Homemade food recipes adapted to your baby's diet

Burgers for children

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:22:00 +0000

Ingredients:

200g chicken breast
100g beef
1 medium onion
1 head of garlic
dill
salt, pepper and other condiments by taste
1 egg
2 tablespoons of milk
1 full tablespoon of breadcrumb

Mix all ingredients in a blender

Because I wanted to spend my time with my daughter, I chose to prepare burgers in the oven. I placed aluminum foil on the oven tray, then a baking sheet, I greased baking paper with oil, I rolled meatballs and placed them in the tray. You may also bake them in Teflon pan without oil or very little oil if desired.

Preheat oven and put the tray in the lower part of the oven. After 10-15 minutes turn them on other side and leave until slightly browned. Serve with mustard as snack or along with your favorite side dish for lunch / dinner. We served them with mustard and homemade pickled horseradish.

Enjoy your meal!

Apple cake

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:43:00 +0000

Ingredients for 21cm diameter baking pan:

90 g butter at room temperature
160 g flour
100 ml milk
2 eggs
130 g sugar
1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
orange peel
2 large apples
1 pinch salt
vanilla
some sugar mixed with cinnamon for the final touch

The recipe is adapted upon the recipe of Ana Maria Ciolacu . For more details see the original recipe.

Beat butter with sugar and pinch of salt until it becomes frothy.

Then add 1 egg at a time and mix well after each egg.

Add orange peel

Mix flour with baking powder and incorporate a little bit of flour alternating with little bit of milk until no more flour and milk.

Place a 24cm round parchment paper in the shape and coat its walls with butter and flour. Pour the mixture into shape and preheat oven to 180 degrees.

Peel the apples, cut them into slices, place them over the composition and sprinkle sugar mixed with cinnamon

Put mixture in oven for 50min-1hour. Do the toothpick test to check if it is ready. Powder with sugar, let it cool and then serve. It is a great dessert for the child after lunch. Good appetite!

Turkey soup with semolina dumplings

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:42:00 +0000

Ingredients:

300g turkey breast
2 eggs or 4 yolks if cooking for a child younger than 1 year
7-8 tablespoons semolina
1 carrot
1 onion
1 parsnip
1 parsley root
1 small celery
1 red pepper
fresh or frozen parsley

Place the chunks of turkey breast into a 5 liter pot and live them to simmer. Make sure to skim the top from time to time and when cooked, add the chopped vegetables.

Some people like their soup clear and therefore the vegetables are cut into large chunks to be easily removed afterwards, but I prefer my soup with vegetables and therefore I cut them into small pieces.

Add salt to taste, 2 tablespoons of oil, parsley, place a lid and let it to simmer for a while.

Meanwhile, prepare the dumplings composition. Break the 2 eggs OR 4 yolks in a bowl and stir well with a pinch of salt. This way the dumplings will be fluffy.

Add 7-8 tablespoons of semolina just to create a smooth composition. If you are not sure if the mixture is smooth enough, add a teaspoon of it into the soup and if it stays in one piece, add one more teaspoon of semolina to it.

When vegetables are almost cooked (remove a piece of carrot and check it), it's time to add the dumplings. Take one tablespoon of the composition and add it to the soup(leave it on low heat so that the dumplings stay in one piece). Repeat the process until the composition is gone.

Simmer for yet another 15 minutes with the lid on, until the dumplings are fully cooked. To verify this, remove one from the soup, cut it in 2 and if the cut is smooth and the dumpling's interior is cooked, then the soup is done. Turn the heat off, leave it to cool and serve it together your baby(blend the soup if required). Enjoy!

Chicken livers with asparagus

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 14:57:00 +0000

Ingredients:

2 medium onions
half a red pepper
500g chicken livers
1 clove garlic (optional, to taste)
asparagus 8 to 10 pieces

Add 2 tablespoons of oil, one cup of water and the livers to a pan/wok and leave it to simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir from time to time and add some more water if needed.

After 15-20 minutes, add the vegetables, one cup of water and let simmer for about 15 minutes.

Towards the end, add the crushed garlic clove. This dish is served alone or with some polenta/potato stew side dish. Blend it for your baby and enjoy it together! The picture below is before blending the food. :)

Peas stew

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:17:00 +0000

Ingredients:

2 medium onions
1 carrot
1 red pepper
500g peas
dill (optional)
2 tablespoons sweet pepper paste
1 tablespoon tomato paste / mashed tomato

Add 2 tablespoons of oil, one cup water, chopped onion, carrot and red pepper to a pot and simmer until the onion becomes soft.

Add the peas, 2 tablespoons pepper paste and just enough water to cover the peas

Place a lid on top of the pot and leave it to simmer until the peas are fully cooked

When the peas are soft, add 1 tablespoon tomato puree/mashed tomatoes and some water if needed. Leave it to simmer for another 10 minutes. When ready, take some aside and blend it for the baby. Enjoy this easy healthy meal together!

Vanilla cream cake

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:46:00 +0000

Ingredients for the 21cm cooking pan

The dough:

4 eggs (this is for babies older than 1)
120 g sugar
120 g flour
a pinch of salt

The syrup:

300ml water
juice and zest of a tangerine
3 tablespoons honey

The filling:

1 sachet vanilla pudding powder
3 sachets of vanilla sugar
700ml milk
1 sachet whipped cream powder

For preparing the dough, I used the recipe of Laura Adamachi. Thank you very much Laura, due to your recipe I managed to make a perfect sponge every time!

Mix well the eggs with a pinch of salt, add sugar and after about 20 min add the flour mixture.

