The folks at Bread and Butter Publishing have done it again! You may remember the review I wrote last year of their first book, End of the Rainbow Fruit Salad. Today I’m excited to tell you about their newest book Garden Safari Vegetable Soup. Let me tell you, this book is another great toddler-friendly recipe book. During this cooking adventure, the Kitchen Club Kids go on a safari through a garden to gather vegetables. They take the vegetables home and lead the readers through a delicious recipe for vegetable soup. Eliana reads Garden Safari Vegetable Soup over and over. The pictures
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Are you ready to take the challenge and cut out all processed foods this month? We are! This month, teeny tiny foodie will be joining Andrew, the brilliant blogger behind Eating Rules and founder of October #Unprocessed, along with thousands of others who are committing to cutting out all processed foods for the month of October. Intrigued? Head over to Eating Rules where Andrew outlines “The Kitchen Test” to find out more about what foods qualify for the challenge and what foods do not. There are also tons of tips and resources on the site to help you get started such as how
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This week’s Monday Meal continues my current theme of Sweet September in which I’m sharing recipes that are “smart about sugar”. Today I’m sharing 3 recipes for delicious, healthy milkshakes that have no added sugar and taste great. By using nutritious ingredients like milk, coconut oil and frozen fruit you get a sweet treat that’s full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, nutrients, and healthy fats. Before I share the recipes, here are a couple of reasons I love making milkshakes: 1. You can customize these recipes to your preferences by using ingredients that you and your family like. For example, you
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Recently, I was asked to participate in the program Rock The Lunchbox in which bloggers create healthy lunches using products from various companies like Organic Valley, Annie’s Homegrown, Rudi’s Organic Bakery and more! To participate in this challenge, I was given coupons to use for different foods at the grocery store as well as great lunchbox containers like a reusable bag from Blue Avocado and stainless steel dishwasher-safe containers from Kid Conserve pictured above. For Eliana’s lunch, I put together: kale chips, cubes of watermelon, salsa, plain Greek yogurt for dipping and a 10 Minute Quesadilla. I used my favorite shredded cheese for the quesadilla
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Today the OXO Tot #FirstBites Giveaway begins! Enter below for your chance to win not only all of the cool products pictured above but also one of the newest members of the OXO Tot line of products: the Seedling High Chair! Hurry up and enter because this amazing giveaway ends July 25th. Below is a full list of the goodies you could win. OXO Tot Seedling High Chair OXO Tot Roll-Up Bib OXO Tot Divided Feeding Dish OXO Tot Feeding Spoon Set OXO Tot Baby Blocks (2 oz set) OXO Food Mill OXO Medium Silicone Spatula You might recognize some of
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If you haven’t been reading teeny tiny foodie since the beginning, you might not know that the recipes I originally shared were for baby food. Since I no longer have a puree-eating little foodie in the house, I don’t make purees as often as I did 2½ years ago, but I still like to make them occasionally. Today, I’m sharing this recipe for Zucchini Mint Purée as part of the #FirstBites campaign with OXO and OXO Tot. They sent me some awesome baby food related goodies to use when creating new baby food recipes. Come back on Monday July 14th
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It isn’t uncommon for me to have an idea of what I want to make for lunch or dinner but by the time actual preparation of the meal rolls around, I’m on to something a little different. That exact thing happened the other day. In the morning, I had been planning to make quesadillas for lunch for Eliana and myself. But by the afternoon, it was so hot outside that even the idea of turning on the burner to melt the cheese made me sweat even more. Gross! So, I scanned the pantry and the fridge with the idea of
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Recently, Eliana and I were treated to a private tour of the Gotham Greens greenhouse on the roof of Whole Foods Market in Brooklyn. I was beyond excited about this field trip for a couple of reasons. First, ever since I found out that a greenhouse was going to be built on top of the Whole Foods coming to my neighborhood, I’ve been a little, ahem, obsessed with visiting it. The idea of a huge greenhouse built on top of a grocery store in the middle of a very urban part of Brooklyn fascinated me. I had to see it!
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Last week, Eliana and I were given a private tour of the Gotham Greens rooftop greenhouse located atop Whole Foods Market in Brooklyn. It was amazing!!! Stay tuned because I’m going to tell you all about that unique experience in a forthcoming post. But for now, I’m going to share a yummy new recipe Eliana and I made using their Baby Kale Medley– just one of the delicious products we took home with us to play with in the kitchen. This week’s Monday Meal, Shaved Apple & Baby Kale Salad, uses locatelli cheese (or “Kelly Cheese” as Eliana calls it)
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In January 2012, my daughter Eliana began eating solid foods. I was really excited to make as much of her food as possible and to introduce her to all sorts of flavors and textures in both “traditional” purées (applesauce) and “non-traditional” purées (carrot onion farro purée). I wanted to create an eater with a wide and varied palate, aka a teeny tiny foodie. Based on the advice of her pediatrician, I added little bits of spices, herbs and oils, so that her food was tasty. I let her gnaw on slices of watermelon, banana, bread and apples, too. It
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Are you still looking for the perfect gift for a friend, loved one or even a gift for yourself? If you or your gift recipients are in the NYC area, I have two ideas for you! Give the gift of learning this season for a unique and special present. Enjoy Foodie Fun at Taste Buds Kitchen Come cook with me at one of the upcoming baby food or toddler food classes. These classes are open to parents, grandparents, caregivers or anyone else who wants to learn how easy it is to make nutritious baby or toddler food. In these
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Many studies have shown that sharing a meal together as a family has health benefits for everyone involved. Since Eliana eats dinner earlier than my husband gets home from work, breakfast is the meal my family most often shares together. I love to make smoothies for breakfast for our family. Here are some of the reasons why: 1. Smoothies are fast and easy to prepare. 2. Smoothies are a great way to pack a lot of nutrients into one meal. The blender already breaks down the fruits and vegetables, so it is easier for your body to digest them
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