Baby Food Recipes!

[MamaPan]

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

[MamaPan]

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

[MamaPan]

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!

[Mumma2three]

Just a question, we're on to two meals a day, can I ask what people gave their bubs for breakfast, lunch and dinner. She will almost be 6 months when i start on three meals. When did you take rice cereal out? Did you use the cereal with wheat for breakky (farex for 6months plus), Im kind of thinking some cereal and fruit breakky, lunch ? and dinner some of the recipes I've just seen above.
thanks xo

[Tracey]

Meg,

Indah has porridge, toast or weetbix for brekky, she will have a biscuit snack in between (also EBM) then for lunch she might have a sandwich with vegemite, or jam, or cheese... plus some fruit, then maybe a snack of a fruit, yogurt & also EBM, then dinner I make up veggies or whatever & offer her what we are having, sometimes if our meal isnt appropriate for her, I might give her a tin of food but will add extra veggies & freeze the rest for another night....
I made meat balls which she scoffed into....

[Tobily]

This is one I used to make for Emily when she was about 7 or 8 months old

Pumpkin and Green Bean Couscous

1 satchet of instant couscous
Handful of green beans, trimmed
A few good sized chunks of pumpkin
(I'm not a precise cook LOL)

~ Boil couscous according to directions, seperate any lumps with a fork
~ Steam or microwave pumpkin and beans until soft
~ Slice beans into little pieces suitable for your baby
~ Mash pumpkin (can add some ebm or formula but it doesn't really need it)
~ Mix everything together. You probably won't need all of the cous cous, just keep adding it to the veges until you like the consistency.

This freezes really well too.

I used to make lots of different things for her, I'll have to think of some others and post later.

[Lucy]

I give this to Charlie as a pudding or as a breakfast.........

Apple Oat Porridge

1 sachet of Quick Oats cereal (the plain variety)
1 cup milk
1 small tub pureed apple
1 handful sultanas
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

~ Make oatmeal up in microwave as per sachet instructions
~ Add apple, cinnamon and sultanas
~ Blend to a puree
~ Pour into ice-cube tray & freeze, to serve when required

[*Rae*]

Great recipes girls - keep them coming. My bub is highly allergic to dairy (and soy cheese - but copes with soy milk and soy yoghurt)...any recipes to accomodate that would be much appreciated Gonna go and make the biscuits now!!!!

[~Kim~]

You girls are legends! I couldn't get Darcy to eat anything until i tried a few of these....now she eats like s trooper.
Thanks so much.....any more??? Please?

[simone]

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??

[NewmumLou]

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!

[paradise lost]

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

[Olive]

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

[HOPRAH]

Awesome AJP - Glad it was a hit!!!

[Rachel]

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

[August]

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.

[Danni]

im not really very adventurous yet but mason loves a big piece of fish that has been steamed, then mixed with veges and formula.

[moon child]

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