Everyone knows January is the time for making resolutions and learning new skills. Here at the library, we want to encourage that love of learning and exploring! Starting in January, we will be hosting a new monthly program for patrons ages 6-11, called Bite-Sized Chefs! This program will take place once a month and we will be following along with recipes found in Food Network’s Recipe-a-Day Kids Cookbook. Each month, come and build your recipe repertoire by exploring creative culinary techniques that are easy and pleasing to the eye. Create and enjoy a sample at the library and then take home the recipe ideas to dazzle your family and friends!
Help us be mindful of any allergies - call and ask about food choices if there are any concerns.
Cooking skills are skills you can develop at any age! Learning to be comfortable in the kitchen builds a lot of skills useful in everyday life:
- Confidence and self-esteem
- Life skills
- 21st-century skills (creative thinking, critical thinking, etc.)
- Fine motor skills
- Mathematics
- Planning and problem solving
- Hygiene (hand washing and keeping counters clean)
If you’d like to learn these skills, you can join us each month for Bite-Sized Chefs! Our first session will be on Monday, January 23rd at 4:00 pm. Registration is limited to 24 participants, so make sure to register early to save your seat! You can register here.
If you prefer to learn these skills in your own kitchen, here are some books you might find helpful!
Food Network's Recipe-a-Day Kids Cookbook
Flip through this book and you'll find a great idea for every day of the year, starting today. What's your birthday? Anyone who picks up this book will turn straight to that date to see which treat falls on their special day! Will it be a daisy cupcake made with snipped marshmallows? Miniature chicken and waffles? Homemade chocolate lollipops? A giant pretzel? Of course, all the big holidays are represented, too--like flag tarts for the Fourth of July or spooky treats for Halloween. And we never miss an excuse to celebrate historic events: You can make star cookies on the day Pluto was discovered. The easy recipes were all created with beginner cooks in mind (some use prepared ingredients!), and each one has been tested in Food Network Kitchen, so it's sure to come out perfect every time.
Kid Chef: The Foodie Kids Cookbook
Aspiring young chefs will love the fun, easy-to-follow instructions in this kids' cookbook that's part cooking school and part cookbook. First, kid chefs enroll in culinary school and learn the skills they'll need to excel in the kitchen, from sharpening their knife skills to prepping ingredients. Then they'll be ready to set up shop and cook a range of delicious-and nutritious-recipes that are sure to please parents, too.
Chop Chop: The Kids' Guide to Cooking Real Food with Your Family
Simple, healthy, delicious dishes for children and parents to make together.