anyone got recipes for rusks with flavour?? my daughter is 7 months and not intersted in the plain ones... what could i add to make them more flavoursome??
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anyone got recipes for rusks with flavour?? my daughter is 7 months and not intersted in the plain ones... what could i add to make them more flavoursome??
TUNA MORNAY FOR BUBS
At 8 months i boil up some shell shaped pasta, once it is boiled i drain it add tuna and cheese spread. So easy and my little one loves it for lunch or dinner!
My god, i'm in shock. Just made the following salmon thing for Smee, made enough for 2 meals and she scranned the LOT! Swear she weighed a kilo more when i lifted her out of the highchair.... LMAO
Pasta with salmon.
1 salmon steak (mine was about 2 inches wide, i guess a tin of salmon would do fine too, in fact this would work with tuna too)
1 onion, chopped
1 tin peeled plum tomatoes
basil to season
spinach (i used 3 frozen "blocks" but a good handful of fresh would do it i reckon)
Cook some pasta, i used little shells but i also sometimes just crush "grown-up" pasta before i cook it.
Fry the onion in a little oil, add the basil and spinach and tomatoes. I microwaved my salmon from frozen but you could add fresh salmon after the onion and let it cook a little before adding the other ingredients.
Simmer until everything is cooked, mash the salmon down a bit to get smaller flakes (though Esme liked big chunks to knaw on too!).
Stir cooked pasta in, grate a little cheese on and serve.
I can't believe how much she ate!
Hana
Whoops! Should have mentioned, this made enough for one meal for me and 2 meals for her (i made my own seperate pasta), so if you're only cooking it for bubs it'd probably do around 4-5 portions, unless your bub is like Esme and decides she wants it ALL. LOL
1 Chicken Breast (Fried or Baked)
3 Cups of Chicken Stock or Water
3 Carrots
1 Small Sweet Potato
1 Parsnip
1 Cup Almost Cooked Risoni
1/2 Cup Whole Milk
Cook Chicken and chop.
Boil chopped vegetables in stock or steam if prefer.
Drain.
Put chicken and vegetables into bowl and blend with stick blender or into a blender jug.
Blend until consistency that bubbe will eat.
Mix in the Risoni and milk.
Freeze in portions you require.
I only part cook the risoni as it soaks up more liquid before freezing and when i heat up to feed, the risoni cooks.
My LO adores this!
thanks for the reciped horprah, made it the other day for sophie and was very impressed, as was sophie!! i just added more vegies, thanks again
Awesome AJP - Glad it was a hit!!!
1 Pear
1 0z or 30g unsalted butter
1 Large potato
1 small turnip
little mayple syrup ( optional)
peel and core the pear and cut into quarters.
peel and dice potato and turnip
preheat oven to 350*F.
Melt butter (add syrup if want) toss pear in til all the pieces are covered.
Place pear pieces on baking tray and roast for 45 minutes, should be very tender
puree pear along with any butter mix
Simmer potato and turnip for around 20 - 30 mins, til tender and drain.
Puree turnip and mash potato with a fork. then combine all together,
These recipies are fantastic. Does anyone else have any other ideas? My DD is 8 months old so stuff to do for her now would be great. ta
I have just send these off to a friend who's little girl is 9 months so you you might find these handy. She is allergic to dairy, wheat and eggs so all recipes are free from these and are made with breastmilk.
Baby Vegetable Stock.
(Use in recipes. Free of additives and salt, makes 900ml and you can freeze it)
½ onion
1 carrot
1 celery stalk
3 cups root veg (eg. Choose Swede, parsnip, turnip, or potato) peeled
1 bouquet garni
1 sprig fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
A few peppercorns (optional)
Chop all. Cover with water. Boil simmer 1 hour. Strain and use flavoured water as baby stock.
Lentil Puree
½ cup red lentils
600ml stock
1 potato
½ small onion or leek
Marg or oil
Rinse and soak lentils in stock overnight or boil 2 minutes, take off heat and cover 1-2 hours until soft.
