Baby Food Recipe Collection

Okay, I am not turning to food blogger but I just want to record my campak-campak recipe so I know where I can find it if I get another baby (Insya Allah)..

I don't own any fancy baby food gadget, just a normal handheld blender and a multi cooker that has steam function.

I love cooking so much and I love cooking without a recipe.. at first I referred to Annabel Karmel's recipe that I illegally download from the Internet.. but I can't exactly follow her recipe because I can't find all ingredients in my neighborhood Hero or Tesco. So, I improvise!

My baby first food was avocado, then banana.. then mango.. then, when he looks okay I graduated to cooked puree. 

I am not going to share recipe on single or dual fruit puree.. it is too easy..miahahaha.. but I am going to share some other slightly complicated recipe that is absolutely yummy that my baby loves it.

Tomato Pasta Sauce (Staple food in my freezer!)

1. 1kg of very ripe tomatoes

2. 1 red bell pepper

3. 4-5 piece of garlic

5. A dash of oregano (fresh preferably.. but I used the dried version).

6. Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Grilled everything in the oven for half an hour until the tomatoes and bell pepper started to char, but not turning black yet.

Then blend everything using the handheld blender. 

Lastly, pour everything into a pot under a medium fire and let it simmer to reduce the liquid until it reach your preferred thickness.

For adult, add some black pepper, salt and paprika to season.

This will turned into 10 (or more) portions and it can be freeze up to three weeks.

Before serving, I normally add some protein.. beef, salmon or chicken, and veges into the sauce. Serve it with couscous, baby pasta, mashed potato and sprinkle some cheese on top.

Mashed Potato

1. 3 russet potatoes

2. 1 inch carrot

3. Cheddar cheese (ikut suka)

Boil potatoes and carrot until soft. Then mashed with cheddar cheese.

Sedapppp :P

Carbonara Pasta 

1. Half cup of milk (i used cooking cream or if you are a bit adventurous.. can use breastmilk also :P)

2. 1 piece of garlic (finely minced)

3. Minced brown mushrooms (or whatever mushroom that you have in your fridge)

4. Proteins of choice (salmon, minced beef, minced chicken)

5. Vege of choice (carrot, baby peas, etc)

5. A dash of oregano

6. Cheese

7. Pasta (boiled separately)

Stir fry garlic with mushroom and protein with extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil until cooked. Add oregano and vege. Pour the cooking cream and wait until it thickens. Before serving, melt some cheese into the pasta.

Fruit Millet (Super easy)

1. 2 Apple or Pear (sliced thinly)

2. A dash of cinnamon powder

3. Half cup millet

Boil everything with 2 cup water.

Khaleef Alexander is One Year Old!

Gambar copy dari instagram.. hehe

My baby is now a boboy!

No pool party, no big celebration.. my husband has warned me since months ago. 

Don't get me wrong, bukan tak nak sambut. But, seriously.. birthday party for one year old? Yang makan semua mak bapak and jemputan mak bapaknye saje. Bukan anak.. My baby definition of party is if her mommy is lying besides him so he can snack anytime he wants. Oh, probably throw a few remote controls, balls, specs and Gardenia buns.. party time! Haha... 

Oh, Gardenia buns yang 60sen tu dia tak makan, tapi dia suka main sampai penyekkkk...

So, last Thurday, we celebrate his birthday by organizing small Doa Selamat (me, hubby, atok, nenek & jiran belakang rumah) after maghrib prayers.

The cupcakes are made by yours truly. Steam cheese muffin with cream cheese or whatever you want to call it.. no outside cake since I have not introduce any salt, sugar or preservatives into Alex's diet. So, home made everything.. yeah, I am that kind of mom :P

Tapi korang janganla ingat aku buat cheese sendiri, mill gandum buat tepung sendiri.. tu melampau la pulak kan?

Some update on his milestone.. 

Alex has always been a good eater. But, lately he did not want to eat his porridge and keep pointing at adult food (our food). Takkan nak bagi makan kari pulak kan? So, rice with soup is his staples nowadays.. and if I got time I will prepare shepherd pie, carbonara/bolognese pasta for him. I made a few batches and kept in the freezer so my MIL can just reheat to be served if suddenly he refused his rice.

