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One of the things I enjoy to do for my family, is cooking. Ever since I was little I have always loved to cook. There are so many recipes you can make with all the food you have at your own home. You just have to be creative and thing of something you could make. Sometimes you just have to throw some ingredients together and hope that it’s going to turn out great. This is something I have always loved doing. When I was little I would always help my mother cook. It was something that I enjoyed doing growing up, and I still enjoy it. I think it’s fun being able to create your own recipe from some ingredients you have sitting at home.
Now that I’m a mother of two daughters, I have noticed that my girls love to cook as well. They’re a bit young yet, but they help me out in the kitchen a lot. My oldest has really shown an interest in cooking. She’ll be eight in a few months, so it’s the perfect time to help her cook up her own meals. Of course it’s always fun to cook with your kids too. It can create a great bonding experience and I find it helpful for kids to learn to cook themselves.
My oldest daughter, Mercades and I love to watch cooking shows together too. They are some of my favorite shows. I find them to be so inspiring. Anyone can take a few simple ingredients and put together a meal. We love to be able to see what kind of recipes they all cook up each day. What is great, is that there are so many cooking shows out there. That means that we can get inspired by many different chefs! Everyone is different with cooking techniques and such, so it’s great to learn from multiple chefs to see how they all do.
We recently had the opportunity to read a book called Dex. This book is about a middle school kid who loves to cook. I don’t want to say to much without ruing the book for you all. Dex does run a gourmet lunch stand from his own front lawn. He loves to cook so much, that he’ll come up with many kinds of recipes. Can any of your kids relate to this? I’m sure many of you have kids that love to cook like mine! What Dex wants to really do, is earn some money so that he can buy a gym system. Unfortunately he discovers that his grandmothers restaurant isn’t going so well. He wants to be able to save that, so his plans change quickly.
With the help of his sister and friends, Dex has to get his business going better. His business really starts to spread, so he’s doing very well for himself. He even lands his own TV cooking show on the famous Eatz network. Unfortunately things go wrong when he goes head to head with Preston, a scheming associate. Dex and everyone else ends up finding out what Preston is really about. Will Dex be able to save his grandmothers restaurant? You’re going to have to check this book out to find out what happens!
We thought this book was very inspirational. For kids that love to cook, this book can really inspire them to live their dreams and go for what they believe in. Since my daughters are getting more in to cooking, this was a great book for us all. It was wonderful to be able to have my children hear about how Dex did with all his cooking. This will certainly help my girls do more cooking and not to give up on their dreams.
My children have always been helping me out in the kitchen ever since they were really little. I think that many kids love to help out their parents in the kitchen. They have even prepared some recipes of their own. It’s fun to see how creative they can be. I think that being creative when coming up with recipes is a great thing. It’s so great to have young kids want to learn to cook and prepare meals! This book certainly inspired our whole family.
I hope that if you have kids of your own who love to cook, that you’ll get the Dex book. This was a great book for all of us, and I hope that you’ll all enjoy this as much as we did. It’s great to be cooking in the kitchen together with family! You can get this book at Amazon.
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post with Dex and Activate by BlogLovin. I was compensated for this post. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.
I would not say that my child really likes to cook. I do need him to get started on it so that he knows how to do it. I need to find some easy recipes for him.
There are a lot of great recipes out there for kids! They can always make something up themselves too!
This sounds like an excellent read. I think it’s important for kids to be encouraged to be themselves and to follow their dreams. Thanks for sharing this.
You’re welcome. It was a great read. Really good book!
Like your girls, my daughter loves to cook. I’ll have to share this book with her.
Great. I hope she enjoys it!
I war with myself over letting my kids help in the kitchen. I want them to learn, but I don’t like the messes.
I know how that goes. Messes are all part of learning though. 🙂
My youngest likes to help out in the kitchen. This book would be a great read for her.
That’s great! I’m glad she loves to help too!
My daughter enjoys cooking with me or on her own. She’s even taken cooking classes when she was younger.
That’s great! I love it when kids learn to cook.
This sounds like an interesting book. I think even when kids aren’t interested in cooking, it is such a valuable skill to be able to know a range of cooking skills. I’ll have to check this out!
I agree! I think it’s great that kids usually really enjoy cooking.
