Book Description

New in the best-selling American Girl cooking series are more than 50 recipes for kid-friendly dishes that highlight seasonal ingredients, Garden to Table will inspire young chefs to learn about eating fresh food. Cook delicious (and nourishing) dishes while perfecting kitchen skills and knowhow! Garden to Table features 50+ recipes for sweet and savory recipes that transform fresh produce into delicious dishes—like whipped-cream cake with layers of berries; mini peach and cherry pies; pink-frosted strawberry cupcakes; sweet potato skins topped with melted cheese; tempura fried string beans with yummy dipping sauce. In addition to essential cooking tips and kitchen safety knowhow, discover fun skills like using a vegetable peeler to “shave” veggies and tips for creating an indoor kitchen herb garden. Whether you want to make the perfect after-school snack for yourself, a decadent dessert for a party with friends, or dinner for your family, this beautifully photographed collection of recipes will inspire you to cook your way through the seasons—and through each chapter, from the veggie garden and berry patch to the fruit orchard and citrus grove. With this garden-to-table adventure, become a pro at transforming beautiful fresh fruits and veggies into super-delicious baked treats and meals. Veggie Garden Fresh Tomato Tart Veggies with Green Goddess Dip Rainbow Pinwheels “Cheesy” Kale Chips Stuffed Summer Bell Peppers Broccoli & Cheddar Soup Garden Veggie Minestrone Zucchini Griddle Cakes Tempura String Beans Tomato, Avocado & Bacon Tartines Pasta Primavera with Buttery Bread Crumbs Baked Eggplant Parmesan Cheesy Cauliflower Gratin Spring Stir-Fry with Veggies & Shrimp Bread-and-Butter Pickles Sweet & Spicy Melon with Lime Herbalicious Tomato, Watermelon & Mint Salad Cashew Chicken Lettuce Cups Tea Sandwiches Fresh Herb Panzanella Chopped Caesar Salad Vegetable &Herbed Goat Cheese Bruschetta Flower Sandwich Cake Hodge-podge with Herbs & Polenta Fruit, Herb & Flower Ice Cubes Berry Patch Strawberry Cupcakes Strawberry Puddings Blackberry Slab Pie Mixed Berry Whipped Cream Cake Three-Berry Cobbler Fresh Fruit Spa Water Fruit Orchard Fresh Peach Salsa Mini Peach & Cherry Pies Cherry Juice Sparkler Peach Ice Cream Little Plum Galettes Baked Nectarines with Cinnamon Streusel Frosted Apple Cake Inside-Out Apple Crisp Chunky Applesauce Harvest Time Maple-Glazed Roasted Vegetables Pasta with Butternut Squash & Bacon Sweet Potato Skins with Cheese & Spinach Roasted Potatoes with Herbs Acorn Squash & Chorizo Tart Citrus Grove Orangey Quinoa Bowl with Veggies Pink Orange Cake Creamy Citrus Ice Pops Lemon Tart with Raspberries Sparkling Limeade Pink Grapefruit Granita