5 useful children’s recipe books with simple and quick dishes
Cooking for children is something that often puts parents in crisis. There are many things to know and to pay attention to already starting from weaning and they can also become complicated when children cannot eat certain foods ( gluten , milk , eggs ) or refuse to eat important ones such as meat , fish , fruit and the vegetable .
In general, however, cooking should be a pleasure . Preparing dishes for your children shouldn’t be experienced as an exam, but as an important moment to be together in the kitchen and, why not, to try to involve children in the preparation of meals as well.
That’s why I decided to indicate some interesting recipe books for children to consult when needed. They can be of help to parents not accustomed to ladles and stoves, to those who have little time and have to prepare simple and quick dishes and to those who lack imagination in the kitchen or want to involve children in “playing cooks”.
Cookbooks for children
In today’s selection, I have included:
– books by mother cooks with experience in children’s cooking;
-books by food bloggers with the most suitable recipes for children among those they have published in their blogs;
– an interesting recipe book for small children born in the kitchens of the Emilia Romagna nursery schools;
– a useful cooking manual created specifically to involve children in the preparation of meals.
Furthermore, in some of these books, in addition to the recipes, there are sections dedicated to how to educate children to eat healthy and advice for parents who want to prepare simple and balanced meals from their children’s first years of life.
Bolli small saucepan
This book collects 64 recipes suitable for children , tested in the kitchens of Emilia Romagna nursery schools. The recipes, divided by season and course (first courses, main courses, side dishes and snacks), are extremely easy and simple and already abundantly appreciated by young and old. They are ideal for mums and dads who don’t have much time and who are looking for good and above all simple to make dishes.
Girls and boys at the table
Girls and children at the table is a book of easy and good recipes, elaborated by Elisa Perillo. With her periandthekitchen.com Elisa has become a well-known blogger in the world of children’s cooking. The recipes proposed in the book are designed to simplify life in the kitchen for mums and dads. Based on the taste of the little ones, the recipes are also suitable for making children eat the most difficult ingredients. The dishes can be made with genuine ingredients and healthy cooking methods.
The silver teaspoon
The Silver Spoon is one of the books that has received the most positive reviews from parents. Born from the authoritative experience of “Il Cucchiaio d’Argento”, it offers mums and dads 100 healthy and quick recipes of guaranteed success . There are also tips to stimulate the little ones to appreciate new flavours, suggestions on how to organize cooking and shopping, tips for tackling the different stages of weaning, information on which foods to offer based on age.
I inform you that there are many other books in the same series, each with different recipes depending on your needs. You can find here → many books of the silver spoon .
Party children
Children in celebration is one of the many recipe books by Natalia Cattelani (yes, she, the good teacher of La Prova del cook ). In this book there are many colorful, tasty and easy to cook recipes. The many ideas proposed are perfect for those who have no imagination in the kitchen and have to prepare delicious pies for older children or to organize birthday parties or snacks for children.
However Natalia has also written other books. If you love her recipes as much as I do, you can’t miss books such as Dolci di casa , Everyone in the kitchen, Recipes for fun, Fertility recipes.
Children’s cookbook
The kitchen is the ideal tool for entertaining and relaxing children, for passing on to them an important part of our culture, for developing self-esteem and creativity. So for those who want to involve children in the preparation of simple and good dishes, this book could be the case. It is a cookbook for children with savory and sweet recipes, sauces and gravies and with precise indications on the recommended minimum age, materials, tools, hygiene standards to be observed and taught to children.
This is our selection, but if you want to delve into the market you will find many other beautiful recipe books to prepare with and for children.
In the meantime, however, I invite you to consult our section dedicated to weaning , with lots of useful advice to start this delicate phase and the recipe section , with lots of ideas for preparing good and delicious dishes for children.
Kathryn Barlow is an OB/GYN doctor, which is the medical specialty that deals with the care of women's reproductive health, including pregnancy and childbirth.
Obstetricians provide care to women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, while gynecologists focus on the health of the female reproductive system, including the ovaries, uterus, vagina, and breasts. OB/GYN doctors are trained to provide medical and surgical care for a wide range of conditions related to women's reproductive health.