Archive for the ‘Baby Food Recipes’ Category
Nov
21
Tomorrow’s the big chow-down day!
We have one more delicious delight to share with you for our Thanksgiving baby food series, and it is truly a delicacy.
With “My Potato Hero” and “Peas, Peas, Peas, Let Me Get What I Want?” already on the menu for baby’s Thanksgiving feast, there’s only one course left to cover: dessert.
Blending pumpkin (or butternut squash, if you prefer), pear, cinnamon and ginger, this treat is the perfect ending note for baby’s Thanksgiving meal. You might want to make two servings of this dish for a little extra “parental” sampling. Seriously, it’s delicious.
Download “Gourd Day, Gourdnight” from our compilation album Good Day, Goodnight now!
For more great baby food recipes, click HERE.
TGI(B)F ALERT: Don’t miss out on our rockin’ Black Friday Sale <Monday link> after Thanksgiving. Visit our store to start choosing how you’ll be spoiling you and your baby. Here’s what you can look forward to!
Nov
15
Only one more week until Thanksgiving!
If you loved last week’s recipe for ”My Potato Hero” from Lullaby Renditions of Foo Fighters, we know you’ll dig the sidekick dish we’ve picked to serve with it.
This perfect combination of peas and avocado will have your baby saying “Peas, peas, peas let me have some more,” and if you’re anything like us (the taste testers for all of RB’s baby food recipes), you’ll be saying the same.
Download “Peas, Peas, Peas Let Me Get What I Want” from Lullaby Renditions of The Smiths now!
Nov
13
Welcome to another edition of Small Talk!
We recently sat down with master chef and creator of Rockabye Baby’s delicious baby food recipes, Jeff Parker, for a little tête-à-tête. We talk food, music, inspirations and even uncover what his last supper would be.
When did you know you wanted to be a chef? Always! However, I grew up in a time before that was cool. So I often heard, “Honey, you don’t want to be the help.” I watched Julia and The Galloping Gourmet pretty religiously and then would go into the kitchen and try to make something. I wasn’t discouraged from cooking – just choosing it as a career path. My grandma taught me to bake to keep me busy, and I cooked a full Thanksgiving dinner, pretty much by myself, when I was 11 or 12.
Biggest misconception about being a chef - That it is glamorous, relaxing, fun work that gets you on TV! It can be any of those things at any given time. However, you’re mostly standing in a 4-foot square kitchen that is well over 100 degrees for 8 to 10 hours a day.
5 things I can’t live without - Delicious salty pork products (sorry vegetarians), sharp knives, my smartphone (unfortunately), Thai food (I studied cooking in Thailand for a month), and coffee – the elixir of life!
Music I love - I am a big country music fan — right now Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean are at the top, but I also listen to British pop, classic rock, alternative groups like Morcheeba, and the Ultra Chilled CDs when I need some down time. I’m also a sucker for a ballad belting diva!
If I were to write a book about my life what would it be called… Right now, it would be The Trouble With Garnish: Too Much Is Too Much.
Who has been your favorite person to cook for and what did you cook? This past year I have had a client (my only private dining client) who throws dinner parties for the rich and famous. On one occasion, Nancy Reagan was the guest of honor. It was great to see her getting out, and she is still the fashion icon she was in the ‘80s – only her heels are a little lower. What was for dinner? Leg of lamb, Potatoes Dauphinoise, roasted asparagus and chocolate layer cake for dessert.
Who would you love to cook for and what would you cook? I would love to go on tour with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and cook up delicious southern goodness!
What inspires you? I’m pretty simple and get inspiration from being outdoors, in the country. I love farming areas. It makes me want to be grounded and cook up beautifully and simply prepared foods from the source.
Best advice I ever received - “No one who is great at something, was always good at doing it.”
Best advice I have for home cooks - I have told this to everyone that has watched me cook or that I have taught to cook — really trust your tastes… if you really like something, most others will too. Also, there are a lot of recipes and cookbooks out there (some quite famous) that just don’t work… recipes should be a guide, not a rule.
What would be your last supper (ever!) choice - I really think that this should be “What would you eat on your last day?” One meal, hmmmm….perfectly grilled Wagyu rib-eye steak seasoned only with salt and pepper, asparagus with Hollandaise, buttermilk and roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and the darkest, gooiest chocolate cake. YUM! Now I’m hungry.
Final thought - I have had a wildly crazy and differing career path that led me to where I am now. But lately I have realized that, even though it may not have been the ideal path, I have a point of view that is uniquely mine and that has a lot of value. Trust yourself.
Have a question for our chef? Ask it in the comments below and we’ll share his answers in a future post. Also look out for more great recipes from Chef Jeff Parker leading up to Thanksgiving, and, of course, select Rockabye Baby releases!
For more great recipes from Chef Jeff, check out FoodCrew.com, JeffParkerCooks.com, and GrillingOutdoorRecipes.com.
Nov
05
Who’s looking forward to a feast on Thanksgiving? We are!
Thanksgiving is synonymous with food: the juicy turkey, homemade stuffing, mashed potatoes, buttery green beans and don’t forget the pumpkin pie topped with a dollop of whipped cream.
But while we’re chowing down, our tiniest munchers—who aren’t quite big enough for that turkey leg—are left noshing on a meal out of a jar. (Insert sad baby face here.)
