Delish The How-To Cookbook for Young Foodies: 75 Skills + Recipes That'll Make You a Great Cook for Life

Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7

Boost your budding foodie’s kitchen confidence with this beginner-friendly Delish cookbook featuring easy-to-follow recipes and instructions for kids ages 8 to 12

Follow step-by-step photos and complete each task to learn 35 essential cooking techniques, 50 delicious recipes, and fun food facts!

Any kid can be a great cook, it just takes some practice! Follow the editors of Delish on an epic cooking quest to learn all the basics and have tons of fun along the way. 

In this gamified cookbook, step-by-step photos and clear instructions present essential know-how so young chefs can follow along as they learn cooking basics.

Organized from simple techniques to more complex ones, kids will amp up their cooking skills as they progress through the book and put their new skills to practice with amazing and inventive recipes such as Mac & Cheese Pizza Bites and Sugar Cookie Fries. 

Inside young foodies will discover: 

How to slice vegetables and make Greek Salad (Horiatiki) and Cucumber Sushi The best way to prep citrus and how to whip up GranitaThe secrets to whisking and then using that skill to make Birthday Cake DipHow to knead dough for the best-ever Calzones and Cinnamon Sugar Pretzel NuggetsAnd so much more! 

Plus, crave-worthy color photos, helpful tips, and cool food facts will encourage kids to cook through every page making this the ultimate gift for your budding chef.

About the Author

Joanna Saltz is the Editorial Director of Delish, which she relaunched with her team in 2015. She is also the author of Delish Eat Like Every Day's the Weekend, Delish Insane Sweets, and Delish Ultimate Cocktails, The Delish Kids (Super-Awesome, Crazy-Fun, Best-Ever) Cookbook. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three children.

Delish is the destination for recipes and videos that get people excited to cook. From tested recipes and cooking shortcuts to the wildest food trends, 54M monthly readers come for the food but stay for the fun.

Author Residence: Bernardsville, New Jersey

Author Hometown: Bernardsville, New Jersey