Whole Wheat Muffins with Fruit

I found this blog recently called 100 Days of Real Food which I find very intriguing for a lot of reasons. Not only is it full of tips on how to eat more healthfully and mindfully, but there are lots of yummy looking recipes on the blog, too. I decided to try one today: whole wheat muffins with fruit. 

I mean, they look ridiculously good, right? I changed up two things from the actual recipe: I substituted maple syrup for the honey and instead of 1½ cups of whole-wheat flour, I used 1 cup of whole-wheat flour and ½ cup of white flour. For the fruit I used a mixture of strawberries and bananas.

I will keep you posted on how they turned out!

Bring on snack time!!

Happy Cooking!!

When Daddy's Left in Charge of Breakfast

Oh boy! Here’s what happened when Matt gave Eliana her yogurt with strawberry puree the other day.

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

 All I can do is practice my calming yoga breaths and be glad we wash behind her ears every night!

Strawberry Puree

2 cups organic frozen strawberries, thawed

Puree strawberries and serve.

Variations: Mix with oatmeal for texture, yogurt for protein or cottage cheese for both.

Happy Cooking!

Baby Food Recipes 2/20/12

Here are some more of the recipes I’ve made for Eliana in the last few weeks:

Zucchini Puree

- 1 organic zucchini sliced or chopped

-  Olive oil, chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste

Heat olive oil in a pan on medium heat. Add zucchini and a pinch of salt and stir. Add garlic and pinch of pepper. Stir and let cook around 4 or 5 minutes till tender but not mushy. Blend.

Let cool slightly before serving to baby.

Kale-Potato Puree

- ½ small organic potato- chopped (any kind except sweet potato- leave skin on)

- ¼ small yellow onion- chopped

- Several leaves of organic purple or green kale- stalk removed- roughly chopped or torn

- Olive oil, chopped garlic, salt and pepper to taste

Steam potato and set aside. Steam kale and set aside. Heat olive oil in pan on low-medium heat and add onion, garlic and salt. Cook until golden- around 4 minutes. Combine all ingredients and blend.

  Let cool slightly before serving to baby. 

My daddy likes to call this photo: Kale and Potato Goatee

Blueberry Puree

- 1 cup frozen, organic blueberries, thawed

-  ¼ cup orange juice (or other juice with no sugar added) for sweetness (if needed)

Puree blueberries. If tart, add juice as needed for a bit of sweetness. 

Variation: Mix with oatmeal or yogurt.

My hands got stained while making it.

So why was I surprised that her lips were purple for a day?

I had dressed her in all black. Didn't anticipate eating (and staining) the strap though. Oops!

Happy Cooking!