Customer Reviews

Kosher by Design Kids in the Kitchen

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OK - I confess. I bought it to have some kitchen fun with my daughter who is interested in cooking. But the more I play around with this cookbook, the more suited I find it is for ME - the Dad! I'm really busy and don't have much time for tedious recipes. These are fast, tasty, and familiar. My daughter and I have worked on a few of them. She loves those breakfast burritos. I really enjoy the blast from the past taste of the creamsicle shakes. At any rate, it's a helpful book for a parent/kid team - and I like it myself for preparing something fast that tastes great. We have Fishbein's other two books and I really like the kids' book the most.

We bought this cookbook because we are big fans of the the two previous Kosher By Design cookbooks. This is our favorite! It's fast, easy and interesting. So far we've loved the choc chip crunch cookies and the carrot muffins. Everything else looks easy and delicious. Great kosher recipes for the whole family!

This is a beautiful cookbook and my daughter loves it. However, when I let my two kids bake alone for the first time they made a bad choice. The Oatmeal Raisinette Cookies recipe calls for 2 and 1/2 sticks of butter and only 1 egg, 1 and 1/2 cups of flour, and 3/4 cup of oatmeal. My kids were obviously not experienced enough to realize that the amount of butter is way out of proportion, so their "cookies" melted all over the oven. Needless to say, I'm disappointed that the book wasn't more carefully edited. I won't let them use this book again unless I examine the recipe carefully first myself.

My daughter is making everything she likes from the book. The zesty chicken and chocolate cake recipes are great. So are the sugar cookies. Very easy to understand recipes. Great first cookbook.

We love this book at our house. The recipes are really easy to read and follow even for kids who have never helped out in the kitchen at all before. Every step is clearly written, even thing we cooks take for granted like "crack the egg and add it to the bowl". My kids (ages 7-13) can make most of the recipes by themselves if I am around to answer questions (usually questions like "Mom, where's the vanilla, I can't find it in the pantry"). I even started making some of the recipes myself on a regular basis since they are just fantastic and really easy.

This is an excellent cookbook for kids and parents alike. Most of the recipes are appealing and easy enough for kids to attempt with just a minimum of help from an adult. I even know some moms who are using this cookbook for themselves! I only wish there were a few more low-fat healthful food recipes and less desserts. But all in all, thank you Susie Fishbein for a beautiful and simple cookbook!

I'm always surprised at how many people I know have this book. We were given this book as a present, but I wouldn't recommend it. With that said, it does have some positive aspects. I like the intro that simplifies keeping a kosher kitchen. The photos are also fun and colorful and my kids (ages 3 & 5) love to look through this book and it does get them excited about cooking. My biggest complaint about this book is that the recipes are so unhealthy! I wouldn't want my kids eating or cooking with most of the ingredients. Having fun with your kids in the kitchen is a great way to teach them about nutrition with out them knowing it, and this book totally misses this point. For example, she has you cooking with hot dogs and jars baby food! If that doesn't bother you, you may like this book. If you care about your child's health and want to have fun with your kids in the kitchen I recommend Julie Negrin's or Mollie Katzen's books.

I love this book! Forget the kids...I'm 40+ years old and this is the 'starter cookbook' I've always wanted! The recipes are easy to follow and the results are delicious. The kids have helped with some of the recipes but more often it winds up just me and the cookbook but I love the simplicity. My mom has one of the other books (short on time) and those recipes are a bit too advanced for my very limited skillset.

This is a wonderful new cookbook for kids. The good people at Mesorah Publications have spared no expense creating an accessible and appealing cookbook that is full of fun for both children and adults. The brightly colored design and jump-off-the-page graphics will surely grab any reader. Here's an example of instructions from page 9 (colored green and pink) on how to keep your kitchen kosher: "Be a Kosher label detective...Meat and dairy never mix...Yuk! Creepy crawly things don't belong in kosher food!"
A full page, irresistible color photo, accompanies each mouth-watering recipe. The author's introduction states that all the recipes in the book are for "real food--nothing silly like gummy worms crawling out of cookie crumbs. The concept is to challenge kids and to inspire them to want to cook more." It is reassuring to note that real, live kids tested all recipes. This would make a wonderful gift book for any budding cook, adults and college kids included. Highly recommended for ages 9 and up. Reviewed by Lisa Silverman

this book was sent as a gift to my daughter who lives in israel. she LOVES the book and shares it with her 4 children. they have already made several of the recipes. she said it's an excellent book and would recommend it highly