Safety First Some recipes call for activities or ingredients that require caution If you see these symbols ask an adult for help Hot Stuff This recipe requires the use of a stove or oven Always use pot holders when handling hot objects Super Sharp This recipe includes the use of a sharp utensil such as a knife or grater www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Checkerboard Library is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 102014 012015 Editor Liz Salzmann Content Developer Nancy Tuminelly Cover and Interior Design and Production Colleen Dolphin Mighty Media Inc Food Production Frankie Tuminelly Photo Credits Colleen Dolphin Shutterstock The following manufacturers names appearing in this book are trademarks Holland House Lea Perrins Market Pantry Oster Pyrex Quaker Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kuskowski Alex author Cool main dishes easy fun comfort food Alex Kuskowski pages cm Cool home cooking Audience Ages 7-14 Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-502-9 alk paper 1 Entrees Cooking Juvenile literature 2 One-dish meals Juvenile literature 3 Cooking Juvenile literature I Title TX740 K794 2015 641 82 dc23 2014024346
CONTENTS Main Dish Magic 4 The Basics 6 Cool Cooking Terms 8 Cool Tools 10 Cool Ingredients 12 Cheesy Potato Egg Bake 14 Oh My Chicken Pie 16 Braided Pizza Pillow 18 Corn Bread Joeys 20 Tasty Pasta Dish 22 Fresh Tomato Fettuccine 24 Country Ham Melt 26 Tex-Mex Taco Pizza 28 Conclusion 30 Learn More 30 Glossary 31 Index 32
MAIN DISH MAGIC It’s fun to serve delicious food to your friends and family Make your meals at home You can use your favorite foods Main course meals are great for breakfast lunch or dinner Cooking food at home is healthy and tasty It can be a lot of fun too Many canned or frozen foods include unhealthy ingredients When you make the food you know exactly what’s in it It’s easy to make a dish that’s unique to you Cook a recipe just the way you like it Add fresh ingredients to make flavors pop You can even share what you make with others Put the flavor back in your food Start making home-cooked meals Learn how to serve up some delicious main dishes Check out the recipes in this book 4
