Lentils

I remembered I do have something today! Its lentils. This is something I made for the baby. All I did was saute some onions, apples and celery in olive oil for a few minutes, then added a can of (organic- la dee da) lentils, and maybe half or 3/4 of a box of not-chicken broth. After that was boiling, I added some dry rice, garlic and Italian seasoning. I simmered it for quite a while in the dutch oven, and that was it. Easy! And yummy for fall

Baby soup

Since it is officially winter (it was -8 when I left for work this morning!) we are eating a lot of soup. Today, I made some for the baby. I used cooked the heck out of some mung beans, added some brown rice and carrots, and voila!

Here are some pictures, before and after the food processor...

I literally just got done making it and putting it in the ice cube trays for freezing, so he hasn't tasted it yet. But I left some aside so we can try it out for dinner. I think it's good myself, or at least would be with the addition of spices, so I think he will be a fan. He doesn't know stuff tastes better with spices yet!

Baby Food

Making my own baby food is going well. It is fun, to me, and easy. On the weekends, I make batches of a few different things so that the baby will have some variety during the week. Then, as I explained previously, I freeze them in ice cube trays. Once they are hard, I store in freezer bags, so that when I am packing the baby's lunch, I can just grab a few cubes of each and make a little baby feast. In the picture below, we have acorn squash, peas, and sweet potatoes. Yum!

Makin' baby food

My baby is nearing 6 months, and is just starting his adventure in the kitchen. I have decided to make his baby food myself, because not only do I think it's fun, but it is WAY less expensive, and then I know exactly what he is eating. We haven't gotten him started on too many things yet, so far just rice cereal, bananas and sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes are his favorite.

To start, I dice up a bunch of sweet potatoes

Then, I boil them till they are soft. I know you are not supposed to do that because the nutrients are boiled out, but I have a way to combat this that I will get to in a second. Next, I grind them all up using a food mill


Next, to thin it to the right consistency, I add the cooking water back in until it looks right. This is how I get the nutrients back into the food. To store, I freeze it in ice cube trays.

I read somewhere that each cube is about 1 oz of food. I don't know how accurate that is, but it works for me! Once the cubes are solid, I just pop 'em out and keep in a freezer bag. I take a few cubes out each night to thaw in the fridge for lunch.