Adding to Geography with cooking

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  • February 21, 2013 at 6:10 pm
    Titus2mama
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    My family just adores the Explore the Holy Land book!! I can not reccomended it to enough people. Our only issue is she is tantalizing us with her little snippets of food and recipes from each nation

    I would love to be able to finish each study of the different nations with a lunch prepared from foods from that nation. I have been searching for a cookbook that would help with that. Any ideas?

    February 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm
    eawerner
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    Have you checked your library?  I know I’ve seen several international cooking books for kids. 

    February 21, 2013 at 7:28 pm
    Titus2mama
    Member

    Yes I have

    I was hoping for something more complete. Rather than checking out something when every we switch nations

    February 21, 2013 at 7:44 pm
    melindab72
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    I have one suggestion that might be helpful now, or in the future if you like to cook along with geography studies. It’s a vegetarian cookbook called ‘Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant’. The recipes are delicious, and the book is organized according to region. They are a bit modified since no meat is used, but the spices are authentic and the recipes are pretty easy to make. 

    Thanks for the reminder, we are in mod 1 right not (Ancient Egypt), and I want to make a few of the recipes from North Africa. =)

    Also, I have a recipe for what is called “Esau’s Pottage” if you’re interested.

    February 21, 2013 at 7:47 pm
    Lesley Letson
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    Have you looked at Eat Your Way Around the World?

    There is also an Eat Your Way around the USA

    February 21, 2013 at 8:20 pm
    Titus2mama
    Member

    Would love the recipe for Esau’s pottage!!

    Eat your way around the world looks perfect!!!

    Thanks so much!

    February 21, 2013 at 9:54 pm
    HollyS
    Participant

    about.com has lots of international recipies.  I often just search Google for whatever type of food I want to make and it comes up with tons of ideas!  

    February 22, 2013 at 4:23 am
    melindab72
    Member

    Here it is…

    Esau’s Pottage

    1 1/2 lbs (3 cups) red lentils

    1/4 cup brown rice

    1/4 cup butter

    10 cups water

    4 onions, chopped

    seasoning

    Saute the onions in the butter until soft and transparent. Add the remaining ingredients and cook until the pottage begins to thicken and the rice becomes soft. Adjust seasoning to taste before serving.

     

    I saw this recipe in a bean cookbook published in 1982. It doesn’t look very exciting, and you will probably be dying to add lemon juice and indian spices and stuff. But then it wouldn’t be a little bit close to what Esau sold his birthright for, now would it? His was probably lentils and water. LOL   Enjoy!

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