Raised in the Kitchen: Making Memories from Scratch One Recipe at a Time

Ohsweetbasil blogger Cheney offers a practical and appetizing collection designed to get families into the kitchen together to build culinary skills and create memories. Recipes are assigned skill levels to help parents match dishes with a child’s capabilities, and Cheney includes a wealth of handy tips such as using frozen blueberries instead of fresh in waffles and making cheese bread doodles pull double duty by turning them into a dessert option using Nutella. Recipes allow for technique development as well, so that kids can learn how to flip banana buttermilk pancakes, roast vegetables for pasta Bolognese, and make broccoli cheddar soup in a slow cooker. Family-friendly sausage–hash brown casserole, banana bread, and garlic butter steak are among the pleasing savory options, but the stars of the collection are the desserts, which include a berry-laden frozen yogurt bark, decadent chocolate cake, mini Twix cheesecakes, and a luscious strawberry pie. Throughout, Cheney offers pointers on topics such as cooking meat, handling picky eaters, and baking bread. Fun, educational, and full of appealing options, this work is sure to inspire a new generation of cooks. [em](Apr.) [/em]