SERIES MADE SIMPLE

The American League: Recipes Inspired by Baseball Stadium Foods

by Blake Hoena
9781491482322. ea vol: 64p. (Ballpark Cookbooks). chart. photos. Capstone. 2016. lib. ed. $23.49.
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Gr 6 Up—Readers will say yes to learning how to make crab-cake sliders like they do at Baltimore's Camden Yards, yes to pineapple salsa to go with the Caribbean rice bowl while watching the San Francisco Giants play, and yes to the gravy-drenched combination of cheese curds and french fries known as poutine in Toronto. Updated stadium food is not as unhealthy as it used to be, and the 15 mini-menus in each of these books reflects that. Although there are lots of variations on dogs and fries, there are also plenty of slaws and corn, as well as fruity drinks and the occasional dessert. Recipes range from easy, like nutty chocolate drizzled popcorn and pizza-stuffed baked potato, to challenging ones such as Philadelphia's cheesesteak sliders.
VERDICT Especially if your readers have had success with the author's previous Sports Illustrated cookbooks, you'll want these gender-neutral collections of recipes.
Each volume contains fifteen sections (one for each Major League team, in sections for East, Central, and West divisions) with recipes inspired by today's varied ballgame snacks and meals (including several hot dog variations). Crammed-in design elements include photos and information about each ballpark, numbered steps, scorecards listing ingredients, and baseball-shaped sidebars with "Foodie Facts." Festive, but not for novice cooks. Review covers the following Sports Illustrated Kids: Ballpark Cookbooks titles: The American League and The National League.
Reviewed by Staff , Apr 01, 2016

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