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Retro Kids Cooking: Timeless Recipes for Cooks of All Ages
by Richard Perry
Retro Kids Cooking: Timeless Recipes for Cooks of All Ages
How many times have you heard or said "Mom, I’m hungry?" Get your kids involved in the kitchen, and throw a little kitsch in there while you’re at it with Retro Kids Cooking, the latest book in the Retro series.
Take your taste buds on a trip down memory lane with or without your children. Kids love food, and now they can share the fun of cooking with easy-to-prepare, kid-tested recipes from generations of parents and classic cookbooks. With a little imagination raisins become ants crawling on a peanut butter log, and tuna sandwiches can be canoes heading for the waters of your mouth!
Handy ingredients and simple steps are the hallmarks of kid-friendly food. Family favorites are given a fresh taste with updated recipes and vibrant, nostalgic images. From afternoon snacks to dinnertime spreads, cooks of all ages will find something that tickles their tummy. With recipes like Monkey Bread, Log Cabin Toast, and Bunny Salad, time-honored tastes live on.
Author Richard Perry keeps his culinary skills alive by cooking from scratch nightly, and with two little ones at the house, dinner wouldn’t happen without their helping hands. Fabulous vintage illustrations of kids in the kitchen and classic products combine with recipes, tips, and ideas to bring out the chef in everyone — no matter what age. Mix one part adult with one part little helper, and you have a delicious recipe for great food and memories!
About the Author: RICHARD PERRY is a pioneer graduate of the Western Culinary Institute. As a former chef, Richard keeps his skills alive by cooking from scratch daily. His passion for food has turned his home kitchen into a test kitchen. Richard lives in Portland , Oregon , with his wife and two children.
Other books by Richard include Retro Breakfast, Retro Luau, and United We Stand, which incorporates his collection of WWII memorabilia.
Let's Get Cooking!
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...
Handy ingredients and simple steps are the hallmarks of kid-friendly food. Family favorites are given a fresh taste with updated recipes and vibrant, nostalgic images. From afternoon snacks to dinnertime spreads, cooks of all ages will find something that tickles their tummy. With recipes like Monkey Bread, Log Cabin Toast, and Bunny Salad, time-honored tastes live on.
Let's Get Cooking!
