Cook with your kids!

I just found the greatest book, when I was looking for something else! It's a cookbook for parents and children to use together, and it has interesting and creative recipes. Just a sample, from scanning the index: Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza, Garden Vegetable Soup with Pesto, Marble Swirl Cheesecake, Grilled Spicy Red Snapper Tacos, and on and on. It's called The Family Kitchen: Easy and Delicious Recipes for Parents and Kids to Make and Enjoy Togetherand it is really intriguing. I see several recipes I'm going to try this week; too bad there are no little kids around to help me! Each recipe is very clearly written, and each has a box entitled, "Call the kids" listing what things they can do in the preparation of the dish. Some also list "Use your judgment" tasks, which involve handling hot things, or using a food processor or knives. For example, for the Garden Vegetable Soup, "Call the kids" to peel the carrots with a hand-held peeler, rinse and drain the canned beans, break up the spaghetti, tear the basil, and stir the soup. "Use your judgment" as to whether they can cut the other vegetables and mix the pesto in the food processor.
There are also recipes plus other information at Kids Health/Recipes. These recipes include special ones for kids with cystic fibrosis, diabetes, celiac disease and lactose intolerance, as well as a section for vegetarian recipes.