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Kitchen Playdates

Easy Ideas for Entertaining that Include the Kids • 70 Delicious Recipes • Plus Menus, Activities, and 10 Playdates By Lauren Bank Deen
Photographs by Tina Rupp

8-3/4 x 9-1/2 in; 184 pp ; over 50 color photographs
Paperback
Published in July, 2007
ISBN 0811855392
ISBN13 9780811855396

$24.95  

Kitchen Playdates -- Sophisticated entertaining—with kids? Lauren Bank Deen proves that it is not only possible, but great fun, too! Filled with 70 delicious recipes, varied menus, and themed activities, Kitchen Playdates offers parents a new way to socialize with friends and family without resorting to pizza. This handy cookbook includes "Kids in the Kitchen" notes with each recipe, providing age-appropriate tasks to keep children busy (and safe). And tons of creative all-ages craft ideas allow everyone to get involved when there are too many cooks in the kitchen. For easy, don't-miss house parties that are truly fun for the whole family, come on over for a Kitchen Playdate!

Lauren Bank Deen is an Emmy Award-winning and James Beard Award-winning producer of lifestyle shows for Martha Stewart, Ina Garten, Vera Wang, and Dweezil Zappa. Lauren currently runs her own television production company and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two young children.

Tina Rupp is a New York-based photographer.

Quotes

"Kitchen Playdates is every parent's best friend! Her easy stylish recipes and craft projects keep the kids busy and happy, and everyone has a great time." —Bobby Flay, chef /owner Mesa Grill, Bolo, and Bar Americain