Do You Have a Child Who Wants to Cook?

I love free things in the mail. And I get some. I really do. Most recently, I received the cookbook pictured here, entitled Ready, Steady, Spaghetti. You guessed it, this rhyme-y title has a subtitle that involves the word "kids." This is a cookbook for those who cook with kids. The cover, as you can see, looks just like what I make for myself when no one is looking: a heap of pasta. Written by Lucy Broadhurst, this sizable pink tome has sections entitled "little food," "dinnertime," "eat your greens," "sticky treats," "cookies, cakes and sweets," and "let's party." Recipes include stuffed peppers, bubble and squeak, and more mysterious items like san choy bau and one of my faves, pavlova. I am tempted to keep this because some of the pictures are scrumptious-looking (yes, especially that pavlova). I am even tempted by the very very simply how-to-make-a-pavlova pictures. But the sun is shining and so I thought I would see what would happen if I suggested a random-ish act of sharing: if you want this book, enter a recipe in the comments section. If I get a few, I will pick one and send along the book to you.