Spatulatta Cookbook

This fabulous cookbook for kids features Isabella and Olivia Gerasole, the adorable and charming hosts on www.spatulatta.com. A cooking for kids website that recently won a 2006 James Beard Award, which is the equivalent of an Oscar in the culinary world. Their kid-friendly recipes range from basic "Mom's the Star Toast" to a peek into various ethnic cuisines like "Yumbo Gumbo." The cookbook is arranged by season and also includes special sections devoted to snacks and vegetarian recipes along with easy-to-follow basic cooking skills and weights and measures.brbrdivChef Jorge's Guacamole/divdiv /divdiv"Our friend, Chef Jorge uses aimolcajete/i-the bowl-like thing called a mortar in English-and aitejolote/i-the round-bottomed rock used for grinding known in English as a pestle. They are both made of volcanic rock but you can use a bowl and wooden spoon instead."/divdiv-Belle/divdiv /divdivMakes 1-1/2 cups guacamole/divdiv /divdivYou'll need:/divdiv /divdiv1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic/divdiv2 tablespoons finely chopped white onion/divdiv1 tablespoon finely chopped jalapeño chile pepper/divdiv1 large ripe avocado (the Haas variety is the best)/divdiv1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lime juice/divdivDash of salt/divdiv1 tablespoon chopped ripe tomato/divdiv1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro/divdivTortillas or corn chips for serving/divdiv /divdivEquipment:/divdiv /divdivMeasuring cups and spoons/divdivMedium bowl (about 3 quarts)/divdivLarge wooden spoon for stirring/divdivButter knife/divdiv /divdiv1. Put the garlic, onion, and jalapeño in the bowl and use the wooden spoon to stir them together./divdiv2. Have an adult help cut the avocado vertically in half, from the narrow end to the wide end; remove the large seed or pit./divdi