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TLC Tim
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Post subject: Kids cookbook  Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:03 pm |
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Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:59 am
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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My kids are at the age where they could be responsible for meals, and I want to start involving them in the kitchen. I'm thinking it would be nice to have a book they could browse with simple recipes. They'd pick a meal, we'd shop for ingredients, then they'd make the meal with supervision. Can anybody recommend a book for this? I could guide them through my books, but there is a lot they aren't ready for. I know there are a lot of kid cookbooks out there, but I'm looking for something we'll all want to eat. Any thoughts?
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" Food that`s too safe, too pasteurized, too healthy - it`s bad! There should be some risk, like unpasteurized cheese. Food is about rot, and decay, and fermentation.as much as it is also about freshness."
-Anthony Bourdain
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fitzie
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:46 pm |
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Location: Kansas City
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Marion Cunningham has one. Cooking with Kids. We enjoyed it and used if quite a bit.
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marygott
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:18 pm |
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How old are your kids? I would get a cookbook made for a beginner cook like Betty Crocker or (stand back, I am going to invoke his holy name) Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food. I also got a sushi cookbook for my daughter and an Asian one for my neighbor (great person, lousy cook but interested in branching out). It shows a photograph of every step. I think it is a German series but I will check, perhaps it is a translation. They are wonderful for new cooks and the recipes are simple but interesting enough to actually eat.
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auntcy1
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:25 pm |
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I second the Betty Crocker cookbook.
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TLC Tim
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:33 pm |
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Location: Syracuse, NY
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I'm thinking about getting this one.
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" Food that`s too safe, too pasteurized, too healthy - it`s bad! There should be some risk, like unpasteurized cheese. Food is about rot, and decay, and fermentation.as much as it is also about freshness."
-Anthony Bourdain
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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 10:30 am |
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Location: Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Tim, I got my younger guy these for Christmas -
The Spatulatta cookbook by Isabella dn Olivia Gerasole , apparently they have a website- we've yet to make anything but the recipes all look good and are things we would eat, some more adventurous stuff like tofu and sushi and is spiral bound and quite sturdy...important I find!
The Usborne Cookbook for Boys - great pictures and tips, some of the igredients are not easy to find for me and we've not done much out of it
Ready Steady Spagetti by Lucy Broadhurst - the recipes look good, not very appealing to younger ones though due to layout but we've earmarked a few to try. The choclate cake we made from it was not good and the leftover got pitched.
I think the ATK Family cookbook is a good one for kids to peruse and choose stuff, and second (third) the Marion Cunningham suggestion.
We've borrowed that from the library a few times.
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phoenix
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 12:48 pm |
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Location: Northern California
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Joy of Cooking would also be good.
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wino
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 2:09 pm |
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JOC for kids?!   TLCTim - we really could use some basic info. like ages or reading level/comprehension ability.
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jeanf
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:13 pm |
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Location: Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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My friend's 12 year old daughter got the Joy of Cooking and has been cooking from it...she loves it. I'm not a fan of the book so didn't suggest it.
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phoenix
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Post subject: Re: Kids cookbook Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:02 pm |
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Just curious, what is not liked about JOC? I don't cook much from there (apple sauce and tri tip... not together  ), but there is a lot of not always complicated information for a new and even young cook. Depending on their age, a parent could help explain terms and procedures (FWIW, I have a background in child development and don't think this would be an issue). I don't know, a lot of kid oriented books seem to dumb down for kids (e.g., ketchup pizza made with english muffins...bleccch) Nancy
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