Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes by Mollie Katzen

Tomato bruschetta, rigatoni with meatballs, and focaccia-all the recipes your child needs to craft a rustic Italian feast are within these pages! Based on a classic cookbook written almost six decades ago, the illustrations make it easy for younger readers to follow along and create tasty dishes themselves!Ĭopyright © 1997, 2003 by Dorling Kinsley Limited. The Silver Spoon for Children by Editors of Phaidon Press Recipes increase in difficulty as children get older, progressing from alphabet soup and paninis for the preschool set to “green noodles and ham” and French-toast Monte Cristo sandwiches for older, more experienced child chefs. Cooking Rocks! Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids by Rachael RayĬooking superstar Rachael Ray believes in the power of getting kids in the kitchen-and this cookbook grows with children as they age. Illustrations copyright © 2004 by Chris Kalb. Bon appétit!Ĭopyright © 2004 by Rachael Ray.

(And we know that little minds are hungry for knowledge.) These 10 cookbooks for kids will help you jumpstart your kitchen adventures. Not only will your little sous chef contribute to the big holiday meal, but there’s lots of learning to be had in all that mixing and measuring. Nonetheless, cooking with children is a five-star family activity in our book. And will the measuring be less than precise? Probably. Will there be more flour on the floor? Oh, yes.

Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes by Mollie Katzen