For each month of the year discover recipes for fun, new dishes and twists on old favorites, weird-but-true food facts, profiles on "foodie " people, plus activities and challenges you can do by yourself or with friends.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-159) and index.

January.New Year's party -- Cuisine scene: the southern United States -- Healthy eating -- Snow day snacks -- January challenge: play with your food! -- Kitchen skill: how to use a knife -- Feburary. Valentine's Day dinner -- The science of sweet -- Kitchen skill: seasoning with salt -- Edible weather report -- Green scene: make a 3-D valentine! -- February challenge: soup off! -- March. International feast -- People profile: George Washington Carver -- Green scene: grow an indoor herb garden -- Kitchen skill: blanching vegetables -- March challenge: what's your green tally? -- April. Egg-stravaganza! -- Edible weather report -- Breakfast block party -- Green scene: food for your garden! -- April challenge: fruit salad face-off! -- May. Edible treats -- Kitchen skill: how to measure -- Green scene: make a birdbath -- People profile: Sam Kass -- May challenge: farmers market name game -- June. Grilling 101 -- Dinner time! -- Green scene: ocean alert! -- June challenge: protein power-up! -- People profile: Dune Lankard and Forrest Pritchard -- July. Plan a picnic -- Edible weather report -- Kitchen skill: cleaning up as you go -- Green scene: green summer adventures -- July challenge: family chef competition -- Goin' veggie -- August. Heritage recipes -- Understanding heritage -- The truth about food waste -- Green scene: water, water everywhere! -- People profile: Sandra Postel -- August challenge: family recipe book -- September. Lunch! -- Anatomy of a sandwich -- Scheduling September -- People profile: Alice Waters -- Green scene: make a reusable lunch bag -- Share your food -- September challenge: pack your lunch! -- October. Spooky pizza party -- Scary snacks -- Edible weather report -- October challenge: witches' toenail trail mix -- November. Harvest feast -- Volunteering -- Green scene: create a green Thanksgiving -- Cuisine scene: Misitam Restaurant -- November challenge: leftovers bonanza -- December. Holiday celebration -- Cuisine scene: a cultural melting pot -- Green scene: earth-friendly holidays -- December challenge: start a cooking club! -- People profile: Haile Thomas.