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• Day out at The Ice Cream Farm in Cheshire •⁣
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If anyone is ever looking for a great family day out around the Cheshire area, then I think you’d be hard-pressed to find somewhere better than The Ice Cream Farm in Tattenhall. We visited for the day recently, and Reuben had a fantastic time, especially in the indoor sand and water play area, that’s a must-do!
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It’s been a while since we were last there having not visited since last summer, and it made me realise just how much Reuben has grown and developed. Last time, he wasn’t talking all that much and still seemed like a young toddler, whereas now he talks from the moment he opens his eyes to the moment he shuts them (and actually, still in his sleep), and he wants to do everything independently. When you ask him how old he is he usually replies, “6”, so I think he’s definitely trying to act 6 years old too, including being easily embarrassed by his Dad. 😂⁣
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Has anyone local to the North West been here before too? What do your little ones find is the best bit? And where else would you recommend in the area for a great family day out?
Hi everyone 👋. I can’t believe it’s been 6 Hi everyone 👋. I can’t believe it’s been 6 months since I last posted 🙈🙈⁣
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This past year has been busier than ever for us, so Instagram has taken a back seat to other things unfortunately. Does anyone else feel like their list of ‘things to do’ just winds up being bigger at the end of the day than it was at the start? I’ve got to say though, I have really missed posting during this time, so it’s nice to be back, and hopefully you’ll all welcome seeing more from me again.⁣
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However, Reuben is about to turn 3 (🤯), so my traditional weaning style posts are probably a bit behind us now. I will probably start to use this page as more of a ‘Dad blog’ moving forwards, posting about things that Reuben, Mrs TheBLWDad and I get up to, although it will still have a lot of food and recipe posts. Besides family, food is probably what I spend the majority of my time thinking about 😂🤦‍♂️, so that side of things is definitely not going anywhere any time soon. Hopefully you’ll all stick around to enjoy my posts going forward, both old and new style 👍👍.⁣
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To start off with, told you the food content was here to stay… tonight’s dinner was a quick curry made with that one random can of chickpeas that has lived on our shelf for God knows how long, just waiting to be used. To have a go of this ridiculously tasty, easy dish, simply fry an onion with a chunk of grated fresh ginger, add any curry paste you fancy, throw in some chopped cherry tomatoes and greens (spinach or some pak choi), before adding in a good glug of coconut milk. Then, just let it simmer down to your desired consistency and voilà - it’s ready. All in it took 10 mins start to finish, and I can’t think of many dishes that are quicker than that, can you?
• RECIPE • Baked Banana Cheesecakes •⁣⁣ • RECIPE • Baked Banana Cheesecakes •⁣⁣
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It’s #NationalCheesecakeDay today, so what better way to celebrate than re-posting one of my favourite recipes 😋. This is a great thing to do with those over-ripened bananas, and it means for me that I don’t have to make yet another banana bread… win win 🙌😂. ⁣⁣
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If you are going to give this a go then let me know ⤵️⤵️⁣⁣
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Ingredients:⁣⁣
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• 180g cream cheese⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• 1 banana⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• 1 egg⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• 1 tbsp plain flour⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• 25g honey⁣⁣⁣ (sub for agave or maple if baby is younger than 12 months)⁣⁣
• 1 tsp vanilla extract⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• 2 packs of baby-friendly biscuits⁣⁣⁣ (baby food aisle)⁣⁣
• 25g melted butter⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Method:⁣⁣