Masih lagi tak pandai sebut mummy :(

Tengah belajar berdiri jatuh.. sebulan dua lagi insya allah pandai berlari. Heheh..

His sleeping pattern is improving so much now.. took his milk at 9pm-10pm and then sleep until 7am. Maybe 1 or 2 cries in between but no more poopy diaper change at midnight.

His features now resembles my side of the family. People keep on saying that he looks like my youngest brother when he was the same age and when we compare his face with my old toddler phase photos, I realized that he did look like me. But, maybe due to his skin colour (kof kof coffee) and his daddy's nose.. at first glance people will say he take his daddy's features more than mine.

Heheh.. takpelah, as long as you get my tall genes.. you can be tall, dark & handsome :P

On a serious note, I really hope you will grow up to be a  gentleman, educated and faithful Muslim. I also want you to be a world traveler.. I want you to explore the world. Whether as a doctor without border, a teacher, an architect, a pilot or journalist.. I don't mind your career choice. I just want you to see the world from the perspective that I can't :)

Babysitter - Part 2

... air mata mak ni tumpah jua.

Hari pertama hantar babysitter, daddy dia amik balik kerja sebab aku stuck kat office + jam yang hebat. Aku balik kerja tengok anak aku makan yogurt semangkuk dan betik sepotong yang daddy dia suap. Lapar kot anak aku ni.. tapi, lepas tengok bekas makanan semua babysitter dah basuh, aku assume semua dia habis makan lah. Berbaik sangka :)

Malam tu badan Alex panas. Macam dedar. Tengok temperature dalam 38.2C. Terus tampal coolfever, jelum dgn air dan kasi makan panadol syrup tu. Dalam sejam, terus turun temperature.. tapi, berulang balik every 4-5 hours. ulang2 step yang sama... Perut pulak kembung.

Daddy dia cakap mungkin dia terkejut kot duduk dengan orang lain. Hari kedua should be better.

Pagi hari kedua tu tengok dah tak demam, hati tak sedap nak hantar kat babysitter tapi ada meeting. Jadi kena hantar jugak.. So, hantarlah dengan hati berbelah bagi. Kali ni tambah lagi bekal makanan.. selain bubur dan buah, harini tambah cheese sandwich sekali.

Balik kerja, amik Alex tengok dia clingy dan muka sedih semacam. Masuk carseat terus nangis meraung. Haih.. ini pelik sebab dia tak pernah nangis macam tu bila letak dalam carseat.

Sampai rumah yang sekangkang kera dari rumah babysitter tu, Alex tada suara dah nak nangis. Tersedu-sedan je. Terus peluk dia.. cuci muka and breastfeed. Dalam setengah jam, tengok dia lapar lagi. Dia habiskan semangkuk shepherd pie dan sepotong betik.

Lepas husband balik malam tu, mintak dia tengok Alex sekejap sementara aku check bekal makanan yang aku bagi babysitter pagi tadi.

Aku tengok FBM 3 botol yg aku bagi tu 2 botol terbiar cair basi macam tu je (nangisss) dan aku terjumpa satu bekas bubur yang dia cakap anak aku makan sesudu je sebab tak selera (which was weird sbb if you know my son.. hulur belacan pon dia confirm makan sampai habis). Bubur tu dah basi sebab terbiar dari 5 petang, now dah 9 malam, so.. aku nak buang ajela dalam tong. Masa tu baru aku nampak yang bubur tu sebenarnya frozen berais lagi bahagian dasar dia.

Maknanya dia tak reheat bubur tu sebelum suap kat Alex. Patutpon anak aku kebulor sampai perut kembung!

... malam tu dalam kereta sementara nak pegi tapau dinner, aku cerita kat husband sambil tersedu-sedan tahan sebak...

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Babysitter

My parents in law who had been taking care of my baby since he was 6 weeks old need to return to kampung for a week. Some emergency matters.. and I had to find any babysitter who could accommodate my baby in short notice.

Obviously.. me or my husband can't take the whole week off. Blame our job, blame ourself.. blame this career minded mother who could not even consider being a SAHM and be the homemaker.

Haih.. I feel so frustrated and helpless when I release my baby to the hold of the babysitter's Indonesian maid this morning.

If I did not posses any speck of dignity, I will cry my heart out at the office today.. But yeah, I am too cool for that. Menangis dalam hati ajela..

Sob..