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Cooking Rocks! Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids
written by Rachael Ray
Studio : Lake Isle Press
by Lake Isle Press
Publisher : Lake Isle Press
Released : 2004-10-25
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781891105159
UPC : 606493000154
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 55 reviews)
List Price : $16.95
Our Price : $3.98
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Kids rock! says Rachael, and it seems the feeling is mutual. Young people number among her biggest fans. For them she has created a fabulous collection of age-specific recipes with a high cool factor. |
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Do not trust the Rachael Ray name on this one |
I have two problems with this book:
1. The recipes and instructions do not appear to have been tested beforehand.
2. The recipes are not as healthy as I would prefer.
Many recipes seem to miss steps. For an adult, sure I can figure things out. Considering that this book is meant as recipes for children to use, leaving out steps creates confusion and does not elicit confidence.
Many of the recipes are high in fat and sugar. Now, I know that desserts are sweet, but the ones in here are over kill on sugar and ingredients that I would not serve my kids.
I suppose that given the Rachael Ray name on the book, and having heard her speak on preventing childhood obesity and all that, that I did have certain expectations about the standard she would maintain in this book.
Overall, this book feels like something that she had an assistant throw together and then slap her name on. I am very disappointed with this book. In general, it feels like something put together by someone who obviously does not have children.
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This Book Rocks! |
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My [...] daughter is quite accomplished in the kitchen, but the recipes in this book have stretched her willingness to try new foods and to cook whole dishes with little help. She picked out and made Chicken Cacciatore Ravioli and Spicy Nutty Chicken for our family in the last few days. Both were good, and not your boring typical learn-to-cook fare. |
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Cooking Rocks! Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids |
The kids love to make recipes from this cookbook.
It is great that the recipes are separated by age groups (for difficulty). The recipes are pretty good, too.
I like that it has a spiral binding inside the hard cover. |
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Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children? |
"Cooking Rocks!" was Rachael Ray's first venture into kid-friendly cooking. It's a cut above "Yum-O!" in its simplicity,and it's clearly made for kids. "Cooking Rocks!" translated her half-hour hits into family accessible recipes.
"Cooking Rocks!" is colorful, easy-to-use,and the division of labor between adults&kids is reasoned out. There are recipes clearly aimed at kids-like Fruit "Sushi",Worms&Eyeballs, and Ray's ubiquitous "Pasta,Cheese,and Trees." It's whimsical without being overly cute. There are also meals adults&kids can enjoy alike,such as Tomato,Basil,and Cheese Baked Pasta,as well as Cinnamon-Apple Nachos with Peanut Butter Sauce. On the other hand, as befits a Dunkin' Donuts spokeswoman,the recipes contain a lot of fat and sugar. This is from a woman who started her Yum-O! charity to combat childhood obesity. There are also Ray's usual unholy food combinations. The Chicken Catch-a-tory Ravioli Stew is a sure recipe for constipation. The Hot Dog Pizza with sugared cucumber slices (pickles?) sounds indigestion-inducing. The pizza cheeseburgers are from Ray's "throw it together" philosophy. Yuck-O!
"Cooking Rocks!" is a mixed bag. Not great, not awful as its follow-up. It's mediocre. |
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Ray's Kid Cookbook |
I enjoy cooking. The Kitchen is like my science lab, it is great to taste and try new things in the kitchen.
A cookbook written with children in mind can either talk down to kids or can treat them like equals. most of this book treats children like equals. However it is cutely illustrated with cartoony images of Rachel Ray, which to me, belittles the kids.
The recipes are family oriented cooking tasks that kids and adults can make together. It has plastic slicked stock is the kind I think most cook books can use
This book is good cook book for family and people that want to teach children to eat well. I like what is here..if you have kids and want to have your children to learn to cook, this is your book
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD |
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