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The Reader's Kitchen: Cook Your Favorite Books

The Reader's Kitchen is a recipe resource to inspire a love of both reading and cooking for kids and families, and to bring adults and kids together to spend quality time in the kitchen. Have you ever read a description of food in a book that was so vivid, magical, or mouthwatering you wished you could taste it? Now you can! Bring your books to life with The Reader's Kitchen.

Newest Recipes

  • The cover of the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears next to a bowl of maple cream of wheat with berries.
    Maple Cream of Wheat Porridge
  • The cover of the book Mercy Watson to the Rescue next to a small bowl of homemade butter, a stack of buttered toast on a plate, and a toaster on a breakfast table.
    Homemade Butter
  • The cover of the book The Gingerbread Man, surrounded by baked and decorated gingerbread cookies.
    Easy Gingerbread Cookies
  • The cover of the book "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" next to a plate and a platter of Juicy Yogurt-Baked Chicken.
    Juicy Yogurt-Baked Chicken
  • A baking dish of Blackberry Bread Pudding with the book The Tale of Peter Rabbit next to it, along with a serving in a bowl and a container of blackberries.
    Simple Blackberry Bread Pudding
  • The cover of the book Harriet the Spy next to a tomato sandwich on a plate, surrounded by three tomatoes, a flashlight, binoculars, and a notebook.
    Ultimate Umami Tomato Sandwich
  • The cover of the book Matilda next to a chocolate ganache cake with a two slices cut out of it, with cake slices on small plates with forks.
    Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Ganache Cake
  • Sploosh (Spiced Peach Nectar)

How To Use This Blog

  • Choose a book from the site (maybe it's brand new to you or a cherished favorite!) or search for the type of recipe you'd like to make.
  • Find a cozy spot and read the book together. (If you don't have a copy, check it out from your local library, or you can order it from our Bookshop page!)
  • Measure your ingredients, gather your equipment, and cook the recipe inspired by the book together.
  • At the table, talk about the recipe and the book with our conversation starters.
  • Repeat!

Afton Cyrus outdoors in a blueberry field, holding up the book Blueberries for Sal and laughing.

Why Trust The Reader's Kitchen

Afton Cyrus brings two decades of experience working in education and the culinary field to her work with The Reader's Kitchen. Her recipes and food writing appear in print and online for America's Test Kitchen, Serious Eats, Ten Speed Press, and King Arthur Baking Company, so you know these recipes will work! And her experience as a Boston Public Schools elementary teacher will support parents, caregivers, and educators to inspire kids to develop a love of both reading and cooking.

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Afton Cyrus outdoors in a blueberry field, holding up the book Blueberries for Sal and laughing.

Hi, I'm Afton! I'm an educator and professional recipe developer who created The Reader's Kitchen to bring children's books to life through food. I bring decades of experience teaching and creating food content for all ages to my work with The Reader's Kitchen, and I can't wait to share my meticulously tested, engaging, and joyful recipes with you!

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Trending Recipes

  • The book "Bread and Jam For Frances" next to a jar of strawberry rhubarb jam, a plate with a piece of bread with jam on it, an open lunchbox with more bread and jam in it, and strawberries and rhubarb scattered over the surface.
    Simple Small-Batch Strawberry Rhubarb Jam
  • A pot and serving bowls of of Nigerian Red Stew with Chicken next to the cover of the book Thank You, Omu!
    Obè Ata (Nigerian Red Stew) with Chicken
  • The cover of the book The Little Red Hen next to a loaf of sliced honey wheat sandwich bread, stalks of wheat, and a jar of honey.
    Easy Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread
  • The cover of the book Green Eggs and Ham, with green eggs and ham breakfast sandwiches next to it on plates.
    Green Eggs and Ham Breakfast Sandwiches

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