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• Pre-heat your oven to 150C/300F and place a muffin mould onto a baking tray. Line this with butter if it’s not silicone.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Crush the biscuits using a rolling pin and mix thoroughly with the melted butter.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Place spoonfuls of the biscuit mixture into the muffin moulds and pack it down to form a biscuit base. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Place into the oven for 5 minutes.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Meanwhile, mix all of the other ingredients together with a whisk (preferably electric) to form a batter-like consistency.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Separate the mixture between all of the biscuit bases, level the tops and place back into the oven for 25-30 minutes. You want the cheesecake to still have a bit of jiggle in the middle at the end of the cooking time.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Turn the oven off, leave the door ajar slightly, and leave the cheesecakes inside until fully cooled. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Remove from the oven and place into the freezer in the mould (top tip!) - this makes it easier to turn them out!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Once firm, turn the cheesecakes out of the mould and decorate with whipped cream and banana.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
• Or, remove from the moulds, place in a ziplock bag and put back into the freezer. Remove individual cheesecakes the night before you’d like to use them, and decorate with cream and banana prior to eating.⁣⁣⁣
• Quick Continental Breakfast •⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ T • Quick Continental Breakfast •⁣⁣
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Today’s breakfast was a quick one, as we’ve got Reuben’s first trip to the cinema planned this morning. We shall see if Scooby Doo is entertaining enough to keep him sat still … wish us luck. 😬⁣⁣
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Quick reminder to make sure you squash or half blueberries before giving them to little ones. We still do it for Reuben though to be honest just out of habit, although they’re technically fine once they can confidently chew - I’d say from about 18 months but it never hurts to carry on for a while longer. ⁣⁣
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• RECIPE • Cheese & Onion Loaded Potato Skins • RECIPE • Cheese & Onion Loaded Potato Skins with Sour Cream and Chives [V] •⁣
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As promised yesterday, here is my recipe for cheese and onion potato skins, with a hack that makes it super quick and simple… frozen jacket potatoes!⁣
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I was never really into the idea of frozen jacket potatoes, but they’re actually great. Not as good as a home baked potato of course, but let’s face it, they take around 45 mins to do properly. Frozen jackets instead take 7 minutes in the microwave, so they’re a great alternative when you need something quick! ⁣
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Ingredients:⁣
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• 1 Frozen Jacket Potato⁣
• 20-30g Grated Cheese (I used a blend of cheddar and Red Leicester, but you can use whatever you like 👍)⁣
• 1 Tbsp Finely Diced Onion⁣
• 1 Tbsp Full Fat Mayonnaise ⁣
• Sour Cream and Chives to Garnish⁣
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1. Heat the frozen jacket potato in the microwave as per instructions.⁣
2. Cut the potato in half and scoop out the insides into a bowl.⁣
3. Add the cheese, onion and mayonnaise then mix.⁣
4. Spoon the mixture back into the potato skins.⁣
5. Place in a pre-heated oven (180C / 350F) and bake for 10-15 minutes until golden brown on top.⁣
6. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly and then top with sour cream and chives. ⁣
7. Serve and enjoy! ⁣
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👶 SUITABLE: From 6 months (cut into fingers of potato)⁣
🔪 PREP TIME: 5 minutes⁣
⏰ COOK TIME: 10-15 mins⁣
🍽 YIELDS: 1-2 Portions⁣
❄️ STORAGE: Store in an airtight container for up to 2/3 days in the fridge and reheat thoroughly in the microwave or oven⁣
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• Quick Tea - Chicken Chargrill, Loaded Cheesy P • Quick Tea - Chicken Chargrill, Loaded Cheesy Potato & BBQ Beans •⁣
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It’s seems like forever since I last posted on here, and I keep meaning to upload some new recipes. Things have been hectic since I decided to take on a garage conversion and garden makeover by myself 😬🤦‍♂️. Thankfully, the garage is now done, barring some finishing touches, so some form of normality can return 🙌. I must say that I’ve missed posting on this page regularly and it’s something that I’m looking forward to getting back into.⁣
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This weekend I’ve been working running a training course over in Manchester. These days usually overrun, so tonight was a quick tea that I managed to throw together in 15 minutes when I got home. I personally love loaded potato skins, and they’re really quick and easy to make if you use a simple hack that I’ll post about tomorrow 🙌. ⁣
