Saturday, May 16, 2015
squeeze the.....mayonnaise!
The wonderful people at Influenster picked me to sample and review the Hellmann's mayonnaise for free and review it.
im not usually a big mayonnaise fan for a few reasons. I truly dislike having to stick half my hand in the big jar with a knife to scoop out some mayonnaise. half my hand is usually covered with mayonnaise and that just grosses me out! With this new bottle that Hellmanns has brilliantly come up with, all you have to do is squeeze. GENIOUS! there is no mess, no hands getting goopy and no knife falling off the top of the open mayonnaise jar.
Im especially impressed with the fact that Hellmanns is committed to using cage free eggs in the making of this product. That alone may make me purchase this product on a regular basis. Im not much of a mayonnaise eater but I do enjoy macaroni salad and lets face the facts, you simply cannot eat macaroni salad without mayonnaise in it.
I highly suggest any and all of you give this product a good taste test, not only because it's made with quality ingredients but because the new squeeze bottle is simply to hard to pass up giving a good squeeze.
a baby food dream come true
Todays book review is brought to you by Blogging for Books free book "The amazing make-ahead baby food book" written by Lisa Barrangou, PhD
I am overjoyed to review this free book.
This is the cutest little book I have laid my hands on since my last book review. The front cover is adorned with delicious looking peach slices siting next to a glass jar full of pureed baby food. I wont lie, I would totally eat it myself, it looks so scrumptious! The rather peculiar thing about this book is that the pages inside are upside down and backwards from the orientation of the cover. I am not sure if this was a mix up or if it was intentionally done. It make me smile and takes absolutely nothing away from the contents of the book and the wonder that the pages inside hold.
The photographs in this book are mouth watering. Erin Scott did an amazing job with each one that she took. everything looks like you could just pick it right off the pages and eat it.
There are 6 steps in the make ahead strategy and this book guides you through each and every one of them.
step 1: select a menu of whole foods
step 2: prepare a shopping list
step 3: create space
step 4: shop for whole foods
step 5: create a mise en place plan
step 6: prepare baby food.
for all of you who though this was a hard and challenging process...it's easy!
Whole foods are really encouraged and pushed for the ingredients in this book. They are afterall, the best foods to be nurturing your babys body with. This book list nothing but the best of those whole foods from fruits to vegetables to legumes to grains. If you follow the guidelines of the book, its foolproof.
The first cooking sessions 1, 2 and 3 outline what to cook, how to cook it and how long to cook it along with how long to puree and or steam it. following that is an amazingly delicious three, yes I said three month menu and various ways to combine food together. What an amazing tool right at your fingertips!
Mix-in's. I never would have thought of these to, well, mix in! Yogurt, eggs, ground nuts and seeds, cheeses, meats and fish are just some of the suggestions. Of course there is a step by step method of how much to use and just how to mix it in. What an amazing way to expand your baby's taste pallet! The flavor compatibility guide is a genius addition to this book. I know I often get stumped when trying to come up with new combinations. there are literally hundreds of suggestions and ideas and every bit of it is good for your baby.
Chapter 3 talks about simple puree recipes. I rather enjoy this chapter of the book. sometimes I don't have the time to make 3 months of food ahead of time and just need a quick and simple recipe to get me through a few days. It would also be a great idea to try a few of these out before making a bulk supply of them in case its not a favorite. The author, Lisa Barrangou has literally though of everything in this book. In this section she has included a symbol guide for items that can be found frozen, part of the clean 15, are part of the dirty dozen list or has an edible skin that will not need to be peeled after ten to twelve months of age. She is simply amazing and has provided every bit of information to make this a painful and enjoyable process.
For those mommas with gluten free babies or who want to avoid it for other reasons, there is a recipe for gluten free whole grain cereal made from scratch.....I told you guys, she has thought of everything!
Chapter 4....combining puree recipes. Who would of though to combine spinach with bananas or curried squashed peas? I sure wouldn't have but reading some of these recipes is sure making me hungry! I may even be tempted to make some of these combinations for myself, unpureed of course.
