Katzen’s goal with “Pretend Soup,” she wrote, was to empower young children to take the lead in the kitchen with limited guidance from an adult.
Katzen, a chef and author best known for “The Moosewood Cookbook,” wrote three delightful ones: “ Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up” (written with Ann Henderson, a teacher, and published by Tricycle in 1994) “Salad People and More Real Recipes: A New Cookbook for Preschoolers & Up” (Tricycle, 2005) and “ Honest Pretzels: And 64 Other Amazing Recipes for Kids Who Love to Cook” (Tricycle, 2009). Others are newer to the landscape, but impressed me with their design and recipes that, while easy enough for a child to make, can be enjoyed by eaters of all ages.Īsk seasoned cooks about their favorite cookbooks for children, and Mollie Katzen’s name is bound to come up. A few books that rose to the top are classics that have been around for years. The list of children’s cookbooks is long (and keeps growing), so I set off to find some of the best. And for those adults who may not naturally involve their children in the kitchen, or who don’t spend much time there themselves, handing your kid a cookbook of his or her very own can provide a nudge in that direction.Īlso, many cookbooks for kids are just plain fun. They can learn at your elbow the way children have for hundreds of years.īut cookbooks can be a great way to give kids a taste of ownership in the kitchen, normally a grown-up’s domain. Pizza, after all, does not come “from a telephone.Children don’t really need cookbooks that are written just for them. Just consider all that can be explored in the kitchen: counting, reading readiness, science awareness, self-confidence, patience, and, importantly, food literacy. Whimsical watercolor critters and pictorial versions of each recipe will help the young cook understand and delight in the process. Extensively classroom- and home-tested, these recipes are designed to inspire an early appreciation for creative, wholesome food. Children as young as three years old and as old as eight become head chef while an adult serves as guide and helper.
Mollie Katzen, renowned author of The Moosewood Cookbook, and educator Ann Henderson bring the grown-up world of real cooking to a child’s level.
Celebrating 25 years of vegetarian recipes and called "the gold standard for chidren's cookbooks" by the New York Times, Pretend Soup, by celebrated Moosewood chef Mollie Katzen, offers children and families easy recipes for healthy, fun, and delicious food.
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