Leda's Favorite Baby Food Recipes!!

These are a couple of Leda's favorite recipes. I cut up the meatballs for her and she loves to eat them herself. Lately she has been eating whole meals by herself! I am constantly on the lookout for more interesting finger food recipes, so if you have any please feel free to share :)

CHICKEN AND APPLE BALLS


Makes 20 Chicken Balls


2 tsp light olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 large Granny Smith apple, peeled and grated (I used a Gala and it was fine)
2 chicken breast fillets (about 1/2 lb) cut into chunks
1/2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1 tbsp fresh thyme or sage. chopped, or a pinch from mixed dried herbs
1 chicken bouillon cube, crumbled (if your baby is over 1 year)
1 cup fresh bread crumbs
all-purpose flour for coating
vegetable oil for frying (i used olive oil and as little as I could get away with)


Heat the olive oil in a pan and saute half the onion for about 3 minutes. Using your hands, squeeze out a little excess liquid from the grated apple Mix the apple with the chicken, cooked and remaining raw onion, herbs, bouillon cube (from one year), and breadcrumbs and roughly chop in a food processor for few seconds.
With your hands, form into about 20 little balls, roll in flour, and fry in shallow oil for about 5 minutes until slightly golden and cooked through. Cool slightly before serving.

TASTY LIVER CASSEROLE

*Liver is so good for children! It is easy to digest, a good source of iron, and is very easy to cook. A lot of adults dislike the taste, but children seem to enjoy it :)

1/4 lb calfs liver, trimmed and sliced
2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
1 large or 2 medium carrots, peeled and chopped
scant 1 cup chicken or veggie broth (homemade is of course best)
2 medium tomatoes, skinned, seeded and chopped
2 tsp fresh parsley, chopped

Saute the liver in 1 tbsp of the oil until browned, then set aside. Heat the remaining oil in a saucepan and saute the onion for 2-3 minutes. Add the chopped carrot and saute for 2 minutes, then pour over the broth, bring to a boil, cover and simmer over a low heat for about 15 minutes. Chop the liver into pieces and add to the pan together with the tomatoes and parsley, and cook for about 3 minutes. You can either serve with mashed potato as it is or blend the mixture for a few seconds to make a rough puree.