Paula Deen's My First Cookbook

by Paula Deen, Martha Nesbit (Primary Contributor), Susan Mitchell (Illustrator)

One of America's most beloved cooks, Food Network personality and restaurateur, Paula Deen invites you to share in her favorite dishes and memories from childhood in this delightful cookbook for the very young.

What better way to celebrate childhood than with pancakes around the kitchen table? Or how about a quick snack of Ants on a Log? Paula even shares her tricks for whipping up the perfect breakfast in bed for Mom on Mother's Day or a fancy dinner for Dad on Father's Day. Paula Deen's My First Cookbook is like a big hug from the queen of Southern hospitality and charm herself. So get in the kitchen with your favorite little ones today and start making those memories!

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Childrens

176 pages, Spiral-bound

First published October 7, 2008

Reviews

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cookbook for "the very young" is where the description is wrong. While it includes great things like how to set a table and good manners, as well as simple recipes like cheese toast, fruit kebabs, and Ants on a Log, it also has more complex recipes like pancakes, chicken pot pie, and fried doughnuts. Of course there is a warning in the first section "Safety First".

I'd recommend this book for kids between 6-14, though it is written for a younger reader. While my 12-year old hasn't made some of the more complicated recipes, she won't use the cookbook because it's geared towards younger children.

[Jennifer Canterbury · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is such a cute cookbook for the preschool to 1st grade crowd. It's got pictures for every ingredient and item needed while the recipes are clear and easy to understand. It's a wonderful tool for teaching little children how to cook and get started in the kitchen with the help of an adult.

[Wiseman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute! May daughter and I made a couple of the recipes in this book. The first section of the book shows kids how to properly set a table, and there's a section on table manners, too.

[Kelly Fitch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this for my daughter when she was about 5 and she loved it. She loved being in the kitchen learning to cook.

[Stefanie Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Darlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a great book for kids of all ages. The book shows pictures of what you need so even kids that are not able to read words can read the pictures. This is a good introduction to reading non-fiction as it has table of contents, glossary, a safety first section, and an index. It even gives some recipes for making things that children wouldn't eat like bubbles and play clay. All of the different elements of this book make it a great book for children. This would be a good read aloud for ages 4th to 6th.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The kids have had a good time making recipes with us and with sitters from this book. It's Paula Deen, so it's not exactly low-fat, but none of the recipes are totally outrageous, either. They haven't liked everything they've made, but they have liked the process and the way she illustrates the ingredients and points out which steps are for kids and which ones need adult supervision. And then they cook in their pretend kitchen for a while, which I enjoy ;-) When this goes back to the ibrary, I might have to buy it or the next one she has for slightly older kids.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple, but tasty recipes that kids really can follow, for the most part, on their own. Illustrations make it easy to identify ingredients, and there are chapters on manners, table-setting and safety. My 5.5 year old's favorite book at the moment (she consults it multiple times a day), and is light enough for her to carry around; in addition the book is spiral-bound to make page-turning easier.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

For a first cookbook for kids, I think this is great. The illustrations are darling, there isn't anything that a photo would depict better. The recipes look yummy, we will be trying a few out real soon. The instructions are clear and the chapters each have a lot of recipes to choose from. Well done. No pun intended. :)

[Shelley · Rating 3 out of 5]

My daughter got this for Christmas, along with her own rolling pin and apron, from her Grammy. It's such a thorough, well illustrated, simple, and fun book. There's even recipes for crafts like Bubbles and Salt Dough. The family pics of the Deen's are fun to look at too. We just have really enjoyed it.

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Way too complicated for a 'first cookbook'. Also, the illustrations were horrible--very misleading. (ie vanilla cupcakes that looked dark brown, huh?) And... why include such unhealthy items like doughnuts? To her credit, there are some great healthy recipes, but felt that most of the recipes were too advanced for a little one!

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter picked this out at the library and she read through every recipe! Good stuff- not real simple, but definitely things that kids can make with mom or dad. I like the way it's illustrated, even though there isn't pictures of the actual food.

[Debbie · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this for my niece's 7th birthday, so that we could cook together. The recipes are ridiculously too simple. My 7 year old niece was already way past this level. Much too boring and quick.

[Ginnie Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my budding chef's very first cookbooks. Fun recipes with colorful rhombus-style recipes that are easy for small children to understand. colorful and fun stories and memories from paula deen as well

[Holly · Rating 2 out of 5]

Illustrated rather that pictures, It uses a lot of prepackaged ingredients that I do not have readily available.

[Susan]

Gift idea for nieces and nephew

[Meadow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shocking that my butter-fiend of a child would choose this book.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great holiday recipes. It was awesome meeting Paula, she is exactly the same, bubbly light in person!

[Kellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was given to my son who LOVES to cook. And it's a great cookbook for little ones.

[Kay Levine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book. Great recipes. Can't go wrong with Paula Deen.

[Tonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really cute book I got to use with my kids. They love this cookbook.

[Sammy C]

its got a lot of fun recipies. I haven't even tried half of them!