Too funny! I just cooked about 10 squash tonight of different shapes and sizes, and burned my hand (again) scooping them out.

I add the squash to pancakes with a bit of vanila and cinnamon, and the pancakes taste like pumkpin pie. Also, I made squash cookies.

But yes, it is time intensive. The only reason I was actually inspired to cook squash was because it's cold here today and I don't feel like turning on the heat yet. All that squash cooking al day really warmed up the house, lol!

 

Oh no... I imagined orange squash all over the place!

A hint for pureeing squash in the future: peel it, steam it until totally soft, and puree it with a little of the water from the steamer (that still contains the vitamins). Puree until smooth... It works great, especially for babies.

Even though it is easy to make your own food, it doesn't mean you should hide it in other foods, like Seinfeld discusses...

On my blog (http://whatscookingblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/is-deceptively-delicious-too-deceptive) I have been talking about where to draw the line between honesty and getting our kids to eat well.

Take a peek and learn about some other ideas that might work that are less deceptive than what Jessica Seinfeld is promoting in this book...

 

Yeah, I had those same visions of making my own baby food. In reality, I only made bananas. The rest I bought because it was just easier. I couldn't see buying jarred bananas though, when all I had to do was grind up a fresh one and we were set to go.

 

I totally felt pressured to make all my own baby food. Hardly made any, except bananas and avocado. It completely takes over the kitchen!

 

Ha ha! I too know the feeling of a burned squash hand.
It is funny, because I think my guilt about not breastfeeding is part of the reason I have been making a lot of my own baby food too. Although we shall see, because tonight I made potato puree that looks suspiciously like glue.

 

oooh. burned by a squash. Been there for sure.

I did love making MJ's baby food but it was basically because I felt like I wanted to do something "natural". Luckily she did appreciate my efforts but I guarantee you that if she hadn't we would have been on those jars as fast as you can say spit.

 

I did the squash-all-over-the-kitchen thing. Not pretty. But the dogs had a fantastic time cleaning it all up.

 

Oh gosh. I just read about squash on someone else's blof. Must be something in the air.

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he he. I tried buying it and cooking it and giving it in chunks to MQ as she got older, but she would have nothing to do with it. but she did love the gerber version!

I'm tagging you over at my place...

 

Man, it really is so much easier with the second kid, isn't it? If I were going to have kids, I'd skip the first and go directly to the second.

 

Mine went the other way -- older son loved my purees, younger one practically flipped me the bird when I tried to feed them to him. He will take a jar over my purees any day of the week! Nice.