I literally don't want to blink for fear I'll miss something.
He is crawling, pulling up on things, and is now going through separation anxiety.
Patrick and I tried to go on an all-too-rare date last night, and we got a call from my sister in law saying she's tried everything, and he won't calm down. After listening to Lukas scream over the phone Patrick was convinced it was time to go home.
He calmed down as soon as I picked him up... What a turkey.
...we ran out of baby food today, so off to the co-op we went.
I like to put lots of healthy fats in Lukas' foods. (Egg yolks, avocado, goat cheese, etc) It's so good for brain development.
Today we made roasted red peppers, with goat cheese.
Patrick said Lukas was eating better than he was. (Absolutely not true! Patrick is a regular Mario Batali)
This is a super simple recipe, and really yummy! I'm all about keeping foods simple.
To start, set your oven to broil. Coat the peppers lightly with olive oil. I used three medium sized peppers. Set them on a cookie sheet, and put them in the oven. There really isn't a set time for them to be in there. Watch them. The skin will get some black spots, and start bubbling. That's when I turned them. Let them bubble for a few more minutes, and then take them out of the oven.
Take the peppers out and start peeling the skin. If the skin doesn't come off fairly easily chances are you probably didn't roast them long enough, but that's okay- trial and error! You want to try and get as much of the skin off as you can because its tough for babies (and adults) to eat.
After skinning the peppers remove the seeds, and give them a rough chop. From there, mix in about two tablespoons of goat cheese. I used my hands to really incorporate the goat cheese in to the peppers... That and I like to use my hands when I cook.
I put in a dash or two of sea salt. This is optional. I know some mommas don't like to put salt in their baby's food, and I agree with them to a point, but sea salt has some good minerals in it, and Lukas is much more apt to chow down when his food has a little seasoning to it.
After that was all said and done I decided that the chunks were a little too big for Lukas so we gave it a few quick pulses with the baby bullet to get the chunks a little smaller. If your little one is not quite ready for the chunkier foods this still makes a great purée.
Not only that, I'm thinking about using this over some pasta with some salmon, and mushrooms, and... My mouth is watering.
Lukas loved the peppers so much that he wanted to feed himself... Great success!
Happy cooking! (and eating!)
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