Dedicated to Developing Little Spirits
I can hardly believe my littler boy is now past the six month mark and experimenting with solid foods. Part of me is sad but another part of me is a little too excited to pull out the BEABA and start experimenting with baby’s first foods. Yesterday I walked up to the farmers’ market to [Read On]
Here is a lovely snack recipe from my very healthy, vegetarian best friend, Jessie, for your whole family to enjoy. (That’s a very pregnant Jessie in the picture above this text. She is holding my older son last summer on our visit back home to Maine.) Jessie’s “Earth Balls” are portable, healthy and, perhaps, most [Read On]
We love tangerines in our house. They are a wonderful fruit for so many reasons. The color, textures, taste, built in sensory activity and not to mention the health benefits. The recommended age for giving citrus to your babies is 12 months. That is when we started even though our pediatrician told us we’d be [Read On]
One of the most exciting parts about summer is the copious amounts of watermelon. Not only good for us adults to nibble on but a wonderful finger food for our kids, too. An organization exists for the purpose of promoting this amazing fruit. The organization is named fittingly The National Watermelon Promotion Board. Check it [Read On]
I like this puree because of it’s simplicity but also because you can “spice” it up if you and your child desires. This puree is inspired by fall flavors because it seems warm and cozy to me, and by Indian flavors by adding a bit of coriander and tumeric. Finally this puree is so wonderful [Read On]
My latest obsession? Baking with real pumpkin. I swear it is easy and it makes whatever you are cooking more moist, and, thus in my opinion, better. You can steam pumpkin but I prefer to roast because it enhances the wonderful pumpkin flavor. It takes more time to roast but not more effort. In fact, [Read On]