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I hope everyone is well and enjoying the sun, what have you all been up to this weekend? ⁣
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• Recipe • Apple & Banana Crumble Muffins [VE] • Recipe • Apple & Banana Crumble Muffins [VE] •⁣
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So as quite a few of you have recently told me you’d find snack ideas most helpful, I thought I’d start by sharing this throwback. It’s a classic in our house and I make them regularly. ⁣
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I’ve got quite a few new snack ideas ready to post, but you can’t beat a muffin at this time of year. They’re super transportable so easy to throw in your picnic bag (or @easytots_ EasyMat Mini) to take out and about when you’re enjoying the nice weather.⁣
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Ingredients (makes 6):⁣
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Muffins -⁣
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• ½ cup SR flour⁣
• 4 tbsp coconut oil⁣
• 1 banana⁣
• 1 apple⁣
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• 2 tbsp rolled oats⁣
• 1 tbsp coconut oil⁣
• Splash maple syrup (optional)⁣
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1. Preheat oven to 175C (350F) and places muffin cases on a tray.⁣
2. Peel and core the apple, then blitz in a processor.⁣
3. Gently soften the apple in a pan with a little oil for approx. 5 mins.⁣
4. In a bowl, mash the banana then add the softened apple.⁣
5. Melt 4 tbsp of coconut oil in the microwave (approx 30 secs) then mix into banana and apple mixture.⁣
6. Fold the flour into the mixture then separate between 6 muffin cases.⁣
7. In a bowl, mix the rolled oats, 1 tbsp coconut oil and maple syrup and use your fingertips to rub together until combined.⁣
8. Place some topping on each muffin and bake for 15-20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.⁣
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🌱 These muffins are completely vegan and are suitable from 6 months. Store in an airtight container for 2-3 days.
Hey guys, it’s been a while since I last posted Hey guys, it’s been a while since I last posted but Reuben and I are still here enjoying our food as ever 🙌. How are you all doing?⁣
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We have had a hectic few months with garage and garden renovations, potty training and lockdown starting to ease, but I’m hoping to get back to posting regularly very soon. ⁣
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To any of my recent new followers - please take a look through my story highlights for both weaning ideas and family meals, and check out my website where I’ll be continuing to upload all of my recipes. ⁣
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I’ve got quite a lot of new content to post for you all, so I’m hoping I’ll make up for my absence with some tasty new meals. What’s going to be most useful for you, breakfast, lunch or dinner recipes? Maybe even some healthy snacks? Let me know in the comments and I’ll do my best to tailor my posts to whichever is most wanted 👍👍.
Who had a roast today? I decided to put a spin on Who had a roast today? I decided to put a spin on the traditional roast and serve it in a homemade Yorkshire pudding wrap... and what an awesome decision that was! 😋🤤
• Cajun Chicken Linguine •⁣ ⁣ Hands up who • Cajun Chicken Linguine •⁣
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Hands up who’s given this one a go since I released the recipe in my first ebook? It’s easily one of our family favourites, and there’s not many weeks that go by without this featuring on our weekly meal planner 😋.⁣
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Swipe to see Reuben thoroughly enjoying his portion last night, alongside some simple buttered bread - I’m going to be honest here and admit I burnt the garlic baguette we were supposed to be having alongside it, oops 😬. ⁣
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You’ll also notice that Reuben had a change of plate between dishing up and eating... let’s just say he’s very much a typical toddler at the moment and you have to choose your battles as the saying goes 😂. He ate the lot anyway, which is always good to see.⁣
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To find the recipe for this download my ebook ‘Wean With Me’, or head on over to my website (link in bio) where you can find the full version too 🙌. Let me know below if you’ve already tried it and what your little ones thought ⤵️⁣
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Reuben’s wearing his brand new WOODLAND FRIENDS @bibado here. This fantastic new design is currently available to pre-order over on the BiBADO website, where you can use my codes to save some money: “THEBLWDAD2FOR30” gets you buy one get one half price, “THEBLWDAD10” will get 10% off your entire order, or “THEBLWDADFREESHIP” gives you free worldwide shipping 🌍✈️ .⁣
