October 25, 2011
Of all the advice given about feeding babies and introducing them to the amazing world of solid, “real” food, the advice that you must feed them bland (boring!) foods is really irksome. Now granted, you don’t want to jump right in and offer your little one a hot curry or a spicy jalapeno pasta dish, [...]
September 30, 2011
Fall is a great time of year for introducing solid foods and for introducing new spices and herbs to your little one! If your baby is just starting out on solid foods, Pumpkin, Apple, Butternut and other Winter Squash and Pears are just a few of the super delightful and tasty foods that come out [...]
July 11, 2010
When you think of ginger, you might immediately think of gingerbread cookies or cakes. Ginger however has a myriad of other culinary uses and ginger nicely spices up many dishes that you can share with your baby. Ginger is thought to help ease a variety of digestive upsets and conditions such as nausea, diarrhea and [...]
June 28, 2010
My sweet basil is growing so nice and bushy in the garden now. I’m so happy to see all my herbs doing well but my basil… I just love sweet basil! Sweet Basil is a great herb to incorporate into baby’s foods for a variety of reasons. Sweet Basil is so versatile that can make [...]
June 20, 2010
While tarragon is not technically a spice, I thought “Herby Sunday” sounded a bit odd so henceforth all herbs will continue to appear in the “Spicy Sunday” posts. Now you’re wondering about the “little dragon” bit aren’t you; did you know that the word tarragon is derived from a French word meaning little dragon? And [...]
May 23, 2010
Cardamom – what a lovely spice and using a little goes a long way! Cardamom has such a wide variety of uses that you should keep some on hand, like you would keep ground pepper on hand. A bit sweet yet a bit savory, this spice smells wonderful and is nice in baked goods, with [...]
May 16, 2010
Garlic is really a wonderous super food; but is it an herb, a spice or a veggie? The answer to this is, it depends. Garlic is related to the leek, the onion and to chives. Now to many folks, chives are considered an herb or a spice but leeks are considered veggies. I consider garlic a [...]
May 10, 2010
Yes, I know it’s Monday but yesterday I was spending a wonderful Mother’s day doing sweet family nothings On with the post already….. Feathery and fragrant, dill is a great herb to add to baby’s foods. Dill is said to help calm hiccups, colic and digestive upsets. It’s an herb that is said to [...]