I’ve been cooking up something REALLY special over the last few months, and now I’m able to let the whole world know (well, at least the tiny sliver of the world that reads this blog!). I’ve been part of a team of 40 fantastic bloggers who have worked with Chef Boyardee to create The Little Chefs Project: A Collection of Kid-Friendly Tips, Tricks and Recipes for Fun in the Kitchen. This is the first ever crowd-sources book on cooking with kids.
Can you imagine trying to edit a book that has 40 authors? Sounds like mission impossible if you ask me? But the folks at The Motherhood took the words and images that bloggers were inspired to write based on a handful of themes, and they created something absolutely beautiful. The content is also top-notch, if you ask me (yes, I’m biased since I wrote some of that top-notch content, but check it out and see for yourself!).
Introducing “” – the first-ever, crowd-sourced book on cooking with kids!
You can find my contribution in chapter 1, which is all about feeling like a kid again in the kitchen. I shared a memory of my first cookbook (which I still have!) and my favorite recipe to make from it. I still make it to this day and it brings back great memories for me.
This FREE eBook is filled to the brim with great stories, wonderful ideas for getting your kids in the kitchen and some yummy recipes, as well. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. After you finish reading it, get in the kitchen with your kids and cook up some memories!
GIVEAWAY TIME!!!! I have a Little Chefs Kit (pictured below) up for grabs for one lucky ready! The giveaway kit includes the following:
- Kids’ kitchen measure and prep kit
- Kids’ recipe box
- Scrapbook album
- 2 Chef Boyardee chef hats
- Chef Boyardee adult apron
- Chef Boyardee child apron
- Chef Boyardee pizza kit
- Time capsule
- 2 coupons for free Chef Boyardee Beefaroni
- 5 Chef Boyardee recipe cards
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Be sure to enter my other current giveaways, found on the sidebar of my page.
I have been compensated for my time as a member of the Little Chefs campaign. All thoughts, opinions and memories shared are strictly my own.
Does this book cost anything? I would love to have it for my son…
Um…ok, I can see that it’s free, but how do I get it? I’m not that computer savvy.
I learned that Chef Boyardee has come together with 40 AMAZING and talented moms and their families to write the book, literally, on cooking with kids.
Don’t take cooking too seriously. So true, though sometimes a lot of deep breaths by mom are required. 🙂
The bacon ranch pizza
I love the teachable moments section.
Bacon Ranch Pizza looks good.
I like the teachable moments section
I enjoyed the teachable moments chapter
I enjoyed reading fun with flavor
those beef ravioli pizza cups looks pretty good =)
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enjoyed fun with flavors
kid vs adult cook offs
I enjoyed reading Everyday Fun With You Little Chefs.
I love family time.
Congrats! Bacon Ranch Pizza is my recipe of choice!
I enjoyed the blog reading list
The bacon ranch pizza sounds super yummy 🙂
want to try the bacon ranch pizza recipe
I learned how to make Beef Raviolli Pizza Cups with Tomato Basil Salsa.
I like the Deelicious Artichoke Mac and Cheese recipe 🙂
I really enjoyed the family traditions section
the teachable moments section.
the family traditions is great!
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I learned that it’s the first-ever, crowd-sourced book on cooking with kids!
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I like the family traditions chapter.
Learned the cheif is a real person and yummy bacon ranch pizza
There was a link to a great recipe for bacon ranch pizza 🙂
I read the Benefiting from a Healthcare Partner article
learned how to get a picky child to eat
I like the teachable moments sections.
I liked that Chef Boyrdee is real – who knew?!
learned how to get a picky child to eat
I liked the Fun with Flavors. I love cooking with my kids. Its so fun….
I really enjoyed reading Fun with Flavors.
I liked the Collecting Family Memories in the Digital Age article.
I liked reading Fun With Flavors.
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I like how simple things are, and the flavors are fun
I like that they focus on creating traditions in one of the chapters
I learned different tips to get picky children to eat well!! Thanks for them! Saves me a lot of arguing!
I want to try making the ravioli pizza cups
I visited and I learned that Bloggers can do things to make it easier for brands to reach out to them: make your name and contact info readily available, on your “About” or “PR” page.
I love the idea of a family cookbook from your extended family
I like that it gives families ideas on things to do in the kitchen and everything is kid friendly.
