Children love to eat: they also love to help put a meal on the table. This book will have your children helping you in the kitchen from an early age, from buttering toast and making sandwiches, through to making pizzas and a birthday cake for a friend. All the way, in fact, to making dinner.
Shopping, cooking, eating, sharing - this is what kids enjoy. Mothers and fathers, grandparents and friends: everyone can help teach kids to cook. Snacks are easy for children to make, especially with the help of an adult. Try Cheese Melts, Spicy French Toast, Fresh Lemonade, Frozen Delights and Gorillas (also known as toasted cheese sandwiches)!
With Linda Collister's help, you and your children can make easy dinners like Spanish Omelette, Pea and Parmesan Risotto, Homemade Pizza (easy!) and the famously named Toad-in-the-Hole with Baked Beans. Every kid's Baking favourites include Gingerbread People and Chocolate Chip Muffins. They can even make bread, then form it into cute figures, like a pussy cat, hedgehogs and a mouse.
Linda's children help with making Proper Meals at home. Try their favourite recipes, including Salmon Parcels, Bang Bang Chicken with peanut butter sauce, and Thai Meatballs. Of course dinner wouldn't be the same without dessert, so there's Fruit Crisp, Apple Strudel and Brownies and Ice Cream. Yum! Lunch Box foods range from sandwiches and lots of homemade fillings, through to Crunchy Oat Flapjacks and Gran's Raspberry Buns.
This book is for children aged 6-11 and the adults in their lives. Every recipe is clearly explained, and the point at which an adult's help is needed is also marked. Linda shows how to use simple cooking equipment and how to stay safe in the kitchen. The lessons children will learn about cooking - with you and the help of this book - will benefit them all their lives. They will find out how to cook good food, how to appreciate it and, above all, that cooking is fun!
