A year’s worth of daily inspiration inviting kids to experiment in the kitchen. The clear, bright, eye-catching photographs throughout will be fun for budding chefs to pore over.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“This is a lot of fun!”
—Whit Johnson, ABC-TV, Good Morning America Weekend
"There are Peep ice cream sandwiches...but there's also Caesar salad tacos, so there are options to try and go the healthy route….It's fun and the kids will love it."
—Kirk Yuhnke, KDVR-TV, Denver, CO
“What I love about this is…it’s something that’s easy enough for the kids to feel like ‘I can do this on my own’ and the parents can just supervise and be alongside and make [a recipe] along with them.…One of my favorite recipes I also saw was Pop Rocks Watermelon….”
—Farron Hipp, WFLA-TV, Tampa, FL
“It’s all about fun and simple recipes that your kids can create at home, or even you, the parent.”
—Johanna Gomez, MIAMI-TV, Miami, FL
"If your child really wants to help with cooking and baking, this is what you need! I've looked through this cookbook, it's so much fun."
—Destry Jetton, KPNX-TV, Phoenix, AZ
“[This book] is definitely parent-approved if you’re wanting to get something fun for your kid. I recommend it.”
—Alyse Eady, WAGA-TV, Atlanta, GA
“I love the theme of your book…. Keeping the family together by cooking is such an important thing…. I couldn’t resist trying my hand at something from the book, so we made emoji pancakes. These are super cute!”
—Amity Addrisi, KING-TV, Seattle, WA
“I love the ideas…marking kind of all the occasions that we go through with our children throughout the year.”
—Dina Bair, WGN-TV, Chicago, IL
"You can get so creative and have so much fun as a family....There are so many recipes, so many ideas in [this book], all suited just for kids….I've already got a list of a few things I want to make and certainly, my daughter is ready to go. Happy cooking, happy baking, all in the kitchen!"
—Amber Hankins, WISH-TV, Indianapolis, IN
"The Recipe-A-Day Kids Cookbook is so cool....The other great thing about [this book], especially for kids when it comes to cooking, is it teaches them so many other lessons: how to follow directions, how to be successful at something when you follow through, but by the same token...when something messes up, how to pivot. My son goes, 'that's how new dishes are created every day!'”
—Deborah Duncan, WHOU-TV, Houston, TX
"This would be a fun activity for families to get into, reading the recipe of the day and maybe even picking out a few to try out for the week ahead."
—Amy Phelps, (Parkersburg) News and Sentinel
“If your prodigious young chef is looking to breeze through one recipe a day, every day for a year, [this book] is meant for just that.”
—Mashed
“The majority of the recipes will catch kids' attention, and the range of difficulty will help you match the right recipes for your young cooks..... [This book] isn't just for kids. A number of the recipes will appeal to the whole family. I plan on trying several, such as the breakfast sliders (egg sandwiches), the peach Melba milkshake, the puff pastry tart with berries, and the miniature pimiento cheese balls.”
—Beth Fish Reads
“One of the best of the many kid-oriented cookbooks currently available, this Food Network Magazine compendium of mostly super-easy, briefly described, family-friendly recipes offers a truly delicious march through the year….”
—InfoDad.com
"[This book] will give us the opportunity to be intentional with [my daughter's] cooking and baking adventures, even if we don’t do it every day. I love the colourful photos and variety of ideas."
—The Canadian Homeschooler
“Kids will immediately love this cookbook that brings major cooking inspo.”
—Tinybeans
“The Recipe-A-Day Kids Cookbook just hit shelves from Food Network Magazine, and they’re helping level up your kitchen skills with recipe ideas for all 365 days of the year.”
—YAYOMG! Digital Magazine
2022-03-02
A year’s worth of daily inspiration inviting kids to experiment in the kitchen.
Young readers will be encouraged to try making corn muffin chili bowls on a cold January day, peach Melba milkshakes in August, and a cheese plate resembling candy corn in October. Each food idea consists of a couple of sentences or a short paragraph of narrative instructions. Rather than cooking from scratch, most involve assembly of pre-made ingredients, including convenience foods such as gummy candies, ready-made snack mixes, marshmallows, or nut butter. Readers learn easy hacks using these ingredients, for example, melting chocolate chips in the microwave and spreading them on top of Twinkies to create Twinkie Éclairs. A few of the food projects require adult assistance, such as those that call for deep-frying, broiling, or using a blender. With its focus being more on fun ideas rather than teaching cooking skills (the instructions are cursory), many recipes assume that readers or their adult helpers will know the meanings of terms like al dente; have access to kitchen equipment including food processors, waffle makers, and silicone molds; and possess the necessary knife and piping skills. Some entries reference food-related milestones in history; holidays like Halloween, Hanukkah, and Christmas; and events like Earth Day. The clear, bright, eye-catching photographs throughout will be fun for budding chefs to pore over.
Fun ideas for kid-pleasing treats. (index, photo credits) (Nonfiction. 8-12)
