Cooking with Kids: Part 4 – Party Time! Snacks, Sweets and Fancy Drinks for Young Chefs to Make

Throughout the series we’ve used tasty dishes to get kids engaged; learned cooking fundamentals through traditional recipes from around the world; and experienced first-hand how a simple sauce can transform food from meh to mouthwateringly-delicious!

In this concluding installment of Cooking with Kids, we’re hoping your newly-skilled young chefs are ready to take charge of their own summer party menu. Here are three different snack-centric menus for a spicy set of parties, each selected with kids in the kitchen in mind.

Young cooksSusan LowJuly 14, 2026Charlie Cart, Cooking with Kids, Carolyn Federman, Kids, Parties

Cooking with Kids: Part 3 – A Sauce is Worth 1000 Recipes

Our series, Cooking With Kids continues with this roundup of sauces and salsas to delight and inspire palates of all ages. Try pesto (with or without nuts), Green Goddess dip, or Nik Sharma’s onion rings served with a gently -spiced dipping sauce.

Young cooksSusan LowApril 13, 2026Charlie Cart, Cooking with Kids, Carolyn Federman, Kids

Cooking with Kids: Part 2 – A Few Fundamentals

Cooking with Kids is a 4-part series designed to get kids into the kitchen with simple, delicious recipes that unlock the mysteries of cooking. In this second installment, Carolyn Federman, Founder of the Charlie Cart Project, explores the ckbk collection with an eye toward helping kids to build fundamental cooking skills.

Young cooksSusan LowJanuary 21, 2026Charlie Cart, Cooking with Kids, Carolyn Federman, Kids

Newsletter: 😋 Kid-friendly cooking + more treats than tricks for Halloween 🎃

October 31 is almost upon us—Halloween, the eve of All Hallows Day; a time to remember saints and the faithful departed. These days, Halloween overshadows the day of remembrance, with its descent into the uncanny, the creepy, and the fantastical. If you are planning celebrations for this spookiest of days, we’ve got everything you could need…

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Cooking with Kids: Part 1 – Kids in the Kitchen

Charlie Cart Project Founder and cookbook author Carolyn Federman dishes on cooking with kids with a set of recipes that make it easy to learn, bond and eat deliciously with kids of any age.

Young cooksSusan LowOctober 20, 2025Charlie Cart, Cooking with Kids, Carolyn Federman, Kids

A lifetime of learning: ckbk in education

ckbk has rapidly emerged as a valuable electronic resource for use in culinary schools, technical colleges, university programs, and even high schools.

ckbk’s vast array of recipes, background information on culinary history, in depth technical reference material and global scope have made it a valuable offering which enhances the learning experience of students. Read on to discover some of the ways ckbk is now being used in education.

Newsletter: Cool food for hot days

Whether it is cool, sunny, or scorching where you are, ckbk is here to keep you cool in the kitchen. Summer holidays mean a different kind of cooking. You might have more time in the kitchen, or be juggling kitchen time with sightseeing and family to attend to. You might be cooking on an unfamiliar holiday-rental stove. Whatever your summer catering means, this is your holiday, and we don’t want it to be stressful. So, we’ve got all the resources for you to enjoy the kind of food that makes your holiday feel like one!

ckbk newsletterckbkJuly 24, 2023Summer, Pineapple, Popsicle, Kids

Turn Your Kitchen Into a Culinary Lab

Working on your home-schooling curriculum? These super fun ideas provide plenty of opportunities for learning from history and math to science and geography, as well as the kind of hands-on participation children relish.

Young cooksMoniqueApril 1, 2020Education, Nadia Arumugam, Kids

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