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{{Infobox_book
|name = A Smart Girl's Guide: Cooking
|image = File:SmartGirls-Cooking-2020.png
|imagewidth = 300px
|caption = The cover as of 2020
|published = 2016 (revised cover in 2020)
|author = Patricia Daniels and Darcie Johnston
|illustrator = Elisa Chavarri
|isbn = 9781609587369
}}

'''''A Smart Girl's Guide: Cooking''': how to make food for your friends, your family and yourself'' is an [[List of American Girl Published Books|American Girl publication]] in the A [[Smart Girl's Guides]] series, focused on kitchen safety, food preparation, and meal planning.  A revised edition with a cover change for the new Smart Girl's branding was published in 2020. 

It has a companion cookbook, ''[[You're the Chef]]'', which contains more recipes. The book was the focus of the [[Smart Girl's Guide Kit: Cooking]]. 

==Contents==

===Food, Glorious Food===

* Join the Club
* Family Traditions
* The Joys of Cooking
* Quiz: Your Cooking Sense
* Happy And Healthy
* Different Foods for Different Folks

===Tools and Rules===

* The Safe Kitchen
* Tools:
** Pots and Pans
** Knives, Peelers, and Graters
** Bowls and other Basics
** Best for Baking
** Small Appliances and Gadgets

===How-To Basics===

* Measuring Ingredients 
* Handling Knives
* Slicing and Dicing
* Peeling, Grating, and Zesting
* Keeping It Clean
* Mixing It Up
* Breaking It Up
* Rolling It Out

===Get Cracking!===

* Ready, Set, Cook!
* Hot Terms
* How To Read a Recipe
* Recipes
** Easy Eggs
** Fruit Smoothies
** Great Basics
** Beautiful Bird
** Fish Feast
** Gorgeous Greens
** Veggies Two Ways
** Sweet Treats
* Cooking 911: Help for Kitchen Emergencies
* It Happened to Me!

===From Soup to Nuts===

* Thinking Ahead
* Mind Over Menus
* Recipe Finds
* Menus
** The Lunchbox
** Family Dinners
** Birthday Bashes
** Breakfast Bites
* Making a List, Checking it Twice
* Let's Go Shopping!
* Table Time

==Book Covers==
<gallery position="center" widths="250" spacing="small">
SmartGirls-Cooking-2016.jpg|First cover from 2016-2020
SmartGirls-Cooking-2020.png|Second cover from 2020-present
</gallery>

==Trivia==

* As with all American Girl cookbooks, a safety notice is included that states how techniques use sharp tools, heat, powered appliances, and raw food which may cause cross contamination; thus, adult supervision is required at all times for all instructions and recipes. 

==References==
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[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:A Smart Girl's Guides]]
[[Category:Items Released in 2016]]

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