On the basis of her own experience teaching young children to cook, Marion Cunningham, the Fannie Farmer of today, shows boys and girls how to master essential techniques and to produce, all on their own, 35 favorite recipes, from vegetable soup to a birthday cake. in color.
Marion Cunningham was born in southern California and later lived in Walnut Creek. She was responsible for the complete revision ofThe Fannie Farmer Cookbookand is the author ofThe Fannie Farmer Baking Book, The Breakfast Book, The Supper Book, Cooking with Children,andLearning to Cook with Marion Cunningham.She frequently traveled throughout the country giving cooking demonstrations, and contributed articles toBon Apptit, Food & Wine, Saveur,andGourmetmagazines, as well as writing a column for theSan Francisco Chronicle.In May 2003 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the James Beard Foundation. She died in 2012.