It's the ultimate kids cookbook from America's #1 food magazine- 150+ fun, easy recipes for young cooks, plus bonus games and food trivia!
Food Network Magazine is the #1 selling magazine at newsstands in
America across all magazines. It has 13.55 million readers every
month-more than for any other food or lifestyle magazine. The
magazine is every food lover's essential handbook- a monthly supply
of expert advice, inspiring ideas and must-try recipes. The
magazine's bright, lively design captures the energy of Food
Network, while story after story reminds readers that food is fun,
and that anyone-of any age-can cook like a star.
Maile Carpenter is the founding editor in chief of Food Network
Magazine, the best-selling monthly magazine in the U.S., and The
Pioneer Woman Magazine, a new magazine launched in 2017 with
cookbook author, Food Network star and social-media phenom Ree
Drummond. Maile is an expert in kids cooking-she has two young
daughters who love to experiment in the kitchen and hold family
cooking competitions!
"We love cooking with Food Network Magazine! It’s always a party
with them, and this book is no exception! So many fun recipes in
here, especially the PB&J cake."
—Madeline & Anna Zakarian, Geoffrey Zakarian’s daughters
"I love how committed Food Network is to teaching both adults and
children how to cook!"
—Geoffrey Zakarian, Food Network Star, father of three
"Everybody knows I love cheeseburgers. I also love cake. Now I can
have both in one bite! Best. Cake. Ever! Best. Cookbook. Ever!"
—Lorenzo Mauro, Jeff Mauro’s son
"This book is so eye-poppingly colorful its hard to put down. Not
only is a great resource for parents but also a great resource for
today’s food-centric children. The photography jumps off the page
and makes you want to put down your phone, pick up a spatula, and
get to cooking with your kids."
—Jeff Mauro, Food Network Star
"We kids have our own special way of seeing food. We are passionate
about ingredients. We are learning about food and cooking from our
parents and other family members. We have traditions and heritage
to consider. That’s what makes us individuals. This book
allows a kid like me to take her own experiences and explore a day
of meals in a new way! I also love that the book is like a test,
too. I want to know what I don’t know about ice cream trucks! It’s
like a cookbook and a game at the same time."
—Ava Clark, Alex Guarnaschelli’s daughter
"My daughter Ava is so excited about this cookbook. It’s
specifically engineered to celebrate kids, their discovery of
gastronomy through familiar comfort food dishes, and learning to
cook food for themselves!"
—Alex Guarnaschelli, Food Network Star
"This book is chock-full of whimsical, fantastical (and delicious!)
recipes that will actually get your little one running to join you
in the kitchen. At my house, we pored over every mouth-watering
picture, marking our favorites with sticky notes—and I realized we
tagged more pages than not!"
—Jane Francisco, Editor in Chief, Good Housekeeping
"Our foodie family definitely lives to eat! And having interesting
recipes that are straightforward and easily involve everyone is a
huge help! From the Almond Butter-Berry Toast to the Chinese
Meatball Sliders, we love the original twists to traditional dishes
in The Big, Fun, Kids Cookbook!”
—Vern Yip, Celebrity Designer and HGTV Star
"The Food Network has launched countless young people on the path
to becoming chefs. In this covered, spiral-bound cookbook (making
countertop use easier), the editors of the Food Network Magazine
give all children an opportunity to explore their inner foodie. A
visual index kicks off the book, which is then divided into
color-coded sections on breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, dessert,
and fake-out cakes. The 150-plus recipes are simple to follow, with
many basic ingredients, and several allow variations for users to
experiment according to their personal taste.
While the dishes comprise many kid-friendly favorites, like
waffles, pizza, and cupcakes, there are also fun, healthy
alternatives, such as melon “fries,” spaghetti squash, and “ants on
a log remix.” Large color photos of the finished dishes; helpful
tips; “Did You Know?” facts (e.g., waffles inspired Nike’s
first running shoe); and food quizzes keep the text even more
engaging. With recipes for cakes that look like cheeseburgers, mac
and cheese, giant s’mores, and more, the final section may be
reason enough to purchase this delightful cookbook."
— Booklist, starred review
"This thoroughly enjoyable cookbook from the editors of Food
Network Magazine presents over 150 recipes “that any kid can make.”
There are some recipes that young home cooks (ages 8–12) can
prepare with minimal adult supervision, such as one of the six
variations of Ants on a Log, as well as others that will require
help from an adult, such as the giant s’mores cake, which requires
the use of a kitchen torch.
In addition to several kids’ favorites like mac and cheese, and
creative riffs such as French toast muffins, there are several
“design your own recipe” sections that encourage readers to create
their own variations of basic staples, such as granola bars. The
recipes are simple to follow with easy-to-find ingredients and
plenty of valuable tips (“Split English muffins in half with a
fork... so you’ll end up with good nooks and crannies”).
Alongside the recipes are dozens of facts (“There are 10,000
varieties of grapes in the world,” they write next to a recipe for
candied grapes), food trivia quizzes, and coloring pages that are
bound to spark enthusiasm.
This is an exceptional introduction to cooking that children and
even novice adult home cooks will enjoy."
—Publishers Weekly
"This accessible and visually stunning cookbook will delight and
inspire home cooks of all ages and get families cooking
together."
—School Library Journal, starred review
"For a great children’s cookbook, Food Network Magazine’s
recently-released Big, Fun Kids Cookbook is filled with more than
150 fun recipes for kids, including their Taco Salad Cups and
Edible Cookie Dough recipes."
–Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Food Network Magazine has been inspiring mama chefs for years (and
the actual TV channel for even longer) and they have taken the dive
into children’s cookbooks. The Big, Fun, Kids Cookbook is really
just that: 150+ recipes designed specifically for kids whether they
aspire to be the Food Network Kids Star or just want to make a
super cool cheeseburger cake (yup, that is really a recipe) to
impress their friends. Mamas might find some surprising inspiration
in this cookbook, too, for easy family dinners. We love that there
is even a coloring book section for when we need them out of the
kitchen but still want to encourage their food exploration.”
—Anna Baboval, writer for Scary Mommy
“...it would be a big mistake to think that The Big,
Fun Kids Cookbook from Food Network Magazine simply duplicates
material that others have presented in the past – because this
brightly colored, spiral-bound, well-thought-out book adds some new
wrinkles to the young-people’s-cookbook genre and irons out some of
the old ones. The basics of what to do and how to do it are all in
The Big, Fun Kids Cookbook, and the attractive layout, bonus
features (even a six-page coloring section at the very end),
mixture of ordinary and unusual recipes, and factual tidbits make
this offering a winner on all levels.”
—Mark J. Estren, Ph.D, president of TransCentury Communications and
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