So after thinking about a great Kitchen Gadget to feature in today’s blog. We did some polls on what kitchen gadget you can’t live without and why. The most responses we received was “The Kitchen Aid Mixer” so today is all about this great gadget! We will give you the goods about The kitchen aid mixer. We will also post a few places where it can be bought in the Ottawa area.
Here are 2 beautiful looking Kitchen Aid Mixers We may have to get one of these after falling in love with these colours. Do you think because it matched the Baby Yums colour? Maybe but yet again we’re getting sold by all the great feed-back.
Baby Yums Kitchen Gadget pick of the week The Kitchen Aid Mixers
With a bit of online research about the Kitchen aid mixer here are a few pros that we’ve noticed over and over again as a must have because.
Great choice for serious bakers
Roomy 5-quart bowl
Powerful
Adjustable height on attachments
10 speeds to allow you to go from a simple, slow stir to high-powered
Variety of attachments
Handles the heaviest of mixtures
Top-of-the-line in terms of small kitchen appliances
Toddler friendly by adding ingredients to the stainless steel bowl
Toddler can push the buttons with help/supervision with an adult
The best part is your toddler can have fun with the leftovers in the bowl! YUM
Places that sell the Kitchen aid Mixer in the Ottawa, Ontario NCR. Just to list a few places where you can find this wonderful product.
www.costco.ca
www.sears.ca
www.canadiantire.ca/food_mixers
What some Mom’s who already use this product are saying:
Michelle says: “ Because without mine I would not be able to get everything done that I need to for my business. It makes everything so much easier! Could not imagine having to do everything I do with a hand mixer.”
Jennifer says: “It can stir and mix things 10 times faster than my hands can”
Beth says: “I ADORE my KA stand mixer! It cuts out so much time when I’m baking…perfect for mixing cookie dough (especially big batches), muffin batter, bread dough etc etc. I love the amazing attachments (I got the ice cream maker for Xmas!!) and it looks fantastic! Love it J”
Baby Yums Q&A:
Q: I have a toddler food question. My son is almost 3 and honestly the worst for being a picky eater. He eats pizza, peanut butter toast, crackers, granola bars, raisin toast and cake! That’s pretty much it. I really need to get fruits and veggies in and more meat. How can I do this? I have tried dips etc but doesn’t work. Can you suggest some recipes If it is possible to hide in the food he likes?
Thank you in advance!!!
Best regards,
Tracy
Twitter name @nursemomtracy
A: Tracy, we have a 2.5 year old son also and had the same issues. What we found helpful from our own experience that helped us. Our son will not touch a vegetable for his life. So what we do is make spaghetti sauce however we puree all the vegetables so that none can be seen. We even cook up the group beef and puree the beef so that it has a smooth yet very tasty consistency and low and behold it’s gobbled up before we know it. Recipe to follow below. You could also try doing that with other meat combos like Chicken, corn, carrots pure and maybe put it on top a bed of rice? It’s a trying game to see what he will and won’t like but it’s worth a shot. Also for fruits my biggest win over was again using the blender making “Fruit Smoothies” for my oldest son who now can’t get enough fruits. Smoothies are a great way to introduce fruits to toddlers who are picky. You could add milk and or yogurt and make it fun. Let him help you put the fruit into the blender. This way he feels proud in making something. We have noticed more appreciation and our son will eat or drink it. Recipe for a few different smoothies will be posted below to give you options. We hope this answers your questions please let us know how it goes and theses tips/tricks are personal experiences and may or may not work hopefully they work out for you and your son. Please let us know.
Baby Yums ~ Crystal
Here is a recipe as promised and a link for some other great choices recipe from website listed below
Smoothies: We have variations of recipes that we get off the internet. However feel free to switch up what you think your son will enjoy most.
Ingredients:
1 cup (250 mL) vanilla, plain, strawberry or raspberry fat-free yogurt
1/2 cup (125 mL) Banana Nut Cheerios* or another round oat cereal
2 tbsp (25 mL) ground flaxseed or flaxseed meal
1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh strawberry halves or raspberries, or frozen whole strawberries
1/2 cup (125 mL) skim milk
1/2 banana
Method:
Place all ingredients in blender. Cover and blend on high speed 10 seconds; stop blender to scrape sides. Cover and blend about 20 seconds longer or until smooth.
Pour mixture into glasses. Serve immediately.
Here is the link to the website filled with great choices https://lifemadedelicious.ca/Search.aspx?q=%28smoothies%29&gclid=CNe67d_lwacCFcW8KgodOE9qBA
Spaghetti Sauce recipe: Again this is a great way to hide veggies we will also provide the link on where to get great information on tricks. Recipe provide by Chef Michael Smith http://www.foodnetwork.ca/recipes/Beef/recipe.html?dishid=5756
Yield: 4
Ingredients
3 tablespoons of olive oil
3 onions, cut into large chunks
2 carrots, cut into large chunks
3 garlic cloves
2 cups of button mushrooms
3 stalks of celery, cut into large chunks
2 tablespoons of olive oil
6 ounces of pancetta or bacon, sliced thinly
8 ounces of ground beef
8 ounces of ground pork
8 ounces of ground veal
1 can of tomato paste
2 cups of red wine
2 bay leafs
1 large can of stewed tomatoes
salt and pepper
Directions
Pulse onions, carrots, garlic cloves, mushrooms, celery and olive oil in a
processor until finely chopped to your liking pureed This may need to be done
several batches.
Heat a large sauté pan with the olive oil and add pancetta. Fry until golden
aromatizing the oil with the rich flavour of the Italian bacon. Add the
mixture and sauté until it begins to caramelize. Add ground meats and stir
to break apart. Stir in the tomato paste, beef broth, bay leaf and stewed tomatoes
continue to stir and break up any chunks of meat. Simmer for about 30 minutes,
the sauce has thickened and all the flavours have blended. Taste and enjoy
Here is another great link for Toddler tips/tricks for eating
http://www.thesneakychef.com
Enjoy!
Next weeks blog will feature Baby Yums Monthly Special & photos of my little ones eating some great snacks, lunches & dinners
