What do you think?
Rate this book
The Silver Spoon for Children: Favorite Italian Recipes
Want your child to cook like an Italian? The Silver Spoon for Children is the best way to start. What if your child could make their own Pizza Margherita? What about Tomato Bruschetta, Tuscan Minestrone Soup, Rigatoni with Meatballs, Chicken Stuffed with Marscapone, Foccaccia, or Fruits of the Forest Ice Cream? All of these recipes, and more, have been adapted just for children from Italy?s best-selling culinary bible.
Broken into ?Lunches and Snacks,? ?Pasta and Pizza,? ?Main Courses? and ?Desserts and Baking,? The Silver Spoon for Children presents over 40 quick, wholesome and authentic Italian recipes that children aged 8 and above will love to cook and eat. The recipes have been thoroughly tested by an expert in children?s nutrition. The book also offers tips on cooking safely, which kitchen equipment to use, and how to make things as tasty as possible. Every step is described in detail accompanied by charming hand-drawn illustrations and full-color photographs of the finished dish that make the recipes fun and easy-to-follow.
Editorial Reviews
?Italy?s favorite cookbook now has a kids? version and we?re psyched it?s coming to the U.S.? ? Parents magazine
Broken into ?Lunches and Snacks,? ?Pasta and Pizza,? ?Main Courses? and ?Desserts and Baking,? The Silver Spoon for Children presents over 40 quick, wholesome and authentic Italian recipes that children aged 8 and above will love to cook and eat. The recipes have been thoroughly tested by an expert in children?s nutrition. The book also offers tips on cooking safely, which kitchen equipment to use, and how to make things as tasty as possible. Every step is described in detail accompanied by charming hand-drawn illustrations and full-color photographs of the finished dish that make the recipes fun and easy-to-follow.
Editorial Reviews
?Italy?s favorite cookbook now has a kids? version and we?re psyched it?s coming to the U.S.? ? Parents magazine
100 pages, Hardcover
First published November 16, 2009
3 people are currently reading
135 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
December 27, 2015
These are all the same dishes that I loved as a child while visiting my grandparents in Italy. The illustrations, easy-to-follow instructions and full-color photographs are fantastic. This book will definitely belong in my (future) child's library!
September 15, 2014
I wanted to find a cookbook that my daughter and I could use together so I did some research and this one came highly recommended. And for good reason!
Obviously this is all Italian recipes, so spaghetti, pizza, etc. They all have a small number of healthy ingredients, so it's easy for a child to manage. Each step is illustrated, which makes it a lot easier for my kindergartener to follow along. We've been able to make a couple of the recipes together with her leading the way and me mainly supervising.
I think this book would be really great for an older child who wants to learn to cook on their own. Everything is broken down into very easy steps, and there are tutorials at the beginning for chopping, stirring, kneading, etc.
My main reason to love this book, though, is that it's teaching children to cook real, grown-up food. There's no making a sandwich look like a caterpillar or sticking spaghetti through hot-dogs. Kids are much more willing to eat "boring" food if they've made it themselves, and this makes for a great lure to vegetable-filled, healthy meals.
Obviously this is all Italian recipes, so spaghetti, pizza, etc. They all have a small number of healthy ingredients, so it's easy for a child to manage. Each step is illustrated, which makes it a lot easier for my kindergartener to follow along. We've been able to make a couple of the recipes together with her leading the way and me mainly supervising.
I think this book would be really great for an older child who wants to learn to cook on their own. Everything is broken down into very easy steps, and there are tutorials at the beginning for chopping, stirring, kneading, etc.
My main reason to love this book, though, is that it's teaching children to cook real, grown-up food. There's no making a sandwich look like a caterpillar or sticking spaghetti through hot-dogs. Kids are much more willing to eat "boring" food if they've made it themselves, and this makes for a great lure to vegetable-filled, healthy meals.
December 3, 2009
I simply couldn't pass this one up. I had to add it to my collection of children's cookbooks.
February 24, 2011
Cartoon-like illustrations and mostly kid-friendly food from the world's greatest cuisine.
June 27, 2011
Nice layout and recipes.
January 23, 2019
Another kids' cookbook. I guess he has no choice, but learn to cook.
p. 78 - 3 stars - Beef Stew - Marginally edible. Annnnd.... we didn't want to try anything else, so here we go.
p. 78 - 3 stars - Beef Stew - Marginally edible. Annnnd.... we didn't want to try anything else, so here we go.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews