Guest Amy in MS Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi, all. My 7-year-old is now "doing lunch" on Tuesdays. This last week, she made a quiche, and I think she'll spend a couple more weeks working on that, but I'd like a couple more quick'n'easy recipes that she can do, mostly on her own for the main part of our Tuesday lunches. What do you suggest? I look forward to the many, Many Brilliant Responses! :bigear: Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 The book Kids Cook 1-2-3 has a ton of delightfully simple (yet pretty good) recipes for children. Ds *loves* it and has used post-it flags to mark his up all over. Each recipe calls for only three ingredients (though sometimes these are ingredients that could be made of others -- for instance, pesto, which could be bought ready-made, or you could teach your child to make his/her own, or perhaps a pie crust, etc), so it's easy for a child to figure out if they have what they need and if they're likely to enjoy the final product. Sometimes we discuss and make the "could be store-bought" ingredients, and sometimes not. It's a beautiful book too -- no photographs, only drawings, but still very appealing to kids and adults alike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 How about "breakfast for lunch": pancakes and/ or french toast She could learn to make a quick bread (zucchini or banana) and then use those to make sandwiches (banana bread and peanut butter sandwiches are good!) or she could have the quick bread with a salad. Burrito? With home-made salsa or guacamole? Sorry I didn't post recipes for these but they're pretty basic. If you don't have them in your trusty cookbooks I'll post by request. :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigitte Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi, all. My 7-year-old is now "doing lunch" on Tuesdays. This last week, she made a quiche, and I think she'll spend a couple more weeks working on that, but I'd like a couple more quick'n'easy recipes that she can do, mostly on her own for the main part of our Tuesday lunches. What do you suggest? I look forward to the many, Many Brilliant Responses! :bigear: Amy Usborne has lots of kids cookbooks. Easy recipes and step-by-step pictures/illustrations...and most ingredients are things you have on hand. Brigitte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I *really* like the Willams-Sonoma cookbooks for kids. They are fabulous. The recipes are easy but they are *real* recipes and quite tasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Amy in MS Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I'll look into those cookbooks and see what looks back. Amy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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