Cooking with Kids is filled with recipes that are great for kids. The recipe instructions are easy to follow. I think this would be a good first cookbook for kids who are interested in learning how to prepare foods on their own.

Cooking With Kids has been a great addition to our home cookbooks! I have 3 children 13 and under who love helping in the kitchen and have taken a few cooking classes. With homeschooling kitchen skills and learning to cook have been a high priority for us. I found so many recipes included that they were happy to help with and even able to do some with very little supervision.

I enjoyed that the recipes were simple and mostly included ingredients I already had or easy to get. A lot of recipes we were familiar with, but the cookbook gave us some great ideas to implement for some fun mealtimes, like offering a scrambled egg bar. Some other favorites were the homemade Tomato Soup, Peanut Butter Banana Bites, Parmesan Crisp, Mongolian Beef Noodles, and brown butter cookies.

Overall, this is a great starter cookbook for kids. It delivers a variety of recipes both homemade and some using prepackaged foods so there is something for everyone and very easy to change up for your family needs. It will help explain kitchen skills like cutting fruits and veggies to help build confidence with cooking and skills with different kitchen tools.

When my daughter showed interest in learning to bake/cook, I wanted to find a book with recipes she could actually attempt herself (with just a little help from me). Most of my recipe books are much too complicated for her so I was thrilled when I found this Cooking with Kids! The recipes are fun, easy and definitely delicious looking! The instructions are super easy to follow. This book helped my daughter discover her love for baking and gave her the confidence she needed to try to do more on her own. She found recipes she could make without my assistance which gave her the thrill of surprising us. Definitely recommend Cooking with Kids!

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and Fox Chapel Publishing for providing me with an ARC copy.
All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Cooking With Kids by Brianne Grajkowski is a simple and fun cookbook that will spark some creativity in the kitchen with your kids. There are also lots of great tips to go along with the recipes. This colourful and well-laid out book is a great resource for any family wanting ideas for cooking together.

What makes this recipe book stand out is the way it is perfect for kids to pick up and follow along. The instructions and recipes are very basic with simple ingredients that kids will enjoy. The accompanying images are so bright and full of joy, it’s hard not to get excited to make these dishes. Another plus is the extensive tools and equipment list for kids that include things that are perfect for their smaller hands and skills.

❀ CONTENTS: COOKING WITH KIDS BY BRIANNE GRAJKOWSKI

All the Fun Drinks
Breakfast is Ready
Lunchtime is the Best Time
Snacks & Sides for the Win
Kids’ Fav Main Dishes
Sweets & Treats

❀ SETS KIDS UP FOR SUCCESS

Cooking With Kids by Brianne Grajkowski is a perfect addition to a family recipe book collection. The recipes and the included tips will set kids up for success in the kitchen. I am looking forward to creating some of these myself.

Cooking with Kids has many recipes with food that kids will like to eat. The pictures are engaging and the directions are easy to follow. There is a variety of easy and more complicated recipes. I am looking forward to testing out these recipes with my children!

Fun and tasty recipes that are easy to do. Great accompanying photos. Definitely a great addition to the family cookbook collection.

I have a lot of littles in my circle, so I was excited to check out this cookbook for kids, even though I knew it would be a lot of stuff I can't personally eat. Cooking with Kids is laid out to be visually appealing for children, so it is colorful and has pictures of the food (yay!) and some steps, as well as fantastic little tips. A lot of the recipes are appropriately very simple, while some are more complicated. I thought it was interesting some recipes were basically "from scratch" like chicken noodle soup and others relied on premade products like Spam or Manwich. That is how many households eat! There are a few weird ingredients in some recipes--not weird availability but not something I would expect see in a traditional recipe. For example, I'm still pondering cream cheese in chicken enchiladas. This might be my background (I live in Arizona, I'm a recovering Texan), but I have never done that and I make them often. Despite a few of these "um, what" moments, I would definitely buy this for a younger child wanting to get involved in the kitchen.

The title of this cookbook is Cooking with Kids: Fun, Easy, Approachable Recipes to Help Teach Kids How to Cook. The problem is regarding the recipes themselves, as I do not feel this is the right approach to teaching kids to cook. Using processed and canned foods in some of the recipes, this is teaching kids to eat in an unhealthy way. I do like the beverage section for the most part, as it utilizes fresh fruits and vegetables in the smoothies. The recipes themselves are geared towards children's tastes, like pizza, Nutella pancakes, burritos, tacos, and soups.

The recipe sections are:
All the Fun Drinks: Blackberry Smoothie; Orange Float
Breakfast is Ready: Strawberry & Nutella Pancakes; Brown Sugar Oats
Lunchtime is the Best Time: Ground Beef Tacos; Chicken Noodle Soup
Snacks & Sides for the Win: Kale Chips; Heavenly Potatoes
Kids' Fav Main Dishes: Mini Sloppy Joes; Chicken Tenders
Sweets & Treats: Cranberry Cookies; Cookie Dough

Overall, this cookbook caters more to what kids like to eat instead of what they should eat. Giving children a palate at a young age can make them more adventurous eaters. For these reasons, I am not sure I would recommend Cooking with Kids to other readers.

Disclaimer: I was given an Advanced Reader's Copy by NetGalley and the publisher. The decision to read and review this cookbook was entirely my own.

