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holiday
Food Art
Easy Recipes That Make Food Fun to Eat!
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Cool
holiday
Food Art
Easy Recipes That Make Food Fun to Eat!
Nancy Tuminelly
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Always supervise kids when
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Food art often requires a lot of
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be a voice of encouragement. ISBN 978-1-61613-365-8
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healthy foods they’ve never
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contents
Play with Your Food! 4 Page 16
The Basics 5
The Coolest Ingredients 8
The Tool Box 10
Techniques 11
Sushi for You 14
Page 18
Dreidel Pretzel Snacks 16
Little Peepers 18
July Fourth Fun Cones 20
Creepy Popcorn Balls 22
See Your Shadow Cupcakes 24
Fruit Gobble Gobble 26
Page 20
Reindeer Cookies 28
Wrap It Up! 30
Glossary 31
Web Sites 31
Index 32
Page 26
play with
your food!
Unless Mom says not to!
I
t’s time to play with your food! Get Like any kind of art, food art is about
ready to make turkeys, groundhogs, expression and creativity. Get inspired
and monsters. You’re an artist now. The and give each recipe your own special
plate is your canvas, and your favorite touch. A lot of cookbooks teach you
foods are your paints! how to make holiday recipes that taste
great. This book will inspire you to
As you make your holiday food art, be
make holiday treats that taste and look
open to all sorts of ingredients. You
great!
can use anything! Candies, icing, and
sprinkles work really well. You can use
them to create just about any design!
4
The basics
Get started with a few important basics
Ask Permission
Y
Before you cook, get permission to
use the kitchen, cooking tools, and
ingredients.
Y
You might want an adult to help
you with some of your creations.
But if you want to do something
yourself, say so!
Y
When you need help, just ask. An
adult should always be around
when you are using sharp knives,
the oven, or the stove.
Be Prepared
Y
Read through the recipe before
you begin.
Y
Get organized. Have your tools and
ingredients ready before you start.
Y
Think of alternative ingredients if
you want!
5
Be Smart, Be Safe
Y
Never work in the kitchen
Note on Measuring
when you are home alone!
Y Have an adult nearby when you The recipes in this book provide
approximations. Feel free to be
are using sharp tools such as a
creative! For example, a recipe may
knife, peeler, or grater. Always
call for 1 tablespoon of cream cheese.
use sharp tools with care. Use
Do you like cream cheese? Then add
a cutting board when you are
more! If you don’t like cream cheese,
working with a knife.
then try something else!
Y
Work slowly and carefully.
Great food art rarely happens
when you rush!
Be Neat And Clean
Y
Start with clean hands, clean
tools, and a clean work surface.
Y
Always wash fruits and
vegetables. Rinse them under
cold water. Pat them dry with
a towel. Then they won’t slip
when you cut them.
Y
Tie back long hair so it stays
out of the way and out of the
food!
Y
Wear comfortable clothes that
can get a little bit dirty. Roll up
your sleeves.
6
Shopping for
Produce
Sometimes canned produce
works perfectly in your food
art. But more often than not,
fresh fruits and vegetables
are better. When you are
shopping for your food art
groceries, think about what
you are making. For example,
do you want a really big
pear or a small one? Fruits
and vegetables come in all
different shapes and sizes!
Think about the shapes and
key symbols
sizes that will work best in
your food art.
In this book, you will see some symbols
Saving beside the recipes. Here is what they mean.
Ingredients
Sharp!
When you are making food
You need to use a knife for this
art, sometimes you only need
recipe. Ask an adult to stand by.
a little bit of something. That
means you have to do a good
Hot!
job of putting things away so
they stay fresh. Cover leftover
This activity requires the use of
ingredients so that they will
an oven or stove. You need adult
keep. Airtight containers
supervision. Always use oven
work best. You don’t want to
mitts when holding hot pans.
waste a lot of food!
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the coolest
butter assorted hard-boiled egg mayonnaise mustard
cheeses
Bosc pear cantaloupe red apple red grapes pineapple
chunks
bell peppers green olives with shredded dried crispy rice cereal
pimiento coconut cranberries
pretzels large pretzel popcorn salt light corn
sticks syrup
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