Dice carrot, potato, and shred onion. Sauté onion in oil until soft, add carrot & potato, stir 5 minutes. Add lentils and stock, bring to boil and simmer 40 mins or until lentils are soft. Puree. You can also puree only half, for a slightly thicker texture, or leave it as is.
Oat and Vegetable Puree
1 celery stalk
1 leek
2 med carrots
1 cup vegetable (eg. mushroom, cauliflower, or broccoli)
3 tablespoons porridge oats (oats add bulk to the meal)
1 tbsp chopped parsley
Prepare veg and finely chop. Just cover with water, add oats. Boil cover simmer 20mins or until tender. Puree to desired consistency. Add parsley.
Spinach Potato Puree
1 small onion or leek
Marg
1 cup chopped spinach white bits removed
2 small potatoes diced
120ml stock
Sauté onion or leek until soft. Add spinach potato, the stock, and simmer slowly for 35 minutes. Puree.
Zucchini, Watercress, Potato Puree
Handful watercress (High in iron calcium safe from 4 months)
1 large potato peeled chopped
1 zucchini, wash trimmed sliced
1 tbsp parsley
350 ml stock
Baby milk (optional)
Remove leaves from watercress and chop. Discard stalks or keep for making vege stock. Add leaves and potato to stock, boil simmer 10 mins. Add parsley zucchini simmer 10 mins. Puree and add optional milk to adjust the consistency.
Sweet Potato & Cinnamon
1 sweet potato, peeled chopped
¼ tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp milk
Cover potato with water boil simmer 30 mins or until soft. Mash with milk and cinnamon.
Carrots with Brown Rice
2 tbsp brown rice
6 small carrots chopped
350ml stock or water
1 tsp marg or milk (optional)
Cover carrots with the water, cover, and simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until water absorbed. Puree with marg or milk until smooth.
Pumpkin and Chickpea Combo
2 cup pumpkin chopped
1/4-cup chickpeas
water or stock
Drain & rinse chickpeas. Put all ingredients into a saucepan & boil for 15-20 minutes. Drain half the fluid out & mash or puree.
Baked Banana
1 banana sliced lengthwise
Brown sugar or maple syrup
Powdered cinnamon
Marg or oil
Place in oven dish add sugar or syrup, dab with marg and sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover with foil bake 180deg 10 mins.
Apple and Banana with Fresh Orange Juice
Steam apple 10 mins or until tender. Puree and mash with banana and juice. Can also make using grated apple instead of steamed when older.
Chicken with Beans and Brown Rice
75g beans
50g brown rice
3 tbsp apple juice
50g cooked chicken chopped
Cook the rice and steam the beans over water for 20 mins. Mix juice rice beans and puree, adding more juice if too thick.
Chicken with potato and tomato
25g cooked chicken chopped
2 tbsp milk
1 potato peeled
1 med tomato skinned and seeded
Boil the potato, mash with milk and tomato, and then add chicken. Puree adding extra milk if too thick.
im not really very adventurous yet but mason loves a big piece of fish that has been steamed, then mixed with veges and formula.
Thanks Angel! i see these can be made dairy free so they are exactly what i ewas looking for ;):
Re: My above post all of the recipes are from Annabel Carmel's 'The baby and toddler meal planner' !! Seems I failed to mention that opps! :doh: It's a great book!
here are a few more ladies that my little man loves... some i made up and some are adaptations of the wonderful Annabel Karmel's ideas.. enjoy! if you like them i can post some more...
NOAH’S DELICIOUS DISHES….
Beef and Root Vegie Casserole
150-200g Beef (i use fillet steak but can use any cut really)
150g Sweet Potatoe
1 parsnip
3 carrot (around 100g)
1 red onion
2 cloves garlic
Chicken stock or water (if bought stock use low salt)
Bay leaf
Olive oil
Cook onion and garlic in olive oil.