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#ad | Little Dish 🥦🍅🌽⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ #ad | Little Dish 🥦🍅🌽⁣⁣⁣
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As you can hopefully tell, I absolutely love cooking. However, there are definitely days at the moment when something quick is the priority, and that’s generally when I reach for a @littledish meal. Knowing that each meal is tailored to meet a child’s nutritional requirements and is made using 100% natural ingredients, with no preservatives in sight, is very comforting. Plus, what’s better than having a delicious meal, with all the tastes and textures of a home cooked meal, ready within a few minutes?!⁣⁣⁣
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In order to help lighten the load for parents during lockdown, Little Dish are including a fun activity sheet inside every pack and have some downloads available on their website. So not only will these meals save you precious cooking time, but also provide a way to keep little ones entertained while you get on with the many tasks we’re all faced with right now. You might even manage ten well deserved minutes to yourself! Swipe across to see Reuben enjoying colouring in his new friend 🐮, which kept him busy while I prepped his tasty cottage pie 😋.⁣⁣⁣
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If you haven’t already tried any of the @littledish meals, here’s a few reasons to keep an eye out for them in the refrigerated aisle of your local supermarket:⁣⁣⁣
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🔸 Made with 100% natural ingredients⁣⁣⁣
🔸 Low in salt & no added sugar⁣⁣⁣
🔸 Ready in minutes⁣⁣⁣
🔸 Nutritionally balanced for 1-5 year olds⁣⁣⁣
🔸 Contain 1 or more of a child’s 5-a-day⁣⁣⁣
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To find out more and check out the range of meals on offer, head over to @littledish or check out their website at www.littledish.co.uk. Be sure to also enter the competition they are running in conjunction with @littlecooksco, where you can win a fantastic lockdown baking bundle!⁣⁣⁣
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• 🥞 Pancake Day 🥞 • Traditional Style Cr • 🥞 Pancake Day 🥞 • Traditional Style Crepe Pancakes with Banana and a Sprinkling of Sugar •⁣
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This is the easiest ever pancake recipe guys, so I thought I’d share it for any of you who prefer to have your pancakes for dinner today instead of breakfast.⁣
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Swipe to see Reuben getting involved this morning, he couldn’t believe his luck that he wad actually being encouraged to throw food around 😂➡️⁣
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Give this a try with your little ones, and top with your favourite toppings. For 6-12 months you can leave off the sugar and opt for Greek yoghurt and berries for a tasty alternative 😋 ...⁣
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Ingredients:⁣
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- 100g Plain Flour⁣
- 300ml Milk of your Choice⁣
- 2 Eggs (or Egg alternative)⁣
- 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil⁣
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1. Simply mix all ingredients in a large jug and whisk into a smooth batter, getting out as many of the lumps as you can.⁣
2. Lightly oil/butter a frying pan then wipe over it with a piece of kitchen roll to remove the excess.⁣
3. Heat the pan to a medium heat.⁣
4. Pour in enough batter to thinly coat the pan, and cook for 90 seconds.⁣
5. Carefully and confidently flip your pancake and cook for a further 60 seconds.⁣
6. Enjoy with toppings of your choice from traditional lemon and sugar, to chocolate spread and banana, or go savoury with ham, cheese and spring onion 😋.⁣
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Who’s giving these a go? What style pancakes do you all prefer guys, crepe like this, or fluffy American? 🥞 ⁣
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🍕❣️ Happy Valentine’s Day ❣️🍕⁣
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Happy Valentine’s Day guys, just thought I’d share with you the excitement on Reuben’s little face when making this pizza earlier on 😂. In the spirit of the day, he treated himself to a tortilla wrap pizza cut into a heart, topped with ham, pepper, sweetcorn, mozzarella and basil 👌🏼😋.⁣
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All the prep work must have worked up an appetite as he finished the lot. It made me rather hungry too, but I’m looking forward to a special Valentine’s food delivery with Mrs TheBLWDad later on from our local pub 👍👍. How are you all celebrating today?⁣
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• Homemade Curry, Chicken Tikka, Rice, Onion Bha • Homemade Curry, Chicken Tikka, Rice, Onion Bhaji, Naan and Mint Dip •⁣
