Resources – Cooking with Jacques Pépin
Our National Spokesperson and Legendary Chef Jacques Pépin shows you how to prepare fun, kid-friendly foods with your children in the videos below.
Jacques Pépin is a world-renowned chef, cookbook author and PBS-TV cooking show host. A former columnist for The New York Times, Pépin writes a quarterly column for Food & Wine and has participated in the Food & Wine Aspen Classic almost every year since its inception in 1983. Pépin has been Head of Special Programs at the International Culinary Center in New York since 1989 and an adjunct faculty member of Boston University since 1984. Pépin is the recipient of three of the French government’s highest honors: he is a Chevalier de L’Ordre National de la Legion d’ Honneur, Chevalier de L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1997) and a Chevalier de L’Ordre du Mérite Agricole (1992). Pépin is a founder of The American Institute of Wine and Food, a member of the International Association of Cooking Professionals, and is on the board of trustees of the James Beard Foundation. In 2015, Jacques was the first recipient of the Spoons Across America Award for Excellence.
If you want to further explore healthier eating with your children, check out our three new at-home programs Food Explorers Club, Farm to Book Storytime, and Food Exploration Project – Homeschooling.
Scrod with Tomato
In this video, Chef Pépin prepares scrod (a small cod or haddock, and sometimes other whitefish) with a simple tomato sauce in less than five minutes.
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Fridge Soup
In this video, Chef Pépin makes Fridge Soup.
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Chicken Thigh with Spinach
In this video, Chef Pépin makes chicken thigh with spinach.
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Hummus with Feta and Herbs
In this video, Chef Pépin makes hummus with feta and herbs.
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Bread Cookie
In this video, Chef Pépin makes “bread cookies”.
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Curly Dog
In this video, Chef Pépin prepares a “curly dog”, his fun take on the traditional hot dog.
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Zucchini Fan
In this video, Chef Pépin prepares a roasted zucchini fan.
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