Delicious recipes and lessons from The Dynamite Shop, the premier cooking school for young cooks, from beginners to budding chefs.

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The Dynamite Shop is where kids from 7 to 17 have a blast learning fundamental cooking skills that they carry into their home kitchens and real life. From their Brooklyn school and in online classes, they've taught thousands of kids how to make dinner (and breakfast, and lunch . . . and dessert) with their signature mix of food kids really want to make, and detailed guidance.

This cookbook features recipes from simple quesadillas filled with sautéed greens, a hearty lasagna, and a classic layer cake to exciting dishes like a quick, summery mac and cheese made with a light ricotta sauce, a puffy Dutch Baby pancake, and gingery pork or vegetarian Cantonese-style dumplings. With each recipe is a tip, trick, or technique that kids will learn and remember, not just for the next time they make this dish, but every time they get into the kitchen. Whether you're just beginning to cook or you're ready to tackle anything in the kitchen, this cookbook will empower and engage you to make a lifetime of great meals.

Sara Kate Gillingham is the founder of The Kitchn, an online kitchen and lifestyle community, and James Beard Award-winning food writer and author of three cookbooks: The Kitchn Cookbook, The Greyston Bakery Cookbook, and Good Food to Share. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her daughter.

Dana Bowen is an editor-at-large of Food & Wine magazine. A longtime food writer, editor, and cookbook writer, she spent more than a decade as executive editor at Saveur, Rachael Ray Every Day, and Martha Stewart Living. A former dining reporter for The New York Times, she got her start online, building sites for Seventeen, Dean & DeLuca, and other brands. She lives with her husband, son, and feisty foxhound in Brooklyn, New York.