by Jennifer Nicholson Rowan Public Library
The kids have now been in school for about five weeks
now; and yes, moms and dads, I counted! This
is about the time in the school year when many kids start screaming, “No more
pb and j!” The food rut usually hits
everyone, from parents packing school and work lunches, to those cooking dinner
every night. Yet, have no fear, the
Rowan Public Library offers many great cookbooks to help with your foodie
blues!
For lunch box ideas and helpful hints try J.M. Hirsch’s Beating the Lunch Box Blues. Hirsch’s book offers helpful and colorful
tips and recipes, in an easy to browse style.
Have leftover steak from dinner last night? Thinly cut the steak and make fajitas to pack
in the lunch box! This is a great book
to use when you are really running out of ideas for lunch and need fresh,
healthy ideas for lunch menus. Even
simply flipping through the pages, will spark your lunch creativity or make
your stomach growl!
For children with food allergies, the Allergy-free Cooking for Kids by
Sterling Epicure Press, features recipes for all meals of the day, for
egg-free, dairy-free, or gluten-free diets.
Enticing colorful photos will tempt any cook to try a new recipe. The pineapple and white chocolate jelly cake,
sounds amazing by the way!
Have a picky eater?
Have them help you in the kitchen!
Cookbooks are not only for adults, the Rowan Public Library offers many
great cookbooks for kids and teens! The Cookbook for Teens by Mendocino
Press, Teens Cook by Megan and Jill
Carle with Judi Carle, and many more, teaches teens how to cook, from tips and techniques
on cooking that perfect burger to Paprika Bliss Soup. For younger children, try Mommy’s Little Helper Cookbook for children ages 3-7 by Karen Brown
or The Toddler Cookbook by Annabel
Karmel. Both cookbooks offer recipes or
helpful hints for parents on getting children to help in the kitchen that are
age appropriate and fun! Still worry
about a picky eater, don’t worry, the Rowan Public Library also has The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook by
Emily Ansara Baines, have a Hunger Games party!
Still worried about a fussy eater, you can always try
the “sneaky” approach. The Sneaky Chef cookbook, by Missy Chase
Lapine, provides a “simple strategies for hiding healthy foods in kids’
favorite meals.” Try sneaking in some
carrots to spaghetti sauce or cauliflower to homemade mac ‘n’ cheese, this cookbook
offers a covert strategy to getting kids to eat more vegetables and healthier
meals.
Cooking can be creative and fun, but it can also be
educational as well. Take a moment to
provide a little math lesson, the Math
24/7 Culinary Math by Helen Thompson, allows students to learn fractions
for dividing recipes, and how to read nutrition labels. Cooking is also a great way to learn about
other countries and cultures, try a new recipe from Japan or India. You might be surprise and find a new family
night favorite!
Food ruts happen
to us all; but the Rowan Public Library has many great cookbooks to help
rediscover the love of cooking. To
browse or find additional titles, please visit us or our website at
rowanpubliclibrary.org.
Books Listed:
Baines, Emily Ansara. The Unofficial Hunger Games
Cookbook. Avon, MA: Adams Media, 2011.
Brown, Karen. Mommy's Little Helper Cookbook.
New York, NY: Meadowbrook Press, 2000.
Carle, Megan, Jill Carle and Judi Carle. Teens
Cook. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 2004.
Hirsch, J.M. Beating the Lunch Box Blues. New
York, NY: Atria, 2013.
Karmel, Annabel. The Toddler Cookbook. New
York, NY: DK Publishing, 2008.
Lapine, Missy Chase. The Sneaky Chef.
Philadelphia, PA: Running Press Book Publishers, 2007.
Mendocino Press. The Cookbook for Teens.
Berkeley, CA: Mendocino Press, 2014.
Sterling Epicure. Allergy-free Cooking for Kids.
New York, NY: Sterling Publishing, 2014.
Thompson, Helen. Math 24/7 Culinary Math.
Broomall, PA: Mason Crest, 2014.
Jennifer Nicholson
YA Coordinator/Librarian
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