This cookbook is bursting with fun! There are so many helpful cooking references at a level that kids can easily understand. The recipes are so cute and kid-friendly. There are blurbs all over the pages that help catch interest like "History Time", "Test your Breakfast Knowledge", etc. We loved the facts, food fun and parenting tips. My kids and I tried a handful of these yummy recipes together. Two of our favorite were Confetti Waffles (perfect for birthdays) and Carrot Hummus, which was surprisingly addicting for all ages.

great book for kids who like helping in the kitchen. Simple easy to follow recipes. Me & My daughter will be working our way through them over the next few weeks hope they taste as good as they sound/look.

Love the illustrations and bright colours

This is such a fun cookbook for kids and younger chefs/bakers! I love that it starts with kitchen rules and information about all the different equipment that might be used for a recipe. It also includes information on how to prep certain foods including different ways to chop vegetables. This isn't just a cookbook, but is really meant to teacher young readers how to complete the different recipes and eventually graduate to adult cookbooks. The inserts about the history behind different foods also offers some lessons about world cuisines. I loved that there were pictures for all the different foods so kids know what things should look like when they're done. And the recipes themselves all look delicious. There is a variety of food covered here so even picky eaters can find something to try.

Kids in the Kitchen review (NetGalley)
A huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher- Quarto Publishing group- for allowing me to read a copy of Kids in the Kitchen!


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This title is set to be released on April 2, 2024!


Details:
Format: Digital (through the NetGalley App)

Page count: 97

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rock Point (April 2, 2024)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Flexibound ‏ : ‎ 192 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1631069497

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1631069499

Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years

Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7


Disclaimer:
I was not paid for my review or my opinion. I was only provided a copy in advance to read. All opinions are my own.


Review:

Now, I will say right off the bat, I do not have kids. So why review a kids cookbook? Well, I am a very picky eater, have many food allergies, and honestly mainly eat like a kid. I also use kids cookbooks often to help me in what to make for lunches because most kid friendly cookbooks have easy, quick, and healthy food ideas.


Kids in the kitchen is extremely well organized and I really enjoyed reading it. This book is broken into safety/handling and must haves and then goes into categories of breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. For the safety and handling I loved the added little icons and images for a little extra visualization. Kitchen safety and handling is extremely important and I'm happy that this book introduces those types of things to kids. That rules and safety points were also very spot on for a kitchen. I worked as a cook in a kitchen for many years while in school so safety and handling stands out as a number one for me especially when kids are involved.


I wanted to not just read this book but also participate in making something from this cook book and I choose to make the chicken, ranch, and cheese roll ups for lunch. It was simple and oh so delicious! I did decided to pack the mixture of cream cheese, ranch seasoning, and cheddar to the side and put it all together during lunch as I wanted to avoid my tortilla from getting soggy. I think even a kid could put that together at school though if needed. I ate this with mini cucumbers and apple slices. It was a great balance and kept me full to dinner! I also didn't feel bloated like I do after some meals.



The other recipe I tried was a breakfast of Berry Frosted Parfait. This was so perfect and made a great start to my morning! It was also travel friendly. I was able to take it with me to work.



I think this book would be so much fun to read along with my child (at least in the future, we are working on it!) and could see myself cooking my way through this book.

This book is loaded with not just good recipes, but lots of tips, tricks, and food/handling safety. It's a one stop read for all things in the kitchen and made friendly for kids. I highly recommend this book if your looking for a good kid friendly cookbook!



Meet the Author:
Rossini Perez


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Kids in the Kitchen by Rossini Perez

Cooking is fun when you have a fun cook book and this is the book that young chefs should have!

A book that categorized in breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, desserts and smoothies/juice, which helps young chefs to decide what to cook. Detailed and clear steps with mouth-watering photos next to the recipe. It’s irresistible! Also some great cooking fun facts are there too!

Let’s decide what to cook next.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for my copy.

Pub date: April 2, 2024

I got this on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!

This is a great cooking book for kids, and it includes a lot of variety! I especially like the way the book is divided (into meal types) and that it takes its time in the beginning AND on the specific recipes to really talk about and show how to do things and what they mean! It is well thought out, and would be a useful gift for a 9-13 ish year old! (Or older! I’m 26 and would have loved to get this all the same!)

Thank you NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Rock Point for this eCopy to review

Kids in the Kitchen is an easy to follow recipe book for children. I love how the recipes are divided, the book is very colourful and eye-catching with the recipes being easy to follow. The difficulty rating was great as they could decide for themselves which recipes they could try themselves and which they might need help with.

