I am always amazed by how much I love homemade kale chips. I have to negotiate with myself (“just two more…okay three”) to keep myself from eating the whole sheet pan’s worth of flavorful, crispy chips. If you’d like to make kale chips at home—and...
When I was a kid, Sloppy Joes were not one of my favorite meals. I loved a good burger, but Sloppy Joes were always too darn sweet for my palate. I basically avoided them for most of my adult life, until I realized that a...
This easy Instant Pot chili has so much going for it. It comes together in about 15 minutes of active time and under an hour of total time. It will warm your bones on a cold winter night. It's an excellent recipe for babies and...
Hummus is a champ when it comes to feeding babies and toddlers (and all the rest of us!). Store-bought is fine, but I love to blend up my own because I can add extra veggie power, like in this sweet potato hummus recipe from Baby-Led...
Whenever I post a recipe that contains an egg in it on the Real Baby Food Instagram feed, I invariably get questions from parents asking if there's anything that can be used to replace the egg(s) because their baby is allergic. In fact, eggs are...
When I was a mom just starting solids with my baby I was very confused by the rules around dairy. It was clear that my little one wasn't supposed to drink cow's milk--only breastmilk or formula. But, on the other hand, there was yogurt marketed...
This delicious recipe is a mash-up of two of my favorite simple baking projects: banana bread and zucchini bread. It's a quick bread, meaning that there's no yeast or kneading involved. And, unlike many similar recipes, it only requires one mixing bowl. This easy banana bread...
I love my Instant Pot (a.k.a. my multi-cooker) for a lot of reasons. Beans cook up creamy and tender in less than an hour (without soaking!), meats turn succulent with little coaxing, and I can make hard-boiled eggs for a crowd without breaking a sweat....
Preparing meat that's soft enough for baby-led weaning can be a little tricky. A grilled chicken breast or medium-rare steak is delicious for bigger kids and grown-ups, but babies need extra soft meat. If you're serving your baby purees, problem solved. I think the easiest way...
I used to think of homemade macaroni and cheese as a special occasion dish. And it is when I'm making this epic Martha version (26 oz. of cheese!). But one day, around lunch time, when a mac 'n' cheese craving hit, I realized I could...