Cut steak into small cubes and roll in some flour then add to pan and cook til brown on all sides
Add veges all peeled and cut small and cover with stock
Add bay leaf
Bring to boil and cook til very tender (about 45 mins)
Blend to desired consistency (remove bay leaf 1st)
Can also add other vegies (potato, swede, turnip etc)
Chicken with Apple and Sweet Potato
1 chicken fillet no skin (thighs are better than breast) cut into small chunks
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1-2 apples (I use royal gala)
1 sweet potato
Chicken stock or water
Olive oil
Fry the onion and garlic in olive oil then add the chicken and cook through
Add veges and cover with stock and cook for about 25 mins til all veges soft
Blend to consistency
Cheesy Fish and Veges
1 small fish fillet – white firm fish no bones (I use ling) – about 150g
50g carrot
50g Corn
50g peas
250ml full cream milk
grated cheddar cheese – a large handful
Marscapone or ricotta – about 100g
Butter – about 50g
Corn flour
Bay leaf
Whole peppercorns
Couple of sprigs parsley
Put milk into a pan and add the seasoning – add fish fillet and simmer for about 5 min each side until cooked through
Put vegies into another pot and cover with water – boil until cooked through (start with carrots, add corn and peas about 5 mins later)
Brain vegies
Take out fish and flake into a bowl – keep the milk but remove all the seasonings
In a small saucepan bring the milk to simmer with butter, stir in cornflour until it makes a thick sauce
Stir through the cheeses
Add the fish, cheese sauce and vegies together and blend to consistency
Fruit Compote
Selection of fruits – peaches, pears, apple, plum, nectarine
Cinnamon sticks
Vanilla pod
Nut meg
Peel and cut all fruit and put in a pan
Add seasonings and small amount of water
Simmer for about 45 mins
Blend to desired consistency (remove all seasonings 1st)
Rice Pudding
1/3 cup sushi rice
500-600ml full fat milk
flavourings (e.g. cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup, fresh or dried fruits – whatever you like)
2tbsp sugar (optional depending on flavourings)
Wash the rice in water
Butter a baking dish and add all ingredients – stir through
Cook in 150 deg oven for 2 hours – half way through you may want to add mpore milk – I put 500ml in to start and then add 100ml more after an hour
If you don’t cover it it will get a little crust, will be creamier if you cover – depends on taste required.
Good combinations – apple and cinnamon, pear and prune, vanilla and pear
here are a few more ladies that my little man loves... some i made up and some are adaptations of the wonderful Annabel Karmel's ideas.. enjoy! if you like them i can post some more...
NOAH?S DELICIOUS DISHES?.
Beef and Root Vegie Casserole
150-200g Beef (i use fillet steak but can use any cut really)
150g Sweet Potatoe
1 parsnip
3 carrot (around 100g)
1 red onion
2 cloves garlic
Chicken stock or water (if bought stock use low salt)
Bay leaf
Olive oil
Cook onion and garlic in olive oil.