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After spending some of this lockdown watching YouTube videos on curry making, I decided to treat myself to some extra spices, and get experimenting in the kitchen. I don’t even know what type of curry I’d call this to be honest, I just browned my onions, threw a load of spices together, added passata and then some double cream to finish. Whatever I did worked though, but I don’t know how I’ll recreate that in future or let you all know the recipe, because I didn’t write down what I used 🤦‍♂️😂. ⁣
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Reuben tucked straight into this and seemed to love it, so I’m definitely going to have to try and re-create it some how. He particularly enjoyed the homemade onion bhaji and mint dip. I’ve always loved the mint dip you get in Indian restaurants, and so you can imagine how happy I was when I came across a recipe for this online. Surprisingly, it’s made by mixing mint sauce (the kind you put on lamb - trust me on this one 😂), natural yoghurt and sugar. I altered it a bit though, replacing sugar with honey, and adding lemon juice and a touch of turmeric. This made the perfect mint dip, so if you love it as much as I do then give it a go!⁣
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What do you prefer - mint dip or mango chutney? Reuben and I are firmly in the mint dip camp, whereas Mrs TheBLWDad is a fan of mango!⁣
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• French Toast Banana Sushi •⁣⁣
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I’ve got to give the credit to Mrs TheBLWDad for this, a great idea that she came up with recently. Banana sushi has been around for a while, but it usually involves wrapping a banana in a tortilla and then slicing it. Mrs TheBLWDad instead decided to wrap the banana in bread, and then created a french toast version... yum! I wish I got these for my breakfast 😋. ⁣⁣
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If you want to create this yourself then it’s super easy, just mix an egg, a splash of milk and a sprinkling of sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Then, flatten a piece of bread slightly and cut the crusts off. Cover one side of the bread in a spread of your choice (we used Biscoff as Mrs TheBLWDad is allergic to peanuts so no peanut butter in our house!), before rolling the banana up inside it. Next, dip the wrapped banana in the egg mixture and heat in a pan with a little unsalted butter until brown on all sides. Slice up and serve as sushi shaped discs! 🍱🍌 ⁣⁣
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Reuben loved this one and ate the lot, hopefully your little ones will too if you give it a go 🙌. ⁣⁣
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• Tuna Melt Quesadilla, Cucumber and Tomatoes •⁣
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This lunch was inspired by the quesadilla trend that has gone round Instagram lately... you split the wrap into quarters, put various fillings on each part and fold it in on itself... it works really well surprisingly! ⁣
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When it comes to fillings, there could be only one winner... tuna melt! When Mrs TheBLWDad was pregnant with Reuben, she unfortunately suffered with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) throughout her entire pregnancy, so cravings were non-existent for her. Me on the other hand... having never eaten them before, I started to crave tuna melts... on another scale 😳. I needed a tuna melt every day, and I thought about tuna melts every second of the day that I wasn’t eating one 😂. I still have no idea what that was about, but there’s definitely worse things to crave 🤷‍♂️😂. Anyway, this version turned out really well, so we’ll definitely do them like it again.⁣
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For all the people who got actual cravings, as opposed to my strange pseudo-cravings, what did you crave during your pregnancies? Are there any other Dads/partners out there who had pseudo-cravings too, or am I on my own there?⁣
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P.S check out Reuben following in my footsteps wanting that precious tuna melt as quickly as humanly possible - that’s my boy 😂👍.⁣
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Reuben’s lunch is served on our Owl @ecorascals plate, and he’s keeping clean wearing his DINO @bibado. Get both of these via my website, available with exclusive discount codes to save you money 👍👍.⁣
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• Spaghetti & Meatballs with Tenderstem Broccoli • Spaghetti & Meatballs with Tenderstem Broccoli •⁣
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Tonight’s dinner on my meal planner (get yours on my website 🙌) was a lovely homemade chicken korma... except I forgot to get the chicken out of the freezer to defrost 😬😬. My bad 🤦‍♂️.⁣
