Littlemummy News Roundup: Champagne & Pesto
Alex and I went out to a pub for a bite to eat on Wednesday night, which just so happened to be quiz night, the £1 entry fee included a raffle ticket. And guess what!! Little us, who never win anything, won a bottle of fizzy wine masquerading as champagne yippee. We gave it to our babysitter (Granny) and told her that we’d bought a special gift for her efforts. Haha, needless to say she didn’t believe us, so the truth was outed but the thought still counted.
Tip for other mums to try – Pesto. Yes, that herby, nutty, oily, parmesany stuff is going down a TREAT in the Douglas household. So far, successful dishes have included pesto linguine with toasted pine nuts, red onion and extra parmesan and pesto rice which had leftover sweetcorn, baby tomatoes and spring onions through it. It would seem that the most unusual combinations can be a real hit. I’m not complaining though, there was like, three vegetables and about the same amount of food groups in that dish, it’s got to be better than bread (which is Erin’s favourite, brown, white, cranberry, naan, garlic, they all have a special place in Erin’s diet) I don’t think she’s going to be a low-carber when she grows up anyway!
Such a coincidence, my husband made pesto today – it’s all the rage in our household too at the moment!
Hi Gill,
How old are your kids?
My daughter likes bread too! I’ll try her on the pesto, see what she thinks. Persuaded her to eat some potato and fish on Friday – was overjoyed. Congratulations on the raffle win! Sounds like a good time was had by all.
I had a bit more success today, with potato croquets, chicken bites and baby plum tomatoes. I cut it all up so she could feed herself, she loved it. She doesn’t seem to notice that it’s an odd mix, I guess that’s a mummy thing!
For desert she’s really enjoying fresh chopped strawberries and chopped dried apricots. I definitely think the fact she can feed herself these things help.
You’re making me hungry, and I just ate!
Ooohhh, I love pesto!! My son who is almost 2 isn’t sure yet, but then again we haven’t given it to him in a while. I think it’s time to try again.