Kitchen to Career

"A great choice for any middle school or public library collection."

—Kitchen to Career- School Library Journal

"After a short history of making bread, Borgert-Spaniol introduces common ingredients, cooking tools, terminology, and techniques. The four pages on kneading dough provide helpful photos of the process along with verbal instructions and additional tips for kneading sticky doughs, such as brioche. One lengthy section offers a series of bread recipes. Divided into steps that are individually illustrated with small photos, their presentation of recipes is particularly appealing and useful. With a racially balanced representation of young women and men at home and in commercial kitchens, the photos throughout the book create an inviting introduction to baking for young cooking enthusiasts. Borgert-Spaniol concludes with a section of basic information and practical advice for kids considering a culinary career. An inviting, encouraging book from the Kitchen to Career series (6 titles)."

—Kitchen to Career- Booklist (Oct 2023)

Make culinary arts into a career! Each book shares the history, techniques, safety practices, and common ingredients behind a segment of the culinary industry. Simple recipes teach basic techniques and help grow confidence. DIY-inspired cooking or baking projects encourage readers to experiment. Each book ends with an exploration of career options related to the title topic. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.