The Bottom Line
Kosher by Design: Kids in the Kitchen, by Susie Fishbein, is the first cookbook I would purchase when looking to spend time in the kitchen with my kids. The book's colorful designs inspire children to cook. The book's easy-to-read recipes, safety rules, equipment glossary and kosher information help children to become competent in the kitchen. And the real food recipes are sure-fire successes, which means the cook gains confidence and the family gets to eat a nice meal.
Pros
- The recipes are for real food the whole family will enjoy eating.
- Easy-to-read instructions encourage children to cook.
- Colorful photographs complement directions by showing the finished products.
- Equipment and ingredient lists for each recipe enable parents to prepare for team cooking.
- Difficulty levels for each recipe help parents choose the right recipe for each child.
Cons
- Only hardcover versions of the cookbook are available.
Description
- Contents are Starters, Breakfast, Snacks, Meat Mains, Dairy Mains, Side Dishes, Drinks, Desserts.
- Essential safety rules for cooking are succinctly listed.
- Instructions on how to keep the kitchen kosher make kashrut a child-friendly topic.
- Equipment and ingredient lists ease preparation.
- Easy-to-read instructions are written for children over nine years old.
- Colorful photographs of the finished dishes complement the instructions and encourage the child.
Guide Review - Kosher by Design: Kids in the Kitchen, by Susie Fishbein
Susie Fishbein's cookbook, Kosher by Design: Kids in the Kitchen, does the impossible. The book enables parents to spend fun, quality time with their children and still put a tasty and healthy dinner on the table.
My favorite part of the book is the photography, which says "look what you can make!" to kids. The book's clear instructions and organized layout make it a pleasure to use. And I was thrilled to see recipes for real food. Since kids are most likely to eat what they make, using this book is a great way to encourage picky eaters to try new food.
My favorite recipes are French Onion Soup with Cheese Toasts, Steak Fajitas, Chicken Pot Pie, Zesty Chicken, Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein, and Stuffed Baked Potatoes.
My fifteen-year-old daughter, who tends to shy away from cooking, made the Meatballs with Brown Sauce all by herself. The meatballs turned out to be delicious, which added to her confidence in the kitchen.
The Meringue Surprise Kisses that I made with my six-year daughter were the best meringue cookies I ever made. Yael especially liked using a plastic bag to squeeze the meringue into circles on the cookie sheets. And she absolutely loved serving the "kisses" to her big brothers.
If you want to encourage and teach your children to cook, this is the cookbook to buy. An added bonus is that adults can use the book to make quick, easy and kosher family meals.
My favorite part of the book is the photography, which says "look what you can make!" to kids. The book's clear instructions and organized layout make it a pleasure to use. And I was thrilled to see recipes for real food. Since kids are most likely to eat what they make, using this book is a great way to encourage picky eaters to try new food.
My favorite recipes are French Onion Soup with Cheese Toasts, Steak Fajitas, Chicken Pot Pie, Zesty Chicken, Beef and Broccoli Lo Mein, and Stuffed Baked Potatoes.
My fifteen-year-old daughter, who tends to shy away from cooking, made the Meatballs with Brown Sauce all by herself. The meatballs turned out to be delicious, which added to her confidence in the kitchen.
The Meringue Surprise Kisses that I made with my six-year daughter were the best meringue cookies I ever made. Yael especially liked using a plastic bag to squeeze the meringue into circles on the cookie sheets. And she absolutely loved serving the "kisses" to her big brothers.
If you want to encourage and teach your children to cook, this is the cookbook to buy. An added bonus is that adults can use the book to make quick, easy and kosher family meals.
