14/5/2015 Thursday (Day 3)

Woke up 5.15am this morning and prepared simple foods again but my 21mo lo still woke up early at 6.45am today and luckily i was in the cleaning stage (washing all utensils, pan, plates & containers) so I can nurse her before I go to work.

Breakfast: Banana Raisin Bread Pudding

Lunch and Dinner: Spaghetti with cream cheese sauce

Teatime: Potato Mini Bites

Banana Raisin Bread Pudding

Ingredients

1 banana

1 egg

some raisin

1/2 slice homemade bread / white bread

1/2 cup milk

1/2 slice cheese / some grated cheddar cheese

(Prepare 2 Ramekin bowls)

Steps:

1) cut bread into small cubes

2) slice banana

3) mix egg and milk, sieve through coffee strainer by 3 times

4) place the following ingredients into the bowls by sequence; bread, banana, bread, raisin, pour in the egg mixture.

5) sprinkle the cheese / place 1/4 slice of the cheese in each bowls

6) bake at pre-heated oven of 200'C for 15mins

Spaghetti with cream cheese sauce

Ingredients

Adequate quantity of spaghetti (cook as per instruction in the packaging)

15g cheddar cheese

25g cream cheese

1/4 pc carrot (diced)

8-10 sticks asparagus (cut in 1" size)

1 clove of garlic (sliced)

dash of pepper powder / italian herbs

1/2 cup full cream milk

Steps:

1) sauteed garlic with some grape seed oil

2) add in carrot and stir fry for 1 min

3) add in asparagus to stir fry also.

4) add in some water to cover the carrot, asparagus and close lid, shimmer for 5 mins

5) open lid, add in cream cheese, cheddar cheese, milk.

6) cook till cheese fully melted

7) add in dash of italian herbs and off fire

8) ready to serve with spaghetti or other pasta or rice

Potato Mini Bites (teeth-less baby is okay)

Texture: outer mild crunchy, inner super soft

Ingredients

45g all purpose flour (sieved)

95g cooked mashed potato

130ml fresh milk

10g grated cheddar cheese

5g unsalted butter 

1 tsp sugar

Steps:

1) peel, slice, steam 1 medium size potato

2) mashed the potato while still hot

3) in a small pot/pan, pour in milk, butter, sugar & cheese, cook under low heat till all butter and cheese are melted, OFF Fire

4) add in mashed potato, stir well with chopsticks

5) pour in flour and stir quickly with chopsticks

6) the mixture will turn into sticky batter, scoop into piping bag, then squeeze out with flower nozzle

7) bake at preheated oven of 170'C for 15-20 mins or light golden brown