veg/ fruit puree

[ozzy]

Lo has been on rice and cereal for couple of weeks now. i bought hipp organic fruit puree which he really liked too. in the next 2 weeks i want to start making my own.
how do i make a fruit puree? i know i need a blender
how do i freeze and defrost ect safely?
what do u do ?
was going to buy a book but not sure if its worth it as this forum sometimes has the answers!
thanks
x

 

[Squiglet]

I steam everything except potatoes.... then I have one of these hand blenders...and once its been cooked to death, I destroy it with the blender. I then pop the goo into ice cubes with lids or I pop em in a plastic bag (carefully) and put it in the freezer. Then at dinner time I take out a couple of cubes, nuke it in the microwave and allow it to cool before serving. Dead simple...

On days where lil miss it throwing a full on "FEED ME NOW" paddy... They just get heated up to edible temp before feeding... She's been fine so far. If it was meat based though it would get blitzed every time.

 

[Sage]

I steam everything except potatoes.... then I have one of these hand blenders...and once its been cooked to death, I destroy it with the blender. I then pop the goo into ice cubes with lids or I pop em in a plastic bag (carefully) and put it in the freezer. Then at dinner time I take out a couple of cubes, nuke it in the microwave and allow it to cool before serving. Dead simple...

On days where lil miss it throwing a full on "FEED ME NOW" paddy... They just get heated up to edible temp before feeding... She's been fine so far. If it was meat based though it would get blitzed every time.

haha! i love the way you described your cooking techniques there squiglet! Ive heard my OH use the same words when i apparently cook stuff to death and destroy it lol i should nuke him in the microwave

when making fruit purees i always cook the fruit first then just blend it. Dont cook or freeze banana though!!! why dont u try a bit of mushed banana with a bit of his milk to make it runny. thats always a great one to try first and its dead simple!

Ive got the annebel karmel meal planner and it has some lovely ideas but i dont have the time to make all those fancy meals but i def think its worth having just as a reference.

 

[Squiglet]

Can you tell I'm no cook