Two Super Easy Recipes

Age: 4-6 months
(but my babygirl still eats these & she is 9 months)


1. Bananas 

My daughter LOVES bananas.
For a while it was one of
the few things she would eat. 

It is still one of her favorite foods & she
eats them probably more often than she should. 

Directions:
Peel the banana. Whip it up in a food processor. finito! OR you can mash it up. Whatever your baby can handle.

Unfortunately bananas don't save. So if you don't think baby will eat very much, take half for yourself!


2. Pears

Another thing we always seem to be buying at the 

farmer's market/grocery store is pears. SiennaJane loves pears. 

Directions:

Peel the pear with a knife or a peeler. Slice off chunks into the steaming basket of a baby food processor or the steaming basket of a pan. Steam for 5-10 minutes (depending on what method you use, my baby brezza automatically does 10 minutes, but sometimes I take it off early - it varies based on the ripeness of the pear) Blend it up with a food processor and serve once cooled. 

The great thing about the pears is you can make them in a small amount of time & then you can save what you don't think baby will eat. You can even serve them cold right out of the refrigerator. 

SAFTEY NOTES: Once baby has eaten out of the container your serving her in, do NOT refrigerate it. Bacteria will form and cause the food to go bad. 

California Girls Eat Avocado

Plus, its SO easy to make.


What you'll need:

Utensils:
Bowl
Fork
Spoon
Knife
Cutting Board (if you want one)

Ingredients:
1/2 an Avocado
teaspoon of Lime or Tangerine juice




Directions:
Slice the avocado in half length-wise. Remove the pit (do this with the knife by tapping the pit and then twisting while the knife is still lodged in the pit, should come out pretty easily if you do it right). Scoop the meat out of the skin with a spoon- or I just use to fork so I don't dirty more dishes, careful not to get any of the bitter dark meat, squeeze the lime juice in and mash it up with a fork. Now baby is ready for a snack!


NOTES:

• if you want to save the avocado then just keep the pit in the half and it will last longer. 
• baby probably won't eat much of this, especially if its her first time, so you get to eat the other half as a snack :)
• you can always puree this in a food processor, it will give it a completely different texture - VERY smooth and creamy 

Sorrry this is on Thursday & not Wednesday. Better late than never??

Welcome Summer!

As a salute to summer SiennaJane & I went swimming :)

Two Things

ONE:

Today SiennaJane and I went to SeaWorld with my wonderful friend, Renata:

Renata trying to "pet" a dolphin. Fail.

We checked out new turtle reef - worth it.

Sienna & Me looking at the turtles & fishies.

...kickin' back in the stroller

Lookin around while... 

TWO:

I'm reading a really great book by C.S. Lewis called "The Weight of Glory". Here is something beautiful, among others, that he painted for me.

"We do not merely want to see beauty, though, God knows, that is bounty enough. We want something else which can hardly be put into words-to be united with the beauty we see, to pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it... that is why the poets tell us such lovely falsehoods. They talk as if the west wind could really sweep into a human soul; but it can't. They tell us that 'beauty born of murmuring sound' will pass into a human face; but it won't. Or not yet. For if we take the imagery of Scripture seriously, if we believe that God will one day give us the Morning Star and cause us to put on the splendour of the sun, then we may surmise that both the ancient myths and the modern poetry, so false as history, may be very near the truth as prophecy."

Isn't it marvelous?? I love this imagery. If I could write such magnificent beauty, I would be so happy. It is amazing how we are all blessed with different talents. In the introduction to "The Weight of Glory", written by Walter Hooper, it says, " Certianly,  Lewis could write no great works until he was converted to Christianity in 1931, after which he ceased to take much interest in himself." This reminds me that every talent we have should be used for the glory of God, to further his Kingdom & not try to further ourselves. & with that here are a few verses to meditate on tonight.

“For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” 

-Mark 8:36

"Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it."

-Matthew 10:38-40

Anna's Camping - Bandana Bib

Sometimes babies really need bibs. But the ones you find at Babies R' Us aren't quite so cute as these guys: 

Vibrant for summer

Anna's Camping reversible scarf/bib is a perfect alternative!

Not only are they absolutely adorable, they are also very practical and very soft. The bibs are reversible. You can wear them FOUR different ways! Baby makes a mess, no big deal, flip it over. Spills food on their shirt & you don't have a change of clothes? No big deal! This isn't only a bib, its also a very trendy scarf. They fit super snug & keep baby's chest nice and dry! So go ahead, splurge a little, this scarf is great & will last throughout the years with easy snap closures made to grow on. 

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Great for boys and girls!

Snap closures for baby's growth

Carrots, Beets & Apples

Age: 7-9 Months

Ingredients:

1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 

3 cups water

2 red beets

1 golden beet

2 carrots

1 pink lady apple

1 braeburn apple

Directions:

Dice beets & apples into 1 inch chunks, chop carrots into small rounds (they will cook slower than the beets and apples). Heat olive oil in a large pan. Put carrots in pan over medium heat for about 8 minutes. Add the apples and beets to the carrots in the pan, cook for about 8 minutes longer. Add the 3 cups of water, cover and reduce to a simmer for about 30-40 minutes. Make sure the carrots are soft!

Puree in a food processor to a consistency your baby can handle & refrigerate up to 3 days; freeze for up to 3 months. 

You can also mash this mixture or mash some and puree the remainder. Its all what your baby likes! Mine likes it pureed better :)