The award-winning book, The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You’ll Love to Cook and Eat, will never let you leave your kitchen. If you want to bake the most-awesome-ever cupcakes, then this is the book for you.

You can surprise your family with breakfast tacos on Sunday morning, and also find recipes for a quick snack after school, if your mum is busy. If you are looking to prepare something for friends coming for a sleepover — then this is your saver. You will learn to cook like a pro with more than a 100 recipes that are easy and child-friendly.

The book is kid-proofed with approved recipes by America’s Test Kitchen, after rigorous testing and hands-on learning for kids in the kitchen. It has the best breakfast recipes, snacks and beverages, dinners and desserts, soups, and many more. The book will pique your mind as well as your appetite. However, the sweetest treat in the book is the desserts section, it is even better than something you can eat — it’s the memories you’ll cook up.

The book also has step-by-step guides and photos of various tips and tricks that will help young chefs enjoy the space in the kitchen.

It is a simple and straightforward guide starting from absolute basics to kitchen safety, tips and tricks, handling and measuring — everything.

When we empower young kids to make their own choices in the kitchen, they are not just helping a new generation to become confident cooks and engaged eaters, but they also learn to be curious experimenters as they learn how to feel, safety, measure, taste, and judge — skills that are required to become a practical human being when they grow up.

Learning to work safely around the kitchen, following instructions and using a judgment call, and becoming familiar with different ingredients and utensils are life skills that need to be inculcated in our kids.

These are going to be our future emerging scientists, who will be proud of their accomplishments, and also learn the basic skills around food science while having fun.

With so many easy and delicious recipes in this cookbook, you will be thrilled to kick start your culinary journey. Enjoy your time creating sandwiches to cupcakes to snacks!

Published in Dawn, Young World, January 14th, 2023

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