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Luckily, we had some pre-made meatballs in the fridge and a jar of sauce in the cupboard, so dinner this evening wasn’t a complete bust! Mrs TheBLWDad simply put the meatballs in with the sauce, and cooked it all in the oven for 1.5 hours. This meant the meatballs slow cooked a bit, and were really tender as a result. Sometimes the easiest meals taste the best, especially if you sprinkle copious amounts of Parmesan over the top like I did on mine 😋🙌.⁣
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As you can see from the after photo, Reuben ate all of his broccoli, all three meatballs, and a good amount of spaghetti. He’s definitely getting better with pasta, which is music to our ears as we’re big fans in this house. ⁣
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Who else freezes food and then forgets to get it out to defrost for the next day’s meal 🤦‍♂️.⁣
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Reuben’s staying clean wearing his DINO 🦖 @bibado. If you want one of these or any other design, use the following codes to save: “THEBLWDAD2FOR30” or, “THEBLWDADFREESHIP”.⁣
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• Mac & Cheese Balls, Cucumber and Pepper Slices • Mac & Cheese Balls, Cucumber and Pepper Slices •⁣
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If any of you have tried making my latest recipe for Mac & Cheese, then you may be interested in this!⁣
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Reuben (rather annoyingly I must say!) won’t really eat the same thing two days in a row, so there wasn’t much chance of him eating the leftover Mac & Cheese the following day without some repurposing. I therefore decided to make some Mac & Cheese Balls to get around this 😋.⁣
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The balls were made using an air fryer, which is my kitchen best mate these days; I love the thing! The mix thankfully held up well, and the results were delicious 🙌.⁣
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I’ve included an after pic if you swipe across. The little guy tucked into 2 of the balls and ate both. They were quite large, so he did well to finish them to be honest. He did have a nibble on the cucumber and pepper, but that was all today. We had a bit of ranch for dipping the balls in on the side, and you’ll notice on the after pic I made the mistake of trusting Reuben to pour his own 🤦‍♂️. It was only going to end one way wasn’t it!⁣
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You’ll also see a bit of “Insta vs reality” on these photos too, with a hungry toddler deeming nice photographs as not very important 😂🤦‍♂️. Having a cheeky and mischievous character, pretty much since birth, also means pulling faces at any chance you get... check out his tongue pulling skills that he whips out whenever there’s a camera about now 😂😝.⁣
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• RECIPE • Chicken and Bacon Mac & Cheese •⁣⁣
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Here is the recipe for the Mac & Cheese that I posted a few days ago 😋. Mac & Cheese is one of my all time favourite foods, but pasta is still hit and miss with Reuben. Fortunately, he absolutely loved this one - swipe for the recipe and to see my top tips on how to serve to different ages of little ones ➡️.⁣⁣
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I’ve included kids’ soft cheese in the recipe for this (I used Dairylea), as I just think Mac & Cheese needs that sort of “coat your mouth” feeling that this provides. However, you can just use the other two cheeses instead and omit it entirely if you wish, it all just depends what you have in.⁣⁣
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Let me know if you’re going to give this a try. I’ll also be posting the recipe for my Mac & Cheese Balls soon, so you’ll know exactly what to do with any leftovers 😋👌. ⁣⁣
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Lunch today was just a quick pasta dish as I had to go into work for a few hours afterwards. I’ll post the recipe though if anyone wants it for a quick meal idea 🙌.⁣
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Those of you who follow my posts on here will know pasta has always been Reuben’s nemesis food. He’s mostly refused it during his weaning journey, apart from a few surprise occasions where he’s tucked right in. This is with the exception of lasagne, which he’s always been more than happy to demolish 🤔😂.⁣
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Anyway, today was one of those better occasions and he started eating this as soon as it was put in front of him. This was even more pleasing as he’s had a major lack of appetite at the moment while those pesky back molars are still making their way through. Swipe to see how much he left of his dished out portion ➡️.⁣
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