The Kew Gardens Children's Cookbook: Plant, Cook, Eat

Delve into the delightful journey from garden to plate with 'The Kew Gardens Children's Cookbook: Plant, Cook, Eat' by Caroline Craig. This engaging cookbook and gardening guide provides a comprehensive introduction to growing and cooking food. Aimed at fostering a love for nature and healthy eating in children, it offers easy-to-follow instructions on planting seeds, nurturing plants, and ultimately, creating tasty dishes from the harvest. The book promotes practical skills and understanding of nature, encouraging families to explore the joys of gardening and cooking together. This hands-on approach supports child development by improving literacy, focus, and understanding of natural processes, reassuring parents of its educational value. This beautiful kitchen-garden cookbook, produced in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, contains step-by-step guides to show how easy it is to grow peas, beans, potatoes, carrots and more in your garden, in patio containers or in window boxes or on an allotment. Then transform your home-grown produce into delicious meals and desserts by following easy, step-by-step recipes. By having fun growing different plants, children won't be able to wait to try their tasty produce, encouraging great, healthy eating habits. Learn all about how plants grow, from seeds to seedlings, watering and weeding, to harvesting and composting. Information on minibeasts and garden creatures show how nature works together to help plants grow. Includes advice on cooking tools and utensils and healthy and balanced diets. For inspiration in the garden and the kitchen ... a how-to guide to growing and eating your own fruit and vegetables.