These are the cookbooks that inspired Young Chefs Cooking Club members, when they selected recipes they wished to prepare over the course of the after-school program.
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Chef Bobo’s Good Food Cookbook, by Robert W. Surles
Cooking Light Global Kitchen, by David Joachim
Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My Soup! By Emeril Lagasse
Fresh Choices, by David Joachim and Rochelle Davis
Joy of Cooking, by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker
Junior Leagues In the Kitchen with Kids: Everyday Recipes & Activities for Healthy Living
Karen Martini Cooking at Home, by Karen Martini
My Mom’s a Good Cooker, by Gabrielle Krivonak
Real Cooking for Kids, by Rob Seideman
Sara’s Secrets for Weeknight Meals, by Sara Moulton
Taste of Africa, by Rosemund Grant
Taste Pure and Simple, by Michel Nischan
The African American Heritage Cookbook, by Carolyn Quick Tillery
The Around the World Cookbook, by Linda Fraser and Sarah Ainley
The Book of Latin American Cooking, by Elisabeth Lambert Ortiz
The Epicurious Cookbook, by Tanya Steel and the editors of Epicurious
The Family Table, by Christy Rost
The Food You Crave, by Ellie Krieger
The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Children’s Cookbook, by Marianne Zanzarella and Tom Eckerle
The International Cookbook for Kids, by Matthew Locricchio
The Kids’ Multicultural Cookbook, by Deanna F. Cook
The Mom 100 Cookbook, by Katie Workman
The Spatulatta Cookbook, by Isabella and Olivia Gerasole
The Superchef Series: The Cooking of Brazil, China, France, Greece, India, Italy, Mexico and Thailand, by Matthew Locricchio
Williams-Sonoma Fun Food, by Stephanie Rosenbaum
Williams-Sonoma The Kids Cookbook, by Abigail J. Dodge