Showing posts with label Toddler Foods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Toddler Foods. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Someone's Teething.....


Yes. Thing Two is teething.
The poor thing; he's drooling all over the place, pulling at his ears, and chewing everything he can.

He's also very fussy.
There's always ibuprofen and baby orajel, but I like to try and do things naturally.
And that's where this comes in!

Cantaloupe And Mint Granita For A Teething Baby
  • 1 ripe cantaloupe (if it smells like a cantaloupe and isn’t rock hard than it’s ready)
  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves



Directions:
Slice cantaloupe in half. With a spoon, scoop out seeds and discard.


Scoop out the meat with a spoon (or chop with a knife) from both halves and place the “meat” in a food processor or blender. Squeeze any juice remaining in the shell into the food processor.
Coarsely chop mint and place in the food processor with the cantaloupe.




Puree until very smooth.
Pour into an 8″x8″ dish and place flat in the freezer.

Every 30 minutes take the puree out of the freezer and scrape with a fork. Drag the fork in rows in one direction of the entire dish. Return to the freezer. Repeat process until the puree has reached a icy flakey consistency (about 3 or so hours depending on your freezer).



Enjoy!




    I just feed this to Thing Two like I do his baby food. He pushes it all around in his mouth. It also makes the spoon very cold, and I place that on his bottom gums where the teeth are coming in.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Pea and Cheese Quesadillas

I've finally gotten around to making some good toddler recipes!

This is a great one to start with.
Super easy to make, and super easy to eat!
I usually make one quesadilla for Thing One, and one for myself!

Ingredients:
  • 1/3 cup of shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
  • 1 large Tbs (or 1 defrosted cube) of pea puree
  • 2 tortillas, I usually use whole grain
  • non-stick cooking spray

                                         Directions:

1. Mix your cheese and pea puree.
2. Spread cheese mixture evenly onto one of the tortillas. Place the other tortilla on top.
3. Spray a pan with non-stick cooking spray, and put your quesadilla in. Cook on medium heat.

4. When the bottom of the quesadilla is brown and crisp (1-2 minutes), flip it, and cook the other side. Enjoy!






       These are soo yummy! I usually use a mexican blend of cheeses, with a little spice. You can't even taste peas in this, it just makes the cheese seem creamier.
       Thing Two loves them as well.

        Too bad the peas make the mixture inside green, or else I would serve these to Pops, and he would never even know!