growing appetite

ever seen this?
yellow dragon fuit
2 biji for RM14.17 in Pick and Pay
very expensive!
but for the sake of trying, hb bought it

the seeds are comparatively larger than the normal ones
but oh man! the flesh are exceptionally sweet!!!

*grins*
the little one enjoys it!

quinoa + millet + carrot + chicken

quinoa +millet+rice + chicken

cracked one kampung egg into the porridge when it is cooked

the hot porridge will cook the egg yolk

why did i add in the egg? it is tasteless

i did that because i want to give protein

give egg yolk first before giving whites

egg is one of the top 8 allergen and the whites is believed to be allergenic

read more in wholesomebabyfood

although kj has no problems with any food, no allergy,

i want to play safe

frustration lingers each time i referred to Annabel Karmel

most of the recipes call for ingredients which we cannot get it locally

pffftt

couldnt stand it any longer, i pulled hb to Merdeka Supermarket in Lido (it is sort of a cold storage where it sells imported products)

i was thrilled to see butternut squash and courgette there

hb said BUY when he saw me hesitating

thank u honey!

butternut squash RM13.86

i chose the cheapest courgette, i do not need a big one, RM7 something

chopped butternut squash into pieces and throw it into the rice + water

allow them to cook and thats it

the red bits are capsicum :)

i added in one cube of red capsicum (with a few more ingredients which ive cooked and freeze)

this was how i prepare the courgette

fry courgette (deskin), carrots, onion, chicken breast and thigh (thigh has more iron as it is considered red meat, some sort like that) in butter

chuck them into the blender

normal blender will do

add some water, drinking water if the blender doesnt spin

done!

what i do now is that i cook plain porridge and i'll add different cubes each meal

say in the morning he can have chicken and evening meal he'll have something else ;)

variation is my objective

beef!

yes! i gave him beef this weekend!

13 months old!

i dare not start this earlier because chinese thinks beef is heaty

this buy was impromptu

we were cruising around in Tong Hing Supermarket last thursday and i happened to lay my eyes this!

i was thinking, why not?

australian chilled beef cube

for stewing

there was another type, for dont know what, dont remember

again, i picked the cheapest

we are sick in our head

i feel safe cooking this for kj in comparison to the beef sold in the local pasar

whats our problem?

dont trust our local farmers?

well, whatever u say :p

okay, here is how i prepare the beef

i separate it into two. half of it, i minced it and fry it with onion+carrot+ potato+tomato (deskin). (?garlic? dont remember if i added in)

i read somewhere , or was it i watched it in astro, one italian chef commented that tomato skin is not digestible. bla bla bla, i stored it in my brain as - tomato skin is bad. i shared this with fh but he said if the skin is not digestible, means it is fibrous? it helps in digestion? hence it is good? hmmm...im a little confused. whatever. i still eat tomato skin but i think i better not give it to kj. if you are curious, goggle it and let me know :)

served this with porridge. i was busy last weekend as jason visited so i pass over kj to aunty on saturday evening while the adults went to watch 127.

aunty said kj ate very slowly, but he finished the entire pot! amazing!

i froze half in the fridge. will let him finish it this week.

what about the other half of the beef? i made beef broth!

wash the beef. boil water and add in white radish, carrot, potato, 1/4 onion and when the water boils, add in the beef and boil in low heat. found some wilt chinese celery in the fridge so i picked a few fresh-looking leaves and add in to the soup! wow! the soup rocks!

after the broth cooled down, i poured them into milk bags and freeze it!

i could use it to cook porridge for KJ or either use it to cook pasta sauce!

will get more beef more tong hing! gotta load him with iron! :D

love cooking for the little one!