Cut steak into small cubes and roll in some flour then add to pan and cook til brown on all sides
Add veges all peeled and cut small and cover with stock
Add bay leaf
Bring to boil and cook til very tender (about 45 mins)
Blend to desired consistency (remove bay leaf 1st)
Can also add other vegies (potato, swede, turnip etc)
Chicken with Apple and Sweet Potato
1 chicken fillet no skin (thighs are better than breast) cut into small chunks
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1-2 apples (I use royal gala)
1 sweet potato
Chicken stock or water
Olive oil
Fry the onion and garlic in olive oil then add the chicken and cook through
Add veges and cover with stock and cook for about 25 mins til all veges soft
Blend to consistency
Cheesy Fish and Veges
1 small fish fillet ? white firm fish no bones (I use ling) ? about 150g
50g carrot
50g Corn
50g peas
250ml full cream milk
grated cheddar cheese ? a large handful
Marscapone or ricotta ? about 100g
Butter ? about 50g
Corn flour
Bay leaf
Whole peppercorns
Couple of sprigs parsley
Put milk into a pan and add the seasoning ? add fish fillet and simmer for about 5 min each side until cooked through
Put vegies into another pot and cover with water ? boil until cooked through (start with carrots, add corn and peas about 5 mins later)
Brain vegies
Take out fish and flake into a bowl ? keep the milk but remove all the seasonings
In a small saucepan bring the milk to simmer with butter, stir in cornflour until it makes a thick sauce
Stir through the cheeses
Add the fish, cheese sauce and vegies together and blend to consistency
Fruit Compote
Selection of fruits ? peaches, pears, apple, plum, nectarine
Cinnamon sticks
Vanilla pod
Nut meg
Peel and cut all fruit and put in a pan
Add seasonings and small amount of water
Simmer for about 45 mins
Blend to desired consistency (remove all seasonings 1st)
Rice Pudding
1/3 cup sushi rice
500-600ml full fat milk
flavourings (e.g. cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup, fresh or dried fruits ? whatever you like)
2tbsp sugar (optional depending on flavourings)
Wash the rice in water
Butter a baking dish and add all ingredients ? stir through
Cook in 150 deg oven for 2 hours ? half way through you may want to add mpore milk ? I put 500ml in to start and then add 100ml more after an hour
If you don?t cover it it will get a little crust, will be creamier if you cover ? depends on taste required.
Good combinations ? apple and cinnamon, pear and prune, vanilla and pear
some more ideas...
pasta sauce (basic) - cheesey tomato
melt some butter in a saucepan and stir through some flour to make a paste
add about 200ml full fat milk and stir constantly (bring to close to boiiling) until it thickens
stir through a selection of cheeses whatever you have and that your baby likes - i usually use about 50-100g ricotta or marscapone and then a lot of grated other cheeses - grueyere, cheddar etc - it will all melt and make a thick cheesey sauce.
could stop here and serve with pasta (i use risoni) as a cheese sauce
Stir thru some pureed tomato or passata until the saue is pink
serve with pasta
Variations - add any of these at the end to make a different sauce:
tin of tuna - flaked
baked pumpkin - mashed
basil
shredded chicken
Noah loves this and cannot get enough - i always have some inthe freezer which i defrost as i cook the pasta for a quick dinner for him
THAI CHICKEN PATTIES
1kg chicken mince
a bunch corriander - v finely chopped
4 kaffir lime leaves - v finely chopped
2 tbsp thai curry paste (green or red)
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp palm sugar or caster sugar
2 eggs
mix all ingredients together and form into small balls with wet hands
shallow fry in vegetable oil
makes about 18-20
these can be abit spicy, may want to vary/leave out curry paste ifyour baby is not into heat!
i break these up and N eats as finger foods - loves them!
Guys these recipes are great!! I am stuck for ideas now that my almost 10 month old is more interested in feeding herself - who knew puree could be so messy!!!
Heres one that MJ LOVES - she shovels it in like there is no tomorrow.
1 large Pototo
1 tin of tuna in spring water
carrots
broccoli
zucchini
Put potato in Oven and bake
steam or boil veggies to desired consitancy
Once potato is cooked, take out inside and mix with Tuna add veggies.
makes about 2 servings
i make a larger batch and freeze it as well
Rebecca77 - we do BLS, so she only feeds herself... the mess is amazing, the dog loves it thou as she is sent in to clear up afterwards :D
just thought I would share a couple of recipes that Olive loves.
Custard and Stewed Apricots
I used Orgran custard powder and soy milk (follow packet directions). It's really easy and free from all the crap thats in the jar ones.I used a couple of drops of pure maple syrup instead of sugar and also put stewed apricots (dried apricots cooked down slowly with a little water)with it and this was a huge hit. She ate every last scrap!
Tuna mornay.
I made white sauce on 1/2 cup soy with a tiny grate of cheese and about 2tsp of cornflour to thicken. Heat milk to boiling point in the microwave then add cheese and cornflour and stir quickly to thicken it. Meanwhile I steamed some fresh corn(about half a cob) and about half a bulb of bok choy (could use a few spinach leaves) and pureed these together. I also cooked a couple of handfuls of Bellamy's organic baby pasta. I mixed everything together with a small tin of tuna in springwater and she loved it!
