I’ve been adding tahini to everything recently. My friend found it weird, saying, Isn’t it only for savoury dishes? NOOOOOOOO! Tahini is so versatile and probably one of the best possible ways to get calcium into little ones. I’ve been dipping pretty much all of Vida’s food in it! I wanted to make her some of our baby led weaning blueberry oat bars, but thought, hold on, let’s put some tahini in! So I did just that, and they turned out beautifully. So much so, that we’ve all had a go at them, and now there are not enough left for Vida for the next few days… oops! I usually do it in a tray bak ..read more

The never-ending quest to find enough recipes to satisfy our newly-weaned babies’ appetites and need to discover new flavours… I try to be as organised as possible with meals for my family, but it’s still the same every day for breakfast and lunch: what will she have today… Muffins that are not sweet but have vegetables in them are a great breakfast option (I serve alongside some fruit) and last few a good few days, so that takes the stress out of it for a few days at least! I put carrot and courgette into these as I find them to be quite versatile vegetables and fairly sweet also. These are ..read more

I am not a re-reader. I think that if I allowed my inherent nature to make of all of my decisions, I probably would be, on account of my insatiable need to absorb every last tidbit of (often irrelevant) information that I come across. But another, perhaps more pertinent part of my nature is, unfortunately, my unrelenting and sometimes suffocating fear of missing out. So many books, so little time, or, for the millennials reading this, Book FOMO. If I re-read books, taskmaster of a mind tells me, it detracts from what precious little time I have to read something new. Life is passing by so quic ..read more

Photography: Denise Balyoz My journey with essential oils began back in 2016 when I was trying to recover from the postpartum arthritis flare-up I was in since having my son. I’d been in remission for a long time so navigating myself through a flare-up, now also with baby in tow, and with all the challenges that come with the transition into motherhood, was as demanding emotionally as it was physically. And yet what I have disovered is that each time it happens I learn something new, and each time it changes me profoundly. During this flare-up after having Braxton, I kept asking in my meditati ..read more

Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) Half a cauliflower 1 tin organic, salt free sweetcorn Method Cut the cauliflower into florets then place into steamer with the sweetcorn and steam until soft. Blend until desired consistency and freeze in smaller batches. Love & health, Lauren The post Cauliflower & Sweetcorn Baby Blend appeared first on ORGANIC SPOON ..read more

Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) 2 courgettes 2 white potatoes 2 carrots Method Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots and chop the courgettes. Add to steamer and cook until soft. Blend until desired consistency and freeze in smaller batches. Love & health, Lauren The post Potato, Courgette & Carrot Baby Blend appeared first on ORGANIC SPOON ..read more

Another wonderfully palatable and nutritious baby blend for weaning onto solids… Ingredients (to make enough to freeze in small portion sizes in a food cube tray) 2 white potatoes 2 carrots 1 cup frozen peas Method Peel and chop the potatoes and carrots. Add to steamer and cook until soft, adding the peas a few minutes before it’s finished cooking. Blend until desired consistency and freeze in smaller batches. Love & health, Lauren The post Potato, Carrot & Peas Baby Blend appeared first on ORGANIC SPOON ..read more

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