Carolyn Federman

Carolyn Federman

Food educator and cookbook author

https://charliecart.org/
Carolyn Federman is the founder of the Charlie Cart Project, a nonprofit that provides tools and curriculum for hands-on food education. Prior to Charlie Cart, Carolyn worked in food education for more than a decade, leading Alice Waters’s Edible Schoolyard Project, consulting on policy and program development for the Jamie Oliver Foundation, co-founding the Berkeley Food Institute, co-producing UC Berkeley’s Edible Education course with Michael Pollan, and teaching cooking in her children’s schools. Carolyn lives in Berkeley, California.

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Cooking with Kids: Part 2 – A Few Fundamentals

Cooking with Kids is a 4-part series designed to get kids into the kitchen with simple, delicious recipes that unlock the mysteries of cooking. In Part 2 – A Few Fundamentals, Carolyn Federman, Founder of the Charlie Cart Project, explores the ckbk collection with an eye toward helping kids to build fundamental cooking skills.

Carolyn Federman

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Cooking with Kids: Kids in the Kitchen

All the recipes featured in Kids in the Kitchen, the first article in ckbk's Cooking with Kids collaboration with the Charlie Cart Project.

Carolyn Federman

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Features & Stories

Cooking with Kids: Part 4 – Party Time! Snacks, Sweets and Fancy Drinks for Young Chefs to Make

Cooking with Kids: Part 4 – Party Time! Snacks, Sweets and Fancy Drinks for Young Chefs to Make

Throughout the series we’ve used tasty dishes to get kids engaged;  learned cooking fundamentals through traditional recipes from around the world; and experienced first-hand how a simple sauce can transform food from meh to mouthwateringly-delicious!In this concluding installment of Cooking with Kids, we’re hoping your newly-skilled young chefs are ready to take charge of their own summer party menu. Here are three different snack-centric menus for a spicy set of parties, each selected with kids in the kitchen in mind.
Cooking with Kids: Part 3 – A Sauce is Worth 1000 Recipes

Cooking with Kids: Part 3 – A Sauce is Worth 1000 Recipes

Our series, Cooking With Kids continues with this roundup of sauces and salsas to delight and inspire palates of all ages.  Try pesto (with or without nuts), Green Goddess dip, or Nik Sharma’s onion rings served with a gently -spiced dipping sauce.
Cooking with Kids: Part 2 – A Few Fundamentals

Cooking with Kids: Part 2 – A Few Fundamentals

Cooking with Kids is a 4-part series designed to get kids into the kitchen with simple, delicious recipes that unlock the mysteries of cooking. In this second installment, Carolyn Federman, Founder of the Charlie Cart Project, explores the ckbk collection with an eye toward helping kids to build fundamental cooking skills.