Kid Chef Junior: My First Kids' Cookbook Paperback – October 9, 2018

Easy for kids to follow and create on their own.

Purchased for my 6yr old granddaughter for Christmas and she loves it! She’s already made several of the recipes. Very easy for her to follow and easy enough for her to make on her own with a little help.

My little chef loved the amazing recipes. Recipes like a simple festive Easy Peas-y Mac and Cheesy to Magic Unicorn Toast! It is definitely for ages 4 and up due to understanding the recipes, although they are simple. On the sides of the book it shows the prep and cook time, how many servings, and whether it is dairy gluten or nut free!! Your child can also notate the date they made a recipe, how it tasted, who helped and they get to learn some definitions used in cooking ( marinade, simmer, mince, savory) I would definitely recommend this as a first recipe book!!

1) Fruit rollups needed to be cooked at 160 or 170, not 200 degrees, or for 3 and a half hours, not 4 hours. We used 2 large bananas for ours. They were overcooked and crispy 3 minutes before the 4 hour mark. Like chips.2) Pretzels were hard to shape, but tasty. Husband didn't like the added mustard in the cheese dip.3) Blueberry Blast Banana Bread turned out a little too dark and thick on the crust. Not very sweet, but edible.4) The Bunny Pancakes were a little thick at the 1/4 cup recommendation, otherwise fine.5) Turkey Sliders were delicious, hard to make the ground turkey stick together in a patty shape, but so tasty.6) Magic Wands (chicken skewers) were delicious7) Burrito Boats (zucchini boats) were fantastic.8) Smashed Smiley Face Guacamole was good.9) Broccoli Cheese Nuggets were overcooked (again see cooking time issues)10) Rainbow Pinwheels were good, use a nice thick layer of cream cheese on the entire wrap.11) Butterfly Quesadillas were good, but again 5 mins on medium in the skillet was too long. 3 mins was plenty for us on the new electric Kenmore glass top on a level 4 on the dual burner.12) Sunshine Soup (butternut squash soup) was really good even 4 days later, could have done without the cumin. Heavy whipping cream added (as my mom does) makes it wonderful. Don't season the croutons with garlic or it will overpower the soup.Overall the book is good, with little diary-type spaces in the margins for notes. Instructions are written plainly and in a simple format for young kids. The recipe names are all cute and appealing.Almost all the recipes we have tried seemed to need a little less cooking time, so watch the item even 15 mins before the time is up.Some recipes may not taste good to younger kids (guacamole, squash soup, zucchini boats), but they are learning to cook and that's the point.We also bought the Kid Chef Foodie Kids cookbook and I recommend that for ages 10 and up.

My 7 year old daughter has shown interest in cooking. I decided to give this book a try and I am so happy I did. We both love it. Its got some healthy wholesome recipes in it. She can read it herself for the most part. It's got easy to follow directions, lots of pictures, and does a great job of explaining exactly what to do. I would highly recommend this book.

This was a great purchase for my 6 year old niece. Directions were clear and concise yet written in a child friendly format. The step-by-step progression of the cooking process was well written and explained.. Illustrations and photos were visually appealing- based upon comments such as “that looks yummy!”. We’re looking forward to trying these recipes out with the help of this book and I would definitely recommend you consider purchasing this cookbook.

Great pictures and step by step directions. Our daughter enjoys flipping through it and getting ideas. We have tried a bunch of recipes though (blueberry banana bread, unicorn toast, pretzels, brownies, guac) and they just don’t taste that good. The food ends up uneaten (my kids are adventurous eaters). I’ve had better luck with other kid cook books or just teaching them our normal family recipes

This is a wonderful book with lovely recipes, beautiful pictures, detailed directions, great recipes. The book says for ages 4+. I purchased it For our 9 year old and it is a keeper for his age group and throughout his life. Really Great. Not a Cartoon Cookbook. Quality. A+++