Adventures in Baby Food

I decided to do it. I am far from a hippie tree-hugger, but I thought, why not? Today I decided to make my own baby food. Rob (or I should say, Roselyn) gave me a baby food cookbook for Mother's Day and I figured I might as well try a few recipes. They seemed easy enough. Just puree some fruits or vegetables. I even went "all out" and bought organic produce. I decided to try items I have not seen "pre-made" in jars- zucchini, cauliflower, and blueberries. The zucchini was cut, steamed, and pureed- super easy. I was so impressed and confident with myself I went straight on to the cauliflower. The cauliflower steamed great, but the pureeing was another story. The cauliflower was having trouble getting to the blades, so I pushed it down with a spoon- a wooden spoon. Yeah, you guessed it- the wood in the spoon became part of the pureed cauliflower. Yum, fiber. Luckily, I still had more cauliflower to try, and this time I pushed the cauliflower down with metal spoon. However, with the lid off the mixer the cauliflower decided to take flight- and land on my counter, cabinets, and yes, even my ceiling. I hoped the blueberries would be better. Unfortunately, the quantity of blueberries that come in a container at the store makes very little baby food. By the time you puree the blueberries, push it through a sieve to remove the skins, and heat it up, I had about an ounce of baby food. I also have a battle wound from making the blueberries. You were to heat the blueberries to make it easier to "digest". The directions read 3-5 minutes, but that was for two cups of blueberries. At 3 minutes my blueberries were burning. I quickly took the blueberries off the stove and tried to spoon them into the ice tray. Because they were slightly burned they stuck to the spoon and I used my finger to try to help them fall into the ice tray. Yeah, I burned my finger as a result. Even with all the drama, I am pretty proud that I made my own baby food. Next step, let's see if Roselyn will eat it...