The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Grade Level: 5 and up

Want your child to cook like an Italian? The Silver Spoon for Children is the best way to start. What if your child could make their own Pizza Margherita? What about Tomato Bruschetta, Tuscan Minestrone Soup, Rigatoni with Meatballs, Chicken Stuffed with Marscapone, Foccaccia, or Fruits of the Forest Ice Cream? All of these recipes, and more, have been adapted just for children from Italy?s best-selling culinary bible.

Broken into ?Lunches and Snacks,? ?Pasta and Pizza,? ?Main Courses? and ?Desserts and Baking,? The Silver Spoon for Children presents over 40 quick, wholesome and authentic Italian recipes that children aged 8 and above will love to cook and eat. The recipes have been thoroughly tested by an expert in children?s nutrition. The book also offers tips on cooking safely, which kitchen equipment to use, and how to make things as tasty as possible. Every step is described in detail accompanied by charming hand-drawn illustrations and full-color photographs of the finished dish that make the recipes fun and easy-to-follow.

Editorial Reviews

?Italy?s favorite cookbook now has a kids? version and we?re psyched it?s coming to the U.S.? ? Parents magazine

Editorial Reviews

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The Silver Spoon is a 50-plus-year-old, thousand-page international best-seller that has been called the Italian Joy of Cooking. In this beautifully produced children’s version, food writer Grant has greatly reduced the original into an attractive, informative delight. Refreshingly free from overly cutesy language and images (no cloying puns; no meals shaped into animals), this is a title aimed at kids with a serious interest in food, and in this age of Food Network popularity, when grade-schoolers have won James Beard awards, that’s a growing audience. The recipes, drawn straight from the original, have been broken out into clearly explained steps, each illustrated with Russell’s whimsical drawings on uncluttered pages that include color photos of the finished dishes, which are divided into basic categories, from lunches and snacks to desserts. The focus is on Italian food, of course, but the helpful tips on basic safety and techniques, such as chopping an onion, make this a universal introduction to the kitchen that may also attract grown-ups seeking a less muscle-straining edition of the adult tome. Grades 4-8. --Gillian Engberg

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"Colorful, cleverly illustrated."
–The New York Times Magazine

"The Silver Spoon for Children serves up 40 authentic, healthy recipes?The book's whimsical illustrations are easy to follow."
–Parents Magazine

"If you're lucky, you were born with a silver spoon – the book that is. This class Italian cookbook has just been published in a kids' version, which we think is adorable...you'll enjoy the illustrations and cute recipe instructions."
–Relish

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 104 pages
• Publisher: Phaidon Press; US ed edition (November 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0714857564
• ISBN-13: 978-0714857565
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 10.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #28 in Books > Children's Books > Sports & Games > Cooking
  • #81 in Books > Children's Books > Cooking with Kids

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars So far so good, December 29, 2009

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D. Augustin "Baker Mom" (Morada, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes (Hardcover)

My kids just got this book for xmas. They are 13 and 10. Last night they made rigatoni with meatballs and the fruit ice cream. They were able to read the recipes easily and understand the directions. Basically they made both things by themselves and they turned out great! Dinner was a success!! They seemed to really like the cookbook and want to make something else out of it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cooking book for kids!, January 8, 2010

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T. Murphy "love2cook" (S.F. bay area) - See all my reviews
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I have quite a few cookbooks for kids including several of the Paula Dean and Williams-Sonoma books. I also own the original "Silver Spoon" cookbook for adults. Saw this kids verson on Amazon and decided to order it for my 10 year old who loves trying new recipes. I was very impressed with the size and quality of the book. Nice thick cover, larger size, beautiful colors. The directions are well-written and understandable for children and include illustrated drawings as well as a photo of the finished dish. A great kids companion to the "grown-up" version. My daughter loves it. Such a great book for the price and would make a wonderful gift for a child. I will be purchasing another soon for my niece!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A junior Italian silver spoon, February 17, 2010

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This review is from: The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes (Hardcover)

This is a fantastic cookbook for those of us that have children who are interested in cooking; it definitely does not write `down' to them. The recipes are ones children would be interested in eating and proud to make. The book is large and shows illustrations for each step and even better, a photograph of the finished recipe so that they will know what the finished creation should look like.
The book is large 11"x 10" so it is easy to read and lays well on a counter or a cookbook stand.
It contains lunches and snacks, pasta and pizza, main course and desserts and baking. There are sections showing cooking techniques and safety tips. There is no index, but that does not really seem to be a problem.
The recipes are good, what child wouldn't be proud to make risotto, or even know how to make fresh pasta. The age level is listed at 9-10 and depending on expertise would even be a book for those that are older and just learning how to cook. Just really a grand idea and resulting cookbook for young future chefs.