchen staples, entres, desserts and more. Quick tips as well as ways in which a recipe might be altered for variety accompany many of the recipes. Cleanly laid out with photos of the teen contributors and the dishes themselves, this introduction to green eating is informative without being preachy. However, other than the fact that it is by teens, this resource fails to differentiate itself from the many other green cookbooks on the market.A good resource for teens who don't want to use adult cookbooks. (Nonfiction. 12-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
