Yummy & Healthy Autumn Recipes

Creamy Butternut Squash Risotto

Purees (from 6 months)

Ready in 20 minutes

Makes 6 portions

Ingredients

• 1 small butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and finely chopped (about 400g prepared weight)

• 1tbsp baby rice

• Place the butternut squash into the Philips AVENT Combined Steamer and Blender jug. Pour 150ml cold water into the boiler unit and steam for 15 minutes until tender

• Turn the jug to the blending position and blitz 2-3 times until smooth

• Place the baby rice into a bowl. Add 3tbsp boiling water and stir until smooth. Add 4tbsp butternut squash puree, stir well and allow to cool before serving

Cook’s tip

Refrigerate or freeze your remaining portions of butternut squash puree for later use. These will store in the fridge for the next day or in the freezer for 1 month.

Chicken Pot Pie

Chunkier (7-9 months)

Ready in 25 minutes

Makes 4-6 portions

Ingredients

• 100g lean skinless chicken breast, finely chopped

• 1 spring onion, trimmed and finely chopped

• 75g frozen peas

• 1 small sweet potato (about 175g) peeled and roughly chopped

• 1 small potato (about 175g) peeled and roughly chopped

• Place the spring onion, sweet potato, potato and chicken breast into the Philips AVENT Combined Steamer and Blender jug. Pour 150ml water into the boiler unit and steam for 15 minutes

• Add the frozen peas to the jug. Add another 50ml water to the boiler unit and steam for a further 5 minutes

• Turn the jug to the blending position and blend 2-3 times until coarsely pureed

• Transfer to a bowl (add a little unsalted chicken stock to get the correct consistency if necessary) and allow to cool before serving

Cook’s tip

Refrigerate or freeze your remaining portions of chicken mixture for later use. These will store in the fridge for the next day or in the freezer for 1 month. Defrost thoroughly and then reheat well and allow to cool before serving.

Spiced Apple & Pear Puree

Purees (from 6 months)

Ready in 10 minutes

Makes 4 portions

Ingredients

• 2 large, ripe, juicy pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped

• 2 sweet dessert apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped

• Pinch of ground cinnamon

• 1-2 tbsp unsweetened apple juice

• Place both fruits into the Philips AVENT Combined Steamer and Blender jug with ground cinnamon. Pour 50ml water into the boiler unit and steam for 5 minutes until tender

• Turn the jug to the blending position and blitz 1-2 times until smooth

• Transfer to a bowl and stir in the apple juice to loosen the consistency if necessary. Allow to cool before serving

Cook’s tip

Refrigerate or freeze your remaining portions of puree for later use. These will store in the fridge for the next day or in the freezer for 1 month.

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Leave a Comment September 27, 2010

Share the magic! – Our perfect Sunday breakfast with Steenbergs Organic

So, what’s for breakfast this Sunday morning? We are making “magic” pancakes. Everyone know the basic recipe, right?

100g organic plain flour
pinch of salt

½ tbsp fructose/ organic sugar
2 organic eggs
250m organic milk
50g organic unsalted butter

There are a few magic ingredients to add – I’ll tell you in a bit, they are top secret!

I combined the flour with the salt and fructose in a bowl and made a wee well in the centre of the bowl and add the eggs. Then I stirred well whilst adding the milk, and poured the mixture into a jug. The moment I added the Steenbergs Organic Fairtrade Vanilla Extract, the magic spread around! Such a warming feeling and sweet aroma! I use Steenbergs Organic Vanilla Extract in puddings of all shapes and sizes, ice cream, add it to whipped cream, use with fruit, or to hot chocolate – so versatile! And if you love vanilla then Steenbergs Organic Fairtrade Vanilla Extract is a must in your kitchen, too.

I added another magic ingredient – A few drops Steenbergs Natural Almond Extract, full of dreamy volatile bittersweet aromas! Steenbergs Almond Extract has no added sugar and is a traditional extract made with just water, alcohol and bitter almond oil. Steenbergs Almond Extract is also delicious in macaroons and bakewell tarts. Next time I will try it with pastries or just with apricots.

As soon as the batter hit the hot pan, I tipped it around from side to side to get the base evenly coated with batter. We had some fan while flipping the pancakes over, making sure the pancakes land into the plate (and not the floor).

Rather than traditionally served with lemon and sugar, we decided to try something different. To add some more magic to our perfect Sunday breakfast, I served them sprinkled with Steenbergs Organic Fairtrade Chocolate Drops. They melted beautifully over the warm pancakes – so tasty!  They are delicious and dairy free.  Steenbergs organic Fairtrade chocolate drops are also perfect for making chocolate chip cookies or double chocolate muffins or cupcakes.

Now that the pancakes are served, there is only one thing we needed to enjoy our magic Sunday breakfast – tea! While my little one had her cup of milk, mummy and daddy indulge themselves with a cup of Steenbergs Organic Green Tea With peppermint! Instantly you feel so refreshed! Apart from being delicious drink that you don’t get bored of, it’s also great for detoxifying. And it’s so easy to make:

Simply put 1 teaspoon of Steenbergs organic green tea with peppermint into a pot, add freshly boiled water that has slightly cooled and leave to infuse for 3 – 4 minutes.

Voilà – the perfect Sunday breakfast with Steenbergs!

Leave a Comment May 3, 2010