I learned that Chef Boyardee was a real person!
I like smoothie ideas.
I like the smoothie ideas 🙂
i enjoyed reading about it bringing back memorys of cooking with her mom……….exactly what i thought about when reading it
I liked Fun with Flavors!
Such a great resource…love the family traditions section
I like the teachable moments so far.I can’t wait to sit down and really look at this ebook.
I love that they use real families and kids to photograph and actually make the food.
I like the family traditions. I didn’t know Chef Bordee was a real person.
I liked the family traditions. Never knew Chef Bordee was a real person…
As a mom of 6, this book looks like loads of fun!! They have one cookbook of their own, but they are always wanting to try new things!! The kit looks great!
family traditions section is great
I learned that you can make so many different things with Chef Boyardee. I liked the Ravioli pizza biscuits and the taco bake.
chef boyardee is a real person
I like The fun with flavors section
“Learning begins with the senses” I love that quote, and it helps encourage us to work together as a family to educate our children in knowledge that can be used throughout their lives. Whether it is frying an egg or baking a cake, children will learn math and science in the kitchen. (and of course art)
I learned there was a real Chef Boiardee
I love the Family Traditions section
I like the section on teachable moments and I love getting kids involved with cooking at an early age
teachable moments section
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The Family Traditions section was my favorite.
I learned that 40 families came together to make the book!
I love the smoothie ideas!
teachable moments
I love the family traditions section
I like the tip to make smoothies
I like the tips on tricky eaters.
I like the teachable moments
Being a teacher I like how they want to encourages math, science and other subjects into cooking.
I liked the teachable moments section.
Dinner tastes better when you cook it together. Love that!!
Learning begins with the senses.
teachable moments
I liked the beef raviola pizza cups recipe.
I like the Feel Like a Kid Again section. We could all use more of that!
Tips on tricky eaters 🙂
They were on the today show.
I liked all the teachable moments — my little ones love being in the kitchen and it’s great for them to learn stuff too!
I learned more than 85 years ago, Chef Hector Boiardi migrated to the United States.
They were on the today show.
I enjoyed the Little Chefs post on Frugal Novice.
I liked reading the Teachable moments.
I liked the article Learning About Safe Household Products
It took me a few tried to get it to load. But I like the Feel Like a Kid Again chapter.
I really liked the “feel like a kid again” section!
I like the The Little Chefs Project: Teachable Moments part because that really is what it is all about
I liked the teachable moments section
I like the teachable moments
I liked the teachable moments section. Congratulations on being a part of this!
family traditions
Id like the artichoke mac and cheese.
Thanks for the chance.
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I like the feel like a kid again section
I like Carrie at Making Lemonade’s idea of having a special breakfast once a week. We are usually way to busy for a big sit down breakfast every day, so I love the idea of taking the time on a weekend for a big meal made together!
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I enjoyed the Family Traditions
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I liked your story and the timeline “On Becoming Chef Boyardee” was interesting.
I like the tip to pre measure ingredients for younger kids 🙂
I like that there are live chats in the Motherhood to talk about the book and ways to get kids involved in cooking.
section on family time
You can trick picky eaters with fun colors and shapes 🙂
I like that they have a section on family time.
I like the recipes and teachable moments.
I learned that:We are Cooper Munroe and Emily McKhann, co-founders of The Motherhood. We’ve known each other a long time starting with our first jobs at a public affairs agency in Washington,
Loved the teachable moments also
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I like where she created a waffle breakfast cone and used bananas and ice cream toppings for the kids
I love reading about others cooking traditions.
I enjoyed reading the chapter on Family Traditions! Every family is unique in their own way!
I love that this book was written by 40 moms, so many different perspectives! 🙂
I cannot WAIT to check out the section on family traditions!
A tip I learned is to start simple!
I like the chapter on to feel like a lid again!
I like that they have a section on family time.
I loved reading the family traditions. What a great little book!
I liked the Deelicious Artichoke Mac and Cheese. I will need to try it sometime soon.
So much fun! I can’t wait to check it out. Congratulations!!
I like that they have the Series of cook-alongs and they offer live chats
I love the whole section on Teachable Moments, it’s nice to see what others do and incorporate those into my family.