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One of the tastiest family traditions is passing on favorite recipes from one generation to the next. Food binds families across time and distance and recalls fond memories of holidays and celebrations—or just delicious everyday meals. This issue explores the topic of learning about family history through food. What meals were favorites of your parents as they grew up? What can they recall about tasty meals with their grandparents? Children will “relish” gathering information from interviews and getting the “scoop” on family food favorites. Inspired young chefs can even try their hand at making “Grandma’s Lentil Soup” from a simple recipe included in this issue. Information is shared on how to create a family cookbook project so the future can stay connected “food-wise”to the past. Yum!
In this issue aspiring chefs will:
- Follow written directions while following recipes
- Grab a pot to make Grandma’s Lentil Soup
- Complete a delicious food pattern
- Locate food items the news for a sorting activity
- Plan food for a party working within a budget
- Write descriptively about an imaginary restaurant of your own
- Compare kitchens today and long ago . How are they similar and different?
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