Product Description

Designed especially for kids ages 9 and up, The Kids Cookbook is packed with kid-friendly recipes-and great photos to match. Each recipe includes an equipment list and all instruction young cooks need to have a great time whipping up something delicious. (Super-easy recipes are flagged, so kids can choose their challenges.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4583 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover-spiral
• 128 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780848726072
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Publisher
Geared towards kids ages 9 and up, The Kids Cookbook is all about having a great time in the kitchen. From the best-ever Blueberry Muffins to a Classic Turkey Club, from grown-up Fettuccine Alfredo to Brownie and Ice Cream Sandwiches, this book is bursting with imaginative recipes that have tons of kid-appeal! Give your future chefs a head start in the basics of cooking with this outstanding introduction.

*Includes more than 40 easy-to-follow recipes
*Inset photographs are sprinkled throughout the recipes to give kids an up-close view of ingredients and cooking techniques
*Classic cooking techniques are simplified and explained
*A glossary of common and not so common ingredients includes photographs for easy identification
*Spiral-bound for easy handling by small hands
*A quality Williams-Sonoma product

About the Author
Abigail Johnson Dodge is a Paris-trained author, culinary instructor, and pastry chef, former editor at Women's Day and Parents magazines, and author of Great Fruit Desserts. She currently directs the test kitchen for Fine Cooking magazine.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Breakfast & Lunch Big Blueberry Muffins

Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into 3 equal pieces
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 2 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup blueberries, rinsed and dried

1. Put the butter pieces in the small saucepan and set over medium heat. Stir with the wooden spoon until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Using the pot holder, remove the pan from the heat and set it aside to cool.

2. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Put the paper liners in the 12 muffin cups

3. In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Mix with the table fork.

4. In a small mixing bowl, combine the milk, egg, and vanilla. Using the same fork, beat until well-blended.

5. Add the milk mixture, melted butter, and blueberries to the flour mixture. Using the rubber spatula, stir gently until the ingredients are just blended.

6. Spoon equal amounts of the batter into the muffin cups. Sprinkle the extra 2 teaspoons sugar evenly over the tops.

7. Bake the muffins until they are golden and have risen nicely, 18 to 20 minutes. To test, insert the toothpick into the center of a muffin. If it comes out clean, the muffins are ready. Using oven mitts, remove the muffin pan from the oven and place it on the cooling rack. Let the muffins cool for at least 15 minutes before removing them from the pan. Gently turn the pan over, letting the muffins fall out onto the rack.

Makes 12 muffins

Customer Reviews

A Cookbook that inspires the whole family
My daughter is 12 years old and loves to cook. I have found that the recipes in The Kid's Cookbook are fun as well as recipes that the whole family can enjoy.Even though my daughter is 12, I would reccommend this book for younger kids as well. The recipes are very clear and the photography & graphics are bright and exciting. From the Banana Pancakes to the Country Coated Chicked Breasts to our ultimate favorite The Homemade Icecream Sandwiches there is something for every one. It is certainly a great gift for any boy or girl who loves to cook.

For Every Kid, Parent, and Grandparent You Know
I've given this book to just about every kid, parent, and grandparent in my life, all to rave reviews. My niece hoards it from her brother. One friend's son cooks dinner for the family once a week from this book. Another friend asks her grand-daughter to choose a recipe or two from the book and they spend a Saturday afternoon centering a cooking lesson around the skills learned therein. The book strikes just the right tone: friendly without being cutesy, snappy without being silly. It's a marvelous idea beautifully executed, and a great gift. Abigail Johnson Dodge hit a home run with this one.

Excellent Cookbook for Kids!
This cookbook for the younger reader is wonderful. This book is easy to understand, filled with many pictures, that not only gives recipes, but also teaches various cooking techniques. Williams Sonoma has a wonderful way of creating cookbooks for the younger people that have not only creative recipes, but recipes for foods that we eat every day. I highly recommend this cookbook for your young novice cook!