Since MasterChef Junior debuted in 2013, it has swept America, winning hearts and gaining millions of fans. While the competition is fierce, the friendship among contestants is stronger, with the kids rooting for their peers and sharing their unabashed love of food, even if they can barely reach the countertops. MasterChef Junior Cookbook is both a practical cookbook and fan book in one, celebrating the show's most-remembered moments and adored contestants, while sharing 100 recipes. Scattered throughout are technique sidebars that serve as teaching moments for young cooks to gain new skills with mom's or dad's assistance. The 130 color photographs--80 of finished food and 50 snapshots from the show's taping--will bring all of the personality, humor, and joy of the show to life. This will be the must-have cookbook for any young cook who is excited to hone his or her kitchen skills. Creativity, hard work, and lots of fun-that's what it takes to cook like a master. Beloved television competition show MasterChef Junior fosters all of this within each of its pint-size home cooks, and what they whip up is truly impressive. This book aims to give any aspiring young chef the tools he or she needs to hone essential cooking skills, with 100 recipes inspired by dishes that the contestants served in the first five seasons, as well as timeless techniques, tips, and advice. With this book, anyone can become an excellent cook.