New Cookbooks for Your Kids
With summertime finally in full swing, sometimes that means you have a bit more time to spend in the kitchen with your kids. I know in our house, it means my son and I have, at the very least, a standing baking date once a week.
In the current issue of People magazine, writer Allison Adato tried out four of the latest kid cookbooks with her six-year-old son, Julian. Here’s what they had to say:
Yum-O: The Family Cookbook by Rachael Ray
Great idea: Breaking out tasks (stuff apples, tear basil) that the youngest chefs can handle.
Not so great: Candy “pseudo sushi.” (Cute, but all that sugar!)
Sous chef loved: Clam Bake Stoup
The Toddler Cookbook by Annabel Karmel
Great idea: Roasting cherry tomatoes for fast red sauce, instead of jarred.
Not great: Must fish sticks look like fish with a single pea for the eye? Must they?
Sous chef made (with help): Banana muffins.
Paula Deen’s My First Cookbook
Great idea: Easy instructions with table-manners tips.
Not great: Processed foods (marshmallow ambrosia salad).
Sous chef wanted to make: That ambrosia, of course.
Cook It Up In A Cup! by Julia Myall
Great idea: Risotto cups, oven-baked in 20 minutes.
Not so great: Recipes for 12 portions - but only 6 cups in the box.
Sous chef wanted to make: Anything that looked like a cupcake.