This book looks just great! I love cooking with my kids, though at this point they tend to make more of a mess than a meal. LOL. Thanks for sharing
You’re welcome. I think making a mess is all part of learning. 🙂
I have a niece that loves to cook. She is 12 and I think she might be better than I am at cooking!
That’s great to hear!
My girls are dying to get into the kitchen! I bet this cookbook would really inspire them to want to cook and create.
I’m sure it would too!
I think it is so important to teach kids how to cook. It is a necessary life skill to have.
I completely agree.
My kids love to get in the kitchen and help me cook. I have always encouraged them to help out.
That’s great. I love it when kids love to help out in the kitchen.
This looks like a great book. I will have to check it out. My kids have a passion for baking. They are not big on cooking yet.
That’s good though! I love to hear about kids loving to be in the kitchen. It’s great for them!
I wish my boys loved to cook. Too bad Dex wasn’t around when they were younger. It’s an accomplishment when they can make mac n cheese.
Right! That’s a simple dish to make too.
I let my youngest help with some simple things, he loves the idea of helping people. Noone here besides me really likes cooking shows.
I love watching cooking shows! They’re the best.
My daughter loves helping me in the kitchen. I’ll have to show this to her. She’s going to love it!
I’m glad to hear that!
I love this book! I can’t think of a better way to spend time bonding with my kids than getting in the kitchen and creating new dishes and experiences! Thanks for sharing this book with me!
You’re welcome!
This sounds like a wonderful book! I’ll have to share it with my little sister because she loves to bake! Maybe she will find the inspiration in it.
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Great. I’m glad you are going to share with her!
My girls love to cook and prepare meals! They are always in the kitchen helping me with dinner.
That’s great to hear!
My daughter loves to watch food shows too. It’s funny because you wouldn’t think kids today find cooking interesting, but they do! I have to get my daughter the Dex book – she’ll love it!
That’s so good to hear. I love it when kids love to watch the food channels too!
This book sounds amazing! I know my kids love to get into the kitchen with us and cook, what a fun resource for them.
Right! This was such a great book.
My daughter who just turned 7yrs old today said she wants to be a chef when she’s older (it’s either that or singer!) I’ll have to look into this for her : ) she loves helping in the kitchen!
That’s great! I hope she’ll enjoy this book too!
We also love watching cooking shows together. Dex sounds like an interesting read. What a fun way to encourage the kids to cook.
It is a great way to encourage kids to get in the kitchen. I loved it!
My 4-year-old daughter loves to help me while I’m cooking. Dex sounds like a great book, I think it would be a great read for everyone who loves cooking.
It is a great read. I know anyone who loves to cook would probably love this book too!
My daughter enjoy cooking and I love teaching her all of my family recipes! It’s a lot of fun to put on some music and create in the kitchen with her!
I agree! That is a lot of fun.
This book is a great way to introduce cooking to the kids. I have always had my kids help me in the kitchen. I need to do it more often.
I loved cooking as a child, so I’m so glad my girls love it too!
My kids LOVE to cook with me in the kitchen. They’re always coming up with new recipes that we should try to make together. I think my oldest would love Dex!
That’s always good to hear. I think it’s great that kids love to be in the kitchen too.
This is very interesting. I guess a lot of kids these days are interested with this – when I was a kid I didn’t – lol but I kind of wish I knew more about it way back. Good learning book for the kids.
I loved to cook as a kid, and I still love to cook today. I’m glad my girls love to help out in the kitchen.
This book sounds awesome! I’ve got two little ones who love to cook, so we’ll have to check it out!
It is a great book. We really loved it.
I’m not a cook at all, but my boyfriend is and he loves to cook. My son started showing interest in watching him in the kitchen when he was 5 or so, so my boyfriend started having him help out with little things, and as he got older and continued showing interest – he gave him harder tasks until he was cooking alongside him.
My son is almost 11 now and still loves to help in the kitchen, so I might grab this!
That’s so great to hear! I love to hear about kids loving to help out in the kitchen.
I love spending time in the kitchen with my kids! They are both turning into great cooks, I get a lot of fun ideas from them too. Kids are just so creative, I’m sorta jealous lol.
I love it as well. It’s a great experience for them.