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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 ...

Summer Cannellini Beans Salad for all ages. Delicious and Easy!

Summer Cannellini Beans Salad for all ages. Delicious and Easy!

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barbara Lamperti (@buonapappa) Cannellini Beans Summer Salad for kids? YESS! It's the right combination of flavors, very colorful and with a refreshing taste. Cannellini beans are great for little ones: with a natural sweet background flavor, creamy, with a delicate ...
Quick & Easy Summer pasta with zucchini, fresh tomatoes and olives.

Quick & Easy Summer pasta with zucchini, fresh tomatoes and olives.

Light and tasty. Zucchini and fresh tomato olive pasta. An easy family recipe for weeknights ready in 30 min total from when you open the fridge to when you serve it to the table. A great way to offer zucchini to your little ones. Red onions will offer a sweet ...
How to make the best Italian Ground Pork Stuffed Zucchini Boats - Quick & Easy Family Dinner

How to make the best Italian Ground Pork Stuffed Zucchini Boats – Quick & Easy Family Dinner

Italian Zucchini boats, one of my favorite childhood recipes. Easy to prepare and super fun to eat. A great way to use zucchini and add some veggies in your kids' diet. Have you ever carved a zucchini? It's easy. Cut it length wise and make a rectangle incision with a ...

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 ...

Creamy Zucchini Ricotta Lasagna Gluten Free

Creamy Zucchini Ricotta Lasagna Gluten Free

Zucchini Ricotta Lasagna. It's called lasagna but there is no pasta involved. 🙂 It's an alternative lasagna that uses zucchini instead of pasta. A fun twist to the traditional recipe and a new way to offer zucchini to your toddlers. The presentation is very beautiful, perfect for a family meal ...
Easy Cheesy Baked Zucchini Balls - Italian recipe

Easy Cheesy Baked Zucchini Balls – Italian recipe

Can kids get addicted to a vegetable recipe? Yes, if it’s easy cheesy baked zucchini balls. These little balls are loaded with flavor, crunchy outside and creamy inside. Most important thing, they pass the melted mozzarella sting test! Pull them apart when still warm and a long mozzarella string will ...
Healthy & Easy Chickpeas Zucchini Pesto Pasta - One family, one recipe.

Healthy & Easy Chickpeas Zucchini Pesto Pasta – One family, one recipe.

One family, one recipe. I'm always thrilled when I can share with you an healthy, easy and tasty recipe that will allow you to feed the WHOLE family at the same time. Today's recipe is one of those! The chickpeas pasta serves as baby puree, baby led weaning recipe, toddler ...

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 ...

Super Easy Pineapple Coconut Banana Popsicle. Summer kids snack!

Super Easy Pineapple Coconut Banana Popsicle. Summer kids snack!

Summer = popsicles. Easy equation. Refreshing, hydrating, fun, tasty. Popsicles are a summer must. Forget the store bought ones, they are usually loaded with added sugars and artificial colors. You can prepare sweet healthy popsicles at home in few minutes and be in full control of what’s inside. Today I ...
Easy Yogurt Fish Fingers & Avocado Dip - Egg Free

Easy Yogurt Fish Fingers & Avocado Dip – Egg Free

Fish. Such a great source of nutrition for your baby/toddler/kid...and for yourself too! Fish can be introduced in your baby’s diet starting from 6 months of age. It's a wonderful lean protein with essential fatty acids that support proper brain development. Additionally, fish can provide varying amounts of iron, calcium, ...
Tropical Pineapple Zucchini Coconut Muffins - Dairy Free

Tropical Pineapple Zucchini Coconut Muffins – Dairy Free

We love pineapple. Juicy and naturally super sweet. It's now in season all together with zucchini (aka summer squash). We will enjoy them for the whole summer. Zucchini are such a versatile vegetable and can be used both in savory and sweet recipes like in today’s pineapple muffins. Moist, naturally ...

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