Cheryl Robson - The Green Teen Cook Book

Glossary, Larder, Quick Fire recipes, Kitchen safety33

As a student, I always found it hard to cook cheap, healthy food on a day-to-day basis.My fridge was permanently empty and I could never be bothered to go to the shop inthe evening to pick up ingredients to cook something fancy. I have to confess that fora long time, I only ate pasta with ready-made tomato paste. No oil, no butter. Maybesome salt. And it didnt taste good at all. So when I discovered (through different people,books and websites) that it was possible to cook good food without spending hours orloads of money on it, I was a bit surprised. I even realised that eating properly didntcost much more than eating rubbish; often it cost a lot less.

But I was until very recently a teenager myself, and I know that many people, likeme, dont really know how to cook healthily and on a budget. I didnt know what eatingethically meant either. So when I got the opportunity to put this cookbook together,I decided to find out.

Young people sent me recipes from all over the place, covering a wide range ofdifferent tastes and flavours. It was amazing how interested people were in the project.I asked teenagers to send me seasonal, ethical, healthy and affordable recipes. I alsoasked them to send articles about food and their own experiences. And it worked!

This book has been designed, written and produced by young people, for youngpeople. And thats what makes it special: our recipes come from real teens who knowwhat its like to cook with little or no money. Some recipes are more or less expensivethan others, some are fantastically healthy, some a little less so, but I think variety isimportant and we all need a little treat, now and then, dont we?

I hope this cookbook helps you learn more about food, and I hope you enjoy therecipes! I tasted them all myself, and I have to say I had a great time!
Laurane Marchive

Laurane studied journalism at the Institute of Political Sciences, Lille and French Modern Literature at theSorbonne, Paris. After working as a journalist in France, Indonesia and India, she moved to London where sheis now working as an editor, translator and rights agent. She also works as a freelance circus performer.

A Guide to Seasonal Cooking

A lot of our recipes are seasonal, and thats what makes them so great. It means you get the best food out of each season, but it also means you pay less for it. Small symbols on every recipe will tell you when to make them so they are fresh and will taste the best. As some of the recipes are good for more than one season, and some even slightly in between seasons, our symbols are mostly a rough guide to whats good when.

Spring, Spring, Spring!Little birds are in love, and maybe youre in love too! Or maybe not. But it doesnt matter, who needs love when weve got food? Rejoice in springy fruit and veg, winter is over, its getting sunnier, so join the lambs frolicking in the fields!