Kooking for Kids

What could be nicer for the working Moms and Dads of today than a chef in the kitchen? But a cook costs money,” say Terry and James Skaug. We discovered we had our own built-in cook, our son, Joshua.” Parents are all too apt to shoo their children away when preparing meals. The Skaug's look at the world with an unusual eye. Knowing these younger years are the time when a child’s world is fired with creativity, and simmering in the magic of what’s new, their kitchen became their son’s favorite playground. Twelve-year-old Joshua Skaug has been cooking ever since he can remember. An avid reader, he enjoys the classics, but after checking out cookbooks, he discovered that using his own imagination and experimenting with taste, color and ingredients was much more fun, and far more creative, exciting and challenging. A beginning with cookies at the age of 5 quickly expanded into preparing snacks and drinks for the whole family and treats for pets. Soon he was making meatloaf with spicy tomatoes and purple onions, and Easter Egg Pancakes (in the shape of eggs, of course), with red, blue and green food coloring to make the festive day remembered. Joshua’s book, Kooking for Kids”, brims with good foods, recipes that Josh feels are winners for all kids, and favorite meals for the whole family. These pages are filled with soups, salads, healthy foods and just plain old delicious foods that any kid, even the picky eater, can cook for his work-weary parents and enjoy himself. And girls will love to try them out too. Just remember to clean up the kitchen,” he says, and have fun and be proud to be a creator in the family kitchen.” ~Penny Porter, author, The Keymaker: Born to Steal, Heart Strings and Tail-Tuggers and mother of six (grandmother of nine) kids who loved to cook!Skaug, Joshua is the author of 'Kooking for Kids', published 2004 under ISBN 9780976432302 and ISBN 0976432307.