Let’s turn that baby frown into a smile with the help of our resident chef, Jeff Parker, who will be sharing great Thanksgiving-friendly baby food recipes with us each week until the holiday.
We’re kicking things off by serving up a tasty side dish for baby’s feast with “My Potato Hero” which is included in our Lullaby Renditions of Foo Fighters CD.
Click to download “My Potato Hero!”
Aug
10
Check out more of our scrumptious baby food recipes here!
Oct
07
Healthy Baby Food Recipes
Just in time for Halloween and Thanksgiving, this healthy baby food recipe is perfect for a chilly fall day–it’s a treat your baby will be thankful for!
(For Babies 6 Months & Up * Makes about 40 Tablespoons)
INGREDIENTS:
1 Small Cooking Pumpkin (or Butternut Squash), Peeled, Seeds Removed, and Diced
1 Medium Banana1 Pinch Ground Cinnamon
1 Pinch Ground Ginger (Optional)Water from Steaming or Pure Apple Juice
DIRECTIONS:
Place diced pumpkin in a pan with a steamer basket. Add enough water so that it just comes to the bottom of the steamer basket. Steam until very tender, about 15 minutes.
Transfer to a blender or food processor. Add banana, cinnamon and ginger. Puree until smooth. Thin with water from steaming, apple juice, or formula to desired consistency. Set aside to cool. Divide into ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap and freeze. When frozen, transfer to a freezer bag for storage.
Recipe created by Executive Chef Jeff Parker
www.FoodCrew.com.
Carrots-and-Apples Dreamin’
Oct
02
Want the coolest baby shower gift but don’t know which Rockabye Baby CD to buy? Well, we were thinking of you when we designed our newest release. It’s a download card good for any one Rockabye Baby! digital album (over 25 albums to choose from, including lullaby renditions of The Beatles, U2, Metallica, and more!).
The download card comes housed in a beautiful eco-friendly gift package and each one includes:
- A download card good for any one Rockabye Baby! digital album and easy-to-follow instructions
- A healthy baby food recipe
- Rockabye Baby! temporary tattoos
- Fun activities including paper dolls, a mini baby book, and more!
Yup, that means you don’t have to worry about giving a CD that new moms and dads already have, or won’t have to guess whether they’d prefer Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith or Queen.
Where do you get this masterpiece of a baby gift? Run to your nearest way-cool baby boutique, or visit here.
Apr
28
Healthy Baby Food Recipes
Mamas and papas will love this healthy baby food recipe too!
(For babies 6 months and up; yields 32 tablespoons)
Ingredients:
1 bag (16 oz.) peeled baby carrots
½ Golden Delicious or Fuji apple, peeled and diced
1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
Directions:
Place carrots in a pan with a steamer basket. Add enough water so that it just comes to the bottom of the basket. Bring to a slow boil, cover and steam for 5 minutes.
Add diced apple and steam for 10 minutes more.
Transfer to a blender and reserve the steaming liquid. Add ginger (optional) and 1/2 cup of reserved liquid; puree until smooth and desired consistency. Add more liquid if necessary.
Cool to room temperature. Divide into ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap and freeze. When frozen, transfer to a freezer bag for storage.
Recipe created by Executive Chef Jeff Parker
www.FoodCrew.com
Sweet Peas O’ Mine
Apr
02
Healthy Baby Food Recipes
This sweet and savory veggie recipe has a healthy secret ingredient — spinach. We won’t tell if you won’t…
(For babies 6 months and up; Yields 15 tablespoons)
Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh or frozen sweet peas
- 1 cup fresh or frozen green beans
- 1 cup baby spinach, packed
- ½ pinch garlic powder (optional)
Directions:
- Carefully wash all produce. If using fresh beans, snap off the ends. Place beans and peas in a pan with a steamer basket. Add enough water so that it comes just to the bottom of the basket.
- Cover and steam until very tender, about 15 minutes, checking to make sure the water does not run dry. Add spinach and steam for 5 – 8 minutes more.
- Transfer to a blender, adding garlic powder if desired, and reserving the steaming broth for pureeing. Puree vegetables adding broth a little at a time until thinned and smooth. If desired push through a mesh strainer.
- Set aside and cool. Divide into ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap and freeze.
Recipe created by Executive Chef Jeff Parker
www.FoodCrew.com
Really Love Your Peaches
Mar
27
Healthy Baby Food Recipes
Eat a peach! Check out this hearty, healthy (and sweet) recipe your li’l peach will love…
(For babies 6 months and up; Yields 36 tablespoons)
Ingredients:
¼ cup uncooked short grain brown rice
1 cup water, formula or breast milk
1 bag (16 oz.) thawed frozen peach slices
1 pinch ground cinnamon (optional)
½ pinch ground nutmeg (optional)
Directions:
Grind rice in a blender to a fine powder. Place in a small saucepan and stir in water, formula or breast milk.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 to 15 minutes until thickened and soft to the tongue.
Transfer rice to blender. Add thawed peaches and optional spices. Puree until smooth (thin with water, formula or breast milk if necessary).
Divide into ice cube trays, cover with plastic wrap and freeze. When frozen, transfer to a freezer bag for storage.
Recipe created by Executive Chef Jeff Parker
www.FoodCrew.com
Carrots-and-Apples Dreamin’
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