Kids Can Cook Vegetarian - by Button Books (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Learn how to cook vegetables of every color in the rainbow with these easy vegetarian recipes. All the dishes are fun to make, delicious to eat, and will teach you lots of basic cooking skills. There are recipes for snacks, main means, and even sweet treats, so what are you waiting for? Grab an apron and let's get cooking!"--Back cover.

Book Synopsis

Kids Can Cook Vegetarian is a beautifully illustrated cookbook for budding
chefs, containing more than 30 vegetarian recipes.

Packed with recipes for fresh, tasty vegetarian dishes, the third title in the Kids Can series is an exciting way to introduce hungry young chefs to the endless possibilities of cooking with vegetables. Whether you follow a vegetarian diet already, want to reduce the amount of meat you're eating, or simply have an appetite for all things veggie, this book offers a whole host of ideas for mealtimes, snacks and treats.

From ruby-red peppers to vibrant-green peas and purple-sprouting broccoli, you'll learn how to prepare, cook and serve a rainbow of vegetables of all shapes and sizes, turning them into delicious dishes for every season, such as burgers, salads, frittatas, stir fries, soups and pies. There are also recipes for muffins, cakes and desserts, using both fruit and vegetables to create tempting treats.

A basic techniques section explains how to prepare ingredients, use equipment and know when your culinary creation has been cooked to perfection. Every recipe uses readily available ingredients and the simple, step-by-step instructions are illustrated with colorful drawings, showing each stage of the process. Throughout the book, you'll find handy tips for storing your dishes, recipe variations to try, and clever kitchen hacks to improve and enhance your skills.

Recipes include pizza, bean burgers, chilli, tomato soup, frittata, potato rosti, vegetable crisps, spinach lasagne, kebabs, falafels and pancakes.

Review Quotes

Junior Design Awards Best Family Cookbook 2023 Gold winning submission

Reviews from the judges:

"The brilliant hand-drawn ingredients really bring this book to life! A great way to expand your vegetarian repertoire."--Bonita Turner, Junior Magazine

"A great introduction to vegetarian cooking for children and a useful addition to the kitchen for families looking to go meat free. Fun, simple and tasty looking recipes for all ages to enjoy together."--Sarah-Jane Mee, Sky News presenter and TV personality

"Absolutely fantastic! A beautifully illustrated family cookbook with a great selection of vegetarian recipes. Perfect for cooking together as a family and very engaging for young children to interpret too. A brilliant present for any budding young chef and to encourage togetherness in the kitchen. Totally wonderful, it will be filling stockings this Christmas I'm sure!"--Mimi Dickinson

"This brilliant kids cookbook series would make a wonderfully inspired gift...I absolutely adore the illustrations in these books, they are truly what make this cookbook series magical and beautiful, so enticing and inspiring. The step-by-step instructions for each recipe are simple to follow especially since they include wonderfully colourful illustrations."--@ecocraftkids

"Another brilliant title in this series [Kids Can]. We love the previous recipes as they are easy to follow and you can cook something new and exciting together."--@the_treasure_outdoors

"I love this book for giving us ideas of different and more interesting ways to serve vegetables and include more of them in our diet...It's great that the book starts with guides for different basic cooking and baking methods too."--@mancunian_mum

"Clear instructions and vibrant illustrations from Esther Coombs make the recipes clear and simple for children to follow. This would make a great gift for budding chefs."--@mrsbrownsbookbox

"Brilliant recipes, easy step-by-steps and stylish illustrations make this one the kids can use and the parents can enjoy having on the shelf...Recipes include burgers, burritos and banana pancakes. Delicious!"--@kidsbookstolife

"Packed with amazing recipes of vegetarian dishes."--@thekidsbookstagrammer

"This beautifully illustrated #cookbook includes meat-free recipes that introduces kids to cook with veggies. I love the step-by-step instructions how to prepare a meal using fresh ingredients & how it inspires healthy eating. A great way to teach little ones when you combine different ingredients, something new & delicious will be created."--@stylishmodernmotherhood

"Budding chefs will learn the basics of cooking while making some fabulous meat-free recipes. With playful illustrations and easy-to-follow directions this brand new release teaches everything from how to crack an egg to how to chop butternut squash. My kiddos opted for the banana pancakes first which my 8-year-old was able to make pretty much solo! Highly recommend!⁠"--@picturebookrecommendations

"The latest in the 'Kids Can...' series which are so beautifully illustrated by @esthercoombsillustration - this new cook book is fun for everyone."--@posies_book_club

"The best thing about these cooking books is the simplicity of the instructions, teamed with little illustrations to help guide you it's impossible to go wrong."--@home.read.play

"There are a wide range of recipes with snacks/sides, main dishes and sweet treats so lots to choose from! There are also lots of tips included on cooking safely, from using an oven to correct hygiene for handling food. The book also includes some basic techniques for chopping onions, crushing garlic etc. The book has a gorgeous bright neon cover and lovely illustrations throughout making this a perfect gift for any little chefs out there. A great new addition to the series!"--@beckys_book_blog

"I cannot recommend Esther Coombs cookery books for children enough! They are perfect for budding chefs."--@rachaeljessblog

"This cook book is amazing for children. It is beautifully illustrated and the instructions are short, sweet and concise."--@our_house_of_green

About the Author

Esther Coombs is a professional illustrator living and working in rural Kent, UK. She is probably best known for drawing buildings; however, she also works with domestic objects and more organic 'natural' subjects such as animals, plants and people. Recent clients include Hampshire Cultural Trust, Kyle Books UK, The Watts Gallery and commercial developers. Esther is the illustrator of the two previous titles in this series, Kids Can Cook and Kids Can Bake, and three children's activity books, The New York Activity Book, The London Activity Book and Plant, Sow, Make & Grow (all published by Button Books).