The Gastrokid Cookbook: Feeding a Foodie Family in a Fast-Food World [Hardcover]

Hugh Garvey (Author), Matthew Yeomans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 3, 2009

An eating guide for parents who eschew fast-food diets demonstrates how to encourage healthy eating in children without resorting to trickery or nagging, explaining how to broaden a child's palate and overcome fussiness by offering a range of simply prepa
Title: The Gastrokid Cookbook
Author: Garvey, Hugh/ Yeomans, Matthew
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication Date: 2009/08/03
Number of Pages: 160
Binding Type: HARDCOVER
Library of Congress: 2008045640

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Amazon.com Review

An essential cookbook and guide for foodie parents who believe kids deserve better than burgers, pizza, and chicken nuggets

Dedicated foodies Hugh Garvey and Matthew Yeomans saw no reason to abandon adventurous eating once they had kids. Between them, they and their wives now have four children under five-all of whom eat "adult" fare and gladly try new foods. In this lively full-color cookbook, Garvey and Yeomans share their strategies for raising fearless, unfussy eaters. They don't try to hide vegetables or trick kids into eating healthy food. Instead, they show how to broaden kids' tastes-and put together simple but sophisticated meals that the whole family will love. From Orange and Ginger Soy Ribs to Spinach Mac and Cheese and Watermelon and Feta Salad, the book's 72 recipes have plenty of kid appeal, but are stylish enough to satisfy food-loving parents.

Recipe Excerpts from The Gastrokid Cookbook

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Review

“…this is an essential collection of sophisticated, kid-friendly -- and delicious -- recipes…" (Easy Food, September 2009).

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470286458
• ISBN-13: 978-0470286456
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #547,338 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creating Foodies At Any Age, August 18, 2009

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Erin E. Nichols "Blogger at ErinCooks.com" (Cambridge, Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gastrokid Cookbook: Feeding a Foodie Family in a Fast-Food World (Hardcover)

The basic tenant of The Gastrokid Cookbook is essentially to provide you with a repertoire of sophisticated, nourishing and kid-friendly recipes that are substantial enough for adults while still being appealing to children. It's certainly much less tantrum inducing if you whip up an alternate meal for your child at dinner time if you've decided to enjoy a nice Bolognese that evening, but Yeomans and Garvey are here to encourage you not to. Their delicious array of recipes from Citrus-Cured Chicken Breast to Mod Mediterranean Braised Beef Brisket are sure to please everyone who sits down at your dining room table whether they are three, thirty-three, or one-hundred and three.

While entrees like Orange and Ginger Soy Pork Ribs might sound impossibly time consuming and difficult you'll be shocked to learn that the entire recipe consists of only nine ingredients and the instructions are presented in barely more than two succinct paragraphs. This is exactly how each recipe is laid out. Yeomans and Garvey know that you don't have time to peruse a three-page cooking tome when you have a baby, a toddler, and a dog all swarming at your feet.

After looking through the cookbook I decided that I had to try their Roasted Chickpea Bruschetta. It was beyond simple and really only involved opening two cans of super healthy chickpeas, the pitting of a few olives, a quick chop, slice, and a drizzle of oil. I'm just in love with this simple savory dish and I thoroughly enjoyed the salty combination of olives, tangy vinegar, and garlic. They all melded perfectly with the delicately roasted chickpeas and were an excellent topping for freshly toasted baguette slices. And as per the author's observation in the text, kids will undoubtedly enjoy frolicking after the little round beans as they inevitably tumble from their bread slices. My cats had quite the field day with runaway chickpeas last night. In addition I fully intend to use the leftovers as a topping for salad tonight.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my first recipe - yum!, August 3, 2009

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M. Wooten (NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gastrokid Cookbook: Feeding a Foodie Family in a Fast-Food World (Hardcover)

I just received this cookbook yesterday and am so excited to try the recipes. Normally, I feel like when I am reading a cookbook there are more recipes that I DON'T want to try than I do - but not with Gastrokid. There are so many great sounding dishes. I purchased it because I'm trying to make meals that will satisfy both my husband and myself, and my 19 month old. I want him to like the type of food that we like - not just chicken nugs and tater tots. I just made my first recipe tonight - the pork with caramelized milk sauce. I don't know why it tastes so good, but it is excellent! It's also fun to read - with good ideas tossed in here and there about how to serve different foods to your child. Glad I got this one!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars kids food for adults too, August 20, 2009

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H. Fogarty (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Gastrokid Cookbook: Feeding a Foodie Family in a Fast-Food World (Hardcover)

i love this book! visually, the photos and layout are so clever, but what's really impressive is that the recipes actually work. tons of great tips on seasoning, shopping and serving. practical but never pretentious ideas for getting kids to eat fresh and seasonal (the pizza recipes are inspired). oh, and my favorite is the roasted chickpea bruschetta. i've had mario batali's version at babbo, and dare i say that gastrokid's is better!