Bento Box 2: Spinach Ricotta Ravioli

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  I created this simple and easy bento box for my daughter.  This took me 10 minutes to put together.  The longest part is waiting for the water to boil for the ravioli.  It consists of: Spinach Ricotta Ravioli (Spinach is her fave.  It’s store bought and I did not make it.) Created peanut butter sandwiches using crackers Organic Blueberries My daughter’s favorite yogurt (strawberry/banana) I packed everything in this cute …

Italian Baked Chicken and Pastina

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Here is a quick and easy recipe from Giada! I love recipes where you can just leave them in the oven because it gives you time to do other mommy stuff while dinner is getting cooked.  Ingredients 1 cup pastina pasta (or any small pasta) 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup cubed chicken breast (1-inch cubes) 1/2 cup diced onion (about 1/2 a small onion) 1 clove garlic, minced 1 …

Chicken Basil Tomato Rotini

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This is a very simple and easy recipe to make for your baby. All you need are the following: Ingredients 1 Chicken breast 1 Stalk of fresh Basil leaves (If you know your baby loves Basil you can add more) 1 Roma Tomato a handful of pasta to your liking. I use Rotini pasta. Directions Boil a small pot of water for the pasta. Add Rotini and cook to al …

Mac and Chedder Cheese with Chicken and Broccoli

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Trying to find an easy way to serve broccoli to your kids?  How about putting broccoli in Mac N Cheese!  This quick and easy recipe is from the Food Network Star, Rachael Ray. Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan 1 pound chicken breast tenders, chopped Salt and pepper 1 small onion, chopped 1 pound macaroni elbows or cavatapi corkscrew shaped pasta twists 2 1/2 cups …

Bow tie pasta with beef, peas, carrots, and garlic

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Okay, another one of Giada’s recipes inspired me to make this dish for my daughter.  Here’s the Adult version:                                            Here’s the baby version: Items needed are: 0.50 lb of beef ( I got mine from WF and is organic) 2 cloves of garlic (organic) 1 whole white onion (organic) 2 tomatoes (organic) 1 cup of farfalle pasta (organic) 0.50 cup of peas and carrots combined (so..that’s 0.25 cup of …

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Lemon, Basil, and Salmon – Giada

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This recipe from Giada inspired me to make a similar dish for my daughter minus the salt. Here’s the adult version: Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Lemon, Basil and Salmon by Giada Here’s the baby food version:   Here’s my version of Giada’s recipe:  8 oz of of whole wheat Spaghetti   2 cups of Spinach  ( I use more since spinach is good for you) 0.5 cup of basil  ( …

Penne for Baby

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Before going further I want to add this is baby food Stage 2. I made this recipe last week for my daughter.  She loves it!  I also love it (which was odd since I personally dislike peas)!  Seriously, if she didn’t finish it I probably would have eaten it.  Remember, if you can’t  eat your own baby’s food, then why would you expect them to? My simple version of baby …