Jo, Author at WEANINGFUL

Carrot muffins (a BLW recipe)

This is a carrot muffins recipe from the Baby Led Weaning Cookbook, which you can purchase here. Muffins were probably the first food I learnt how to bake. I used to go back and forth between kitchen and living room where my mum used to sit in front of the computer, asking her how much flour/oil/milk/whatever to put in the batter, how high should the oven be and how long should I keep them in for. I hope my Emma is going to be like me when she grows up. Of course I annoyed my mum with … Read more

Easy-peasy no-fry baby-friendly baked omlette

no-fry baby friendly baby weaning baked omlette

I have a thing against frying. It’s like my arch enemy. I’m seeing so many recipes online and in social media that use frying as a method of preparing food for children. Think frittatas (which I believe comes from the Italian for “fried”), pancakes, burgers, fries and the like. All are made by frying oil in a pan over high heat. There is however a trend to use non-stick pans to which no oil is added while cooking. I have yet to form an opinion about those. There is also an article going around about the influence of the type … Read more

11 baby-friendly recipes to try this Halloween

Halloween recipes. The heaven of all spices, pumpkins and orange coloured ingredients. Must be the season, but I am feeling slightly cinnamon-y as I type this. Cinnamon is one of the condiments that I use most frequently in my cooking and since baby Emma isn’t allowed sugar, it’s a win-win situation. Now, Halloween is one of those holidays that we as a family do not actually celebrate. We don’t dress up, go trick or treat (is that even the correct spelling?), decorate our house, carve pumpkins (there’s even a carving kit available) or acknowledge the holiday even exists. … Read more

Baby led weaning vs. traditional weaning

I solemnly swear I won’t take sides. If I were to summarize this post in a couple of sentences, it would be something like this: Baby led weaning (aka BLW) is the new kid on the block that everyone wants to meet. Traditional weaning is the kid that lived in the neighborhood since he was born and that everybody knows already. But the ”kid dilemma” as I like to call it is this: either of them can make great pals. Whom do you choose to befriend? I do not believe in taking sides when it comes to … Read more

Homemade curd cheese

Probably making your own cheese hasn’t really crossed your mind as a parent who recently started weaning his baby. I can buy cheese from the supermarket, thank you very much! Well yeah, but have you looked at the salt contents? It’s usually above 1 g per 100 g of cheese, even for the milder versions of cheddar for example. When I want to give cheese to my baby is either low salt mozzarella, at 0,4 g per 100 g, or curd cheese. Now, curd cheese is the less salty version of any type of cheese you can think … Read more

Millet pudding

I have talked about millet in one of my previous posts. Once cooked, it is similar in consistency with rice. One of the recipes that goes well in our house lately is millet pudding. It’s relatively easy to make and you can quickly prepare it the night before so you won’t stress out over breakfast in the morning. It keeps well in the fridge too (up to 3 days I would say). It’s so versatile as well. You can add all kinds of fruit to it. I have seen variations with mango and blueberries, but I guess any … Read more