Recipe Road Trip, Cooking Your Way Across the USA: 120+ Delicious Recipes and Fun and Surprising Facts from Every State - Hardcover

by Nanette Lavin (Author)

Take kids on a road trip around America without leaving your kitchen. Did you know that Baked Alaska is not from Alaska? This recipe was created in Louisiana. The first Twinkie was made in Illinois, and Virginia was the first state to grow peanuts. Explore the geography, history, and regional charm of the United States as you help children prepare different dishes with this entertaining book. Food humor sprinkled throughout the book will have you laughing out loud. Kids can look at the map of the United States to see where a recipe comes from, compared to where they live. The recipes offer a wonderful opportunity for kids to learn cooking along with US geography. Includes more than one hundred recipes--with easy-to-find ingredients and easy-to-follow instructions. Fun food facts and jokes are sprinkled throughout the book, along with colorful, engaging illustrations to highlight state products and inventions. Informative and delicious for kids and their families!

Author Biography

No suitcase required for Nanette Lavin's debut Recipe Roadtrip. This book was created out of her love of travel, cooking, and children. As a Social Worker in a preschool for the past 25 years, she knows how food connects with children. This book is an exploration of the U.S. without leaving your kitchen. The fun and surprising DID YOU KNOW facts of each state is an bonus to the mouthwatering recipes. Nanette lives in New York with her daughter Emma and their three-year-old Wheaten Terrier Maddie.