Washoe County Library System

"A biography of Ruth Wakefield's life, and her invention of the chocolate chip cookie"--Provided by publisher.

Details the life of the talk show host and celebrity cook, including her childhood, her early career, and her success as a brand.

"Who is Geronimo Stiltonord? He is a mouseking -- the Geronimo Stilton of the ancient far north! He lives with his brawny and brave clan in the village of Mouseborg. From sailing frozen waters to facing fiery dragons, every day is an adventure for the micekings! The micekings are in a panic. The village's best cook is ill, and until she recovers, there's no delicious stew to eat! Geronimo Stiltonord departs immediately in search of a cure for her....

Rutabaga and his pet cooking pot, Pot, stumble into adventure as they continue to search for the most exotic ingredients for new dishes. But between the giant killer spiders, a bumbling acting troupe, a nefarious thief, and a horde of toxic goblins, how is Rutabaga supposed to find time to cook?

After her dreams of opening a restaurant are foiled when her partner borrows money from a loan shark, chef Lailu becomes the target of the king's assassin and the terrifying elf mafia, forcing her to seek the help of Greg, her rival in the restaurant business. "A thirteen-year-old master chef has a lot to prove as she tries to run a five-star restaurant, cook the perfect dragon cuisine, repay a greedy loan shark, and outsmart the Elven mafia in this...

Describes the life and career of Julia Child, who was the author of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and became one of the most well-known television cooking chefs.

"Yasmina isn't like the other kids in her city. She might be an oddball, but no one can deny that Yasmina has a flair for food. All she needs to whip up a gourmet meal is a recipe from her cookbook and fresh vegetables from the community garden. But everything changes when the garden is bulldozed and replaced with a strange new crop of potatoes. Her neighbors can't get enough of these spuds! And after just one bite their behavior changes--they slobber,...