First Meals

National Winner for Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2017 - Blogger category Winner of the 2018 Taste Canada Awards - Health and Special Diet Cookbooks, Silver The creator of the popular Saveur award-winning blog The First Mess shares over 125 seasonal, plant-based, and beautifully prepared healthy recipes in her eagerly anticipated debut cookbook Home cooks head to The First Mess blog for Laura Wright's simple-to-prepare, seasonal vegan recipes, but stay for her beautiful photographs and enchanting storytelling. In her debut cookbook, Laura presents a visually stunning collection of heirloom-quality recipes highlighting the beauty of the seasons. Her 125-plus produce-forward recipes showcase the best each season has to offer, and as a whole, demonstrate that plant-based wellness is both accessible and delicious. Wright grew up working at her family's local food market and vegetable patch in the Niagara region of southern Ontario, where fully stocked root cellars in the winter and armfuls of fresh produce in the spring and summer were the norm. After attending culinary school and working in one of Canada's original farm-to-table restaurants, she launched The First Mess blog at the urging of her friends in order to share the delicious, no-fuss, healthy, seasonal meals she grew up eating, and quickly attracted a large international following. The First Mess Cookbook is filled with more of the exquisitely prepared plant-based recipes and lush photography that fans of the blog have come to expect. With recipes for every meal of the day, like Fluffiest Multigrain Pancakes, Meyer Lemon Romanesco Glow Salad, and Eggplant "Bolognese" Pasta, and desserts like Earl Grey Tiramisu, The First Mess Cookbook is a must-have for any home cook looking to prepare nourishing plant-based meals with the best the seasons have to offer.

Bestselling author Annabel Karmel offers a program for feeding babies and toddlers that takes parents from breast- and bottle-feeding newborns, through to family meals that two-year olds will enjoy. With tip boxes and essential nutritional information throughout, this book provides expert advice on everything parents need to know about feeding their children. Annabel also offers 80 delicious new recipes for purées and finger foods, meals for fussy eaters and the whole family. Also included are meal planners for each age group, providing suggestions for planning and combining meals for a week.

This classic cookbook covers the essentials on feeding your baby and toddler with guidance from bestselling baby and child nutrition author Annabel Karmel—from flavorful first tastes to easy-to-make family meals. With information on when to start weaning, preparing foods safely, tempting a picky eater, and tried-and-true advice for challenging and exciting your child's maturing palate, this revised Canadian edition with over 185 recipes will make sure your baby or toddler is getting exactly what their growing body needs. Over 185 enticing, fun and versatile recipes take you from your baby's first tastes at around six months, through options suitable for baby-led weaning and first experiences with lumps and chunks, to tempting lunches for daycare or school, and delicious meals to share with the whole family. Featuring healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, and party foods, and up-to date information on critical nutrients, special diets, and food allergies and intolerances, First Meals introduces your child with ease to a wide variety of taste experiences and sets them up for a lifetime of healthy eating.

First Foods is a how-to book with a wealth of tips, delicious recipes for young children, and suggestions on making and eating food as a family. Throughout the book, readers can see how food shapes the life of a family from nursing, early childhood, and including children in preparing meals together. From the moment a child is welcomed into the family, food becomes a focus. As parents, we must pay attention to nutrition, variety, and the connectedness we have during meal times. That connection grows as our children become independent eaters, contributors to family meals, and caregivers for others through food. This book is the story of using a Montessori approach to become a family who values food and community. We don't always get it right, but as with anything, we keep trying.First Foods is a complete family meals handbook. It covers everything from nursing to grocery shopping with children to setting up your kitchen tools so children can prepare meals independently. It is perfect for new parents, families with young children, and grandparents who want to enjoy preparing food alongside their grandchildren. Readers will benefit from Sarah Moudry's years of experience with her own children and teaching parent-child cooking classes. First Foods also reflects Moudry's own attempts to live slowly and in the moment with her family. Her focus on intentionality around food and meals is clear throughout the book.If you're looking for a cookbook for young children that gives you the whole picture, not just simple recipes, this is it. If you want to be more intentional around family meals, this book will give you that support. If you have a young child about to start solid foods, this book will guide you through weaning and help you to set up all aspects of your family meals.

The essential illustrated guide to giving your child the best nutritional start in life. Written by an acknowledged expert on feeding young children From first solids to meals that the entire family can enjoy— the best foods and when to introduce them into your child's diet More than 150 imaginative, fully illustrated recipes with labor-saving tips for streamlining food preparation Advice on nutritional requirements for every stage of your child's development Healthy foods that babies, toddlers, and young children really like to eat

Information and recipes for starting solids for baby, in the most nourishing and supportive way.

Featuring more than two hundred delicious and healthful recipes, offers sensible advice, time-saving tips, and nutritional guidelines as it explains how to introduce healthy food to the youngest members of the family.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • There’s something for everyone in these 125 easy, show-stopping recipes: fewer ingredients, foolproof meal-prepping, effortless entertaining, and everything in between, including vegan and vegetarian options! NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND FOOD NETWORK “Those indulgent, comfort food-esque dishes [Tieghan is] known for aren’t going anywhere. . . . You’ll be hard-pressed to decide which one to make first.”—Food & Wine We all want to make and serve our loved ones beautiful food—but we shouldn’t have to work so hard to do it. With Half Baked Harvest Super Simple, Tieghan Gerard has solved that problem. On her blog and in her debut cookbook, Tieghan is beloved for her freshly sourced, comfort-food-forward recipes that taste even better than they look. Half Baked Harvest Super Simple takes what fans loved most about Half Baked Harvest Cookbook and distills it into quicker, more manageable dishes, including options for one-pot meals, night-before meal prep, and even some Instant Pot® or slow cooker recipes. Using the most important cooking basics, you’ll whip up everyday dishes like Cardamom Apple Fritters, Spinach and Artichoke Mac and Cheese, and Lobster Tacos to share with your family, or plan stress-free dinner parties with options like Slow Roasted Moroccan Salmon and Fresh Corn and Zucchini Summer Lasagna. Especially for home cooks who are pressed for time or just starting out, Half Baked Harvest Super Simple is your go-to for hassle-free meals that never sacrifice taste.