It’s been a while since I’ve thrown a vlog down for you .. so here’s one live from my kitchen!
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Annabel Karmel’s official website has some test recipes for you to check out. Then head on over and pick up her books at Amazon.
This is the recipe for Bolognese Sauce I use for Z’s spaghetti.
1 tbsp vegetable oil
50g finely chopped onion
20g chopped celery
1 small clove garlic, crushed
1 medium carrot (approx 85g), peeled and grated
100 g lean minced beef
150 ml Passata
100 ml unsalted stock or boiling water
1/4 tsp fresh thyme leaves or a pinch of dried thyme
a pinch of sugar
3 tbsp Annabel Karmel’s Mini Pasta ShellsMethod:
Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion and celery over a low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Add the grated carrot and sauté for 4 minutes. In a separate pan, dry fry the minced beef until browned, stirring occasionally. Add to the onion and carrot. Pour over the tomato and basil sauce, boiling water or stock and add the thyme and pinch of sugar. Cover and cook over a low heat for about 12 minutes. Remove from the pan and pulse for a second or two in a blender to make a smoother texture.Meanwhile, cook the shell pasta according to the packet instructions. Drain and mix with the Bolognese sauce.
Information
Suitable for freezing
From 9 months
MAKES 3 PORTIONS [source]
I don’t use the pasta shells. I make a batch of the sauce and then sprinkle in La Molisana’s Spinagarda pasta. It’s shaped like grains of rice and is the perfect length for Z. I don’t actually cook the pasta, I just toss it in when the sauce is done and it soaks up the extra water and cooks itself.
I use Bob’s Red Mill Steel Cut Oats for his oatmeal. Find them in the health section of your grocery.
Make the oatmeal as per the package. In a saucepan sautee the diced apples and pears in 1 1/2c of water. I toss in a pat of butter and a cinnamon stick too. Just sautee and boil the apples and pears until they break down like mashed potatos. Add extra water if you need to.
When they’re done, mash the apples up and mix with the oatmeal. Put in ice cube trays and freeze.
We give Z two or three cubes of oatmeal for breakfast each day mixed with a piece of fresh banana, or some mango or blueberries. It’s the perfect breakfast!
It’s so easy to make your own baby food. Try it!
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