Baby Chayote Muffins

by Diana 

There are little few ingredients my husband really dislikes and that he can be quite fussy about which gives me the wonderful opportunity to prove him wrong. Chayote is one of those little things on his avoidance list -and to be fair it's quite a boring type of Latin American squash with no much flavour and a bland texture but when properly cooked it can certainly bring some dishes to life in a very easy and economical way. Plus, considering the scarcity of food at the moment, the fact that is not very popular would guarantee you’ll still find it all alone in the exotic section of the supermarket, waiting for you, so let’s get the most out of it.

I did these mini muffins for our 8 month old baby which he absolutely adored, almost quite as much as the big boy of the house. If chayote is hard to find then try with any other disliked veggie of your choice- see the recipe for suggestions. Happy lockdown cooking!

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Butternut Squash, Sweet Potato and Ricotta Mini Bake

by Diana

I’ve been enjoying the everyday challenge of coming up with new ideas to feed my now 8 month old baby so he doesn’t end up having a good portion of my own lunch. I guess is not such bad sign that he finds my weekly boring meals appealing as it definitely confirms he is not the starving type - but I want him to have a better lunch experience, to play and discover textures and to develop a healthy, refined and varied taste for food in order to avoid any form of ‘fussyness’. 

This week we had ricotta in the fridge- and I made for him these mini bakes, combining it with tenderly cooked butternut squash, sweet potato and broccoli, a tiny bunch of raw spinach - to battle any iron deficiency- olive oil, dry thyme and some mozzarella to grate it up. In his short weaning history this has been so far his favourite- and ours too! So I ended up making a not such mini version for our own dinner later on.  I hope you like it too! 

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