Total DeliciousNess

Thanks to everyone who entered the Ella’s Kitchen giveaway. It was a really great response.

I asked Jamie to pick 2 numbers between 1 & 20 (1 being the first person that entered, 20 being the last) he chose 7 and 11.

That means that Jenny and Galina Varese have each won 10 Ella’s Kitchen pouches in their chosen stage.

Ladies, please email me at ness@totaldeliciousness.co.uk and let me know your addresses and what stage food you would like. I’ll pass the details on to Ella’s Kitchen and they will send out your prize.

Many thanks to everyone who entered. Hopefully we will have more competitions soon.

Ness x

It’s been a while since Sam Sam’s last taste test, he was poorly for a while and a bit off his food and then I kept forgetting to charge the camera. However, here we are, hopefully back for the long run and we’re starting with a twist on an Annabel Karmel recipe from the New Complete Baby & Toddler Meal Planner.

The original recipe just used normal potato but we went for sweet potato as it was all we had in. I think it tastes pretty good myself, so would say that either potato will be a winner. Annabel also states that this would work with brocolli instead of courgette.

Ingredients: (6 portions)

• 100g potato or sweet potato peeled and chopped
• 175g/6oz courgette, chopped
• a knob of butter
• 40g/1 1/2oz cheddar or gruyere cheese
• 4 tablespoons milk

Method:

• Boil the potato until soft
• Steam the chopped courgettes for 6-7 minutes
• Drain the potatoes
• Add butter & cheese to the potatoes and stir until melted
• Puree the potato mixture with the courgettes and milk until you reach your desired consistency (mash for older babies)

Let us see what Sam made of it

Ness & Sam x

This week we tried a couple of things that were a bit different and this is the first. I often find it hard to get my head around some of the mixes of savoury and sweet that I see on the little packets of food, so thought I’d give this one a go myself. Parsnip, Apple & Carrot.

Ingredients:

• 2 carrots
• 2 parsnips
• 1 sweet apple

2 Carrots, 2 Parsnips & 2 (very little) apples

Method:

• Peel and slice the carrots and the parsnips
• Boil them together for 15 minutes
• While they are boiling peel, core and dice the apple
• Add to the boiling water for the last 5 minutes of the cooking process
• Drain but keep some of the cooking to one side
• Whizz the ingredients together in a food processor or with a hand blender adding cooking water to thin it out if neccessary

I tried some of this myself and it was pretty good. You could even add some baby rice if you wanted it thick.

The Finished Article

Here’s the all important verdict though:

After a rocky start, he seemed to get into it in the end. May have to try it a few more times for full appreciation though!

Ness x

We made a couple of new purees this week. The first was this – Leek, Sweet Potato, Parsnip & Peas.

Ingredients:

• 1 Leek (white part only)
• 1 large Parsnip
• 1 large Sweet Potato
• 1 handful of frozen Peas

Method -

• Boil the leek, sweet potato & parsnip for 15 mins
• Add the frozen peas
• Boil for a further 5 mins or until all the veg is soft
• Blend in a food processor or with a hand blender

So what did Master Mills think?

Another success I would say. Good to know that someone appreciates my cooking!

Ness x