Thread: Cookbook for an 11 year old?

Thanks PoorOldMama. I ❤ you too! ☺

@CJ McD--I have magical powers!! Or I go to the top of my screen and click on Edit-down to Special Characters. Then I can add all sorts of cool things--☃☞✂✌. (When in the characters section go to miscellaneous and one must choose the item and then hit insert).❉❅❇. Have fun. (I actually think its a bit like being a 5th grade girl again and making hearts over your i's).

Annabel Karmel also has some great books - I believe she also has one for older children.

How about The Pioneer Woman's Cookbook that was featured here last week? Lots of step by step pictures, not too intimidating flavors (watch the jalapenos!), and a fun book.

I started cooking around 9-10 years old used both betty crocker's cookbook and joy of cooking.... I would rec BC first and then next year buy her joy. BC has lots of pictures which is great for kids because they can look at something and know that they want to try making it instead of reading about it. Also the newer editions have nutritional info for each recipe which can be a good learning tool.

I second the Pioneer Woman's Cookbook.

She might be on the older side for this cookbook, but when I was a kid I absolutely loved this book: http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Wizardry-Kids-Kenda-Williams/dp/0812044096

I started with the Encyclopedia Brown cookbook. It has stories, explains the science a bit (a hit if she likes that) and the recipes are easy-nummy. Reading and cooking!!! Amazing :)

my daughter started off with teens cook, it's written by teenage sisters one a vegetarian... and their mom is a cook. http://www.amazon.com/Teens-Cook-How-What-Want/dp/1580085849

I just got my daily e-mail from ecookbooks.com, and included in it today was The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes . Here's part of what the e-mail said: "The Silver Spoon for Children is one of the best books geared to children in the kitchen that we have seen! Specially adapted from the bestselling classic, The Silver Spoon , this edition presents more than 40 quick, wholesome and easy-to-make Italian recipes...