Jenifer Lang Cooks For Kids: 153 Recipes and Ideas for Good Food That Kids Love to Eat [Paperback]

Jenifer Lang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 17, 1993

Drawing on years of culinary training and experience as a mother, Lang has written a book that will become a classic. Over 150 recipes for soups, vegetables, meats, fish, desserts, muffins, and more--from many of America's great chefs--put the fun back into mealtimes. Line drawings.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In the midst of the expanding selection of cookbooks for children, culinarian Lang ( Larousse Gastronomique ) carves out an important niche. Not just a healthful treatise nor a compilation of recipes sweetly named, her compact book recognizes and addresses the everyday clash of wills between modern, health-conscious parents and their typically finicky, quirky kids. Accordingly, the book is full of infinitely practical food tips and feeding suggestions, from how to offer new foods to a baby ("at the beginning of a meal, when he is hungriest and more likely to accept a new taste") to how to sneak vegetables into children's dishes. Most impressive are recipes devised by Lang to build variety into her own child's diet. These include variations on what she calls "jelly building blocks" (a sort of gourmet version of gelatin squares): avocado blocks, carrot blocks and chicken blocks. Also intriguing is Lang's concept of "muffin meals" (salmon; ham-on-rye), expanding children's food repertoire. Equally special are recipe variations that recognize the tastes of "grownup kids." Further, the volume is dotted with suggestions and recipes from celebrity chefs--for one, Wolfgang Puck's Mousketeer's Pizza.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

When Lang, a food professional and author of Tastings (Crown, 1986), became a mother, she found most books about feeding children to be either impractical or impossibly health-conscious. Her collection takes a more reasonable approach--the recipes emphasize good nutrition, but they were also created with a child's tastes (even the picky eater) in mind and are quick and easy to prepare. There's a special section on infants and toddlers, and hints and anecdotes about feeding kids are scattered throughout the text. For most collections.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (August 17, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 051788027X
• ISBN-13: 978-0517880272
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,383,976 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book of recipies for children and family, March 26, 2000

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This review is from: Jenifer Lang Cooks For Kids: 153 Recipes and Ideas for Good Food That Kids Love to Eat (Hardcover)

I have purchased many books and constantly look for ideas on kid friendly recipies. If I had to choose one book as the best this one would be it! Lots of great recipies and ideas even the pickiest eaters will enjoy.A book every parent should own.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Health & Time Conscious Recipes for KIDs (& babies too), January 13, 2000

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Kim from New York (Nassau county, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jenifer Lang Cooks For Kids: 153 Recipes and Ideas for Good Food That Kids Love to Eat (Paperback)

I really enjoyed the book. I initially got the book from the library, among others. I enjoyed it so much that I just placed an order on Amazon. The recipes are easy and varied. I particulary liked the fact that the recipes called for ingredients that I already had in the house. Check it out at the library first if you wish but I'm sure you'll place an order too.

5.0 out of 5 stars cook book, January 19, 2012

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Aidan Rajswing (Los Angeles, California United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jenifer Lang Cooks For Kids: 153 Recipes and Ideas for Good Food That Kids Love to Eat (Paperback)

I have used this book for over 20 years, even though my children are fully grown. The recipes are simple and good - not trendy, or over-complicated.