The Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook [Hardcover]

Angela Wilkes (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

Over 100 simple recipes for everything from scrambled eggs to delicious pastries are presented with full color, step-by-step illustrations, introducing children to the joys of cooking and eating good food.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Do restaurant menus featuring full-color food photos kick your salivary glands into high gear? Angela Wilkes's inviting, heavily illustrated cookbook offers the same satisfaction of seeing exactly what you're going to get--along with the ensuing hunger pangs. Children can follow each recipe step by step, with photographs that show what you're supposed to do, how to do it, and when. Thankfully, the 60 recipes are appealing dishes the whole family will want to eat, from Salade Nicoise and Filled Crepes to the more basic Tacos and Guacamole and Spicy Chicken Burgers. The chapters include: "Before You Start," "Kitchen Rules," "Super-Fast Snacks" (Cheater's Pizzas, Crunchy Crostini, Fruit Smoothies), "Speedy Meals" (Classic Omelettes, Vegetable Soups, Chicken Curry and Rice); "Delightful Desserts" (Lemon Cheesecake, Fruit Crumble, Tiramisu), "Treats and Sweets" (Oat Bars, Chocolate Dips, Macaroons), "Picture Glossary" (Grilling, Stir-Frying, Marinating), and a helpful index. The book provides quantities of ingredients in both imperial and metric measurements and clearly organizes the ingredients lists. The overall effect is dazzling--youngsters will find themselves right at home in the kitchen, whipping up simple or elaborate dishes with confidence and glee. (Ages 9 to 12)

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-6?This beautiful cookbook, full of eye-catching photographs, is a companion piece to The Children's Step-by-Step Cook Book (DK, 1994). The recipes are categorized by snacks, speedy meals, desserts, and treats and sweets, with no repeats from the first book, but similar in type. However, the collection is overpowered with sweets, and the categories are not precise; instead, they overlap a great deal. Cooks' tools are listed, not pictured as they are in Step; ingredients are pictured in a smaller, boxed area. The method steps are similarly numbered, pictured, and described, and the final dish is pictured and labeled in both books. Unlike Step, Quick gives preparation time; it is a range of 7-40 minutes, the latter of which some young cooks would not agree is quick. The recipes in both books are inviting and are composed of real ingredients rather than mixes. The table of contents contains full-color photographs as well as descriptions, so that readers can know just what to expect from "Crunchy Crostini," "Fishcake Flounders," "Tiramisu," or "Flapjacks." Libraries that can afford them should have both titles. Bon appetit!?Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (November 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789420260
• ISBN-13: 978-0789420268
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #244,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Angela Wilkes is the author of several Dorling Kindersley books, including The Children's Step-by-Step Cookbook and My First Word Book.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

69 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous children's cookbook!, June 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook (Hardcover)

Angela Wilkes has created a superb cookbook that, while targeted for 9 to 12 year old children, appeals to people of all ages. From cover to cover, my children and I were delighted with everything we saw. The table of contents shows a beautiful, full-color photo of each dish -- what a perfect device to help a child choose what he would like to make! And the choice is incredible -- there are recipes suitable for every part of every meal, including some wonderful snacks. Many of the recipes are for some very sophisticated creations: this is no peanut-butter and jelly cookbook! No matter how simple or sensational the dish, the directions are all clear and concise, with every ingredient and every step shown by a color photograph. My children have been very successful in following the instructions and making something very tasty from every recipe they have tried. This is an amazing cookbook for young children! (Moms and dads are going to find themselves wanting to make something from it's colorful and appetizing pages too!) I heartily recommend this book to anyone whose child has the slightest interest in learning to cook.

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars YUMMY!, October 16, 2002

By A Customer

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook (Hardcover)

I bought this cookbook originally for my niece. However, it is such a gorgeous book that I kept it for my 5 year old son. The recipes are pretty simple that most of the ingredients you already have at home. The book includes a picture glossary for the terms that are used in the book such as folding in or separating the egg yolk and egg white. The pictures are magnificent. My son wants to make everything. While the book was created for kids, there are a few recipes that I am eager to try out. They have something in here for everyone. It is not just your PB & J cookbook. This has some real baking and cooking recipes. I cannot wait to try them. I highly recommend this book for the clear cut directions. The lack of fancy ingredients simplify it too. The pictures are worth every penny of the book. The pictures are nice and large so that any aged child can easily follow the steps of the pictures even if they cannot read! Bon Appetit!

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Reason Why I Cook Today, July 28, 2006

By 

S. E. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Children's Quick and Easy Cookbook (Hardcover)

I am an 18 year old girl who first got this book about 10 years ago. I recently bought it again because my parents gave it away without telling me. The recipes in this book are so fun and innovative that they made me find my love for cooking at such a young age. Now I cook dinner every night. Parents: if you want your kids to get involved in cooking actual meals, buy them this book! You won't regret it! And to those who say that the recipes are too complex for kids, they aren't giving their children enough credit. Your kids are probably smarter than you. So get this book and open your children's eyes to the wonderful world of cooking.