Melissa Barlow

What a fun cookbook! It takes classic noodle based recipes and makes them fun for kids to both help make and eat. The book is broken down into the different categories of noodle and even offers a dessert section! One of my favorite titles was "Green Stink Bugs" - a very simple presentation of cooked orrichette pasta with pesto sauce. But how much more fun is it to eat Green Stink Bugs than Orrichette with Pesto? Huh? Serve a simple salad on the side and you're ready to go!

The book has easy to follow directions and lots of fun facts along way - such as ladybugs are thought to bring good luck with the recipe for Little Ladybug Salad. There are loads of photos and some adorable illustrations. Many of the recipes could easily be followed by older children wishing to prepare dinner for the family.

There is nothing new or groundbreaking in the book but there is a whole world of FUN. Making food fun is half the battle in getting kids to eat things that are good for them. Noodlemania will help do that.… (altro)