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Toddler Recipes

Broccoli Pasta with Cashews cream

Broccoli Pasta with Cashews cream

A friend of mine asked me if I liked the “Alfredo” sauce (aka butter + heavy cream + cheese + garlic sauce) and I replied with a smile that I never tried or made it, even if I’m Italian and even if I’ve been living in the States for more ...

Crispy and Simple Golden Chickpea Nuggets. Meatless + Iron Boosting

Crispy and Simple Golden Chickpea Nuggets. Meatless + Iron Boosting

Nuggets, Tots, Croquettes, Sticks...they are all super kid friendly shapes. Easy to handle, fun, bite size. Perfect for toddlers. They all have a crispy and crunchy outside with a creamy and tasty inside. I already shared trusted chicken and fish nuggets recipes with you, so today I wanted to offer ...
Easiest Zucchini Pasta with Feta & Balsamic. Happy Family Meal.

Easiest Zucchini Pasta with Feta & Balsamic. Happy Family Meal.

The Zucchini Pasta with Feta and Balsamic Vinegar is one of my favorite to prepare when we invite friends with kids. The recipe is easy to prepare in no time and it's great when you are hosting as you can prepare the sauce in advance and just cook the pasta ...
Grain Free Banana Baby Pancakes +6M

Grain Free Banana Baby Pancakes +6M

Starting from around 6 months of age your baby will be ready to enjoy solid foods and slowly and gradually switch from a 100% milk based diet (breastmilk or formula milk) to a full solid foods diet when she/he will be around 1 year of age. After a morning feeding ...

Family Recipes

The easiest Lentil Broccoli Soup for your baby +10M

The easiest Lentil Broccoli Soup for your baby +10M

It only takes 20 min to prepare the easiest lentil Broccoli Soup for your baby! Nourishing and comforting, that's why I like this soup 🙂 High iron, protein and fiber content. It's one of my kids favorite so far. Little one like it very creamy (the immersion blender does its ...

Cauliflower Mac and Cheese +10M

Cauliflower Mac and Cheese +10M

Raise your hand if your kids love Mac and Cheese 🙂 I know, Mac and Cheese is the most popular kids comfort food ever. Soft, cheesy, bite size, creamy, one bright color only: all reassuring and comforting qualities for a kid. So...why not transforming the #1 kids comfort food into ...
Zucchini Beef Lasagna +12M

Zucchini Beef Lasagna +12M

Lasagna. Such a great recipe for family reunions, get together or to celebrate something. Like many family recipes, lasagna can be prepared in so many different ways. I would say without any problem that every family in Italy has its own lasagna recipe. Today I would like to share with ...
9 Vegetables Marinara Sauce

9 Vegetables Marinara Sauce

The classic marinara sauce (fresh tomatoes + onion + garlic + olive oil + salt) is definitely one of my kids' favorite: to dress some pasta or rice or quinoa or to give extra moist to meatballs or fish croquette. The perfect base for an homemade pizza or simply spread ...

Baby Led Weaning Ideas

Spinach Almond Waffles - Gluten and Grain Free +6M

Spinach Almond Waffles – Gluten and Grain Free +6M

Breakfast. One of the most important meal of the day from a nutritional point of view. Our kids need an healthy boost of energy to start their day full of activities and fun. Coming from an Italian background I like sweet flavors at breakfast, that's how I was raised. Every ...

Quinoa Almond Orange Cocoa Balls +6M

Quinoa Almond Orange Cocoa Balls +6M

When I created this recipe my goal was to find a baby friendly sweet treat without refined sugars, easy to digest, nutritious, easy to handle by little ones...and good. I started from a traditional energy ball recipe that I like with chocolate and oranges and I kept switching ingredients here ...
Mango Spinach Baby Puffs +6M GF

Mango Spinach Baby Puffs +6M GF

I cannot count the times I gave baby puffs to my kids as an easy snack on the go or while I was preparing meals. Baby puffs not only represent a light snack but a fabulous entertaining for the little ones, almost better than play dough 🙂 Yes, you can ...
Baked Zucchini Tortillas

Baked Zucchini Tortillas

When I announce that we are having a taco bar for dinner the kids are always thrilled and excited. I think it's the fact that they can assemble the taco and freely decide how to fill them. The more they are involved in a recipe, the higher chances are that ...

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