Place a 21cm round baking paper in the cooking pan and coat its walls with oil and flour. Pour the mixture

into the pan and place it into the preheated 175 degrees oven for about 25 minutes. When is done, take it out and leave it to cool. Meanwhile prepare the cream.

Prepare the whipped cream with 200ml of milk and the pudding with 500ml milk, according to the instructions on the packages. The filling is composed of the pudding mixed with the whipped cream, leaving some cream for decorating the cake.

To prepare the syrup, mix the juice and the zest with some warm water and honey.

Once the dough has cooled, cut it in 2 or 3. Place the first slice on a plate, add some juice, then add some of the filling. Do the same with the second slice and then decorate the cake with the remaining whipped cream.

Enjoy it with your baby!

Baked Fish with Vegetables

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 17:06:00 +0000

Ingredients:

salmon trout
asparagus
broccoli
Brussels sprouts (optional)
red pepper
tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt - to taste

Place some baking paper in a cooking pot, add the vegetables, the fish, 2 tablespoons olive oil and salt to taste.

Preheat oven to 220 degrees, fold the paper well and place it inside the oven for approx 30min

Serve this meal alongside your baby. Enjoy!

Boiled Donuts

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:16:00 +0000

Ingredients:

650g cream cheese

2 eggs or 4 yolks if cooking for a child younger than 1 year

3 tablespoons flour

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons semolina

1 sachet vanilla sugar or vanilin

zest from one lemon and orange (optional - to taste)

salt

Mix the cheese in a bowl with some salt, eggs, lemon peel, orange peel and sugar

Add flour, semolina and the vanilin sugar. Stir well until smooth

Boil some water with a little salt. When boiling, lower the heat and add the donuts shaped between two tablespoons.

They are done when they float.

Remove them into a bowl to drain and cool down a bit and then serve them to the baby as they are or in combination with yogurt and a little honey(do not serve honey for a baby younger than 1).

For the adults to serve, just roll them into a mixture of breadcrumbs powdered sugar and butter and serve them with sour cream and blackberry jam or any jam you like. Enjoy!

Broiled turkey meatballs

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 16:53:00 +0000

Ingredients:

500g turkey breast

1 egg or 2 egg yolks if cooking for a child aged under one year

1 tablespoon mashed tomato / tomato paste / tomato sauce

1 tablespoon sweet paprika paste

1 medium onion

garlic to taste

2 tablespoons breadcrumbs

parsley

Process everything except the breadcrumbs in a food processor

Add the breadcrumbs

Boil some water with a little salt and when boiling, add the meat balls.

Leave them to simmer for about 2-3 minutes until they float then place them into a bowl

Add 1 tablespoon oil into the bowl and coat the meatballs. Place some baking paper into a tray, then spread the meatballs on it and place them under the grill.

Leave them on medium heat until browned

Stir&Fry - Broccoli and Asparagus

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:12:00 +0000

Ingredients:

1 Bowl of Broccoli, Asparagus and Brussels Sprouts
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon palm oil
water

Stir&Fry uses maximum heat and small amounts of water to create a mini-sauna in the pan, preferably a wok.
This way the vegetables acquire a soft and crispy texture. The whole cooking process takes about 5 minutes. The vegetables will tell you when they are ready :)

Heat the palm oil in the wok and when is about to smoke, add the vegetables. Stir continuously with a wooden spatula.

Add the soy sauce and a tablespoon of water.Stir constantly and add one tablespoon of water from time to time until it evaporates. You must always hear a sizzle and create the mini-sauna that I mentioned.

In 5 minutes time(more or less, depending on the amount of vegetables), remove the wok from the heat.

Select some broccoli and asparagus for the baby, let it cool for a while and start eating it together. Served warm they are delicious.

Goulash

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 23:10:00 +0000

Ingredients:

800g veal steak
2 onions
1 carrot
1 pepper
500g potatoes
sweet paprika
Dried spices: basil, thyme, oregano
sweet pepper paste (optional, I did not use it this time)
salt (to taste)

Add 3 tablespoons of oil in a pot, one cup of water and add the chopped vegetables except the potatoes.

Leave them to simmer for 10-15 minutes and then add the meat.

After 10-15min add 2 cups of water, sweet paprika and dried herbs to taste. Do not add salt until the end, it dehydrates the meat and makes it hard. Cover with a lid and when it begins to boil, add potatoes chunks.

Place the lid back, add some more water just to cover the potatoes and leave it to simmer until the potatoes are soft. In the end add a little salt. To thicken the gravy just add a little flour or starch.

Here is a picture of the goulash with home made bread and green salad.
In the little bowl there is blended goulash for your baby. It is recommended to eat together with your child. Enjoy your meal!

Semolina pudding with raisins

noreply@blogger.com (Mihaela) — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:15:00 +0000

Ingredients for the 24cm shape:

100g cream cheese
100g sour cream
1 cup yogurt
1 cup sweet milk
2 eggs (use only the yolks if cooking for a baby younger than 1)
5 heaped tablespoons semolina
sugar and vanilla to taste
orange peel
150g raisins

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

Place a 24cm round parchment paper in the shape and coat its walls with butter and flour. Pour the mixture into shape and place in the 160 degrees preheated oven for about an hour, until it comes off the shape.

Test it with a fork and if the center is still liquid, leave it for another 5-10 min.

Here is a slice for you and your baby.

Its consistency is suitable for a baby and can be served as a dessert after the main course. Please note that this recipe contains egg whites. If this pudding is prepared for a baby younger than 1 year then use only the yolks of the eggs.