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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 ...

Baked Chicken Vegetable Samosa

Baked Chicken Vegetable Samosa

Samosa, empanada, calzone...so many international ways to define a small pocket made of pastry and filled with yummy ingredients. Every country has its own recipe and variations: the pastry can be phyllo, puff pastry, pizza dough or a combo of the mentioned ones and the filling can really be anything ...
Turkey Veggie Meatballs in Marinara Sauce - Egg Free

Turkey Veggie Meatballs in Marinara Sauce – Egg Free

This is definitely one of my staple recipes for the kids: they love their turkey veggie meatballs in marinara sauce. I always have a batch of meatballs ready to be cooked in the freezer. Meatballs really make my life easier: I can load them with so many nutrients (veggies, seeds, ...
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 ...

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 ...

Chickpeas and cauliflower soup

Chickpeas and cauliflower soup

My favorite recipes are the ones that can happily feed the whole family: baby AND the rest of the family at the same time. We all have very busy schedules and being able to prepare one meal for everyone in less than one hour using the same healthy ingredients for ...
Butternut Squash and Kale Mac&Cheese

Butternut Squash and Kale Mac&Cheese

Every kid loves Mac&Cheese, it's the #1 kid comfort food: creamy, warm, cheesy. For the upcoming Holidays I decided to prepare an healthy version of the traditional Mac&Cheese adding two seasonal ingredients like butternut squash and kale to give an extra punch of nutrients to the recipe. As I'm cooking ...
Butternut Squash Cheesy Balls

Butternut Squash Cheesy Balls

The Holidays are getting closer and closer and I’m already thinking about a tasty and yummy menu for my family, super kid friendly 😉 Butternut squash (or pumpkin or any variety of squash) is now in season and is a must for the Holiday table. I've been preparing it in so many ways ...

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 Salmon Pea Broccoli Baked Balls +9M

Quinoa Salmon Pea Broccoli Baked Balls +9M

A great brain boosting recipe for your little one thanks to the Omega3 fatty acids from the salmon and an Iron boosting recipe too thanks to the quinoa 🙂 On top of the excellent nutritional properties, this baked balls are super tasty and fun to eat. A lovely baby food ...
Tofu Zucchini Peas Millet Fritters +8M

Tofu Zucchini Peas Millet Fritters +8M

Today I would like to share with you another tofu baby/kid recipe, a savory one that can be served both to your little ones and to the rest of the family. As you know I love the one family = one recipe concept...it really makes your life easier as a ...
Zucchini Pistachio Pasta +9M

Zucchini Pistachio Pasta +9M

Zucchini are a summer favorite: lightly sweet background flavor, soft pulp and skin, easy to digest, so versatile. A perfect baby food ingredient! Today I'm using the zucchini for a tasty pasta dressing. I will enhance the zucchini flavor roasting them and than I will create a pesto adding pistachios ...

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