Little Suzie Homemaker

I don't claim to be a great cook. That's Wesley's department. I'm not bad at it, but I'm not as creative as he is. He's pretty much taken over the task of making dinner since Mia arrived. This allows me to do other housework or just play with Mia (which is way more fun!). I attempted to make my own baby food last night. I baked a couple of sweet potatoes, scooped out the insides, and used the mixer to turn it into a big bowl of orange mush. I read that sweet potatoes in a food processor is a starchy mess, so I used the mixer instead. I also mashed up and pureed three bananas. I have covered ice cube trays ordered, but for the time being, I divided everything into two ice cube trays, covered them with Saran wrap, and into the freezer they went. Next step is to dump the cubes into labeled freezer bags. We are going to start with sweet potatoes this evening with Mia's dinner. There is supposedly a very low risk of allergic reaction to root vegetables, so she shouldn't have any problems with them. If that goes well, sometime at the end of the week, we'll start the bananas with her breakfast. It wasn't nearly so hard as I thought it would be. A BIG thanks to Holly for all of her help. She's another mommy I know that makes her own baby food. She's given me lots of info and advice. Let's hope that Mia likes sweet potatoes!

My new food processor that I haven't used yet.
It will get plenty of use next time!
Here is the orange mush.
Finished product.