Here’s something I tried today for Bailey. I bought a bag of frozen black eyed peas with green beans in the mix. I steamed them and then added tomatoes, onions, and chicken. I thought I’d eat some and then puree some for B. I don’t think steaming the peas was the best idea, they never [...]
Archive for the ‘Homemade Baby Food’ Category
19 Oct
Baby Food: Ground beef w/sweet potatoes & tomatoes
All I know is, Bailey is crazy if she doesn’t like this meal. It smells delicious and I tasted – it tastes great! Easy to make and I managed to find canned tomatoes without any seeds and chopped up but not crushed (as most “diced” tomatoes end up being).
Here’s the recipe:
From First Meals by Annabel [...]
27 Sep
Sweet potatoes and chicken puree
I made two batches of sweet potato puree. One had chicken in it, and the other was a regular batch. BB has had homemade sweet potatoes before, so today I was just giving it a little kick when I added the chicken. I just bought half of a roast chicken and then took the skin [...]
27 Sep
Making baby food.
I made some batches of baby food today. I got inspiration from a new book that I bought:
I found some great recipes and decided to go for it and spend some time making some stuff for Bailey.
The first thing I made was cauliflower with tomatoes and cheese. I’ve never made cauliflower for BB, but the [...]
7 Aug
Not much
has been going on since we got back from RI. Bailey is still very very close to crawling, doing a great job of standing up when we help her and eating whole jars of baby food in one sitting. I made some sweet potatoes for her last night. Its so easy to do, but I [...]
5 Jun
I actually already own a steamer.
Who knew? I forgot that I own this appliance and that it can steam foods:
I’ve just always used it for slow cooking and frying! So that’s cool. I’ll have to try it out to see if it works good for this.
4 Jun
Storing Homemade Baby Food
From Wholesome Baby Food.com
Storing Homemade Baby Food Using the Ice Cube Tray – Freezer Bag Method
Using this method, you spoon or pour your purees into regular ice cube trays and then cover with plastic wrap. Prior to using your ice cube trays, you want to thoroughly cleanse them with warm soapy water and/or run them [...]
4 Jun
Finding a food processor.
So I’m starting to research food processors and etc. to help me make some kick booty baby food. There’s everything in the world from the Magic Bullet to regular processors. There’s also this bad boy:
The Beaba Babycook™ (BPA-Free) Babyfood Maker is a one-of-a-kind, compact appliance that steams, purees, defrosts and re-heats the freshest, healthiest food [...]
