The ability to produce milk was my primary concern while pregnant with my firstborn. I have kept myself informed and prepared by reading every newborn related articles from umbilical cord stump maintenance to postpartum depression; I was confident and ready. While my mind was set on breastfeeding my baby, reading, …
Building a PC: Hardware Basics and Assembly
Your laptop is ready to call it quits so it’s time for an upgrade. You debate whether to purchase that red, classy-looking 14” laptop (Red is your favorite color!) or add a couple of bucks and end up with huge and boring-looking desktop computer, but powerful enough to get you …
Sprite Shrimp Recipe
This dish is ridiculously fast and easy to prepare. It’s so good, people will think you spent hours on this dish, just don’t tell them it only took you 15 minutes. If you’re that kind of person, just garnish it by adding, I don’t know, chopped parsley, lemon, you know …
HOMEMADE BABY FOOD: THE BASICS
P 200.00 for a jar of Gerber (banana flavor) or spend about P 30.00 to P 40.00 for one kilo of banana? Preparing homemade baby food has got to be one of the easiest things I have ever done for my little ones. Plus, I’m not a good cook, so …
COOKING PESTO PASTA WITH TINY HANDS
At the age of two, my firstborn became fascinated with the process of preparing and cooking food. I only wish he extended the same enthusiasm when it came to consuming food. Feeding a picky-eater is frustrating; time and energy consuming. One evening, after agreeing to finish his dinner as long …
BABY FOOD: ROASTED CARROT STICKS
Boiled carrots, again? Not for this little boy. Time for some roasted carrots! This recipe is pretty easy, even my toddler could do it (and we will) but since I don’t want this post to look bare, I might as well include the steps: 1: Cut the carrots into strips …
BABY FOOD: PASTA VEGETABLE SOUP
When pressed for time, I serve whatever mashed vegetable I have left stored in the freezer or in the fridge (I need time to cook grown-up food for us, too!). But this afternoon, I found that we’ve ran out of baby food and I was left with uncooked carrots and squash. …
HOMEMADE BABY FOOD: PREPARATION TOOLS
Earlier, I demonstrated just how easy it is to prepare homemade baby food using common kitchen items such as knife, pot and fork. Of course, not everything is as soft and easy to mash like squash, so you might have to ditch the fork and consider these tools: Now …
HOMEMADE BABY FOOD: STORING METHODS
Cool pureed food as quickly as possible and don’t leave it sitting for more than 2 hours since bacteria grows rapidly at room temperature. You may choose to store your homemade baby food in the refrigerator (you will have to do the task of making food every other day) or …