This book is not just about recipes, as the title suggests. However, I’m going to focus on the treats only for the purposes of Home Cooking. Donata Maggipinto encourages families to work together to create treats such as Cocoa Cobweb Cupcakes, Black Cat Cookies, and Stained-Glass Spooks. Nearly every recipe includes a safe task for young helpers, such as stamping cookie or marshmallow dough while their parents heat the hot cocoa.