Hitting the Books: Solids Preparedness for Mama
I decided to continue with the exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months instead of starting solids early as I debated last week, so it’s T-minus 10 days until the solids games begin. So I dug out some...
View ArticleThe 4 Tools You Need To Make Baby Food
Let’s get down and dirty. You need 4 things to make baby food: a food processor, a steamer basket (because I’m sure you already have a pot), ice cube trays, and zip-top bags. There are lots of...
View ArticleFood Glorious Food!
So N is getting serious about solids! It’s been about 2 weeks now, and things are going swimmingly. I introduced rice cereal reconstituted with breast milk first. It was soupy and messy, as is...
View ArticleHow Do You Balance Solids and Milk?
I feel like all N does is eat. He is 6.5 months old and he eats 8 times a day between 630am and 830pm: 5 feedings of breast milk and 3 of solids. Here’s his approximate schedule: 630am – Breastfeed...
View ArticleLentil Soup for All
I’m trying to force fall to start by preparing cold-weather meals. I kicked off my end-of-summer campaign by making lentil soup. I made the soup for 2 reasons: first, I love it, and second, it makes...
View ArticleBaby Food to Go
So yes, making baby food works great when you’re at home, but it doesn’t work well for on the go, right? Ha! Of course it works on the go. I generally keep several food cubes defrosted and waiting in...
View ArticleQuick & Easy & Real Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal
I do not feed my kids instant oatmeal. Not only because the quality of oatmeal is poor (it’s overly overprocessed and thus not as nutritious as rolled oats or steel-cut oatmeal), but because there is...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Black Bean Soup
RealDad hates beans (totally ridiculous, I know). I happen to love them, but I don’t make a lot of bean soups or dishes because of him. So I take advantage of when he travels and make at least one...
View ArticleThank You! Mac & Cheese Recipe
Are you ready for a mac & cheese recipe to rock your world? Yeah you are. So, you know I cook from scratch, and you probably know that I will do anything—ANYTHING—that Alton Brown tells me to do....
View ArticleMini Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Every so often an occasion arises for me to send some food into day care. It’s always either for one of the RealKid’s birthdays, or a holiday gathering. I don’t want to bring cupcakes because A) it’s...
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