by The Yagecic Family (Author)
Is your kitchen the most fun room in the house? It should be.
Dear Diary, I'm a Chef! is the cooking activity journal that takes kids ages 7-11 from Kitchen Rookie to Master Home Chef, one delicious milestone at a time.
Created by the Yagecic Family, a real family cooking real food in their real Mount Pleasant, South Carolina kitchen, this interactive journal is packed with 18 hands-on kitchen challenges, 18 creative writing and drawing missions, and 11 real family recipes including Max's Fresh salsa, vodka sauce pasta served inside a pizza dough bowl, and Family Pizza Night.
Inside your journal:
- 6 progressive milestones: Kitchen Rookie, Cooking Apprentice, Junior Chef, Stovetop Star, Baker-in-Training, and Master Home Chef
- 11 real family recipes kids can actually make
- 18 hands-on challenges including knife skills, blind taste tests, and cookie decorating showdowns
- 18 creative missions including design your dream restaurant, invent a new food, and build the world's greatest birthday cake
- Built-in reward system with rewards unlocked at every milestone
- Official Certificate of Completion because they earned it
- Companion YouTube video series so kids can cook along with the Yagecic family in real time
No screens. No expertise required. Just your family, your kitchen, and a little bit of delicious chaos.
Book 3 in the Dear Diary series with over 1,000 copies sold across the series and a 4.8-star Amazon rating.
Written and illustrated by The Yagecic Family
Number of Pages: 136
Dimensions: 0.37 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN
Publication Date: July 20, 2026
