The kitchen is the ideal Montessori learning environment at home, and now award-winning cookbook author Kristen Miglore and bestselling Montessori author Junnifa Uzodike team up to create a hands-on guide for parents and children to play and learn together through cooking.
The kitchen is the perfect playground for children to tackle new skills and experience everything-the play, the science, the math, the magic-that preparing food has to offer. New groceries coming in and out. Colorful vegetables being washed and prepped and cooked. Different ingredients being scooped and measured and transformed, with so many points along the way to see, smell, touch, taste, and listen. And endless opportunity for conversation with their grown-ups.
The newest book in the bestselling Montessori series offers parents a new way to think about time spent in the kitchen with their young children, with over 60 delicious, nutritious, interactive recipes. The fun starts before baby is born, with nourishing foods for the pregnant and postpartum parent. The book takes parents through those early months in the kitchen wearing-and talking to-baby while prepping dinner, to creating baby and toddler friendly areas in the kitchen, to developing those first kitchen skills, eating together, and fostering their growing independence in the kitchen.
Children can practice scooping and pouring with Pantry Hunt Granola, exercise agency with Juicy Tomato Caprese Salad, hone fine motor skills with Sweet Potato Gnocchi, and cultivate patience with Blueberry Yogurt Pops. And through it all, experience the Montessori way of growing and connecting in the kitchen.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Let's change the way we see children in the kitchen
A brief history of Montessori
Some key Montessori principles-and how they show up in the kitchen
How to use this book
How to cook a recipe with your child the Montessori way
Who we are
Chapter 1: Nourishing Food for New Mothers
(Pregnancy to 6 Months)
Where the relationship with food begins in Montessori
Before your baby is born
After baby arrives
Recipes
Ginger Molasses Tea
Almond Butter Berry Smoothies
Honey-Nut Bars
Powerball Cookies
Seaweed Soup (Miyeokguk)
Dal Minestrone
Cheddar and Green Chile Frittata
Warm Chicken and Rice Salad
Chapter 2: First Solids
(6 to 12 Months)
Introducing solid food: the Montessori approach to an important milestone
Preparing the environment
Where to eat
An introduction to baby-led weaning
Recipes and More
Soft fruits and veggies for little fingers
Nana's Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge
Banana Muesli Pancakes
Beet Tahini Dip
Bright Green Kale Pasta
Salmon Cracker Cakes
6 quick meals for babies
Spinach Meatballs with Saucy Spaghetti
Lamb with Sweet Potatoes and Yogurt
Chapter 3: Exploring and Taking Control
(12 to 18 Months)
Cooking with your toddler: the Montessori approach
The toddler-friendly kitchen
How to start cooking with a toddler
Eating together
How to think about picky eating
Recipes and More
Solu's Almond Milk
Mango Chia Pudding
Purple Oats with Berries and Cinnamon
Hands-On Activity: Hard-Boiled or Jammy Eggs
9 ways to top hard-boiled or jammy eggs
Scoop and Swirl Yogurt Bark
Torn and Roasted Mushrooms
6 ways to make toast a meal
Smashed Potatoes
Hands-On Activity: Citrus-Herb Salmon
Blueberry Yogurt Pops
Chapter 4: Getting Active in The Kitchen And Beyond
(18 Months to 3 Years)
Reframing the terrible twos
Joining the team
Connecting the kitchen to the outside world
Eating together
Recipes and More
Hands-On Activity: Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice
Roasted Applesauce
Hands-On Activity: Egg In a Heart-Shaped Hole
Puffy Pancake with Raspberries and Lemon
Arepas
9 fun snacks to make together
Hummus
Hands-On Activity: Crisper Drawer Noodle Soup
Juicy Tomato Caprese Salad
A Big Pot of Beans
Hands-On Activity: Crispy Roasted Snacking Beans
Tiny Spiced Cookies (Kuidnoten)
No-Churn Honey-Lemon Ice Cream
Chapter 5: Learning And Understanding the World Through Food
(3 to 4 years)
A Montessori milestone: From unconscious creator to conscious worker
The age of play
Eating together
Recipes and More
Hands-On Activity: Cherry Vanilla Yogurt Parfaits
Pantry Hunt Granola
Sunday Blueberry Pancakes
Hands-On Activity: Omelets For Little Ones
Za'atar and Cheese Flatbreads (Manakeesh)
Hands-On Activity: Butterflies On A Log
Lemony Cauliflower Salad
Hands-On Activity: 3 Fun Dips For Crunchy Vegetables
Seedy Cheese Crackers
Fish with Tomatoes and Olives
Zucchini Spice Muffins
Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread
Chapter 6: The Arrival of Independence
(5 to 6 years)
Toward the second plane of development
Cooking together
Eating together
What's next
Recipes and More
Chocolate Peanut Butter Dates
Sweet or Savory Crepes (Bliny)
Fluffy Whole Grain Waffles
Perfect Stovetop Popcorn
Extra-Crispy Grilled Cheese with Fresh Tomato Soup
Niçoise Salad with Smashed Anchovy Dressing
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Rainbow Vegetable Traybake
Party Pizza
Sweet Nature Carrot Cake
Oat Cookies and Hot Cocoa
Appendixes
Real Montessori Families
Resources
Thank Yous
Index
