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Summary: honest? simple?
Review: Bought this book on recommendation of pediatrician, to whom I confessed my basics-only pantry and dislike for cooking. She said this offered easy recipes using staples for ingredients. The authors call it "honest, simple" food."Green, brown, and pink lentils with apple-smoked bacon"? "Grits and spinach with california cheddar"? "White fish and basil in mashed potatoes"? "Shrimp and scallop risotto"? "Braised pork with apricots and onions"? "Orange almond cake with orange syrup and creme fraiche"? "Asparagus and eight-minute egg with champagne vinaigrette"? Gimme a break. I'll stick with Gerber and scrambled eggs and mushed-up peas and beans and mac & cheese. My take on "honest, simple" food. Champagne vinaigrette, sheesh.
Rating:
Summary: honest? simple?
Review: Bought this book on recommendation of pediatrician, to whom I confessed my basics-only pantry and dislike for cooking. She said this offered easy recipes using staples for ingredients. The authors call it "honest, simple" food. "Green, brown, and pink lentils with apple-smoked bacon"? "Grits and spinach with california cheddar"? "White fish and basil in mashed potatoes"? "Shrimp and scallop risotto"? "Braised pork with apricots and onions"? "Orange almond cake with orange syrup and creme fraiche"? "Asparagus and eight-minute egg with champagne vinaigrette"? Gimme a break. I'll stick with Gerber and scrambled eggs and mushed-up peas and beans and mac & cheese. My take on "honest, simple" food. Champagne vinaigrette, sheesh.
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Summary: Easy recipes in an age-appropriate progression
Review: Joachim and Christine Splichal invite us into their home as they raise their twin boys, giving us a taste of good food in a family setting. I like their emphasis on easy preparation, and simple ingredients, presented in an age-appropriate progression. Each chapter helps focus on different stages in a baby's eating development, from the first solid foods on. Although tips are scattered throughout the book, I wish there was a chart in an appendix that outlines suggestions for which foods to start at which age. I agree with Joachim and Christine that children should enjoy meals with their parents, eating age-appropriate versions of what is prepared for the whole family. I have fixed the Splichals' meals for my husband and myself, eagerly anticipating sharing them with our daughter (now 6-months old). The bibliography of recommended readings is especially helpful to learn more about healthy nutrition for babies -- and their families, too!
Rating:
Summary: Easy recipes in an age-appropriate progression
Review: Joachim and Christine Splichal invite us into their home as they raise their twin boys, giving us a taste of good food in a family setting. I like their emphasis on easy preparation, and simple ingredients, presented in an age-appropriate progression. Each chapter helps focus on different stages in a baby's eating development, from the first solid foods on. Although tips are scattered throughout the book, I wish there was a chart in an appendix that outlines suggestions for which foods to start at which age. I agree with Joachim and Christine that children should enjoy meals with their parents, eating age-appropriate versions of what is prepared for the whole family. I have fixed the Splichals' meals for my husband and myself, eagerly anticipating sharing them with our daughter (now 6-months old). The bibliography of recommended readings is especially helpful to learn more about healthy nutrition for babies -- and their families, too!
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