Makin' Squash

Because I've clearly got nothing better to do, I decided I should make the boys' baby food.  It's obviously not a boredom issue as much as it is a money issue.  I can feed the three of them for a week for what it would cost to feed them for a day.  Hmmm...is that a tough choice?

They've done a super job with their green beans, peas, and sweet potatoes so now we're moving onto squash.  Because of Dave's food allergies, I'm a bit of a freak with introducing foods.  I go slow...really slow.  I don't want to see any reactions.  This is why everybody else's 8 month olds have had filet mignon and mine are just getting to squash.  We'll start fruit next week.

Here's what I did to make their squash:

Step 1:  Buy frozen squash.  I get 2 bags to make a double batch.

Step 2:  Steam the squash to death.  It needs to be mushy so don't be
afraid to let it go for a long time.

Step 3:  Drain squash in sink.

Step 4:  Transfer to a big bowl.

Step 5:  Refrigerate overnight.  This step may be unnecessary,

but I get a little nervous about adding cold formula to

hot squash.

Step 6:  Use emersion blender to mix.  Add formula for a

liquid.  Keep adding & mixing until you get a consistency you like.

Step 7:  Spoon into ice cube trays.

Step 8:  Cover with plasic wrap.  This step may also be unnecessary

but when I stack the trays, I don't want the bottoms to

get goopy.

Step 9:  Stack trays.

Step 10:  Freeze.

I typically freeze mine until hard.  Then I transfer all the cubes to a bowl.  I takeout 6 cubes every night for to thaw for the next day's dinner.  We heat up the meal in a crock pot full of water (we keep a crockpot filled with water warming all day to warm up their bottles).

Bon Apetit!  The boys seem to like it...