I just made some really yummy sausage rolls they are healthy chicken and veg sausage rolls,I actually ran out of pastry so I made some chicken nuggets out of the rest of the mixture. It makes heaps of little sausage rolls:
500g chicken mince (fresh chicken breast mince or use whole breast and process in food processor)
1 onion (if your child likes it)
1 carrot
1 Zuchini
1 Clove garlic
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
1 egg (or egg substitute if your child can't have egg)
Mixed Herbs to taste
1/2 tsp chicken stock powder (optional)
Puff Pastry
extra egg for pastry.
preheat oven to 180
Place onion, carrot, zuchini in food processor and process until finely chopped, add rest of ingredients and process until well combined.
cut thawed puff pastry in half and place chicken mixture in middle of each half all the way along the length of it (if that makes sense?) then fold over one side and roll into sausage roll shape (brush egg on the other side of pastry where the ends will meet to ensure it seals properly). Cut into small sausage rolls and place on an oven tray. Brush with extra egg and bake in the oven until chicken is cooked through.
for the nuggets, i just formed the remaining mixture into nugget shapes and rolled in fresh breadcrumbs and then put them in the oven until cooked.
you can freeze these and its a great way to get some vegies into your littlies without them knowing :) you can of course use what ever vegetables you like or some combos could be:
Tomato & Cheese (fresh tomato and freshly grated cheese) also put some cheese on top of pastry would be nice
or spinach and ricotta with chicken
Pumpkin, parmesan, pesto with chicken
You could use beef, veal, pork, turkey mince or even tuna might be nice
the possibilities are endless, make it fun and they will eat it.
Hi all,
This is my very first post and I'm glad I came to this thread cause everyone seems to have great advice and good ideas for feeding little ones. My little girl is five months old and I am wondering what should I be looking for in order to determine when she needs more than milk???? Also she has been suffering from ecxma and I'm not sure what the best foods are to start her on and what I should stay away from. I keep getting contradictory info from my friends.
Any ideas????
Thanks!
Wow, now I have some great ideas. Thanks for all your wonderful recipes, my little monster will hopefully be thrilled once i've hit the supermarket & the kitchen to cook up some new ideas. Thankyou!! :D
dd just started eating more frequently and i have found a soup she really loves! i make a big batch for both of us and just freeze the extra for the week ahead! it's scrumptious!
leak and potato soup
you need:
chicken stock [i use better than boullion]
fat leek stalks, washed and chopped [i use the whole leek, the top greens are fortified with beta-carotene, and the rest has potassium, some folic acid, and vitamin C.]
four yukon gold potatoes [or your fav spud!], rough chopped [i leave the skin on these guys too. good fiber!]
salt and pepper [i add that with my bowl of soup, not the whole batch]
directions:
boil potatoes. sautee chopped leeks in soup pot till white parts are crystallized and top stalks are soft. pour chicken broth into saute pan and let simmer so juices mix with leeky goodness. once spuds are softened, add to saute and let simmer for ten minutes.
pour into blender, cream blend it, and serve! you can also garnish with a dallop of yoghurt or top with sharp cheddar cheese shreds o_o
lemme know what you think :rolleyes:
Awesome - thanks girls!
DD is 7 months old and doing really well with solids but I've hit a wall and was getting really stuck for ideas - I felt like I was feeding her simply a variation of the same thing every day! There are some fantastic recipes and ideas in this thread and they all seem really easy!
thanks again and keep the recipes coming!!
Fi :D
:hiding: great thread
Just made a delicious fruit mix for DD:
1 Bunch of fresh Rhubarb
1/4 cup of raisins
4 small red apples
1 Vanilla Bean, deseed and put the whole case in the water too.
1/2 teaspoon of finely grated ginger
boil all of the above in a pot until soft (apples need to go in first), drain, remove the outer vanilla pod, blend and put into ice block containers, great to serve with yoghurt and no cane sugar in sight.