Veggie Tales

Since before Abby was born, I've been looking forward to the day I could start making my own baby food. (I guess breastfeeding is the ultimate in making my own babyfood, but that's not what I'm talking about.) If there's one thing I've come to love over the years as a wife/mom/homemaker, it's being crafty in the kitchen. I can't draw, my sewing skills are mediocre, and scrapbooking just isn't my cup of tea...but hand me a cookbook and my creative juices start flowing.

So armed with my new food processor (thanks Nana!) and some fresh yellow squash from Wegmans (the way grocery shopping was meant to be), and with the help of a pretty straightforward website on the topic, I set off to create Abby's first taste of people food. The result: pureed squash mush, conveniently frozen into little squash-cubes and stored for future lunches. And at 7 cents an ounce instead of 20 for the store-bought variety, the little economist in me is satisfied as well.

Next on the menu: mashed sweet potatoes.