Tag Archive 'chives'

Last week we gave you a recipe for sweet muffins – so we thought today it would be nice to share a recipe for some savoury ones! We like this recipe because it’s easy to make and produces a tasty muffin that you can serve as a finger food by itself, as an accompaniment for [...]

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One of our favourite vegetables for making baby food – particularly when we lived in England – was the rutabaga (also known as the swede!). Relatively inexpensive, this deceptively unattractive root vegetable has SO many things going for it! Unfortunately, though, it seems to be rather unfashionable these days and is vastly under-used as a [...]

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We recently wrote a post about our appreciation for the American ‘biscuit’ – which, for those of you in the UK, is more like a scone than what the British would describe as a biscuit. You can see the post, which includes a recipe for Whole Wheat Carrot Biscuits, here. Today, we have another ‘biscuit’ [...]

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Sweet potatoes are usually always a big hit with babies – and sweet potatoes baked twice are twice as nice! We like to use organic sweet potatoes for this baby food recipe so we can be sure there are no pesticide residues or wax on the skin (click here for more information about peeling veggies [...]

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Several days ago we wrote about How To Baby Size Your Pasta – that is, make regular pasta shapes small enough for your baby to manage. Today, we have a recipe for a delicious, creamy sauce to serve with baby’s pasta, either mixed with the pieces or – as one of our children prefers it [...]

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Here’s a tasty finger food recipe for baby you might like to try this weekend. It yields 4 yummy cakes, so you might like to use the extras as a side dish for the rest of the family… alternatively, you can freeze the cakes to serve on another day when you have no time to [...]

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If your baby is bored with plain old mashed potato, then here’s a recipe he won’t ‘turnip’ his nose at (sorry!). This tasty concoction, ideal for babies from 6 months onwards, can be served alone as a complete meal for younger babies, or as a side dish for older children (and for you, too!). Turnips [...]

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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 [...]

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This dreamy creamy asparagus soup recipe has been a family favourite for years! Its luxurious taste makes it hard to believe that it’s actually VERY quick and easy to prepare – and it’s packed with goodness, too. Asparagus offers a whole host of nutrients to your little one, including * Folate – which helps regenerate [...]

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We received a message today from Laura in the UK, asking if it is OK to give leeks to her little boy (age 6 1/2 months) . We’ve published our reply here, just in case YOU may have a similar question! “Leeks are a wonderful source of nutrition – high in folates, vitamin C, iron [...]

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