Chicken Soup for My Boychick's Soul

It's that dreaded call from daycare smack in the middle of a busy day, your child is sick. You leave work to pick him or her up and your heart just melts. That's unfortunately what happened to me yesterday, my boy had a low grade fever, which has slowly climbed a little higher and has stayed put. My playful little boy is currently a miserable little mush (although in the greatest care of his nanny and aunt)! He doesn't really want to eat, he is drinking fine, so what to do to make my little boy feel better?

Chicken Soup for the Babies Soul (9m+)

1 Chicken Breast, chopped (raw)
2 Carrots, Peeled, chopped
1 Celery, chopped
1/2 onion
2 garlic cloves
1/2 inch ginger
3-4 cups of water

Put all ingredients into a pot and bring to boil. Simmer for 1 hour until everything is cooked. Strain out the onion, put into a blender and puree. Alternatively, you can strain everything and pour the flavored broth into a bottle. 

I hope your little one, and mine feels better soon!!

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It's Grilling Season!

I hope that everyone had as great of a Memorial Day weekend as I did. My sister visited us for the weekend, and it was so nice! Not to mention how nice it was to sleep in :)

We had a weekend full of cooking, my husband did most of it though. However, on Sunday evening my husband went to the movies so it was just my sister, myself, and my LO for dinner. For my sister and I we made ourselves turkey burgers on the grill. The obvious question for my non-meat eating son was what would I grill for him? He is teething very badly right now so he will only eat crunchy food. So I had to make him something crunchy and meat-free. That is when the endless hours of foodtv came into play and we thought of the greatest idea for him, grilled polenta! He had never had polenta before so I was a little nervous, but it was such a huge success.

2 cups cornmeal

5 cups water

1 Tbsp. butter

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

salt, pepper to taste

Bring water to a rolling boil. It can't be just starting to boil, but the full blown rolling boil. Once that is boiling, add the cornmeal and stir, and I do mean stir. You will get a good arm work out. Keep stirring until it is very thick. At that point add the butter and cheese and seasonings and stir it together until everything melts.

Pour the cornmeal onto a rimmed baking sheet. Put the baking sheet in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Once the polenta is firm to the touch take any cookie cutters you want and start cutting out the polenta. We just did simple circles, but you can do whatever you want. Make this fun for your kids!

On a hot grill, brush your polenta with a little olive oil, salt, and pepper. Grill for about 3-5 minutes per side. Once the polenta circles are nice and crisp put a little Parmesan cheese on, close the grill, let the cheese melt, and serve! 

These were so good and you can really season polenta any way you want.

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Enjoy!

Guess who is making their own baby food?

When I first decided I was going to make homemade baby food for my son the reactions I got were extreme. My mother, sister, and husband all said that they give me a few weeks until I am done and start buying jars. My father made a face and asked why. My sisters-in-law all said I was out of my mind, would never have the time. Friends of mine told me there was no need. I made all of my son's food, I am so happy I did, and I will do it again for the next one in a few years. But this post isn't about me, it's about celebrities. Yes, gossip! 

Shape Magazine did an article about 6 celebrities that all make their own baby food, and are as passionate about it as I am! I was so excited to see this, I felt like I could relate to them. It made them less "celebrity with a nanny" and more real to me. That my sound silly, but that's just me.

So here is the list (and their favorite recipes, maybe one day a Real Babies Eat Real Food recipe will be featured :) ):

1) January Jones (Mad Men)- Black Bean Banana Mash for her son Xavier

2) Denise Richards- Pureed Roast Chicken dinner for the whole family!

3) Tori Spelling- Roasted Butternut Squash for Hattie! Tori is a super busy mom of 4, go Tori!

4) Jessica Capshaw (Gray's Anatomy) - Muscle Man Stir Fry, another treat for the whole family to enjoy!

5) Of course this list would not be a DIY mama list without having Jessica Alba on here. The founder of The Honest Company, Jessica loves to make Haven Lentils

6) Last on the list is the founder of SpokesMoms and TV host, Ali Landry. Her favorite recipe for Marcello is Pear Puree! 

Check out the full article at Shape Magazine

Go try one of these celebrity favorites for your little one. Enjoy!