Chapter 5 introduces finger foods and advanced meals for the older babies. homemade banana pancakes with mini chocolate chips just might have to be a breakfast menu item that is made soon in our home. How can your day go wrong when it is started with such wonderfully delicious food such as that! Cream fruit roll-ups are a bit deceiving. They are not the typical fruit roll up that you purchase in the store. These are made with a whole wheat tortilla filled with cream cheese and a fruit puree that is all rolled up and cut into finger food sized bites. I want to eat these myself, they look amazing! who wouldn't want to sneak a taste of some Gar-licky hummus dip!
This book is wrapped up with an appendix at the back of it. What kind of appendix you ask yourself, well none other than an "all about health" appendix. This appendix includes a wealth of background information on nutrients, digestive health, nitrate and mercury concerns, and special diets such as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. This book doesnt get any better!
I am overjoyed to review this free book.
This is the cutest little book I have laid my hands on since my last book review. The front cover is adorned with delicious looking peach slices siting next to a glass jar full of pureed baby food. I wont lie, I would totally eat it myself, it looks so scrumptious! The rather peculiar thing about this book is that the pages inside are upside down and backwards from the orientation of the cover. I am not sure if this was a mix up or if it was intentionally done. It make me smile and takes absolutely nothing away from the contents of the book and the wonder that the pages inside hold.
The photographs in this book are mouth watering. Erin Scott did an amazing job with each one that she took. everything looks like you could just pick it right off the pages and eat it.
There are 6 steps in the make ahead strategy and this book guides you through each and every one of them.
step 1: select a menu of whole foods
step 2: prepare a shopping list
step 3: create space
step 4: shop for whole foods
step 5: create a mise en place plan
step 6: prepare baby food.
for all of you who though this was a hard and challenging process...it's easy!
Whole foods are really encouraged and pushed for the ingredients in this book. They are afterall, the best foods to be nurturing your babys body with. This book list nothing but the best of those whole foods from fruits to vegetables to legumes to grains. If you follow the guidelines of the book, its foolproof.
The first cooking sessions 1, 2 and 3 outline what to cook, how to cook it and how long to cook it along with how long to puree and or steam it. following that is an amazingly delicious three, yes I said three month menu and various ways to combine food together. What an amazing tool right at your fingertips!
Mix-in's. I never would have thought of these to, well, mix in! Yogurt, eggs, ground nuts and seeds, cheeses, meats and fish are just some of the suggestions. Of course there is a step by step method of how much to use and just how to mix it in. What an amazing way to expand your baby's taste pallet! The flavor compatibility guide is a genius addition to this book. I know I often get stumped when trying to come up with new combinations. there are literally hundreds of suggestions and ideas and every bit of it is good for your baby.
Chapter 3 talks about simple puree recipes. I rather enjoy this chapter of the book. sometimes I don't have the time to make 3 months of food ahead of time and just need a quick and simple recipe to get me through a few days. It would also be a great idea to try a few of these out before making a bulk supply of them in case its not a favorite. The author, Lisa Barrangou has literally though of everything in this book. In this section she has included a symbol guide for items that can be found frozen, part of the clean 15, are part of the dirty dozen list or has an edible skin that will not need to be peeled after ten to twelve months of age. She is simply amazing and has provided every bit of information to make this a painful and enjoyable process.
For those mommas with gluten free babies or who want to avoid it for other reasons, there is a recipe for gluten free whole grain cereal made from scratch.....I told you guys, she has thought of everything!
Chapter 4....combining puree recipes. Who would of though to combine spinach with bananas or curried squashed peas? I sure wouldn't have but reading some of these recipes is sure making me hungry! I may even be tempted to make some of these combinations for myself, unpureed of course.
Chapter 5 introduces finger foods and advanced meals for the older babies. homemade banana pancakes with mini chocolate chips just might have to be a breakfast menu item that is made soon in our home. How can your day go wrong when it is started with such wonderfully delicious food such as that! Cream fruit roll-ups are a bit deceiving. They are not the typical fruit roll up that you purchase in the store. These are made with a whole wheat tortilla filled with cream cheese and a fruit puree that is all rolled up and cut into finger food sized bites. I want to eat these myself, they look amazing! who wouldn't want to sneak a taste of some Gar-licky hummus dip!
This book is wrapped up with an appendix at the back of it. What kind of appendix you ask yourself, well none other than an "all about health" appendix. This appendix includes a wealth of background information on nutrients, digestive health, nitrate and mercury concerns, and special diets such as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free. This book doesnt get any better!
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