The Mix-It-Up Cookbook

Book Overview

Simple and fun and easy to follow recipes that are perfect for a child to learn basic cooking skills. Bright colorful photos and recipes include variations so the child gets to choose what sounds... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584857420
• ISBN13: 9781584857426
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.6" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9

Customer Reviews

My daughter loves the Mix-It-Up Cookbook

My 11-year-old daughter received this cookbook as a birthday present and has been on a cooking tear ever since. The book is nicely organized, colorful and easy to read for kids. The recipes are perfectly suited to the younger set, too. She's already made the spaghetti and meatballs, as well as the pancakes. As her mom, I'm very happy that she's enjoying herself and that I'm off the hook when she's cooking! I'm actually ordering the book as a Christmas present for another 11-year-old -- I highly recommend this cookbook to preteen or younger children.

Little Chefs Love This Cookbook

My daughter is ten years old and loves this hardbound cookbook. I was going to give this to her for Christmas 2005, but decided I couldn't wait to help her bake cupcakes before then. Easy to understand directions for a ten year old makes this book a plus!!!

Creative Cooking

The Mix-It-Up Cookbook is perfect for teaching kids to make basic recipes and then get creative with those recipes by adding mix-ins. Each chapter is devoted to one food, such as pancakes, eggs, and popcorn. Then, there is a whole page next to the recipe devoted to clever mix-ins you can add to make it taste even better (for example, peanut butter cups for the popcorn, chocolate chips and bananas for the pancakes). Yum! It even goes into details about how to set a proper table and make a complete, balanced meal. And it is all colorfully illustrated. It is books like this that make cooking fun.

Mix It Up, Eat It Up

The popular publishing house Pleasant Company created the American Girls book series for young girls over a decade ago. Since then, they have branched out, creating fiction and non-fiction books for kids of all ages.The Mix-It-Up Cookbook introduces children to various basic recipes, such as pancakes, milkshakes, burritos, pizzas and macaroni. The colorful illustrations and straightforward instructions are both eye-catching and informative. The recipes are simple and the meals are healthy, not to mention yummy. Each recipe offers various ways to "mix it up." For example, prepare some scrambled eggs, add them to a warm flour tortilla and voila - you have a breakfast burrito all ready to go. The book is also spiral-bound, meaning that it will lay flat on the countertop while you cook. This leaves both hands available to cut, mix and stir. Rather than trying to balance ingredients, bowls and utensils in one hand while propping the book open with the other hand, show kids that both hands should be available to cook. That will further reinforce kitchen safety. From tossing a simple salad to setting the table, there are many ways to include all family members in mealtime. Get your kids in the kitchen and teach them how to be safe, how to follow instructions, and how to cook. Encourage them to make up their own fun dishes (within reason, of course) and you may soon turn your reluctant helper into a willing kitchen aide. Who knows -- you might have a future chef on your hands and not know it. Now, if you are feeling really adventurous, have your munchkins help you prepare next week's grocery list!

Fun in the Kitchen

I bought this book to take with me babysitting. The section on basic cooking tips is written in an easily understood manner and is very informative. It opened a lot of discussion on cooking techniques and kitchen safety.The cookbook has many basic and easy to follow recipes for main courses, side dishes and desserts. Then there is the "mix it up" part - along with the recipes are lists of items that can be added to the dishes. You can take your regular pancakes and mix them up into apple pie pancakes or petal pancakes (one of my favorites!). Every time we've used the Mix it Up Cookbook, we've had a lot of fun. The girls I babysit enjoy making their own food and being creative in what they can add in. This book is sure to give them a nice cooking foundation.Be careful though, you might get addicted to the Girlie-Swirlie Shakes! :o)Review by Tiffany Ann