Chef in Training: 100+ Easy & Yummy Recipes with Cooking Tips

By Kids in the Kitchen

The perfect first cookbook for young chefs! Chef in Training is packed with more than 100 easy, kid-tested and parent-approved recipes designed to help children discover just how much fun cooking can be. Perfect for ages 6–10 with adult supervision, this colorful hardcover helps young cooks build kitchen skills one recipe at a time.

Recipes are organized into Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, and Desserts, making it easy for kids to help prepare a full day of meals. Make Buttermilk Waffles or Easy Crêpes with Fresh Fruit, try Chicken Pot Pie, Lasagna Rolls, or Crispy Fish Sticks, then finish with Cookies on a Stick, Rainbow Ice Cream, and plenty of other treats.

Chef in Training goes beyond recipes to teach the basics every beginning cook needs. Kids in the Kitchen tips help make cooking safe and fun, while young chefs learn how to read and follow a recipe, measure ingredients, use a knife safely, dress like a chef, and understand common cooking terms with the helpful glossary.

Bright, playful illustrations keep the pages inviting and encourage children to focus on learning, experimenting, and enjoying what they create rather than trying to make their food look exactly like a professionally styled photograph. With familiar ingredients and approachable directions, Chef in Training gives kids the tools and confidence to say, “I made it myself!”

About Kids in the Kitchen

Kids in the Kitchen is Kitchen Ink Publishing’s collaborative team of recipe creators, testers, editors, food stylists, photographers, and designers. With more than 60 years of combined publishing experience, the team creates easy-to-follow, kid-tested and parent-approved recipes that encourage children and families to cook, learn, and have fun together.

Hardcover • 176 pages • 7.75 x 9.75 inches • ISBN 9781943016136 • $12.75 • Perfect for ages 6–10