ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … SALMON AND BROCCOLI PIE

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL…

SALMON AND BROCCOLI PIE

It’s the first time I have done a fish pie, but not the last time as Chloe loved it. It’s very easy , healthy and suprisingly tasty.

Ingredients:

– 2 tomatoes (skinned and chopped)

– 60g of broccoli florets (cut in to tinny bits)

– 1 small carrot (whizzed in food processor, or cut in to small pieces)

– 1 onion (whizzed in food processor or cut in to small pieces)

– 2 tsp of flower

– 200ml of milk

– 300g of salmon

– 50g of greater cheddar

– 1 tbsp of parsley

Cooking method:

Cook your sweet potatoes for around 15 minutes. Then add a splash of milk and mush to get a nice creamy consistency.

Melt the butter in a saucepan and fry onion and carrots for around 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and simmer for another 3 minutes.

             Add flower and cook for 1 minute then add milk. Bring to boil then add the broccoli and salmon, simmer for 3 minutes . Add cheddar and parsley , combine it all together  and season to tast.


Divide the mixture in to the baking pots, top with sweet potatoes and bake for 15 minutes in the oven at 180C fan/200C . Hope that you will like it !

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … COD FISH FINGERS

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

COD FISH FINGERS

This is an adaptation of Annabell Karmel recipe. As we know we all need to eat a lot of fish and this is a great idea to introduce fish in another form. This recipe is so yeasty that it’s a dinner for the whole family !

Ingredients:

– 300g of cod filets

– 75g of breadcrumbs

– 75g of grated parmesan

– 1 egg

– a little bit of flower.

Cooking method :

Cut your fish filets in to strips. Mix breadcrumbs with grated parmesan. Get flower, egg and  breadcrumbs mix on to separate plates.

Cover you fish strip in flower, then egg and then coat it well in your breadcrumb mix.

Fry on the frying pan with olive oil 5 minutes on each side or until golden.

Serve with vegetable couscous.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … BANANA MUFFINS WITH NO SUGAR !

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL…

BANANA MUFFINS WITH NO SUGAR !

Makes around 34 – 40 small  muffins.

Ingredients:

– 100g of self rising wholemeal flower

– 100g of white self rising flower

– 50ml of sunflower oil

– 50 ml of water

– 3 ripped bananas

– 2 eggs

– 1 tsp of baking powder

– 1 tsp of bicarbonate soda

– 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon

– 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cooking method :

Heat up your oven to 165 C fan.

Beat your eggs until  thick and creamy

Blend your bananas so they are nice creamy consistency.

Mix all of the ingredients together


Line up your muffin baking cups or baking  tins.

  Fill up each one with one big spoonful.Bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool.


You can freeze them or keep for around 3 days in the fridge.

 

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … MINCEMEAT WITH MUSHROOMS AND COUSCOUS

 

ANOTHER DAY,  ANOTHER MEAL …

MINCEMEAT WITH MUSHROOMS AND COUSCOUS .

Ingrediants :

– 200g of turkey mincemeat

– 1 small carrot

– 125 g of mushrooms

– 1 garlic cove

– 1 onion

– 200lm of baby chicken stock

– 1 tsp of reduced salt soy sauce

– 2 tsp of ketchup

Cooking metod:  

Fry the onion and garlic. When your onion is gold add mincemeat and fry until is cooked (5-10 minutes). Add mushrooms to your mincemeat and fry for few more minutes then add chicken stock. Simmer until the liquid reduces. Add soy sauce and ketchup.

Make your couscous according to the instructions. Mix all together and it’s ready to serve


Top: if you don’t have the time to cut everything it to tiny cubes then use food processor to do it for you, it’s much quicker that way.

GROWNUPS  VERSION

Ingrediants :

– 300g of turkey mincemeat

– 250g of mushrooms

– 250ml of mushroom or chicken stock

– 1 onion

– 1 garlic

– 1 tbsp of reduced salt soy sauce

– 4 pancakes

Cooking metod :

Cooking method is exactly this same as your baby’s version, with the exception of adding carrot or couscous.

Once you prepared your mincemeat mixture, make your pancakes.  

When you pancakes are ready, divide your mincemeat in to 4, place one portion on to the pancake and roll it.
  Put pancake in to the egg, thencover it in the breadcrumbs and fry on the pan with olive oil. Or you can just eat it with couscous as your baby 😁

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … SALMON PASTA WITH BROCCOLI

ANOTHR DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

SALMON PASTA WITH BROCCOLI 

Ingredients:

– 100g Salmon

– 150g Broccoli

– 70 ml of baby vegetable stock

– 100 ml of single cream

– 2 spring onions

– 60 g of baby pasta

– tiny bit of lemon juice

– tsp is dill

Cooking method :
Cook your pasta according to the cooking instructions.


Cut your broccoli in to a tiny florets (size depending on the age of your baby and the feeding stage)

Put vegetable stock and salmon on a frying pan. Bring to boil then cover and simmer for 5 minutes. You want the salmon to be nicely cooked.

Once salmon is cooked put in aside and add broccoli in to the pan. Fry for 2 minutes then add cream; cover the pan and simmer for 3 minutes.


Add salmon and then pasta, a little bit of lemon juice, dill and it’s ready! it’s that simple !

