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The Good
Housekeeping
Illustrated
Children's
Cookbook (Morrow)
-Remember when you were . young
and you vowed that when you had
children you would never, ever
make them go to bed at 9 p.m. or
do dishes or pick up their boots?
I certainly hope you've gotten
over that by now, and your young-
sters are not only doing the dishes
they're mopping the floor and
washing the windows and prepar-
ing a gourmet dinner for you each
night.
Of course, you might like a little
variety from those steak-with-mush-
room-and-wine-sauce meals you've
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It's The Miracle:
Chanukah Songs
For The Whole
Family
31543 W. 13 MILE RD.
12/12
1997
FARMINGTON HILLS
(248) 553-4867
by Allan Lieberman (LeBeau
Productions)
been having. Here's just the
thing.
The Good Housekeeping
Illustrated Children's
Cookbook is filled with ter-
rific, easy recipes, simple
instructions and great illus-
trations for every young
Julia Child or Molto Mario.
There is information about
how to use the oven, how
to measure ingredients and
how to peel fruits and veg-
etables. Best of all, though,
are the recipes, which give
guidelines on exactly how
and when to do everything,
and how long it will take.
Though simple, these
aren't the run-of-the-mill dish-
es you find in a children's
cookbook. Some of the recipes
plan to make my own children pre-
pare include herb-and-cheese
scrambled eggs, overnight French
toast, grilled cream cheese and
jelly sandwiches, mini-muffeletta
When it comes to Jewish
children's music there are a
few singers who never miss
the mark (like Debbie
Friedman), a few whose
music resonates with the har-
mony of a dentist's drill, and
a large contingent whose
recordings are okay, but
nothing to write home about.
This tape falls in that latter
category.
It doesn't take much
imagination•to guess what
the songs are about: the
Maccabbees, latkes, long-
lasting oil, a menorah.
Sometimes, Lieberman's lyrics
are just terrific — education-
al, but fun enough to please chil-
dren of all ages. One of these is
all about Israeli donuts:
"Soufganyiot, soufganyiot/If you
live in North Dakota don't forget
your coat/Take one on the boat,
if you drop it will float/Excuse me
sandwiches and layered vegetable
bake.
Though this is not a kosher cook-
book, there's only one recipe for
pork and nothing combining meat
and cheese, so it's certain to please
everyone.
‘–
if I dote on soufganyiot."
But the music is often bland, and
after a while one song sounds like
the next. It's too bad, too, that Mr.
Lieberman couldn't muster more
enthusiasm for his own songs. He
has a nice voice, but his style is
more likely to quiet little ones
down that get them excited for the
holiday. 4q
Better you should watch
reruns of "Three's Company."
k\me Is this the best they could
do?
k‘okot,v Nothing great, nothing
awful.
wvkviv Try it, you'll like it.
gotwv‘otp Meeee0000w!
This is the cat's pajamas.
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