Okay, okay, Father of Food and Family of Food, I’ll write for the ‘blog, but only if I can include pictures. I like to make pictures, and I like to make food, so maybe I’ll make my own little food photo diary within the Family of Food ‘blog.
“What does Grandson of Food eat at the age of one year?”--you may wonder. I thought this would be an easy way into this ‘blog thing. Fortunately he’s not hard to cook for. He likes the same kinds of simple, fresh foods that we like. Sometimes he eats organic baby food from a jar, as long as it isn’t something trying to be more than it is while being blander than what it’s trying to be. One night we were having pasta and a tomato sauce with a friend, so we offered him some baby food pasta, and he was quickly bored with it. We added a little sauce from our pasta, though, and he ate it right up, so within reason, we don’t worry about “too spicy” anymore.
For breakfast he sometimes has yogurt or we make him pureed fruit like pears or applesauce. He doesn’t like apples that are too tart, but he loves aromatic apples, like Ida Reds or Galas. One night when he was upset and crying, I just gave him an apple to hold, and he was so happy. He would have bit into it, if he had more teeth. I just quarter them and steam them in a pot with a little water for about 10-20 minutes peels, cores, stems and all. The peels give the fruit a little more flavor and a reddish color. Then I put them through this KitchenAid fruit and vegetable strainer that purees the fruit and separates out the stems, seeds, and peels, and that’s it. Nothing could be simpler.
Once I brought Grandson of Food along to watch me make the applesauce, but he was afraid of the cylinder of waste peels and stems coming out the end of the strainer cone, so for now he doesn’t watch.
You could do it without the fancy stand mixer attachment, just using a food mill or a potato ricer, but the KitchenAid saves the tasks of peeling and coring by separating the waste. For larger quantities, they also offer a bigger food tray that slides over the grinder attachment to make things even easier.
Monday, December 17, 2007
What does Grandson of Food eat?
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The twins eat:
Bananas. Or 'Nanas as they love to call them. Seriously, we have to ration them or they would eat them 24-7 and you can guess what that would probably do for their digestion.
For Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Oatmeal, Cereal, Breads, Yogurt, Apple Sauce
For Dinner: Pasta is big. Seemed to like meats (poultry mostly), but have lately soured on them. Love green beans and peas. Rice is another popular carb.
Snacks: Besides the 'Nana we have also introduced the Graham Cracker, whichis the new Baby Crack. (Previous Crack was cheerios)
Anything to add, of family of food master?
Son of Food! Congratulations on coming online. What a great post. I fully appreciate the addition of some good photography to the site.
As far as food for babies, the girls especially like cherries cut up into YoBaby yogurt. I get many bright eyed and satisfied "mmm"s when they have gotten this treat.
Welcome Son of Food to the blog.I guess I'll have to learn a whole new way of cooking for the grandchildren. Right now I'm looking for a recipe for strained pizza.
Grandson of Food likes his yogurt straight up. We usually get Brown Cow plain yogurt with the cream on top or we make it ourselves. Our old gas stove--you know, the kind with storage cabinets on the side--has a gas pilot that's perfect for keeping a ceramic soufflé dish with cultured milk warm while it yoges.
He eats all kinds of other things, too. I'll post more.
Glad to hear you have a woikin stove.
Guess what I got for Christmas? A Kitchen Aid Mixer. Lime green to match my new kitchen. Guess I'll have to get the fruit strainer attachment, now.
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