The Young Chef, by the Culinary Institute of America

Coauthored by chef-instructor (and parent) Mark Ainsworth, this book is for kids ages ten to fourteen who love to cook or who want to learn how. It begins with techniques – from key cooking methods to staying safe in the kitchen – then augments those lessons with more than one hundred recipes for dishes that kids (and their families and friends) will love. These recipes are easy enough that beginners can try them with confidence, but are loaded with insider tips, fun facts, kitchen vocab, and other teaching moments so that more adventurous junior cooks can use them as a springboard to take their skills to the next level, express their culinary creativity, and have fun in the kitchen.