Vegetarian trying to cook meat..

Wondered whether anyone can help..

I've been giving my daughter organic baby meals with meat in them up until now, but feel as though I should really try and start making home-made meaty dishes for her. Only thing is as a veggie of 25 years have no clue where to start.

I bought some boneless Salmon steaks but am now not sure what to do with them - have some new potatoes and dill... can anyone help further? Obviously it's supposed to be baby-friendly

Thanks!

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Sorry i haven't a clue what to do with Salmon, i've never eaten it before.
When my kids were small they liked chicken, cut up small with mash & veg.

Sausages boiled & then skin removed, mashed up a bit & mixed with mash was a favourite with my son. Personally i wouldn't eat a boiled sausage but my husband does & so do the kids. It just means the sausages are really soft & they don't have to chew on them for ages.

Sorry not being much help really.

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Thanks for the suggestions...maybe i'll get some sausages next time i'm in the shops and then give them a go...less smelly than fish anyway!

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You could try poaching fish.

I've steamed fish, poached it in milk & put it in the oven in foil & in some water.
The fish is softer & tastier when its been poached.
We tend to use coley, cod or haddock.

Fish, mash & parsley sauce is something my kids like.
Its all soft & you could add some soft veg if you wanted to as well.

I'm not really being much help am i :emb:

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I gave the fish a go... put it in foil and then mixed it up with mash, sauteed spring onion and courgette. It went down a real treat!!!

Have to admit though that I also tried doing some mince with tomato & veg sauce. The little lady sucked all the sauce and veg off the spoon but spat out all the mince pieces. Even when I tried to put it in the blender so the bits were tiny she still spat it out????

Maybe I'll stick with the fish for now!

Thanks for all the tips - much appreciated! :thumbsup:

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My youngest is 2 & he does the same thing with the mince.
We keep giving it to him though in the hope he'll eventually eat it.
Glad the fish went down well :)

You could make things like Tuna or Salmon fishcakes.

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oooh good idea - what (other than fish) do you put in fish cakes? Never made anything like that before :-?

Thanks Daisy!

x

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If you are prepared to do a bit of research theres a book called " cooking for babies and toddlers" or some title like that, it is helpful an gives you loads of ideas. Hope thats been a bit of help. Good luck.

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Just googled it and found a book by Sara Lewis - is that it?

I did buy Annabel Karmel who seems to be the guru on child nutrition and recipes, but was a bit miffed to find some of her recipes designed for v. young babies suggested adding food colouring for cakes!!!! I'm a bit of a health-freak as regards my daughter and so think out or principal I can't use AK's books again (she also adds sugar to lots of things quite quickly which I've avoided doing so far). This one looks good though - will check it out in Waterstones tomorrow.

Thanks

x

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No thats not the one, I will do a bit of research and get back to you. But with any luck you will have found what you want in waterstones.

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I don't know what kinda recipes your after but i bought a book called
'The Dinner Lady' by Jeanette Orrey.
Its the most used recipe book i have & i like it.
It doesn't have fancy things like Annabel Karmel. I have one of her books but never used any of the recipes. I want just normal food, not pizzas with faces on them made out of olives etc..... thats just too fancy for me lol.

I've just seen that Jeanette Orrey has a 2nd book which i'm now off to purchase :tongue2:

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