Mommy has been giving me some fun new foods lately. The other day Mommy gave me these super tasty grapes. They were juicy and squishy and sticky and tasted so sweet! She has also been feeding me blueberries. They turn everything purple! My oatmeal is purple, and my yogurt is purple. They even turn chicken purple! But I like them. I like them almost as much as banana'cado!
Making baby food just got waaay easier for me. For my birthday, all I really wanted was one of those immersion blenders. So instead of paying bills with my birthday money, I bought one. (Thank You, Poppy!) It is truly amazing! It makes quick work of just about everything. 3lbs of blueberries were mush within seconds. The long, tedious process of pureeing peas was 
basically eliminated. Just cook and whirl, all in the same pot. Uncle Joey will be very happy to learn that Jack's food no longer requires any (or if it does, very little) breast milk. I wish someone had explained to me how amazing this thing was 4 months ago. I've been a little slow in my baby food making lately, largely due to the fact that Jack is TERRIFIED of the blender and food processor (and vacuum cleaner and shredder and pretty much anything loud.) If he's awake, he starts screaming uncontrollably and if he's asleep, he wakes up to do the exact same thing. It's nuts. But my new magic wand is quiet and FAST. He doesn't mind it at all. I really wish I had started this whole process with one. And anyone who is ever considering making baby food NEEDS one of these little wonder machines. I have the Cuisinart Smart Stick, but it's not so much smart as magic. Blueberries
Ingredients:
3lb bag frozen wild blueberries
6 c water
Directions:
1. Fill large pot with water and bring to a boil.
2. Add berries and simmer 15 minutes
3. Scoop out berries with slotted spoon and transfer to bowl, reserving water.
4. Using hand blender, puree berries with a small amount of liquid if needed.
5. Freeze as usual.
6. The water is now basically blueberry juice. It can be used in cereals or served as juice. You might want to boil it with an additional 1/4 c sugar if you want to drink it yourself. It is VERY tasty and VERY good for you.
5 comments:
Amy, I always had one of those immersion blenders while you were growing up. I used it to get the lumps out of the potato soup. You must have forgotten or never noticed!
Haha, I remember that mom! I couldn't eat the soup without mixing it first.. but I always thought that was just how you made potatoe soup, I didn't realize it was optional.
Ame, can we make avocado spread? I've recently discovered that I love it.
See you Saturday!
You and Jack (and Mike) can eat all the avocado spread (is that like guacamole?) you want. I was also thinking maybe it was time to make a little Jack-friendly Hummus. We'll see how it goes.
Amy
amy it is good to see that you are starting to ween him off that stuff now you need to start him on a high fois diet or maybe pork belly. Haha. Poor kid hates loud noises thats kinda funny.
Jack-friendly hummus sounds like it would be yummy. Know what else sounds yummy...PURPLE FOODS!! LIKE SMASHED BLUEBERRIES. Mia and I even tried beets yesterday. They were surprisingly edible.
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