homemade goodness

just call me julia child from now on out...

my first bout with homemade baby food. it's really, really important to me that we only feed finn organic food. i'm still doing mostly organic myself- since he's nursing (i don't plan on ever switching back -i'm now organic-fied.) those lil jars can add up, both financially & in our recycle bin. so, i'll buy them when on sale & supplement with homemade. it's a bit of a process but incredibly gratifying.

my aunt dawn gave us an organic baby food cook book! thanks dawn! & it's got some great recipes.

i started out with a washing station. i use a fruit & vegetable cleaner & rub em a little.
then peel. cut into small pieces. place in skillet, with water barely covering it. bring to a boil for 5 minutes then simmer for about 10 more. then dump em into the blender or fancy schmancy baby puree machine. make sure it's nice & blended.
then pore in your container. wala. the finished product.
finn & i were jamming to some music. our lovely set-up since the robbers took all of our stereo's. i got these awesome little speakers at amazing green planet in louisville.
i bought some of his veggies frozen when on sale.
& then some come from the farmer's market. i just made some sweet potato last week & it was sooooo good.
we aren't giving him much of the broccoli since i read after the fact that it can be hard on lil tummies.
finn munchin away on a mango stick while i was cooking.


he is obsessive about these mango sticks.
.... about to try the gourmet food! he's so excited.

first bite of peas & he's not sold.
second bite, eh... still not sure.
hehe.
i like the applesauce!
gawww. maybe not.


yum. yum. i was hesitant to enter this world of solids, breastfeeding is just so darn convenient but it's truly enjoyable watching his reactions to food. he's a really good eater & not picky at all. he'd prefer fruit- but he gets that from me. i could live off fruit alone.

since then i've started making our bread- we bought a bread machine months ago & i've lovingly stared at it. on friday i got that puppy out & fired it up. wheat bread. & it was pretty good. goodbye high fructose corn syrup. i hate you.

i also made an alfredo chicken lasagna, with homemade alfredo sauce. our friend jill's recipe. she made it for us when finn was born & i salivate thinking about how amazing it was. & mine was pretty good but a little dry. that was an intimidating process!

& then to top it off i made a homemade ice cream cake (which was delicious) for a friend's barbecue! i'm on a roll! hurry... invite us over for dinner so you can benefit from this weird behavior :) just kidding. we owe so many of our friends a meal- it's not even funny.

i like caring more about the food we eat. it feels responsible knowing where it came from & how it was grown or raised. our world has become more about convenience & being affordable than the experience. i really want to watch food inc. but i'm cautious because i love me some hamburgers & chicken. we've given up hamburgers for the most part & eat veggie burgers, but the chicken & ground turkey. oh sloppy joes, how i'd miss you.

anyone else have some good recipes for me to botch !?!