9 Cookbooks to Inspire Your Little Chef
It’s no surprise that I’m sharing cookbooks on my blog, specifically geared toward kids! I love to cook and I think kitchen skills are useful for everyone to know! My siblings and I grew up helping in the kitchen and even now when we’re all together, we all end up cooking together. My niece and nephew LOVE to help in the kitchen too – making meatballs, mixing cookie dough, peeling hard-boiled eggs.
Cooking and baking are also great learning opportunities for math, science, and using your imagination, and don’t forget learning how to follow a recipe! If you’re unsure where to start, let your little one bang on pots and pans! Seriously! Just like reading, when it’s fun, kids will be more engaged. Mixing and stirring are crowd favorites for little ones, just make sure you’ve got a big enough bowl so some of it stays in!
9 Cookbooks to Inspire Your Little Chef
- The Big, Fun Kids Cookbook Sampler: 150+ Recipes for Young Chefs by Food Network Magazine
- The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs: 100+ Sweet and Savory Recipes That You’ll Love to Bake, Share and Eat! by America’s Test Kitchen Kids
- The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs by America’s Test Kitchen
- Cooking Class: 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make (and Eat!) by Deanna F. Cook, illustrated by Emily Balsley
- The Forest Feast for Kids: Colorful Vegetarian Recipes That Are Simple to Make by Erin Gleeson
- The Little Library Cookbook by Kate Young
- Masterchef Junior Cookbook: Bold Recipes and Essential Techniques to Inspire Young Cooks
- Nadiya’s Bake Me a Story: Fifteen Stories and Recipes for Children by Nadiya Hussain, illustrated by Clair Rossiter
- Pizza!: An Interactive Recipe Book by Lotta Nieminen
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