Sweet Potato Pancakes

Here's another quick breakfast of whole wheat pancake with raisins and sweet potato pancakes.

Sweet Potato Pancake

Ingredients (Makes 8)

1 small sweet potato

1/2 cup milk

2-3 tbsp whole wheat flour

Method

Steam and mash the sweet potato.

Mix the milk, wholewheat flour and mash ed potato into a batter.

Scoop the batter into a heated non stick pan and cook till nicely brown on both sides.

Serve warm

 *Depending on the sweet potato you use, the amount of liquid will vary.

Roasted Sweet Potato & Broccoli Soup

I chanced a packet of Honey Sweet Potato from Indonesia and wanted to try it out for a nice bowl of hearty soup. My LO loves soup with a slight sweetness so this was a hit with her.

 I did not use any aromatics (onion , garlic etc) this time round as i wanted to see how sweet it was and it sure was good !

Roasted Sweet Potato & Broccoli Soup

Ingredients (serves baby & mummy)

1 sweet potato (diced)

5~6 broccoli florets (as desired)

1 cup stock (I used chicken stock)

Olive oil

Method 

Chopped the sweet potato into smaller pieces. Drizzle some olive oil over it and bake for 20 min at 200 degrees or until soften.

Pour stock, chopped broccoli and sweet potato into saucepan and cook at medium heat till broccoli softens.

Use a handheld blender to blend the mixture to your desired consistency.

Serve with some greek yoghurt for a little tangy taste to this sweet and hearty soup.

I had mine with cream crackers and chopped pasley and it was yummy! Should have made some garlic toast to go along .... : )

Sweet Potato Greek Yoghurt Balls with Baby Pasta

Had to work late tonight so by the time i got home, i had to whip up an easy snack for LO while prepare dinner for the family . Thankfully i got my helper to put the chicken and herb in the slow cooker earlier so that's one dish down. Whew ....

Ok, back to LO, what should i make in 20 min ? A mash of cos ! Easy peasy, dump into steamer while i fry away for dinner . But that will be kinda boring isn't it, i thought. How about adding milk ? Nah .. Cheese ? BORING so that leaves the unopened Greek Yoghurt raising its hands .......me ! Me! ME !

So to cut the story short , CREAMY it should be. (Ta-dah!)

Sweet Potato Greek Yoghurt Balls w Baby Pasta

Ingredients

Half a sweet potato 

1 Tbsp of greek yoghurt (or more if you desire)

4 tsp baby pasta 

Method

Cook baby pasta and set aside . Steam sweet potato and mash.

Mix in greek yoghurt and pasta. Form into balls and pop 1 into mouth to reward yourself. Hahaha, that's MY method !

By the way, i sprinkled some basil leaves to make it more appealing.
Way too yellow for my liking . :p

Why did i decided to add baby pasta to my mash ? Cos i was hoping to give LO some texture to encourage chewing lest she becomes lazy. 

Cod on Sweet Potato,Tofu & Peas Mash

Lil Sunshine feeling super reluctant to leave her pool after her dip.

Daddy bought some frozen pacific cod loin and since I do not intend to give her baked stuff today, I decided to make her a vegetable mash with cod.

 What Mummy sees ......

What Baby sees ..... hahahaha

Cod on Sweet Potato, Tofu & Peas Mash

Ingredients (serves 2)

1 sweet potato 

50g silken tofu

50g garden peas

1 piece of cod

Quarter cup of fresh milk

Ginger (optional)

Garlic (optional)

Method

Steam sweet potato , tofu and peas . Mash it and set aside . Poach cod in milk ,ginger and garlic for 15min. Remove the cooked cod and break into pieces. Mix cod with mash and rolled to balls. 

Basically this frozen cod has a firmer texture so I had to break it further for my LO. It is really quite bland on its own so the sweet mash really helps make it easier for baby to accept . In any case ,she finished everything that was shown in the picture above and is now in dreamland. Must be exhausted from the swim and carbo filled lunch.

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!