Puree. It's what's for dinner...

...and breakfast and lunch.  When Emmy turned five months old, she became so very focused on what I was putting into my mouth (it was kind of sad, really).   I had to get over the fact that my itty bitty baby wasn't quite so itty bitty anymore and that she was more than ready to explore her world through taste.  I began the slow, methodical process of introducing Emmy to my love of food.  Before we work through my treasured family cookbook, where I bestow upon her the secrets shared with me by my mother and grandmother, I must warm up her taste buds with her own special Emmy food.

I take my role very seriously as the nutritionist and chef of our family.  Being responsible for the health of the people I love more than life itself, is not to be taken lightly.  In an effort to continue filling my Emmy's little body with only the best nourishment, I am committed to making her baby food purees, just as my mother did for me.  It could not be easier and is so much less expensive than purchasing individual jars (especially considering she is a chow hound and would go through several in a day's time.) Between my baby food maker and a good old fashioned pot, steamer and food processor, I can crank out several types of puree during one of Emmy's naps.  It's so gratifying to be able to satisfy her voracious little appetite with such pure goodness.

My machine!

Pears

Carrots

The freezer stash.