The Kid's Cookbook: A Great Book for Kids Who Love to Cook! [Hardcover]

Abigail Johnson Dodge (Author), Chuck Williams (Editor), Leigh Beisch (Illustrator, Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

Designed especially for kids ages 9 and up, The Kids Cookbook is packed with kid-friendly recipes-and great photos to match. Each recipe includes an equipment list and all instruction young cooks need to have a great time whipping up something delicious. (Super-easy recipes are flagged, so kids can choose their challenges.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Geared towards kids ages 9 and up, The Kids Cookbook is all about having a great time in the kitchen. From the best-ever Blueberry Muffins to a Classic Turkey Club, from grown-up Fettuccine Alfredo to Brownie and Ice Cream Sandwiches, this book is bursting with imaginative recipes that have tons of kid-appeal! Give your future chefs a head start in the basics of cooking with this outstanding introduction.

*Includes more than 40 easy-to-follow recipes
*Inset photographs are sprinkled throughout the recipes to give kids an up-close view of ingredients and cooking techniques
*Classic cooking techniques are simplified and explained
*A glossary of common and not so common ingredients includes photographs for easy identification
*Spiral-bound for easy handling by small hands
*A quality Williams-Sonoma product

About the Author

Abigail Johnson Dodge is a Paris-trained author, culinary instructor, and pastry chef, former editor at Women's Day and Parents magazines, and author of Great Fruit Desserts. She currently directs the test kitchen for Fine Cooking magazine.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 127 pages
• Publisher: Time Life Education (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0737020415
• ISBN-13: 978-0737020410
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

A former pastry chef, Abby Dodge is a widely respected baking expert as well as a popular food writer and instructor. She studied in Paris at La Varenne and is the author of seven cookbooks, including Desserts 4 Today (Taunton Press, 9/2010) and The Weekend Baker, an IACP Cookbook Award Finalist. Her recipes and articles have appeared in more than three dozen cookbooks, publications and websites. A contributing editor to Fine Cooking magazine, she's a regular guest on TV and radio and teaches cooking around the country. For more information, please visit Abby's website www.abbydodge.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Cookbook that inspires the whole family, November 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Kid's Cookbook: A Great Book for Kids Who Love to Cook! (Hardcover)

My daughter is 12 years old and loves to cook. I have found that the recipes in The Kid's Cookbook are fun as well as recipes that the whole family can enjoy.Even though my daughter is 12, I would reccommend this book for younger kids as well. The recipes are very clear and the photography & graphics are bright and exciting. From the Banana Pancakes to the Country Coated Chicked Breasts to our ultimate favorite The Homemade Icecream Sandwiches there is something for every one. It is certainly a great gift for any boy or girl who loves to cook.

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Every Kid, Parent, and Grandparent You Know, August 17, 2004

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Nina (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Kid's Cookbook: A Great Book for Kids Who Love to Cook! (Hardcover)

I've given this book to just about every kid, parent, and grandparent in my life, all to rave reviews. My niece hoards it from her brother. One friend's son cooks dinner for the family once a week from this book. Another friend asks her grand-daughter to choose a recipe or two from the book and they spend a Saturday afternoon centering a cooking lesson around the skills learned therein. The book strikes just the right tone: friendly without being cutesy, snappy without being silly. It's a marvelous idea beautifully executed, and a great gift. Abigail Johnson Dodge hit a home run with this one.

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Cookbook for Kids!, July 27, 2001

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Stephanie Manley (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Kid's Cookbook: A Great Book for Kids Who Love to Cook! (Hardcover)

This cookbook for the younger reader is wonderful. This book is easy to understand, filled with many pictures, that not only gives recipes, but also teaches various cooking techniques. Williams Sonoma has a wonderful way of creating cookbooks for the younger people that have not only creative recipes, but recipes for foods that we eat every day. I highly recommend this cookbook for your young novice cook!