Nothing evokes the taste of summers past like homemade lemonade! This recipe makes a delightful tangy lemon cordial which you dilute to taste. Add fizzy water for lemonade or freeze into refreshing ice blocks.
Move over McDonalds! Homemade burgers are so tasty and you can have fun building your own burger with fried onions, lettuce leaves, tomato sauce, mayonnaise, sliced tomato, cheese and beetroot (for the dads).
Couscous is a good texture for Stage 3 foods. It is soft yet has enough definition to encourage chewing. Teamed with finely chopped chicken and cooked vegetables it makes a nutritious meal.
Great for a weeknight meal, these coated chicken strips will appeal to all ages. Fantastic served with homemade potato wedges and a selection of fresh vegetables and baked beans! You can even prepare them the night before and pop them in the oven when you get home.
Weaning simply means introducing food other than milk into your baby's diet. It is a gradual process and involves slowly giving your baby solid foods. Moving on to solid food will help develop the muscles necessary for chewing and eventually speech. Health experts recommend you wait until your baby is around six months old before you start weaning because it’s important to ensure...
An excellent cake for using up slightly soft fresh fruit that’s languishing in the fruit bowl and perfect for adding a bit of fibre into everyone’s diet. It’s also wonderful warm out of the oven and served with ice cream for a dessert.
The sweetness of the carrot and kumara tone down the broccoli flavour, so this is an ideal dish to start introducing more ‘vegetable’ flavours.
These wonderful cheese scones are so easy to whip up. Serve with hot soup or for afternoon tea and you'll be amazed at how quickly they disaapear!
The perfect soup for when you’re feeling a bit under the weather and the bonus is that everyone enjoys it as a winter warmer. This hot soup is delicious served with these wonderfully simple cheese scones.
Available all year round, this is a staple first food. You can simply bake or steam a little more than you need for your dinner and purée it for your baby. Remember not to add any salt or seasonings to your baby’s portion.
