Tag Archives: Weaning

Creamy Cod Curry with Sweet Potato and Coconut

This is the Trojan horse of curries!  The comforting and familiar cod and sweet potato, acting as a stealthy conduit for the introduction to Indian inspired flavours.  Lots of children, toddlers and babies feel pretty confident with white fish and sweet root vegetables, and so form a great basis for breaking new ground with new […]

Dairy Free Risotto- just how Mamma should have made it!

It’s a common misconception that risotto needs the addition of cream to be creamy, or cheese to add richness.  It needs neither, the creaminess come from picking the right rice (carnaroli is my favourite) and stirring and stirring, slowly releasing the starch from the grains; cheese serves mainly as a seasoning, adding depth of flavour […]

From cradle to table- my principles of baby, child & family eating

Wow, in the UK, and I’m sure all over the developed world baby and toddler food is a big business!  Purees vs baby led weaning, pouches of fruit and yogurt, special recipes to ‘hide’ vegetables and smother tastes in something sweet (think a popular child food chef, and her fish in orange juice recipe…interesting eh?). […]

Lean Green Pesto

My daughter likes eating pasta and I like her eating raw green things like spinach.  This is a great compromise, a fresh delicious pesto with raw spinach to mix with pasta, dollop on grilled meats or toss through cooked vegetables.   I think this works really well for children as the gentler flavour of spinach […]