The information on cooking terms and the how to section is great for older children learning how to cook for themselves, I even learnt a few things!!

Great first cookbook with fun facts and quizzes for added interest

I was really enjoying this until the end when they talked about Healthy Eating. One of the columns says "What you can eat." Ugh! I see that it says it is an estimate, but can we not do this to kids? My 5 year old already asks if things are healthy. Why are we calling this out here?

I really love the breakdown of ingredients in the front, the illustrations on the recipes. Without this addition, the book would be perfect.

I received a complimentary copy of this book via Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are my own

The empanadas will be the first thing I make from these fun recipes. These are all fun meals and snacks that can be fun to make with kids and that they will eat for sure.

Really nice and easy Cookbook for kids. I love that they give conversions of the measurements. My 6 year old is very inquisitive, and loves the fun facts on the recipes. We will be making the cinnamon crunch french toast in the morning.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed the introduction which included cooking lessons, pantry staples, and some guides to dealing with different ingredients. I enjoyed the history lessons about different food cultures. I found the recipes to be sugar/carb heavy and high in processed foods (i.e. bacon wrapped hot dogs). Maybe this works for some families, but I won't be incorporating this into our cookbook library.

Wow, what a fantastic kids cookbook- it is so kid friendly, my 11 year old son has enjoyed looking through and choosing recipes to cook and follow. He is dyslexic but has found the instructions easy to follow and it’s been so lovely getting him to do something else other than gaming. He has loved selecting different recipes which he has been making for family to try. Some of his favourite recipes are the pretzel twists, cookie bake, the extra-fudgy brownies and the chicken nuggets. I will be recommending this cookbook to all!

Kids in the Kitchen is a kid friendly cookbook that has easy to follow recipes and is a good resource for learning how to cook healthy dishes that kids will like. The pictures help the reader visualize what the finished product should look like. I’d recommend this book for ages 8 and up.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.

This little book has varied recipes in it for breakfast/lunch/dinner and snacks - including drinks! It has pages of knowledge and some quizzes for the children. It’s brightly coloured and has lots of pictures. It’s full of both healthy and not so healthy meals and recipes which every child will love! My only issue is that the section on gluten/dairy free was right at the back and wasn’t overly informative. It could have been include with each recipe on how to adapt for example. Otherwise it’s a lovely book which my child throughly enjoyed!

I found this to be a cute beginning recipe book for kids. It was educational with cooking tips and material. It also provided history about different food types. The recipes were fairly simple, with less ingredients, so easier to follow for kids. Some recipes were not, in my opinion, ones my own child would eat, but I could definitely see the enthusiasm the kids would have to be little chefs with this. Very colorful and eye catching pages as well.

This is an attractive entry in the generally underwhelming kids cookbook category.

The recipes are accessible enough. The author also included magazine style quizzes, facts, and other inserts throughout to keep a casual reader engaged.

Nothing earth-shattering, but a good option.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. I will purchase for my library.

This book will be in my kids’ Easter basket of it’s released then! It included basics needed for background info for new chefs. It was colorful, had kid-friendly recipes that my children would actually eat, and had a fun presentation.

A great book that offers a wide variety of recipes for kids of all ages! My 5 year old is already excited to make some of the recipes.

Although this book is written with American products in mind, the ingredients are written in such a way that substitutes are easy enough to organise.

The book is colourful, engaging, and explains each step well. There is a really well written part at the start, which explains lots of safety tips and rules for children to stay safe in the kitchen.

Throughout the book, there are also pages sporadically placed that offer interesting facts and further knowledge into the ingredients (for example , a page on Bagels and their history!)

I really enjoyed this cookbook. As a mom of girls, I want to teach them how to cook. As a mom of a daughter that is on the spectrum, there are so many variables that can make this task even more difficult. So many cookbooks for kids are either too advanced for my daughter (and assume she already knows how to do something like boil an egg)- this one does not. There’s step by step instructions for even the most basic concepts. I even learned a few things. Also, most cookbooks for kids don’t actually have food that my picky eater will try- this one does! The ingredients are simple and don't introduce too many new sensory experiences at once. I’m looking forward to continuing to try new recipes with my daughter as we try some new things and gain new life skills.

This book was received for free to review by NetGalley, but all views are my own. Thanks for a great book!

Thank you net galley for this copy .I loved the beautiful color .This is a great cookbook for young children .I liked how the cook book was divided into recipes for breakfast,lunch,and dinner.The recipes were simple for children .It explained what things are and how to do things.A great first cookbook for a little one .