While trying to get a little more creative in feeding Florence, I’ve come up with what we call the “baby omelet”. She loves this meal so much that she will eat the whole thing. The key to making a baby omelet is using the yolks (egg whites are allergenic and harder to digest) and grating or cutting everything up so your sweet baby don’t choke on the veggies or cheese.

Baby Omelet
3 egg yolks
Black beans
zucchini
cheese

Put a little olive oil in pan. Add beaten egg yolks. While the eggs are getting a bit firm (takes about a minute) mash up a couple tablespoons of beans. Add beans, grated zucchini and grated cheese to egg. Flip half of the egg onto itself so it looks like an omelet. Let cheese melt (about another minute). Cool and give to your babe.

People caring for 8 month old babies…here’s one of my favorite feeding devices, the munchkin feeder. I just put some avocado in there, set Florence in her chair and I’ve got 10 minutes to eat my lunch.

Inspired by a beautiful spring day in Portland and after reading the rookie mom’s blog, we decided to share a mango lassi. It was quite fun.

Mango Lassi
1.5 cups of frozen mango
1 cup of full fat yogurt (good for building baby brains)
4-5 ice cubes

Blend, pour into cup and use two straws.

Some of my fondest memories with my mom are baking cookies and cakes. When my parents came to visit last fall they bought me a mixer so it would be easier for me to bake with my little girl. I’ve been trying a few things here and there, and found a yummy healthy banana bread recipe that I really like using teff flour.

1 cup teff flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup currants
1/2 cup walnuts
1/4 cup dates (flour covered - optional)
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking power
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 egg
2 banana

Preheat oven to 350F.

Mix baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and flour.

Cream together butter and sugar. Mix eggs and banana. Add dry ingredients, including nuts and fruits, and mix well.

Spoon into greased 9 inch loaf pan and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Florence ate a half of banana and LOVED it. It’s very exciting for her and dad, but makes me a little sad. I love breastfeeding her…it’s so easy, simple and is a great weight loss program for me. I’m a little worried about depending on the outside world for all her nutrients, where as now I know that everything she eats is pesticide free, healthy and exactly what her baby body needs. As my mother would say, I’ve got to start loosening up those apron strings.

Yesterday we decided to make candies. Normally I would have done it my mom’s way of using dipping chocolate and then melting it in the microwave, however the stores were all out. So after a bit of research we decided to use good ole chocolate chips. Mmmmm