Creamy Cod with Spinach in Greek Yoghurt

Had a real busy Sunday and needed to make a quick dinner for the hungry baby so here it is .

Creamy Cod with Spinach

Ingredients

1 slice of fresh cod

Some ginger for steaming the cod

1/3 cup of baby spinach (roughly chopped)

1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese (I use mild cheddar)

1/2 cup of water/homemade stock

Handful of cherry tomatoes (chopped)

1 clove of garlic 

1/2 shallot of onion

1/4 cup greek yoghurt

Method

Steam the cod with a few slices of ginger.

Stir fry onion and garlic with olive oil/vco/butter and add in the spinach followed by the water. Once the spinach starts to wilt, add in the tomatoes and cheddar and give it a good mix. Lower the heat and stir in the greek yoghurt and the sauce is done!

Remove the cooked cod,  assemble on a plate and pour the creamy spinach sauce over the cod and serve.

Lil sunshine enjoyed it so much and wanted more that I had to add some rice into the remaining sauce (after all the cod is gone) as a top up. 

Spinach & Cheese Muffin

I have been reading up on several Spinach & Cheese recipes as I love the idea of having a simple and savoury muffin for a change.

This bake turned out to be soft and slightly salted (I love mild cheddar!) with a nice basil aroma. It was kind of spongey within which I was able break into small bites for my toothless LO to enjoy. Her pics below says it all! Hehehe

Spinach & Cheese Muffins

Ingredients (makes 6)
1 egg

1 cup plain flour

1/2 cup milk (I used full cream milk)

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp basil (optional)

1 spring onion/small onion (chopped finely)

2 cups spinach (chopped finelye)

2/3 cup cheddar (I used mild cheddar)

Method

Sift flour & baking powder into a bowl and make a well in the centre. Whisk egg and milk together and then add to flour mixture. Add cheese, spring onion and spinach and fold in gently. Spoon into muffin tray and bake at 160 degrees for 15-20mins or until brown.

Cool & serve.

Lil Sunshine enjoying her lunch of broccoli, carrots and freshly baked Spinach & Cheese muffin. Mummy was munching along too ! 

Salmon Cake , Pumpkin Patties & Meatball

Salmon Cake

Pre cook potato,peas,salmon and mash them.Add a little bit of onion and cheddar and some egg yolk to bind mixture. Then roll into balls, dip in egg and dust with floor and bake it for 15 min at 170 degrees.

Vegetable Meatballs

Mix Minced meat with carrot, pumpkin, french beans, onion, garlic, some cheddar cheese ,corn flour and egg yolk. Form into patties or balls.Bake at 180 degrees for 25 min or until brown. Yummy when served with yoghurt !

Pumpkin & Spinach Patties

Mix chopped spinach, mashed pumpkin with oat powder, onions ,garlic and a little unsalted butter. Form into patties and bake at 170 degrees for 15 min

Cheesy Salmon, Scrambled Eggs, Sweet Potato Balls & Pea Fritters

July was a busy month with Daddy's Birthday celebration and a little getaway to Penang .

Here are some nice bakes (oops and a scrambled ) for some variety

Ingredients (Makes 7 small patties):

1 chunk of salmon

1 potato

Half a carrot (chopped finely)

4 French beans (chopped finely)

1 egg yolk

Handful of cheddar (based on your preference)

Handful of wheat flour for dusting

Method 

Steam the vegetables and salmon. (I do so as my LO is toothless so mushy is impt)

Mash the potato and mix in carrot,French beans,salmon and egg yolk. Add a little liquid if you deem it is too dry.

Form into patties and dust it with wheat flour. 

Bake for 15 min at 170 degrees. 

Ingredients :

1 egg yolk

1.5 Tbsp breastmilk

Avocado (mashed)

Olive oil

Method:

Mix egg yolk and breastmilk. Heat olive oil and scramble the eggs. Mix in mashed avocado and serve.

Ingredient: 

1 sweet potato

1 chunk of carrot (diced)

Handful of baby spinach (chopped)

1.5 Tbsp breastmilk 

Steam sweet potato and carrot and mash it. Add spinach and breastmilk, roll into balls and bake at 170 degrees for 15 min. Done! ?

Adapted from here http://mylovelylittlelunchbox.com/2013/07/01/pea-fritters/

My version as my 10 mth old is toothless so need it more mushy: 

7 tbsp of peas

3 tbsp of wheat flour

1 tbsp of breast milk (or any milk) 

1 egg yolk

A handful of cheddar cheese

A chunk of pumpkin for sweetness (diced)

Some spring onion 

Some lime juice 

Steam 6 tbsp of peas (optional) and blend it with flour, egg yolk, lemon juice, breastmilk, spring onion. 

Mix in 1 tbsp pea, pumpkin bits, cheddar cheese for flavour and crunch. 

Scoop into muffin tray and bake at 170 degrees for 15 min.

Cool and serve.

Enjoy!