ADULT VERSION:

Ingredients:

– 200g broccoli

– 350g tagliatelle

– 200g of salmon

– 4 spring onions

– 150 ml of wine (if you prefer use vegetable stock instead)

– 200ml of single cream

– Fred dill to garnish

– Salt and pepper to season

Cooking method :

Exactly this same as your baby’s version.

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL … CHICKEN, COURGETTE & MUSHROOM PASTA

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

CHICKEN, COURGETTE & MUSHROOM PASTA

Another recipe for you and your little one.

The only difference between your version and your baby’s is seasoning really. You can make it without the turkey for a vegetarian version.
Ingredients:

– 1 courgette

– 100g of chanterelle mushrooms

– 1 turkey breast

– 50ml of cream

– 100g baby pasta

– 1 tbsp of Parmesan
Cooking method:

Cut courgette in to a small cubes or grate it, cut mushrooms in to a small pieces. Fry turkey breast and once cooked cut in to small pieces.


Cool pasta following cooking instructions.

Fry vegetables on a tsp of butter for 5 minutes.


Add chicken and cream to the vegetables followed by pasta. Mix well together, add parmesan and you are ready to serve …


Grow up version:

For a grown up version use this same ingredients + 2 egg yolks.

Grate courgette, and cut mushrooms in to a small pieces. Cut turkey breast in to cubes and fry in a tap of butter. After few minutes add courgette and mushrooms and fry for 5 minutes.


Meanwhile cool your pasta following cooking instruction.

Mix egg yolks with cream; add salt and pepper.

Combine all of the ingredients together and finish of with parmesan.
 

   ANOTHER DAY,ANOTHER MEAL … FRITTATAS WITH COURGETTES

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

FRITTATAS WITH COURGETTES

Frittatas are great for breakfast or as a snack. You can add anything in to it, this recipe is an adaptation of Annabel Karmel.

Ingredients:

– 50g wholemeal self-raising flower

– 2 tbsp of milk

– 100g grated courgette

– 50g grated carrot

– 20g grated pepper

– 2 tbsp of sweetcorn

– 50g grated cheddar
Cooking method

Beat the egg then add your milk and flower, mix it together till nice and smooth.  

Add all of the remaining ingredients and combine together.

Fry the mixture until golden and serve !

DINE IN STYLE!!!! 

  1. DONE BY DEER

A very unusual , fun and stylish dinnerware, all come with anti-slip rubber. Here is a sample of the cool plates and bowls available (www.donebydeer.com)


  

2. BABY BJORN

What a cute set this is! It has a rubber anti-slip base and the outer rim design makes it harder for baby to pick up the plate and throw it 😊 (www.babybjorn.com)

3. SKIP HOP

This is a stay in place mat with a plate and cutlery.

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4. SKIP HOP ANIMAL PLATES

Skip Hop has every animal plate you can think of (www.skiphop.com).

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5. PRODIGI KIDS

Adi is a very cool plate which comes in 4 different colours. Its a stay-put plate, which should mean a little bit less mess at dinner time :-). It also comes with a lid! (www.prodigikids.com)

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6. DOIY 

This is a Landscape dinner set. How cool is it?! Such a fun way to have a dinner! 

 

7. DISNEY  
 Disney does lots of different dinner sets… You can get one in every Disney character … But nothing can beat these Mickey and Minnie Mouse plate sets. 

   
 

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …PANCAKES WITH APPLE,PEAR AND BANANA

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL….

PANCAKES WITH APPLE,PEAR AND BANANA

Those are great from quite a young age (around 7 months) as a breakfast, desert or a snack ! Chloe and me loves then !


Ingredients :

– 300ml of milk

– 1 tsp of baking powder

– 225 g of plain flower

– 2 large eggs (beaten)

– 30g of melted butter (don’t have to use it)

For the grow up version you can also add pinch of salt and 1 tsp of sugar (I don’t add sugar or salt when I make it for my baby)

– 1 banana (chopped)

– 1 apple (chopped very small or greater)

– 1 pear (chopped)

Cooking method :

I usually do a bunch of mixed fruits pancakes and the few of just one flavour, but really you can do whatever you fancy! Chloe loved those pancakes as they have a lovely sweet flavour and are packed with fruits which she loves!


Fry until golden on each side.


You can also freeze them.

CHICKEN WITH BEETROOT

 
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER MEAL …

CHICKEN WITH BEETROOT

As we all know beetroot is full of goodies and vitamins. What makes beetroot perfect for baby is sweetness of this fab vegetable!

Ingredients :

– 200g of beetroot (cooked or raw)

– 1 small carrot

– 100g of sweet potatoes

– 100g of leek

– 100g of chicken/turkey breast

– parsley

– 500ml of chicken stock (one with no salt)

– couscous/rice optional

– 1 tbs of lemon juice

Cooking method :

Grate beetroot on a small grater. If you are using cooked beetroot leave it on the side until later, if you are using raw beetroot add it in to cooking with the rest of the vegetables.

Cut all vegetables and chicken in cubes, if your baby eats solid foods cut all vegetables in to small pieces which the baby can eat.


Put all in to the cooking pan with chicken stock, bring to boil and simmer for around 30 min (until vegetables are soft). Add. The lemon juice and :

Option 1: just serve

Option 2: blend all and serve

Option 3: blend all and add couscous or rice