Welcome To Parenthood » In the Kitchen http://welcometoparenthood.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:34:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Strawberry Jam http://welcometoparenthood.com/articles/2009/08/13/strawberry-jam/ http://welcometoparenthood.com/articles/2009/08/13/strawberry-jam/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:00:44 +0000 Tami http://welcometoparenthood.com/?p=2234 This week, the boys and I decided to make some strawberry freezer jam.

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The boys helped me crush up the strawberries and mix the jam.

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And, the next day we tried the jam on biscuits.

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YUM!

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I always thought it would be time consuming to make purees, but it doesn’t take that much of my time and I enjoy making it for them.

So far, I have made sweet potato, carrot and squash puree.  My parents have some fruit trees on their property and have always made our children their apple, pear and peach purees.  These have been in my basement since the fall and I just need to get the fruit into ice cube trays and frozen.

The squash ready to be cooked.
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All of the finished vegetable purees.

Some books for reference that I have used are First Meals and Super Baby Food.  Also, check out Stephanie at Keeper of the Home.  She is doing a series on raising healthy eaters and has a lot of helpful information.

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I also have two Gooseberry Patch recipe binders (soon to be three) full of recipes.

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]]> http://welcometoparenthood.com/articles/2006/08/24/my-favorite-cookbooks/feed/ 1 My Favorite Children’s Cookbooks http://welcometoparenthood.com/articles/2006/07/17/my-favorite-childrens-cookbooks/ http://welcometoparenthood.com/articles/2006/07/17/my-favorite-childrens-cookbooks/#comments Tue, 18 Jul 2006 01:50:00 +0000 Tami http://wp.welcometoparenthood.com/?p=81 I love cookbooks. I have quite an extensive selection of them. Since becoming a stay at home mom, I cook a lot more, so I use them quite a bit. Also, my 3 year old loves to help me in the kitchen, so I like to have recipes that are kid friendly. Here are some of my favorite cookbooks for children:

I love to pick up new cookbooks whenever I find one that appears interesting. Does anyone have a favorite cookbook for their children?

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