Spending time in the kitchen, creating a delectable dish with your kids, is an exceptionally satisfying and enriching endeavor. Maybe you find joy just spending the time with your offspring or perhaps you’re just prepping them for the day when they can make you dinner for a change. Regardless, teaching our kids how to make a decent meal or two is one of our responsibilities as parents. Here are five of the best Kid’s Cookbook choices out there to help you lead them to culinary greatness.
Kitchen for Kids: 100 Amazing Recipes Your Children Can Really Make (above)
by Jennifer Low
One of the big pluses of this book is that this collection of recipes are made without the use of knives or stove top flames and are all created from scratch. Yup, safety first. The collection off 100 recipes includes items like a Paddy Thai Noodles, One-Potato-Two Bread and a Strawberry-Fudge Striped Cake. $16.57 here.
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up
By Mollie Katzen and Ann Henderson
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes was created by the author of the legendary Moosewood Cookbook - Mollie Katzen along with the educator Ann Henderson. This book includes two sets of instructions, one set in words for parents and one set is in easy to follow picture based recipes. All of them are healthy options and include goodies Hide and Seek Muffins, Green Spaghetti and Carrot Pennies. $12.21 here.
The Family Kitchen: Easy and Delicious Recipes for Parents and Kids to Make and Enjoy Together
by Debra Ponzek
The Family Kitchen makes the chore of cooking an educational and (hopefully) tasty playdate for the whole family. Each recipe includes a list of tasks that the kids can assist in. Kids learn kitchen safety, beginning cooking tips and techniques. The 125 recipes include items like Grilled Spicy Red Snapper Tacos, Garden Vegetable Soup and Double Hot Chocolate with Homemade Marshmallows. $16.50 here.
DK Children's Cookbook
by Katharine Ibbs
DK Books is known for the graphically strong and compellingly designed releases. The Children’s Cook Book – Quick and Tasty Recipes for Young Chefs includes easy to follow recipes along with oodles of full color photographs with basic cooking fundamentals like how to boil an egg and how to cut the tops of strawberries. The 50 recipes include such tempting choices like Sausage Popovers, Blueberry Pancakes, Chicken Curry. $12.23 here.
The Usborne First Cookbook
by Angela Wilkes
The Usborne First Cookbook is an introduction to the culinary arts including a primer on kitchen equipment, handy hints, and a glossary of kitchen terms. This cookbook includes a collection of simple easy to make recipes such as French Toast, Ice Cream Sundaes and Marmalade Gingerbread. $12.91 here
