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 Margaret Ann Loe - Consumer Robyn L. Oplinger - The Arc Anita Bean - Martin Luther Homes, Inc. Laura Reilly - Teaching Exceptional Children (CEC) Susan Bergert - The LCCE Insider (CEC) Joan E. Medlen, RD - Disability Solutions Pamela Tanguay - The Source (ACS-U.S.) Monique J. Marino - TBI Challenge! (BIA) Sue Badeau - FACES of Adoption Joni Fritz - LINKS (ANCOR) Paula Lanier - Okeechobee Rehabilitation Facility Michelle Barker - Stepping Stones-A Life Foundation Heather Tigchelaar - Hope Network Marianne Thomas - Lifetime Assistance Tiffaney Primeau - REM North Star, Inc. Shirley Deckert - South Dakota Achieve Barbara McKeever - Teacher "Thank you so much for making a cookbook like this…. My social worker ordered my first book for me, and I made French Toast this morning, and I liked that one and the book is easy to understand and to figure out. My CSP worker helped me figure out the Hamburger one. When I was little my Mother tried to show me how to do them, but I couldn't ever figure it out until this book came along….Thank you so much."  Back to Top"This cookbook is great!!! We will have it on display in our Family Resource Center, and I am planning to show it to every middle school level teacher I see....You have made a meaningful contribution to the world of those with challenges. Thank you for making an everyday task such as cooking more accessible (and fun!)" Back to Top"Our agency purchased several copies of your book, Cooking Made Easy last Fall. It is a great book and is used often in the group homes. Thank you!!" Back to Top"This is a welcome resource for people with developmental disabilities....Using easily found ingredients, the appealing, basic recipes, in a large-print format, can form the foundation for a cook's imagination." Back to Top"Teachers will especially like her invariable first step: 'WASH HANDS.'" Back to Top"As a mother of a child with Down syndrome and additional disabilities, I see this as a great beginning....Eileen Laird has produced a resource that is helpful to parents and young adults with developmental disabilities as they learn to be independent members of any community. If learning to cook is on the agenda at your house, give it a try." Back to Top"We've tried the traditional cookbook approach, which confused me as much as it did my daughter. WHAT size saucepan? Does tsp. mean teaspoon or tablespoon??? Chop the onion - I assume they mean peel it first. What in heaven do they mean by 'parboil the potatoes?' So, with fervent hope I opened the book [Cooking Made Easy], and joy of joys, found the answer to my prayers. A simple but very specific approach to cooking....This little gem of a book is an incredible resource!" Back to Top"With more than 80 recipes, this book can be a wonderful tool for individuals with brain injury and anyone who has had difficulty reading and using traditional cookbooks." Back to Top"What a wonderful resource! My seven oldest kids are....DD and cooking is probably their biggest difficulty in terms of independence, so they spend an unreasonable amount of their limited SSI income on frozen dinners, junk food or eating at McDonalds and ordering pizza. Then they are always short at the end of the month. I am so excited to hear about this resource!" Back to Top"Eileen Laird has developed an alternative style that fills the gap for people who read simple words, but cannot handle the more complex language in printed cookbooks." Back to Top"I have looked high and low for such a valuable book!! We have several persons in the supported living program (living independently) that this would be of great help to. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Back to Top"Cooking Made Easy is a fantastic book that really is very concrete and allows for you to go literally step by step when planning for and preparing meals. I highly recommend it for people that are either just learning how to cook for the first time or want to brush up on their skills." Back to Top"Your cookbook is also wonderful for people with mental illness who have a hard time focusing on pages with a lot information. I work with men with schizophrenia in an independent living program and this cookbook will hopefully bring an end to their frustration with cooking, and a new beginning to their dietary and mental health!" Back to Top"I think that you have 'hit the nail on the head' with the development of this book....I currently supervise two apartment buildings where we have a variety of functioning levels....However, as you have discovered, it is difficult for some of our guys to become totally independent with cooking skills due to difficulty in following recipes. I believe that with this book, we may be able to open the doors to some of our folks." Back to Top"Your cookbook will be a great learning tool for the consumers we work with. It breaks things down to a level that is easily understood & the price listed on each recipe is very helpful for those who live on their own. Thank you again." Back to Top"I have been teaching cooking skills to people with developmental disabilities for 16 years and have never seen a cookbook quite like this. You do an excellent job of laying out the steps involved in a recipe and above all, it is SO descriptive and leaves very little room to misunderstand what should be done. This is a wonderful discovery! Thank you!" Back to Top"Thank you for seeing a need and doing something about it!!" Back to TopOrder Form Recipes Features History |
