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Camping and Cooking with Kids
There’s something special about eating a meal al fresco. The fresh outdoor air and scent of pine seem to add a flavor that you can’t find in the spice aisle at the grocery store.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/camping-and-cooking-with-kids
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Global Cuisine for Tiny Tastebuds
Dried fish oatmeal for breakfast? It’s not everyone’s idea of a mild starter food, but it’s what babies in Japan commonly eat, sometimes topped with delicately flaked salmon, umeboshi (pickled plums) or freshly grated ginger with a drizzle of honey.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/global-cuisine-for-tiny-tastebuds
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Turning Kids Into Cooks
I teach kids in a program called Cook!, near San Francisco, California, that offers culinary arts classes for 8- to 18-year-olds.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/turning-kids-into-cooks
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Good-For-You Snacks
We’ve all been in a similar situation, sitting in class, head in hands, daydreaming about what we’re going to be eating for lunch (praying that it’s the pasta and not the lumpy, week-old looking cottage pie that your canteen so frequently serves up) and suddenly your stomach roar
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/good-for-you-snacks
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Polenta Perfect
Holiday cooking is an enduring way to pass on family recipes that keep traditions alive.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/polenta-perfect
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All the World's a Cake
Editors’ Note: Eleven-year-old Hannah Cook had a class assignment that was to show the layers of the Earth on a cake. Most of the students demonstrated this with an illustration, in icing, on top of a cake.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/all-the-worlds-a-cake
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Beyond the Kitchen: Cooking in the STEM Classroom
What does writing about food for children have in common with an open bottle of Prosecco, a beautiful baguette and a batch of buttercream frosting? It can be woefully flat, stale or just a little too sweet.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/beyond-the-kitchen-cooking-in-the-stem-classroom
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Preschoolers Serve Up Some Pleasant Surprises
Here’s a sentence for you to finish: “When children are allowed into the kitchen….”
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/preschoolers-serve-pleasant-surprises
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French Toast
French toast is a sweet, delicious breakfast food. It is made by dipping pieces of bread in egg and milk, and frying the pieces in oil or butter until they turn golden brown.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/french-toast
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Classic Cookies Dressed Up As Holiday Gifts
Homemade treats will be remembered long after the last bite has been savored.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/classic-cookies-dressed-up-as-holiday-gifts
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Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts
A few years ago I was approached by my good friend Paul Yee, an award-winning author of books for children, to collaborate on a book.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/chinese-fairy-tale-feasts
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Allergy-Friendly School Lunches From Around the World
Step up your child's lunches with allergy-free foods from other cultures.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/allergy-friendly-school-lunches-around-world
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More Than Just a Lemonade Stand
For this mom of two, the prospect of a lemonade stand presented an opportunity for valuable life lessons.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/just-lemonade-stand
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Emily Dickinson, Poet and Baker
“Aunt Emily is baking this morning!” Mattie Dickinson announces to her brother Ned and their friends. The children cheer.
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/emily-dickinson-poet-baker
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Eating the World
You’ve finally worked it out. The trip of a lifetime that you’ve talked about and planned for with spectacular sightseeing and exotic destinations is finally on the calendar. Have you forgotten anything?
https://thecookscook.com/columns/the-kids-cook/eating-the-world
