Baby 'love' Cookbook

I saw this on the Today show this am, and wanted to keep it so I can access it easily, once you're here!  I have big plans to keep us both healthy :)

Baby Love: Healthy, Easy, Delicious Meals for Your Baby and Toddler,” Norah O’Donnell and her husband, chef Geoff Tracy, teach young parents how easy and important it is to create fresh, nutritious and delicious food for their children, and in doing so, to create a foundation for nutritious eating throughout their lives.

todayshow.com
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38995465/from/39035128

Recipe: Cinnamon apple oatmeal raisin

Norah O'Donnell and Chef Geoff Tracy

Ingredients

• 4 apples
• 1/2 cup golden raisins
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 12 ounces water or apple juice
• 1/2 cup baby oatmeal cereal

Preparation

Wash and peel the apples (peeling is optional). Cut each apple in half. Remove the seeds and stem with a melon baller. Cut each half into 6 pieces. Put the apple pieces, raisins, cinnamon, and water into a 4- quart pot. Turn the burner on high and cover with a lid. Cook for approximately 7 minutes, stirring once.
Add the oatmeal and cook for 1 more minute, stirring throughout the final minute. Pour everything into the blender. Puree until smooth. Pour into two ice cube trays and allow to cool.
Wrap and freeze.

Tips

Baby gets a little spice! Aromatics make food delightful. Just because your little one is eight months old doesn't mean life needs to be bland.
Watch the dried fruits or be prepared to scrub . . . I use dried fruits in a number of recipes. When I do, I increase the amount of liquid in the recipe. This prevents the recipe from burning the bottom of your pot. Keep an extra eye on recipes that have dried fruit to make sure they don't cook down too quickly. It is a mess to clean if they do.
But I only have regular raisins! It is just a recipe . . . modify it any way you want. That's cooking!

Serving Size

Yields 36 ounces for 8 months plus.

The Red Thread

When a child is born invisible red threads connect the child's soul to all the people, present and future, who will play a part in the child's life. As the child grows, the threads shorten and tighten, drawing closer those people who are destined to be together.  ~ an ancient Chinese legend

Welcome!

I am finally starting to get excited again!  The referrals seem to be somewhat consistent this past 6 months and we're getting closer to June '06 (Log in Dates- LID) each month. I started this process in Oct. of 2005, when I went to my first meeting in Oceanside, CA... before I moved to NorCal.  Once I moved to El Dorado Hills, CA, I was able to determine that China was where I would find my Dear Butterfly, so submitted my paperwork through to CCAI as a single applicant.  It has now been nearly 5 years since that date and there have been so many ups and downs throughout this time, but one thing has stayed steady - I have never wavered from my decision and know in my heart, my Dear Butterfly is out there waiting for me too!

I'm looking forward to my call, and at this point believe it will be sometime in January 2011. Five long years later. I have tried to make the most of this time... with lots of work to keep me busy, a promotion and nearly complete with getting my masters degree in Information Management.  I would have given all of it up to have held my Butterfly sooner, but they say... 'once she's arrived, all the waiting time will disappear.'  All I know is that I'll just be so excited to finally have her with me!