"Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a Jewish girl, connect in an after school cooking club and bond over food and their mothers' struggles to become United States citizens"--Title verso page.

Yasmin's family is hosting a big party, but Yasmin is worried that the traditional food her family is cooking is too spicy--so her family challenges Yasmin to come up with a dish of her own. ¡A Yasmin le encanta hacer fiestas! ¡Música, amigos, diversión! Pero no le gusta la comida picante que sirve su familia paquistaní. Yasmin se pone su sombrero de chef y decide que va a hacer su propia receta fantástica y deliciosa... ¡cuando descubra cuál...