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Herby Courgette Tarts

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Whip up these herby courgette tarts for a deliciously light and versatile meal! Perfect for using up leftover mascarpone from the cheese twists, they’re bursting with flavor and can be paired with new potatoes and veg for a satisfying lunch or dinner. I took these as a snack for a walk yesterday and they did the job!   These tarts are also great for weaning—just ensure any nuts are crushed to a fine crumb or skip them entirely for little ones. Cut the tarts into finger width strips to serve to littles! A simple yet tasty way to enjoy wholesome ingredients! Ingredients  1 Courgette  10 plumb tomatoes  1/2 tub Mascapone  1 tsp garlic pepper 1 tsp Italian/ mixed herbs  1 roll pre made puff pastry Handful of Hazelnuts (pine nuts or almonds/ ground almonds also work well!) Handful of grated cheese  2 tbsp oil  How to do Preheat the oven to 200⁰c and remove the puff pastry from the fridge.  Thinly slice the courgette into wafer thi...

Fakeaway Prawn Toast

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Treat your little one to a weaning-friendly version of a takeaway classic with this prawn toast! Perfect for babies 9 months and up and adults!! It's packed with flavor, made with simple, wholesome ingredients, and easy for little hands to hold and enjoy. A fun, nutritious twist on a family favorite! To serve to my baby, I cut the crusts off and sliced into finger width strips.  This recipe requires a food processor/ chopper Ingredients  1 packet of raw prawns (mine was 150g) 1 tsp garlic + ginger paste  1 egg white 2 tsp low salt soy sauce  2-3 slices of bread  50g sesame seeds Vegetable or sunflower oil for frying How to do Pop the prawns, garlic + ginger, egg white and soy sauce in a food processor and blitz until paste like. Spread this prawn paste on top of bread in an even layer. Coat with sesame seeds, you can do this by pouring on top and rubbing in or dipping the bread into a plate of sesame seeds prawn side down.   Heat a frying p...

Cheese Twists

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Quick, easy, delicious. What's not to love?  What I adore about these is how customisable they are, a dash of whole grain mustard, some hidden veg, all will go down well and taste fantastic!  I plan on feeding these to my daughter for her lunch today with some greek yoghurt. Once she wakes up that is. A perfect lunch or snack!  Ingredients  1 sheet of pre-made puff pastry  Mascapone  Grated cheese  Black pepper 1 egg or milk to glaze How to do  Remove the puff pastry from the fridge around 10 minutes before making. Preheat your oven to 200⁰c. Roll out the puff pastry, have the longest end closest to you (horizontal), spread a thin layer of mascapone evenly on the puff pastry, talking corner to corner.  Spread grated cheese over half of the pastry. Also, give a good grinding of black pepper.  Fold the pastry in half so the longest sides are touching eachother. Use a pizza cutter to cut into thin-ish strips. Around 12-14. Lay o...