Chicken Stock...

Ok, from a big life change to chicken stock... oh how I live life to the full!

But seriously, stock is one of the things which I have found a nightmare.  Everything we make pretty much uses stock as part of it and all the books (and healthvistors etc) tell you not to use normal stock, understandably as it is full of salt.

I don't know if you've ever bought baby stock, but it is pretty much made of nothing, it just makes the water cloudy.  Then there's the stock you can buy in bags in the supermarket already made up.  It's fine but it costs loads (although you can freeze it in icecube trays so it does go a fair way.

Anyway I have now started to make my own stock, we have roast chicken pretty much every other weekend, so I just boil the chicken carcus, add some vegetables (carrots, parsnips and leeks) then boil for 4-5hours, drain off the stock and freeze in ice cube trays.

Everyone's probably already thought of doing it, but I've just been emptying the trays so thought I'd share it.

Yummy Baby Recipes

Just added a few more yummy recipes we've found to teh Yummy Baby Recipes tab :)

Yummy Baby Recipes

Thought another thing I'd do is publish a baby recipe that Riley's liked each week.  Figure it will be an insentive to keep trying new recipes...  putting in a page to keep a record of them all.

This week is one I made up myself... first did it with the left overs of the turkey but now I do it with chicken instead...  (amounts are pretty much as you thinks best, bit of trial and error)

Cook chicken in a pan with some chopped onion or leek until cooked through.  Then add cream and some chicken stock (home made or baby stock) and bring to boil.

Meanwhile cook some broccoli and cauliflower in a pan until soft and cook some pasta.  Combine all ingredients and put in a oven proof dish.  Sprinkle cheese on top and put in oven (at about 180) until it browns on top.