December 7, 2011
From Fall right on through Winter, winter squash in all its many glorious varieties, makes its appearance on our dinner tables and the encores follow. Sweet potatoes also are a staple of the seasons and holidays. For babies, sweet potatoes and winter squash such as butternut and acorn are two of the first foods we [...]
November 1, 2010
Behold the yams! One of these is a “true” yam while the other is an imposter. Can you guess which one is the “true” yam? Many parents find themselves looking at Yams and Sweet Potatoes in the grocery store and are unsure which to buy. On the Sweet Potato Baby Food page, I have [...]
November 27, 2009
Providing you have properly stored leftover turkey, you can use it to make some quick and easy food for your baby. Don’t use leftover turkey if it is over 2-3 days old. Don’t use leftovers if they were sitting at room temperature for longer than 2 hours. Here are a few ideas for you. Sweet [...]
September 8, 2009
Yes, the air in New England is more crisp than usual and one can occasionally catch a whiff of Fall. It won’t be long before the full apple harvest is in and the yummy winter squashes (including pumpkins) will be at a farmer’s market or grocery store near you! Oh how I love Fall. It’s [...]
July 22, 2008
How we LOVE summer! Blueberries are found aplenty here in New England during the summer and we even have some wild low-bush blueberries in our woods! Have you taken your little ones to go blueberry picking? My twins have been going since they were 7/8 months old and continue to enjoy it. It’s a fun [...]
June 1, 2008
Well I think we’re finally back to 100%. We had an (unexpected) server move last weekend and weren’t aware of it until the 27th May when we logged on to the Blog to find our 27th May post had disappeared. So off we went to check it out and lo and behold, we found we [...]
May 6, 2008
Taking my favorite scalloped potato recipe below, we changed it up and used sweet potatoes, nutmeg, cinnamon & a pinch of ginger. Substitutions will be noted with in case you want to try this with white potatoes! What you need: 8 medium sized sweet potatoes 5 tablespoons – use butter 1/2 cup flour 2 tablespoons [...]