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We recently posted a message from a visitor to our site who told us how she likes to make cheese for her children from milk. But did you know you can make cheese from yogurt, too?
Homemade yogurt cheese is very easy to prepare – the only real time involved is waiting for the yogurt to [...]

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This recipe for baked sweet potato croquettes makes a healthy and tasty alternative to traditional croquettes, which are usually made with white potatoes and often fried rather than baked.
Whilst the ingredients used are safe for babies from 6 months of age, these croquettes are ideal for little ones who are feeding themselves!
Here’s what you’ll need [...]

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Mmm… shepherd’s pie, the ideal warming winter food! We come across lots of shepherd’s pie recipes that list ground/minced beef as an ingredient… yet the word ’shepherd’ is a clear indication that there should be some lamb in there somewhere! The ‘beefy’ version is actually cottage pie – and, in our opinion, is not as [...]

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We received a message today from Laura in Bucharest, Romania, telling us how she makes yummy cheese for her baby in no time at all! Laura wrote…
I have a “homemade cheese” recipe for babies: it can be made from plain milk or formula. When the milk is boiling I add one or two teaspoons of [...]

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Ever have one of those days when there just doesn’t seem to be time to cook? With a new baby at home, we’ve had a lot of those lately – so we’ve used this recipe for Whole Wheat Pasta Bake rather often, as it is delightfully quick and easy to prepare!
The recipe is suitable for [...]

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We wrote a couple of weeks ago about how to prepare zucchini - or courgettes – as a finger food for baby. Well, that post (which you can read here) inspired one of our readers – Jen from Northern Ireland – to contact us with her recipe for a nutritious zucchini risotto. Jen told us that her [...]

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We love turnips – they’re easy to cook, high in vitamin C and have a unique but indescribable flavour – something like a super tasty potato! They can be mashed or pureed with ease – making them the perfect ingredient for baby food recipes – but today we’re going to tell you how to use [...]

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Cheese is a wonderful ingredient for use in baby food recipes – a little sprinkle of grated cheese can transform the most simple plate of veggies into a treat that baby will really enjoy and little cubes of cheese make a great finger food.
What’s more, cheese is highly nutritious and an excellent food for a [...]

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Pizza has a horrible reputation as an unhealthy food, offering little in the way of nutrition. And, of course, some commercially made pizzas (both those you eat at home AND the take-out varieties) are less than healthy… often dripping with grease and made with a white flour base.
A pizza made with whole wheat dough, however [...]

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Brown rice is a highly nutritious food that we thoroughly recommend including in your baby’s diet (AND your own if you’ve only eaten white rice up to now!).
But if it takes your little one (or you)  some time to begin to appreciate the unique ‘nuttiness’ of plain brown rice, then we have good news for [...]

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