Good Soup Attracts Chairs A First African Cookbook for American Kids

A Good Soup Attracts Chairsbridges cultures on each side of the Atlantic through the ethnic cooking of theAfrican nation of Ghana. One of the best ways to teach children about theirworld neighbors is to introduce them to a common point of both cultures-food.This new children's book helps church groups, slumber parties, scout troops,classrooms, or families build a special relationship with the children ofanother continent through easy-to-supervise recipes for traditional Africandishes.Drinks, desserts, and main dishes are just some of the recipes available inthis book. The menu includes some familiar dishes like Corned Beef Stew andRice and Beans; but for a true adventure, readers should sample Gari Foto, EggCurry, Banku and Kenkey, or African Doughnuts. The thirty-seven recipes comewith instructions and safety tips for hassle-free cooking, so parents can joinin the fun. Basic cooking tips are covered as well as the special Africantechniques. There are also hints for cooking from scratch and using availablesubstitutes.Fran Osseo-Asare is the wife of a Ghanaian national. While visiting Ghana onher own and with her husband, she lived among the Ghanaians and learned theways of the kitchen from her African friends and family. She credits the easeof recreating the recipes to her husband's guiding knowledge and the assistanceof her three children.Haynes, Joyce is the author of 'Good Soup Attracts Chairs A First African Cookbook for American Kids' with ISBN 9781565549180 and ISBN 156554918X.