Young Chef: Recipes and Techniques for Kids Who Love to Cook

Learn how to cook and think like a chef from the best of the best Coauthored by chef-instructor (and parent) Mark Ainsworth, this book is for kids ages ten to fourteen who love to cook or who want to learn how. It begins with techniques?from key cooking methods to staying safe in the kitchen to how food fuels your body?then augments those lessons with more than one hundred recipes for dishes that kids (and their families and friends) will love, from Chinese "Takeaway" Chicken and Broccoli to Mexican Street Corn Salad to DIY Hummus to Raspberry Shave Ice. These recipes are easy enough that beginners can try them with confidence, but are loaded with insider tips, fun facts, kitchen vocab, and other teaching moments so that more adventurous junior cooks can use them as a springboard to take their skills to the next level, express their culinary creativity, and have fun in the kitchen! AGES: 10-14 AUTHOR: Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world's premier culinary college. Dedicated to driving leadership development for the foodservice and hospitality industry, the independent, not-for-profit CIA offers associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts; bachelor's degree majors in management, culinary science, and applied food studies; and executive education through its Food Business School. SELLING POINTS: ? Cooking shows featuring children reveal ever more kitchen-savvy kids. ? Part of a healthy lifestyle for the whole family: Research shows that eating together as a family promotes healthy, happy kids. Encouraging kids to participate in the cooking brings the family together and is one of the best ways to get kids to eat healthier meals. ? Real cooking demonstrated by real kids: The photos feature real kids, in action in the kitchen. Full colour throughout