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Our first Winter Veggie Box had the most delightful surprise inside…a purple cauliflower! After spending way too much time oogling over the violet beauty, I decided to cook some of it up with another item from the box – parsnip. One tray was filled with deliciously spiced goodness… and another tray had the veggies minus […]
Am I the only person who blindly chops away at an onion without any sort of technique?
How to make pureed green beans for babies One of my favorite memories from my childhood was going out to our garden and picking fresh green beans off of the stalks and eating them. I loved the crunch, the bright color, and the fresh little slippery beans inside. Green beans are in season in Rhode […]
I adore Farm Fresh RI – especially because of their weekly delivered Veggie Boxes. Our second Winter Veggie Box was loaded with Thanksgiving goodness! I pick up my veggie box every week at East Side Mart – which is a public Veggie Box drop off site. If you have thought about signing up for a veggie box of […]
How to make pureed peas for babies It just so happens that one of Itty Bitty’s favorite things to eat are peas mixed with carrots. They are in season for an extremely short amount of time here in RI – June & July, and October. As fantastic as fresh peas are, don’t feel guilty for […]
How to make pureed carrots for babies Mmm! Carrot season in Rhode Island runs July through December, and I for one can’t get enough of them! Sweet and crunchy and perfect to eat raw, but also a staple for several wintertime comfort foods – carrots are in high demand in our household. credit: Farm Fresh […]
I adore Farm Fresh RI – which is a non-profit that helps connect farms with markets and consumers. One of my favorite things that they do is their Veggie Boxes. Our first Winter Veggie Box was delivered today, and I squealed with delight when I opened the box and saw a bright Purple Cauliflower! […]
Healthy, Low Fat, Vegetarian, Easy, Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup My Itty Bitty has already sunk his gummy toothless chompers into some perfectly pureed pear, some squishy avocado, and now we are moving onto one of my favorite vegetables – carrots! This soup is gorgeous, and the perfect way to serve up a great serving of […]
My not so tiny baby is turning 6 months tomorrow. *insert minor freakout/where has the time gone/he’s getting so old comment* Aside from a brief trial run with rice cereal, Itty Bitty has had nothing to eat besides breast milk. My goal was to keep him clear of regular solids until he was old […]
Now bring us some figgy pudding … may be a familiar lyric, but in my household – the dessert everyone wants is plumb pudding! My deceased mother in law made it, so did my husband’s paternal grandmother, and so did the paternal grandmother before that. The tradition of plumb pudding and hard sauce has been […]