From the Publisher
Teen celebrity cooking sensation Sam Stern reinvents the term fast food
thanks to these quick-and-tasty recipes that entice kids to cook for themselves.

British teen Sam Stern is a great cook, and hes on a mission to get everyone
else doing it. Now that his COOKING UP A STORM has stirred up a storm of
attention, hes offering REAL FOOD, REAL FAST to lure all those time-pressured
teens away from their fast-food fixes. Once again, with his engaging
conversational tone and the help of his friends Sam breezily runs through
dozens of recipes, using real ingredients and simple techniques. But what makes
these dishes a cinch for even cooking-resistant kids are the cool tabs that
indicate preparation times of 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30 minutes. Brilliant!

School Library Journal

Gr 6 Up- Written by a British teen cooking personality, this book is full of
time-management advice, recipes, and tips for combining dishes.
Cross-references enable novices to put together full meals, and the index
encourages browsing by ingredient or type of recipe. Tabs enable quick access
to the section of the book containing recipes for 5- to 30-minute time frames.
A listing of Essential Extras at the back provides more adventurous cooks the
chance to create basics for themselves rather than purchasing premade items,
such as stocks, dressings, assorted spreads, and breads. Each recipe includes
serving sizes, variations to adapt the recipes to ones own taste, pictures of
the author and friends, and often pictures of the finished product. The
directions are easy, although the British colloquialisms might confuse those
not familiar with cooking. A teen-friendly guide to healthy eating, featuring
foods that are fast and easy to make.-Sara Rofofsky Marcus, Yeshiva Har Torah,
Little Neck, NY