Product Description

Instead of decorating frozen pizzas or making ice-cream sundaes, this book aims to teach children how to cook for real. Going from the basic building blocks of preparation, through the different food groups and on to different ways of using the skills learned, it shows how to make tasty meals.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #37921 in Books
• Published on: 1999-06-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Delia Smith wrote How to Cook in 1998 in an attempt to teach cookery skills to adults who didn't know how to boil eggs properly. Mary Contini and Pru Irvine are attempting to prevent the problem by writing Easy Peasy, which is aimed at introducing children to the joy of cooking and eating well. "If you catch an adult reading this book," they write in the introduction, "be kind". "They may also want to learn to cook absolutely fabulous, incredibly simple and gorgeous food." They reckon that cooking is a life skill and that once you know the basics you can survive anywhere. And if children have time to watch television, they have enough time to learn a skill which will serve them well throughout their life. Easy Peasy explains how to cut and peel various types of fruit and vegetables. Photographs show various kitchen appliances, including basics such as whisks, tea strainers and ladles. The book is divided into recipes using potatoes, eggs, pasta and bread. There are also recipes for soups and cakes. All the recipes, like Gold Fish Cakes and Greece Salad, are aimed at offering some amusement. However, it's likely that Chocolate Mouse will be more popular than garlic-laced Knock-out Bread.

Customer Reviews

excellent book fo adults!!
This book is brilliant! I am 22 and have no children but i did'nt have a clue on how to cook!! This book tells you all the basics including how to cook potatoes! This is much better than some adult books because it relays all the simple things of cooking which many adult books take for granted that we know. Excellent book and I'm sure it's very good for children as well!!!!

I think it inspires a lot of children. It is easy to follow
I think that Easy Peasy for kids by Mary Contini and Pru Irvine is a great opportunity for kids that want to cook and eat good food.

This book is really easy to understand and has got great recipes too.

Most childrens' menus are stuffed to the brim with absolute junk food.

I think that children also want to be independent for some things.

So this book has really made a difference in my life. Let it make one in yours!

Perfect for children and grown ups!
I've read Mary Contini's Dear Francesca so had a good idea that this cookery book for children would be worth buying! My 4 yr old grandson is a fussy eater but loves to cook and bake and having read the titles of some of the recipes to him, I knew I had his attention. I'm also impressed with the photos of the kitchen equipment - the well used utensils are what the majority of us have in our kitchen drawers! You don't need to kit yourself out with all the latest designer gear!