Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family!: Recipes to Get Everybody Cooking [Hardcover]

Emeril Lagasse (Author), Charles Yuen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 1 and up

Chef Emeril Lagasse's first step into the kitchen with kids -- Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup!: Recipes for the Kid in Everyone -- showed that chefs come in all ages, and how, with a little help from adults, kids can make meals that sizzle! Now Chef Emeril is back with a new cookbook for the whole family. Hey, Chef Emeril knows that the best place to get a family together is in the kitchen. And when you're cooking together as a family, every meal is a guaranteed crowd pleaser!

Chef Emeril includes recipes for every meal of the day -- plus snacks, holiday meals, and party treats -- so the possibilities are truly endless. With sides and optionalingredients galore, you can kick these recipes up a notch to fit every family's taste.

• Sunday breakfast will never be the same once your family tries Ooey Gooey Blueberry "French Toast."
• Whether you're making Perfect Roast Chicken or Mighty Meaty Meatloaf for dinner, Real-Deal Rice Pilaf makes a surefire side dish.
• Pizzazy Pizza Sandwiches are an after-school hit any day of the week.
• Is it time for a party? Miss Hilda's Popcorn Cake looks almost too good to eat!

What more could a family ask for? These 76 recipes have been specially chosen by Chef Emeril to include steps for every family member, from small hands to big ones. Instead of kids asking, "What's for dinner?"they'll be saying, "Let's make Very Veggie Lasagna tonight!"

So what are you waiting for? Everybody get cooking!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up–Emeril's many fans will eat this up. The introduction emphasizes the fun and learning involved in cooking together as a family. The use of fresh ingredients is definitely a plus, but many of the recipes are quite complicated, making this a good book for children and adults to use together. Front matter (the first 25 pages) covers equipment, safety tips, basic skills and terms, and measurements. Seventy-six recipes follow, logically arranged to begin with breakfast and continue through dessert. The step-by-step directions are clearly laid out, and most of the dishes look delicious. The fresh and attractive design includes a mix of simple paintings (for the food) and photos (for the people). Emeril himself is shown throughout, conveying his enthusiasm and sense of play and offering a familiar note for media-savvy cooks. Nutritional information is not included, which may be a good thing, since many of the recipes are sinfully caloric (the hot chocolate recipe calls for whole milk and heavy cream and chocolate chips). For this reason, many of the dishes will be better suited for special occasions than for everyday enjoyment.–Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
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About the Author

Emeril Lagasse is a chef, restaurateur, and author of fifteen bestselling cookbooks including his most recent book, Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh, and Emeril’s New New Orleans Cooking, which introduced his creative take on Creole cuisine. He is the proprietor of twelve award-winning restaurants across the country. He is the host of The Originals with Emeril and his popular series Emeril Live, both appearing on the Cooking Channel. His latest program, Emeril’s Table, airs exclusively on the Hallmark Channel. In 2002, Emeril established the Emeril Lagasse Foundation to support children’s educational programs that inspire and mentor young people through the culinary arts and promote nutrition and healthy eating. www.Emerils.com

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1 edition (April 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060004398
• ISBN-13: 978-0060004392
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #250,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Emeril Lagasse is the chef/owner of several critically acclaimed restaurants, including Emeril's Restaurant, NOLA, and Emeril's Delmonico in New Orleans. He also owns and runs Emeril's New Orleans Fish House and Delmonico Steakhouse in Las Vegas, as well as Emeril's Orlando and Emeril's Tchoup Chop in Orlando, Emeril's Miami Beach, and Emeril's Atlanta.

In addition, Emeril Lagasse is the host of Emeril Green on Planet Green and and The Essence of Emeril on the Food Network. His previous cookbooks include Emeril's Potluck; Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family!; From Emeril's Kitchens; Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup!; Emeril's TV Dinners; and Every Day's a Party.

Emeril Lagasse's enthusiasm for mentoring and teaching young people inspired him to establish The Emeril Lagasse Foundation(R), a nonprofit organization that seeks to mentor, inspire, and enable young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive and creative individuals. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation(R) supports a diverse network of organizations -- including St. Michael Special School for Exceptional Children in New Orleans and the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation(R) -- and will continue to cultivate relationships with organizations that are committed to improving the quality of young people's lives in each of the communities where Emeril's restaurants operate.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for adults too!, July 22, 2004

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D. F McBride "Super D" (Ringoes NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family!: Recipes to Get Everybody Cooking (Hardcover)

While the book is designed to help "young" chefs, I recommend it for any novice cook. Concepts that some books assume you know are explained in detail. Saves me from having to call MY mom for help!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DELICIOUS FUN!, June 5, 2004

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Brenda "MYSHELFDOTCOM" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family!: Recipes to Get Everybody Cooking (Hardcover)

It's a cookbook for the whole family, and who better than Chef Emeril Lagasse to put it together? Lagasse is approachable and expressive. Have you ever seen his toothpaste commercial? He looks like a guy who enjoys a good laugh. His cookbook is fun and imaginative. Illustrator Charles Yuen must be applauded for the colorful drawings combined with the pictures. They bring out the smiles, too.

His humor goes into the recipe titles as well: Waffable Waffles, Never-Enough Dinner Rolls, Talk About a Taco Salad, Totally Sloppy Joes, Blow-You-Away Bagel Chips, Rainy-Day BBQ Chicken, Best Baked Tomatoes, Just-Chillin' Chocolate Fridge Pie, My First Watermelon Granita.

This is one of the better cookbooks I've come across. Readers get a large book with kids' favorite recipes as well as recipes for grown-ups. All you have to do is give your breakfast, lunch or dinner menu a little "Emeril mix" and everyone leaves the table happy. Highly recommended.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Recipes are good, but...., September 15, 2007

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HMelon "hmelon" (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family!: Recipes to Get Everybody Cooking (Hardcover)

My son brought this book home from the school library. He loves to cook and the recipes in this book work well for us to make together. They are definitely not easy enough for a 9-year-old to attempt on his own, but the point of this book is to make cooking an experience for the whole family. My biggest complaint is the cartoon drawings of all of the food. I'd rather have photos of what the food looks like than photographs of random people and drawings of the food. Very strange format, in my opinion. I wouldn't mind so much if there was a mix of photos and drawings, but there isn't one photo of food in the book. Who needs all of these strangers' faces? I wanna know what the finished product looks like!