Kid friendly cookbook?

[DualvansMommy]

DS1 is becoming slightly pickier about his choices nowadays, and this is a kid who would eat anything and everything but potatoes. But between his new texture and DS2 allergies, mealtimes have become challenging. I told DS1 he'll get to help me plan out our weekly meals by giving him a choice of 2 different entrees each evening. I want to pick those two and he gets to pick one of either.

Any cookbooks that's visually appealing?


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[lizzywednesday]

This is hard because you have the added wrinkle of allergies!

DD likes to look at recipes in Chop Chop magazine with me; we have made a few of them together. She likes their recipe for beef stew (http://www.chopchopmag.org/recipe/american-beef-stew); I like their recipe for cassoulet (http://www.chopchopmag.org/recipe/french-cassoulet).

If your DS1 wants to learn to cook, I recommend the Kuhn Rikon Kinderkitchen Dog Knife (http://www.kuhnrikonshop.com/product_detail.do?q=dog-knife-serrated&promoCode=KHNPAYPCWEBMACSS&gclid=CP3R453_mtMCFQmBswodSngPZw), poly cutting boards (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30153124/) from IKEA (for non-slip, put a damp paper towel or piece of rubberized shelf-liner underneath), and Kuhn Rikon Swiss Peeler vegetable peeler (https://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-18080/Kuhn+Rikon+Swiss+Peelers?cat=TCA-257860_Peelers) to start his kitchen tool collection.

As for cookbooks, it's really dated, but I recommend Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes by Mollie Katzen (http://www.molliekatzen.com/books_pretend_soup/index.php) because a child can follow every recipe independently as long as they have tools that fit their hands. The ones I recommend above are good starts and MUCH safer than the ones recommended in the introduction of the book.

My friend who has 5 kids likes Emeril Lagasse (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/emerils-theres-a-chef-in-my-soup-emeril-lagasse/1100014762)'s There's a Chef in My Soup!

I also like the way the recipes are written for the American Girl cookbooks.

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