So what have I been doing all afternoon? What else but pureeing vegetables! I got this cookbook for Christmas and I have been dying to try it out. So today I pulled it out and started purying. If you haven't heard of this cookbook the whole idea of it is to puree vegetables and add them into foods. So you get a healthier meal while the vegetable is disguised by the food.
I did sweet potatoes, spinach, brocolli, cauliflower, and carrots.
After spending the afternoon pureeing the vegetables I decided to try out one of the recipes in the book, so after looking through it I had all the ingredients for the baked spaghetti pie. First you take ground turkey (or ground beef) and mix it with brocolli puree, parmesan cheese, and garlic. Then you make them into little meatballs. Then you mix cooked spaghetti, cottage cheese, tomato sauce, and carrot puree. Then you put it all in the pie dish and add cheese on the top and bake it. So it was a really easy recipe and I got to use alot of leftovers we had (we had spaghetti the other night and I used the leftovers). I was a little nervous, and while it was baking Luke kept looking in the cupboard for a backup plan. So when it was finally done we were very pleasantly surprised! It was actually pretty good. Luke said he really liked it and Jack ate a ton of it! So it was a successful dinner! The brocolli puree in the meatballs was still noticeble but it was still good. I used ground turkey because it was all I had, but I think ground beef would hide the brocolli taste a little more if you don't like brocolli. So I think I am a fan of the cookbook and I have tons of puree now to use! We all like vegetables here so I am not to worried about hiding the vegetables but it is just an extra way to get more throughout the day!
After dinner I tried the chocolate chip cookie recipe. It has chickpeas in it and it made me an even bigger fan of the book! They were so so good! The chickpeas totally disappeared when the cookies baked and you would never guess they were in them! It was nice to know that while I was eating a cookie I was also getting some protein and fiber! (warning: the food in this book still has a "healthy" taste to it, it is not like eating regular fatty foods) But if you are looking for a way to make your 2008 healthier I would totally recommend buying it!
So this is Jack's 11 month post! He is 11 months today and I can't believe in a month I will be a mom to a one year old! The last 11 months could not have been better. He is so much fun and he is really getting a personality. All day long we race him to the bathroom door(because he loves to play in the bathroom and the door won't stay closed), he is also into everything! He is beginning to know when he does something that is funny and he knows how to use that against us. He is getting so smart. He loves to sing songs, they are usually songs about dada. He loves to talk on the phone and hear our family's voices. He is beginning to learn to walk, he does really well if you help him he just hasn't done it on his own yet. He loves food. We love him! I am excited for another month of waking up to his beautiful smile! (by the way he does not wear glasses he put on his build-a-bear glasses and I thought it was too cute)
He does a really funny face now and I always try to get a picture of it but everytime I pull a camera out he just can't help it but smile for the camera. This is kind of it but not really, he raises his eyebrows and does a really cheesy toothy grin. Too funny. He is loved by everyone where ever we go. The other day Luke took him to the grocery store and a lady loved him so much that she put a few dollars in Jack's little coat. So cute. We need to take him out more often :) So Happy 11 months sweet baby boy!
