Baby Food
Karl got me an immersion blender for Christmas this year, because I like to puree soups and sauces. In the past I've transferred the food to the blender, but it isn't very easy to clean and sometimes I have to puree the food in batches, which leads to more dirty pans.
The immersion blender makes it easy, I can put it right into the saucepan and voila. It has multiple speeds and is fairly long, so your fingers stay clean.
It's also great for making baby food! I love making Willa's food. Today I made zucchini. I had 1/2 lb of washed, trimmed zucchini from our garden in the freezer. I cut it into slices, cooked it on the stovetop with a little water, then used the immersion blender to puree it. Here it is, transferred to an ice cube tray. Each cube is a generous tablespoon.
It goes into the freezer, and once it's set I transfer it to a labeled ziploc bag.
You can see I've made applesauce, sweet potatoes and peas this week.
When it's time to eat, I put the cubes into a little cup and thaw them in warm water. We often add rice cereal to thicken it up and sometimes plain yogurt. She's a champ eater, and so far she's liked everything we've offered.
Karl got me an immersion blender for Christmas this year, because I like to puree soups and sauces. In the past I've transferred the food to the blender, but it isn't very easy to clean and sometimes I have to puree the food in batches, which leads to more dirty pans.
The immersion blender makes it easy, I can put it right into the saucepan and voila. It has multiple speeds and is fairly long, so your fingers stay clean.
It's also great for making baby food! I love making Willa's food. Today I made zucchini. I had 1/2 lb of washed, trimmed zucchini from our garden in the freezer. I cut it into slices, cooked it on the stovetop with a little water, then used the immersion blender to puree it. Here it is, transferred to an ice cube tray. Each cube is a generous tablespoon.
It goes into the freezer, and once it's set I transfer it to a labeled ziploc bag.You can see I've made applesauce, sweet potatoes and peas this week.
When it's time to eat, I put the cubes into a little cup and thaw them in warm water. We often add rice cereal to thicken it up and sometimes plain yogurt. She's a champ eater, and so far she's liked everything we've offered.
3 comments:
I canceled my food mag subscriptions, your illustrations are much easier to follow. I'm just going to hang out here if you don't mind..... nice work.
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Brilliant! Willa is so lucky!
I love this idea so much! I want to do this for Emma. Plus, you can pop the same cubes into your spaghetti sauce and no one will know!!
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