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Publisher: Michael Burch Editors: Lana Okerlund and Theresa Best Cover design: Michelle Furbacher Epub design: Jesse Marchand Food photography: Ryan Szulc Food and prop styling: Jennifer Low Photos of recipes made from those in Everyday Kitchen for Kids or Kitchen for Kids can be posted on www.kitchenforkids.com. Printed in China Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Low, Jennifer Everyday kitchen for kids : 100 amazing savory and sweet recipes children can really make / Jennifer Low. Includes index. PRINT ISBN 978-1-77050-066-2 EPUB ISBN 978-1-77050-166-9 1. Cooking--Juvenile literature. 2. Cookbooks. I. Title. TX652.5.L67 2012 j641.5ˇ123 C2011-908312-4 The publisher acknowledges the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund (CBF) and the Province of British Columbia through the Book Publishing Tax Credit. In memory of my father, who could make the most marvelous things out of seemingly nothing. TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTE [gf] means recipe is gluten-free. Copyright Page Dedication Introduction and Acknowledgments Dear Kids Dear Parents, Guardians, and Other Helpers Organizing the Kitchen for Kids Cook’s Glossary YOUR RESTAURANT MENU French Toast in a Pan [breakfast] Good Morning Bacon! [breakfast] [gf] Batch o’ Brekkie Sausages [breakfast] [gf] Cashew Couscous (Bless You!) [side dish] Roasted Tomato and Bocconcini Salad [side dish] [gf] Feast Rice [side dish] [gf] Simple Rice and Peas [side dish] [gf] Cinnamon Baby Carrots [side dish] [gf] Baker’s Dozen Chive Biscuits [side dish] Smashed Mini Potatoes [side dish] [gf] Upside-Down Baked Potatoes [side dish] [gf] Buttered Green Beans [side dish] [gf] Parmesan Risotto [side dish] [gf] Rice, Orzo, and Split Pea Trio [side dish] Unfried Picnic Chicken Drumsticks [main] [gf] Beef Stew Ooh-La-La [main] [gf] Coconut-Curry Kookoo Chicken [main] [gf] Lasagna Jumble [main] Mozzarella Chicken [main] [gf] Seven Seas Salmon [main] [gf] Every-Flavor Pork Chops [main] [gf] Your Own BBQ-Sauced Chicken [main] [gf] YOUR KITCHEN SPECIALS Cocoa-Kissed Banana Oatmeal [breakfast] Piggies in Blankets [lunch] Real Mac ’n’ Cheddar Cheese [lunch or supper] Spinach and Mushroom Frittata [lunch or supper] [gf] Hula Hawaiian Pizza [lunch or supper] Hocus Pocus Pizza [lunch or supper] [gf] Gobble-Up Turkey Burgers [lunch or supper] [gf] Lovin’ Oven Hamburgers [lunch or supper] [gf] Burger Buns [lunch or supper] Fin-Tastic Fish Fillets [supper] [gf] Really Big Chicken Meatballs [supper] [gf] Lettuce Wraps with Crumbled Asian Pork [supper] [gf] Tangy Chicken Wings [snack] [gf] Soft Twisted Pepperoni Breadsticks [snack] Munchy Crunchy Crackers [snack] Tortilla Corn Chips [snack] [gf] Parmesan Puffs [snack] [gf] YOUR OWN BAKERY Fresh Lemon Cupcakes Fresh Lemon Double-Glaze [gf] Sugared Doughnut Puffs Chocolate Banana Loaf Warm Chocolate Brioches Little Fresh Blueberry Pies Pecan Sweetie Pies Rainy Day Banana Bread [gf] O.J. Glaze [gf] Blueberry Sunshine Muffins [gf] Apricot Scoop Cake Little Black Forest Cake Pink Cherry Cake Pink Cloud Frosting [gf] Cocoa Buttercream Frosting [gf] Tips on Frosting Cakes Surprising Chocolate Cake Vanilla Velvet Cake [gf] Vanilla Cream Frosting [gf] Fudgy Frosting [gf] Frosting Fudge [gf] Dark Chocolate Cake [gf] Feta Focaccia Bread Champion Ciabatta Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread Cheddar Egg Bread Tomato Salsa Cornbread Green Onion Bread Cheese Pizza Muffins YOUR COOKIE JAR Chocolate Chippers Cinnamoons Peek-a-Pokes Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies Glossy Cookie Glaze [gf] Sweet Date Pockets Cocoa Cranberry Crack-Ups Dark Chocolate Crisps Finnigans Cookie Tortoises [gf] Filberettis [gf] Sugar Delights [gf] Chocolate Rondelles  [gf] Brown Sugar Crinkles  [gf] Peanut Butter Beezies  [gf] YOUR SWEET TREATS Almond-Oat Baked Apples Peaches in Pastry Nests Apple Crisp Fruit Fritters [gf] Warm Caramel Banana Sundaes [gf] Fresh Berry Shortcakes Whoopie Pies Whoopie Pie Filling [gf] Sponge Toffee Lollipops [gf] Buttery Granola Bars Filbert Fudge Pebbles [gf] Double-Chocolate Brownies Classic Brownie Frosting [gf] Mint Brownie Frosting [gf] Fudgelicious Brownies [gf] Custards in a Warm Bath [gf] Tirami-Moo