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I invent almost every time I cook dinner. It usually goes: search for recipe online or in book, figure out what ingredients I need, go shopping, change a diaper, feed the baby, start making dinner and end up winging it because I forgot to bookmark my webpage (or paper page) and can't be bothered to find it again.

Pepperoncini are really good alongside a grilled cheese!

That's what I get for nit-picking.

Grammar, not grammer! Crap.

My son just turned 6 months today :) Admittedly, I have been trying him on some solids - usually a teaspoon or so - for the past 2 weeks or so.

We tried the suggested rice cereal thinned with breast milk, which wasn't much of a hit, but we'll keep trying. And we also tried some mashed banana thinned with breast milk, but he actually shuddered trying to eat that. I hate bananas, maybe it's hereditary? But enough about us...

There are tons of websites and books with guidelines for nutrition, allergies and what foods to start with, etc., but I don't think that was your question anyway.

I just found Baby Cubes online, and am looking forward to trying them out. The advantage over a traditional ice cube tray is that each cube can be removed from the tray separately and has it's own snap-shut lid. Good for tossing in the diaper bag in the morning when you know you'll be out for the day.

If you do find time and energy for freezer-stocking, I have a couple suggestions. Try to make things that:

- are easy to re-heat or prepare
- use a minimal amount of dishes
- can be eaten with one hand, or can be consumed easily while feeding baby
- are relatively nutritious, but also comforting and delicious.

My husband is impatient in the kitchen, but I wanted to have things in our freezer that he wouldn't be annoyed to prepare when our baby arrived.
We had chicken and white bean chili, butternut squash soup, and a couple different curries (which hubby would just re-heat and wrap up in a tortilla for me).

We also received a gift certificate for a meal delivery service (Sliced Tomatoes) that was really great (we live in Vancouver though, so not much help to you). They deliver all the meal components in a little cooler with heating instructions. Easy peasy.

All the best to you and your soon to be larger family! Exciting, happy times.

I did, actually. I put sugar and all kinds of other stuff in one of my mother's nice bowls about 25 years ago. Microwaved it. It set...pretty hard. I think it was hard candy, but I had to throw the bowl away pretty quickly after that. Whoops.

I am a creative cook, always coming up with something different. I made a dish with Rice A Roni, hamburger, tomato sauce and mozarella cheese- I am Italian, so you must have the cheese!

Not yet, probably never. garrettsambo@aol.com

I MODIFY.alot as i go along!

Well, my 'recipe' is more of a combination of things, but my DH and I find it rather yummy. It's 'name' is called (sorry folks, so not appetizing) "Fartblossoms!" LOL

I make a recipe of Manwich Bold with ground beef. Then I mix it with a couple of cans of pork and beans or baked beans, a little molasses, a little Worcestershire sauce and a little Coleman's dry mustard, some Hormel bacon bits. Cook on the stove or in a crockpot til it is nice and thick. Serve with Frito Scoops.

I originally came up with the recipe when I had leftover Manwich and leftover baked beans and I mixed them together.

This is also my much-requested Baked Bean recipe...when I carry it to potlucks or picnics, I use my antique bean pot as a serving vessel.

Yummy Yummy...It is SO good!