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Babies and Kids / Re: Baby Rice Cereal
« on: June 27, 2011, 02:02:26 pm »
Tried carrot and EBM. Twins absolutely loved it! DD hasn't been into this whole solids thing but the carrot got her interested. DS is wolfing down about a tablespoon ++ at each feed. He's loving it  :) Funny thing happening, my 22mth DS wants to have what the twins are having, so I am making him a bowl too, which also means he is getting EBM, something he hasn't had since he was 4 months old :o I'm thinking this could only be a good thing! I found getting up at 6am and expressing is working out alright, I'm able to fill two bottles so the freezer supply is on the up and up and I don't think I'll have to express everyday. I have an apple glut at the moment but I am looking forward to steaming some pears...I always find pear great for the bowel movements  ;)

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Babies and Kids / Re: Baby Rice Cereal
« on: June 23, 2011, 07:27:43 am »
I'm being cautious because the twins are 4 and 3 quarters months old. They are fully breastfed but are looking for that bit extra. They are only getting tasters but by the time we get to 6 months it will be full steam ahead! The benefit of starting now is that when they hit 6 months and need that iron hit we'll be ready to get straight into it. I picked this tip up from Tizzie Hall Save Our Sleep. I've never started this early before as the other two were formula from about four months when my supply went heywire. No supply issues this time round!
So we tried apple. After the initial taster of straight apple and one pulled face  :D I added some BM and everybody was happy again. Back to rice cereal tonight. I halved the EDCB recipe. Instead of 1 and 1/2 MC of water I added 1/2 MC of BM and 1 MC of water. I am going to have to find some time to express more milk as the freezer supply is down to 1 container and its only small.

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Chit Chat / Re: What was the first thing you ever made in the THX?
« on: June 23, 2011, 07:09:41 am »
Hi CP63. Yes I used the seasoning and then had to 'discover' how to brown the mince, etc, etc. The seasoning is great...very yummy and got DS's approval.

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Chit Chat / Re: What was the first thing you ever made in the THX?
« on: June 22, 2011, 07:35:06 am »
I made a Taco Meat Sauce for the very first TMX meal. I must have been felling very confident with 'Beryl' as to make this I first had to search for a recipe and ended up putting two recipes together because I couldn't find exactly what I wanted. I still have my scribbled notes blu tacked to my kitchen wall!

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Babies and Kids / Re: Baby Rice Cereal
« on: June 22, 2011, 07:07:19 am »
Hi debetha. Thanks for your reply. Haven't had time to look at replies to this thread but I did end up cooking the rice flour with breastmilk and water, which was an improvement on the first attempt but like you I am not to impressed and I would say bubbies wont stay cruisie with it for very long either. I will give the quinoa a go, thanks for the tip! Are there any allergy risks with quinoa? Tomorrow we move on to apple puree. Fingers crossed!
The twins are my first bubbies to experience the joys of TMX babyfood. My other two children (not twins!) missed out but are of course sampling many other TMX concoctions. Look forward to chatting some more about first foods...it is a journey ;) Today we ditched the spoon and sucked rice cereal of mum's (clean) pinky. We had lots of laughs and giggles...we love solids (for now!)

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Mumma of teenager, toddler and twins (triple T!)
« on: June 22, 2011, 06:52:30 am »
Hi bigTcup. Yes I have been using Valeries recipe. First time, a little success but still too runny for my liking. Second time, even worse with runniness, third time using sterelised equipment, then placing the thermoserver into a warmed oven and the oven being booted up every hour to maintain temp, plus leaving it overnight, was slightly more successful but still too runny. I like my spoon to stand up in my yogurt. Am I being realistic? Does anyone's first yogurt have that kind of thickness? I am very close to throwing the towel in on this one!  :(

Cookie 1, I am country WA - Esperance. 13 years ago I was NOR.

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Introduce Yourself / Re: Mumma of teenager, toddler and twins (triple T!)
« on: June 20, 2011, 01:32:10 pm »
Thanks for your Welcome. 'Beryl' has helped me continue to do what I love (cook) and still have time for my family. DH was blown away the other day when I had created five different items during 'sleep time'. I recently bought the Indian Cookbook as DH loves currys. I made the Vege Indian Curry (from My Way of Cooking) during sleeptime today. Then I whipped up the Naan Bread to accompany the curry. I was very happy with the results. DS has made one meal so far in 'Beryl'. I have allocated Friday night as his cooking night and I think we shall see 'Beryl' getting a work-out. Now if I could only master yogurt!!!!

Voting for WA - Sandgroppers are sure getting a good percentage.

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Introduce Yourself / Mumma of teenager, toddler and twins (triple T!)
« on: June 20, 2011, 06:51:16 am »
Yep I am a mumma to 41/2 month old twins, 22 month old toddler and a 13 year old! :o Just stopped in to say hi and I look forward to chatting with you all on the various boards. I absolutely love 'Beryl' and my husband is coming around to accepting her to! Now that he has tasted the wonderful, homemade goodies that me and Beryl can whizz up, made from raw ingredients as much as possible, he thinks she's OKAY! I love how Beryl is assisting my family to reduce their carbon footprint on this world. Go TM!  ;D

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Babies and Kids / Baby Rice Cereal
« on: June 20, 2011, 06:43:30 am »
Just wondering if anyone has made the TM Rice Cereal from EDB and whether they stored the left overs to re-use? Were you successful in re-using it? If so, how or what did you do?  :-\ My twins have just started solids and I made the rice flour which I then added breast milk to. I had a taste and it made my toes curl!  :o The bubbies ate it but I am wondering if I should have cooked the rice flour (as suggested in the EDB)? I saw Alan's recipe which looks great but we're just starting out on rice cereal alone and i really don't want to buy the shop stuff - it reminds me of plastic flakes! Would love to hear your suggestions, help much appreciated. ???

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