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April 15, 2014

Comments: 0 Categories: Recipes 10 months +, Side Dish, Vegetables

April 10, 2014

Comments: 0 Categories: Recipes 10 months +, Soup

A delicious compote that is great eaten by itself or we like it on our porridge of a morning

Berry Coulis

Chicken with Apples and Thyme

Sole with Red Grapes and Fennel

I’m very excited to be sharing my very first guest post with you all, on a great blog called  Never the Same Spice Twice.  I have 3 new recipes suitable for baby 6 months plus.  

Check it out here…

With consecutive 42 degree days in Melbourne this week, I was keen to beat the heat with this super easy chilled soup.  I wasn’t sure that Big H would go for the aniseed taste straight away but he did!

A refreshing puree of lychee, pineapple & apricot – perfect for a summer’s day

Now that Big H is 10 months old it won’t be long before he is eating dinner with Cam and I (no separate kids meals for us!).  So as often as I can I like to give Big H what we are having for dinner – only puréed.

It has been a challenge to avoid adding salt/sugar (and other ingredient that babies shouldn’t be having at this stage) and instead substituting with fruits and other ingredients to add sweetness or saltines.

My photography skills aren’t quite up to making pureed meat look appetising! I promise it tastes great

Summer Fruit Puree & Stone Fruit Puree with Cinnamon and Star Anise

I often make this dessert for Cam and I but with the addition of sugar syrup.  The sous vide cooks apricots amazingly well. They have a beautiful texture once cooked. You could also make this dish on the stove top if you don’t have a sous vide. The flavour will be the very similar but you will lose the velvety texture.  Little Big H loves the tartness of this dish but it if is too tart for your little one, try adding a banana or some cooked apple.

August 9, 2014

Comments: 0 Categories: Recipes 12 months +, Vegetables

August 5, 2014

Comments: 0 Categories: Recipes 12 months +, Side Dish

Little Big H wearing:

T-Shirt: Target, Pants: Zara Baby

I was searching the web looking for a pair of sun glasses for Little Big H and came across Babiators.com.  They have the coolest sunglasses for babies and young children.  I thought they wouldn’t stand a chance but they are flexible enough to withstand being bent out of shape and Little Big H seems to love wearing them.

They have 100% UVA and UVB protection from the suns harmful rays – a must for baby.  Register within 30 days from purchase and they come with a lost and found guarantee. If lost or broken, they’ll replace them!

Little Big H wearing…

Sunglasses: Babiators,   Polo t-shirt: Zara Baby,   Pants: Target,   Singlet: Bonds Baby

May 3, 2014

Comments: 0 Categories: Autumn fashion, Fashion 12 – 18 months

January 15, 2014

Comments: 0 Categories: Baking, Breakfast, Recipes 10 months +, Snack

Big H enjoying his fritters  

He is wearing; singlet by BONDS, denim shirt by Charlie & Me

Turnip & Cauliflower Fritters

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1. 1 turnip, diced into baby bite sized pieces
2. 1 cup roughly chopped cauliflower
3. 1/2 small leek, finely chopped
4. 1 egg
5. 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
6. A touch of flour if mixture is too wet
7. Coconut oil for frying

1. Add the turnip, cauliflower and leek to a steamer basket; steam for 10 minutes or until soft. You want the turnip to still hold its shape
2. Once cooked add ingredients to a bowl along with the egg, coconut and mix to combine
3. If mixture is too wet, add a little flour (the mixture should be still quite loose – you shouldn’t be able to handle it with your hands)
4. Add coconut oil to a non-stick frying pan and using a tablespoon add a dollop of the mixture to the pan. Flatten a little with the back of the spoon.
5. Cook until golden, drain on paper towel
6. Serve warm

1. Will make approximately 8 to 10 baby fritters

Little Big H http://littlebigh.com/

I served the fritters to Little Big H with this Sole Puree

Berry Coulis

Chicken with Apples and Thyme

Sole with Red Grapes and Fennel

I’m very excited to be sharing my very first guest post with you all, on a great blog called  Never the Same Spice Twice.  I have 3 new recipes suitable for baby 6 months plus.  

Check it out here…

Big H enjoying his fritters  

He is wearing; singlet by BONDS, denim shirt by Charlie & Me

I was searching the web looking for a pair of sun glasses for Little Big H and came across Babiators.com.  They have the coolest sunglasses for babies and young children.  I thought they wouldn’t stand a chance but they are flexible enough to withstand being bent out of shape and Little Big H seems to love wearing them.

They have 100% UVA and UVB protection from the suns harmful rays – a must for baby.  Register within 30 days from purchase and they come with a lost and found guarantee. If lost or broken, they’ll replace them!

Little Big H wearing…

Sunglasses: Babiators,   Polo t-shirt: Zara Baby,   Pants: Target,   Singlet: Bonds Baby

December 22, 2013

Comments: 0 Categories: Spring fashion, Winter fashion

November 29, 2013

Little Big H wearing:

T-shirt: Fred Bare, Pants: Cotton on Kids

Comments: 0 Categories: Fashion 6 – 12 Month, Spring fashion, Summer fashion

This really is a deliciously healthy snack, dessert or even breakfast.  I froze the remainder to see how it would stand up to being defrosted and reheated and it was perfect.  So double the recipe if you like and freeze what you don’t use for another day – enjoy…

 This is a simple dish that is packed full of flavour.  If you are keen to try the no knead bread recipe you will have to start it the night before.  It may look like a lot of steps but once you have does it once, it really is very easy.  It also require a heavy oven proof pot

I promise it sounds a lot more fancy than it truly is.  I’ve kept it very simple and have experimented a little by replacing the sugar with maple syrup (a wholefood).  You can also substitute the milk for almond milk or coconut milk or stir some melted chocolate through at the end before cooking – yum!

I let Big H try the chocolate dipped oranges but I am keeping sugar to a minimum for as long as possible – so basically he gets just the orange and I get the chocolate dipped ones!  Be warned they are totally addictive.  I bought the dehydrator some time ago with the sole purpose of making these – they are that good!