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Follow on Google News |  Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana by Kid Chef Eliana Wins Parents’ Choice Award12 year old culinary wunderkind, Kid Chef Eliana, wins a 2013 Parents’ Choice Approved Award from the Parents’ Choice Foundation for her newly released cookbook, Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana.
By: VoiceAmerica http://www.parents- “Classic Cajun dishes come together with ease, thanks to Kid Chef Eliana's simplified recipes.” stated the Parents’ Choice Foundation. Eliana’s new full-color, hardcover cookbook entitled Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana (Pelican Publishing) showcases Louisiana dishes that include jambalaya, barbecue shrimp, red beans and rice, sweet potato casserole, white chocolate bread pudding, and more. These native Louisiana recipes are simplified so that the whole family can cook together. Eliana says, “I encourage kids to cook with their families and preserve their family’s culinary heritage. Get in the kitchen and try new foods!” The accomplished cook and cookbook author hosts a weekly radio show on VoiceAmerica, the Internet’s largest talk radio network with over 9 million monthly listeners. She has shared the cooking stage with Chef John Besh, filmed with Chef Aaron Sanchez (Food Network) and Chef Carla Hall (ABC’s The Chew), and appeared on The Wendy Williams Show. Notable guests on her radio show feature some of the top chefs in the nation including Jose’ Andres (Made in Spain on PBS), Andrew Zimmern (Bizarre Foods on Travel Channel), Pastry Chef Gale Gand, Melissa d’Arabian (Ten Dollar Dinners on Food Network), and so many more. A current honoree of New Orleans’ Gambit Weekly’s “40 Under 40” award, Eliana has a full plate. She is featured in the current May/June issue of American Girl magazine. Upcoming appearances and events this summer include a feature in New York Magazine (June 17), being a headlining chef on the What’s Cookin’ stage at the American Library Association conference in Chicago (June 29), and teaching her Young Chefs Rock! culinary camp (July). Her mission is to encourage families to cook together and to inspire kids to become culinary explorers. As Eliana always says, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!” About Chef Eliana: 12 year old Kid Chef Eliana grew up in a family of cooks. With grandparents from Cajun Louisiana, the Philippines, Cuba, and Honduras, Eliana’s recipes have international flair. She loves traveling and spending time in the kitchen with her family. Eliana says, “Cooking is so much fun. You can be creative and invent new recipes.” Eliana’s first cookbook, “Eliana Cooks! Recipes for Creative Kids” was released in October 2010. She is awaiting the publication of her second cookbook, “Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana.” At ten years old, Kid Chef Eliana was chosen as one of 13 Latinos profiled in a museum exhibit at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. She is featured in a book called The Parents’ Guide to Raising CEO Kids by Dr. Jerry Cook and Sarah L. Cook. She has been a guest chef on Eyewitness Morning News on WWL-TV in New Orleans and has cooked with Celebrity Chef John Besh. She was a featured chef at the New Orleans Seafood Festival and the Louisiana Book Festival. She does numerous media appearances, cooking demonstrations, and book signings. In the future, Eliana plans to design cookware for kids, create a line of spices, and host her own TV cooking show. She also wants to teach kids that good food is more than chicken nuggets and French fries. Her motto is, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!” About VoiceAmerica/ World Talk Radio, LLC is the world leader in online media broadcasting and the largest producer and distributor of live internet based talk radio and TV, delivering over 1,000 hours of programming weekly on its VoiceAmerica™ End
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