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CONTENTS Delight with Desserts 4 The Basics 6 Cool Cooking Terms 8 Cool Tools 10 Cool Ingredients 12 Sweet Vanilla Pudding 14 Tart Blueberry Cake 16 Raspberry Ice Cream Pie 18 Vanilla Berry Trifle 20 Perfect Peach Cobbler 22 Velvety Chocolate Cake 24 Rhubarb Berry Pie 26 Sweet S’more Bars 28 Conclusion 30 Learn More 30 Glossary 31 Index 32
Delight with Desserts Surprise your friends and family by making homemade desserts Homemade desserts are special treats They taste and smell great Try making cake pudding and trifle 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 desserts for your next meal Check out the recipes in this book 4
