Asparagus scramble

Ingredients: asparagus, egg, minced onion, olive oil

Method: 

- sauté onion in skillet over medium heat

- add chopped asparagus and cook, stir fry

- lightly beat the egg 

- pour egg into skillet

- (can add shredded cheese)

- shaking skillet and turning over vegetables and egg mixture until cooked 

- serve scramble warm

Chicken soup with fennel, leeks, carrot + apple

Ingredients: fennel, leeks, carrot, apple, chicken, water

First time trying: Fennel

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over chicken

- remove fennel stems and cut the bulb to half

- peel carrot, chop carrot and leeks

- put all the ingredients in a bowl

- fill in water and bring to boil

- once it is boiling, turn to medium heat and continue to boil for another 1.5-2 hours

- serve with rice or mee

Watercress soup + mee suah

Ingredients: watercress, carrot, chicken, red dates, goji, water 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- use hot water to run over chicken

- peel carrot and dice smal chunks

- put all the ingredients in a bowl

- fill in water and bring to boil

- once it is boiling, turn to medium heat and continue to boil for another 1.5-2 hours

- serve with rice or mee

Remark: Baby Julius loves soup!

Celery chicken + vege soup

Ingredients & method : 

1) Celery chicken

• Celery, chicken, carrot, onion

- wash the ingredients and chop finely

- heat the pan with oil

- sauté onion

- add chicken, stir fry

- add celery and carrot, stir fry

- add water bit by bit and fry till cooked

2) Vege soup

• Carrot, corn, tomato, beetroot, red dates 

- wash the ingredients clean

- dice to chunks

- add all ingredients in a bowl

- add plenty of water

- boil for about 1 hour. Done 

Chicken tomato cheesy rice

Ingredients: tomato, broccoli, celery, chicken, rice, cheese block 

Method: 

- wash the ingredients clean

- dice the ingredients

- put all ingredients in rice cooker

- add water and cook (add a lil more water to cook and make soft rice)

- once cooked, add some cheese on top of rice and cover for another 5 minutes. Serve 

Long bean + pumpkin + tomato chicken porridge

Ingredients: long bean, pumpkin, tomato, chicken, rice

First time trying: Long bean  

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- dice the ingredients to small chunks 

- put pumpkin, chicken and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add tomato and long bean, continue to boil for another 10 minutes before turning off fire. Serve. 

Chicken & apple ball

Ingredients: apple, shiitake mushroom, corn, carrot, onion, chicken, olive oil, plain flour

Method: 

- wash the ingredients clean

- peel carrot and apple, chop finely 

- remove corn from cob

- chop mushroom, onion

- dice chicken to pieces 

- heat olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion for about 3 minute

- mix apple, carrot, corn, mushroom with the chicken

- add the cooked onion

- roughly blend in a food processor for a few seconds 

- with your hands, form into little balls, roll in flour and fry in shallow oil for about 5 minute until lightly golden and cooked through 

Apricot sweet potato chicken

Ingredients: apricot, sweet potato, chicken, onion, garlic, olive oil, water

Method: 

- heat oil in pan and sauté the onion until softened 

- add garlic and stir fry for 1 minute

- add chicken and sauté for about 3 minutes

- add sweet potato, apricot and water, bring to boil

- cover and simmer for about 15 minutes or until tender

- serve with rice

Leeks potato chicken soup

Ingredients: Leek, potato, chicken, onion

First time trying : Leek

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean

- chop onion, leek, potato and chicken to small chunks 

- heat oil in saucepan over medium heat

- sauté the onion

- add chicken, stir fry

- add potato and leek, then cook, stirring

- cover the ingredients with water, boil until soft

- puree the soup in a blender. Serve hot.

Remark: mommy Sheree did not add any seasoning, salt or sugar to baby meals at this age.

Corn + carrot + broccoli + grain + chicken porridge

Ingredients: Corn, carrot, broccoli, millet, quinoa, chicken, rice

First time trying: corn 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- peel the skin of carrot

- boil the ingredients (corn, carrot, broccoli) for about 15-20 minutes 

- dice the ingredients to small chunks and set aside 

- put millet, quinoa, chicken and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- once done, toss cooked vege on top of porridge. Serve. 

Foods Good to Mix With Corn for Baby Food:

• Apples
• Carrots
• Green Beans
• Dried Beans
• White Potato
• Peas
• Summer Squash – zucchini or yellow/crooked necked
• Brown Rice
• Lentils
• Chicken
• Beef
• Pork

Remark: Because corn – fresh corn in particular – is difficult for babies to digest, many parents prefer to delay its introduction until their digestive systems are a little more robust – generally after 12 months of age.

Brussel sprouts + baby carrot + chicken porridge

Ingredients: 3 Brussel sprouts, 1 baby carrot, chicken, rice

First time trying: Brussel sprouts 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- peel the skin of baby carrot and remove the leaf

- cut the ingredients to small chunks, chop each Brussel sprout to four quarter

- put carrot, chicken and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add Brussel sprouts and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

Remark: 

Brussel sprouts can cause wind/gas, so only give your baby a little.

Peasprout + purple sweet potato + chicken porridge

Ingredients: Peasprout, purple sweet potato, chicken, rice

First time trying: peasprout 

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- peel the skin of sweet potato

- cut the ingredients to small chunks 

- put sweet potato, chicken and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add peasprout and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

Spinach + purple sweet potato + chicken porridge

Ingredients: spinach, purple sweet potato, chicken, rice

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- cut the ingredients to small chunks 

- put purple sweet potato, chicken and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add spinach and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

Baby spinach + pumpkin + chicken porridge

Ingredients: baby spinach, pumpkin, chicken, rice 

First time trying: baby spinach

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- cut the ingredients to small chunks 

- put pumpkin, chicken and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add baby spinach and continue to boil for another 5 minutes before turning off fire 

- once done, put cooked porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve.

Foods good to mix with spinach:

• Carrots
• Parsnip
• Peas
• Potatoes (white and sweet)
• Summer Squash – yellow, zucchini
• Lentils
• Chicken

Celery + potato + chicken porridge

Ingredients: Celery, Potato, chicken breast, rice 

First time trying: chicken

Method:

- wash the ingredients clean 

- peel white potato

- put chicken, potato and rice in a small pot

- add water until it covers the ingredients and half of the pot

- stove cook for 45 minutes to one hour 

- stir occasionally

- add celery when porridge is almost cook, continue to boil for another 5 minutes

- once done, put porridge in food processor, blend for smoother consistency. Serve. 

Remark: celery is considered one of the dirty dozen, best to choose organic.