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Chicken alphabet soup
Cook the Alphabet pasta according to manufacturer recommendation without the salt and oil. In another pot, boil 3/4 pot of water with the bones of 1 chicken, 1 small piece of ginger and 3 cloves of garlic (there'll be enough soup for 2 adults and your baby here). For more taste, add 2 tsp soy beans and 2 tbsp of ikan bilis. (Alternatively, you can add some toasted ikan bilis powder I posted on SUnday). Boil for at least 30min or until the water level has reduced to 1/2 pot. Add in chicken breast or chicken thigh meat and boil until cooked. Remove from flame and shred the meat (you'll need to shred your baby's portion finer). Add baby's portion of vegetables in the soup and chop into fine pieces when cooked. Pour vegetable and soup into the bowl containing the pasta and serve when cooled. You can add salt and pepper to the remaining soup for yourself and your husband to eat.
Pasta
To make the tomato sauce, cook 1 large tomato in a pot of boiling water until softened. Plunge tomato into a bowl of cold water (iced if possible). The skin should be easy to remove now. Mash the skinned tomato, removing the seeds. Chop 1 small clove garlic and 1/8 med yellow onion finely (alternatively, use leek). Melt about a small knob of unsalted butter in a small saucepan (I bought a mini saucepan specially for cooking Ariene's food cuz the portion is so small). Sautee the onion and garlic (or leek) until softened. Add in the mashed tomato and 1 tsp of tomato sauce (optional, for stronger taste). Add a small amount of plain boiled water if the sauce is too dry. Add cheese to the sauce and add in the cooked pasta. Off fire and stir until cheese has melted.
Fish in cheese sauce
Mine tend to be abit runny cuz I don't add flour to thicken the sauce. If u want the mixture alittle thickened, add 1tsp corn starch mixture.
Melt some unsalted butter in the saucepan under very low heat. Add in 100-150ml milk (I use EBM) and stir. (Add in corn starch and stir to a smooth consistency). Add in 1 wedge of roughly cut-up cheese or shredded parmesan cheese. Stir vigourously until cheese has melted. Pour over steamed de-boned fish (or u can just cook the fish in the sauce but it'll break up into small bits). I've tried Cod fish, salmon and threadfin and they taste great. You can also use this cheese sauce with steamed brocoli and cauliflower and carrots or mix both together for a more complete meal.
Chicken, leek and butternut squash (My fave homemade instant baby food)
Melt 30-50g butter in saucepan. Sautee chopped leek (or 1/4 large yellow onion) until soft and slightly browned. Add 150g diced or finely chopped chicken thigh (or breast) and fry until chicken is almost cooked. Add in 14 cubes of butternut squash (I freeze all my steamed butternut squash into freezer cubes). Add in suitable amount of liquid (plain water or milk, abt 50-100ml, depending how dry your mixture is) and stir to even out ingredients. Cover and cook for 5 min under low fire, stirring ocassionally to prevent burns on the bottom. Transfer to blender and blend food to a puree. Can be kept frozen for up to 3 months.
Hmm, I don't buy anything off the shelf for my girl at all. All her foods are home made and I don't use any salt or sugar for her foods.
Chicken alphabet soup
Cook the Alphabet pasta according to manufacturer recommendation without the salt and oil. In another pot, boil 3/4 pot of water with the bones of 1 chicken, 1 small piece of ginger and 3 cloves of garlic (there'll be enough soup for 2 adults and your baby here). For more taste, add 2 tsp soy beans and 2 tbsp of ikan bilis. (Alternatively, you can add some toasted ikan bilis powder I posted on SUnday). Boil for at least 30min or until the water level has reduced to 1/2 pot. Add in chicken breast or chicken thigh meat and boil until cooked. Remove from flame and shred the meat (you'll need to shred your baby's portion finer). Add baby's portion of vegetables in the soup and chop into fine pieces when cooked. Pour vegetable and soup into the bowl containing the pasta and serve when cooled. You can add salt and pepper to the remaining soup for yourself and your husband to eat.
Pasta
To make the tomato sauce, cook 1 large tomato in a pot of boiling water until softened. Plunge tomato into a bowl of cold water (iced if possible). The skin should be easy to remove now. Mash the skinned tomato, removing the seeds. Chop 1 small clove garlic and 1/8 med yellow onion finely (alternatively, use leek). Melt about a small knob of unsalted butter in a small saucepan (I bought a mini saucepan specially for cooking Ariene's food cuz the portion is so small). Sautee the onion and garlic (or leek) until softened. Add in the mashed tomato and 1 tsp of tomato sauce (optional, for stronger taste). Add a small amount of plain boiled water if the sauce is too dry. Add cheese to the sauce and add in the cooked pasta. Off fire and stir until cheese has melted.
Fish in cheese sauce
Mine tend to be abit runny cuz I don't add flour to thicken the sauce. If u want the mixture alittle thickened, add 1tsp corn starch mixture.
Melt some unsalted butter in the saucepan under very low heat. Add in 100-150ml milk (I use EBM) and stir. (Add in corn starch and stir to a smooth consistency). Add in 1 wedge of roughly cut-up cheese or shredded parmesan cheese. Stir vigourously until cheese has melted. Pour over steamed de-boned fish (or u can just cook the fish in the sauce but it'll break up into small bits). I've tried Cod fish, salmon and threadfin and they taste great. You can also use this cheese sauce with steamed brocoli and cauliflower and carrots or mix both together for a more complete meal.
Chicken, leek and butternut squash (My fave homemade instant baby food)
Melt 30-50g butter in saucepan. Sautee chopped leek (or 1/4 large yellow onion) until soft and slightly browned. Add 150g diced or finely chopped chicken thigh (or breast) and fry until chicken is almost cooked. Add in 14 cubes of butternut squash (I freeze all my steamed butternut squash into freezer cubes). Add in suitable amount of liquid (plain water or milk, abt 50-100ml, depending how dry your mixture is) and stir to even out ingredients. Cover and cook for 5 min under low fire, stirring ocassionally to prevent burns on the bottom. Transfer to blender and blend food to a puree. Can be kept frozen for up to 3 months.
Hmm, I don't buy anything off the shelf for my girl at all. All her foods are home made and I don't use any salt or sugar for her foods.
P), she can adapt to it easily, too. 
