Cookbook Book Club for Kids (that's a mouthful!)

So yesterday (Friday) we had our first ever Cookbook Book Club meeting. We used The Mash and Smash Cookbook by Marian Buck-Murray for our first book. Everyone had to pick a recipe out of the book, write it down so no one else does the recipe, and then the children made the dishes at home and brought them in for a feast! There was Chicken Teriyaki, French Toast Fingers, something called Nickabuck Crunch Cups which contained graham crackers, yogurt and maple syrup, and Apple Bread Pudding Cups. A full meal served buffet style on a Friday night. Everything was delicious and the kids had a lot of fun making something for book club instead of just reading. The children especially loved that for this cookbook they were able to mash and smash food. Then at the meeting we discussed what was difficult about the recipe, if the directions were clear (some were not) and other things that came up. The meeting was only a half hour long, just long enough for dinner, but so worth the extra effort for the kids. Our next Cookbook Book Club meeting will be next month and we are using the Around the World Cookbook by Abigail Johnson Dodge. Hopefully interest will grow with this fantastic program that every library should try. Till next time. Regards, Nicole