Multi-talented and popular food and lifestyle blogger Grajkowski cooks with her kids and shares the recipes with us. Cooking like many hobbies makes learning fun for kids. It teaches them important skills such as reading, maths, while having quality time and best of all the skill to eat healthy meals from a young age. The curated recipes with kids in mind encourages their creativity, boosting their confidence and promoting independence. It comes replete with cautionary notes and advice when cooking with children, a recipe conversion chart, a supervision icon gauge and gorgeous photographs of the meals and of the kids prepping the different recipes. She goes to considerable length with her advice on how to make it a pleasant experience. A first timer will soon gain confidence to involve their kids in cooking.

My mouth was watering as I leafed through the book. Starting with drinks to breakfast ideas and then onto lunch, snacks and sides, main meals and finally treats the book covers it all. One can easily plan a whole day’s menu using it. I had not considered adding spinach with my berries in a smoothie before. Delish. The tropical notes of some of the recipes transported me to an exotic place. I do however deplore sugar being used in many of the recipes. A diabetic would need to use a sugar alternative or like me the sweetness in the fruit could suffice. The Fizz was gorgeous, what a fantastic combo. And then onto breads, moreish Nutella pancakes, a humble scrambled eggs given a new twist. It also introduces many healthy and uncommon ingredients. One is easily eating the rainbow. The Hawaiian waffles with their toppings is easily one of my favourites. There’s also burritos, tacos, pizzas, sliders, soups yep quite an international menu. Another plus is introducing kids to healthy snacks like banana bites. Carrot chips even bruschetta. I didn’t care for Spam Musubi as I don’t like spam and could not think of a suitable replacement for it. Just ham maybe?

Though these recipes are simplified for kids their benchmark is quite high. Newbie cooks could easily wow their friends. Equally one could easily plan a party or buffet menu. It had some great ways to spice up ones brek too mmm…. even if only at the weekend.

Though a cook myself, I do like to have it easy sometimes, well most of the times. Grajkowskis book ticks all the boxes for me. Thank you. I’m definitely going to have a blast with this super fun book with or without kids.

I absolutely love children's cookbooks. They have be best easy recipes that don't take a long time to make. This book did not disappoint and I will be adding to my library

Cooking with kids by Brianne Grajkowski is an excellent recipe book for kids and adults. Its full of great instructions and easy to follow recipes, Would recommend this book to anyone with kids

BOOK: Cooking with Kids
GENRE: Cookbook
RELEASE DATE June 20, 2022
My 10 year old has shown recent interest in cooking hence this book request. We tried a few of the recipes with solid results. There are lots of easy meals, snacks and desserts for beginner cooks.

Everything looked delicious. And not only that, it looked simple. Which, you see with the title is the aim. If I am going to cook with my child, I don't want to be confused along side him trying to figure this out. But every recipe in this book looked appetizing and so simple! Win win!

I had hoped this book would be a bit more geared towards kids taking the lead with some of the recipes, but I feel it is truly for you to be cooking alongside your kids and potentially doing the bulk of the work. The recipes do have step by step instructions, but I didn't find them to be written tailored for kids - quite a few of the steps are something an adult, likely with cooking experience already, would need to show the child how to do. I wish the book had more clearly defined ways kids could participate in the specific recipes.
The recipes are in chapters on drinks, breakfast, lunch, snacks and sides, main dishes, and sweets & treats. The recipes sound good and like they would appeal to kids to both make and eat. I enjoyed the full color photographs with each recipe.

Loved this cookbook with our son! The colors are great in the photographs, all the recipes are are easy and simple so that he could help out.

As the mom of 6 kids, we cook a lot. As the wife and mother of a family who loves food, we definitely cook a lot and always need new recipes. The older my children get, the more they want to help in the kitchen and the more the strive for independence.

This cookbook has so many great recipes to make with your kids, whether in a supervisory role or by being hands on. The recipes aren’t complex, the instructions are well written, the materials list is excellent, and the level difficulty meter is an extra bonus. I will definitely be grabbing my own physical copy when it comes out in March, and I suggest every other parent does the same.

Thank you, NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing, for the opportunity to read through and review this wonderful cookbook.

Great selection of kid and family-friendly recipes, with great photos. This book will be a great resource for my library and the test chefs who utilize it.

I wasn't overly impressed with this recipe book. They were mostly very basic recipes, and honestly not very healthy. I would have liked more healthy alternatives, especially since this is catered towards children.

Overall, it was okay. It wasn't anything that stood out, but it is still nice because it encourages children to cook and spend time with their parents or family members in the kitchen.

What an absolute delight! Easy and fun recipes. Even the fussiest eaters will enjoy preparing and tasting these amazing recipes.

Cooking with children is an activity that can be enjoyable and one that can leave kids with a great feeling of mastery and accomplishment. This nicely illustrated title offers lots of choices about things to make. It is divided into sections on drinks, breakfast, lunch, desserts and more. Just a few of the recipes are those for strawberry and Nutella pancakes, lemon baked fish, brown butter carrots, and cranberry cookies.

The book begins with lots of welcome advice before moving on to the easy to follow recipes. Many are accompanied by illustrations.

This book will be welcomed by children and also by adults who want to feel more confident in their beginning cooking skills.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Fox Chapel Publishing for this title. All opinions are my own.