Momochan makes cookies ;)

Today I have organized some special fun for Momochan: I want her to make cookies ;)
The idea comes from her, or better, during Carnival time inside kindergarden, kids togather with the teachers made some sweets with Nutella and some cookies then rounded them inside coconut flakes so i thought we could make something alike at home ;)
I prepared: strawberries jam, blackberries jam, apricot jam, a packet of cookies, a chokolate bar and some coloured sugar candies for decoration.
Momochan was totally enthusiastic about the idea ;)
While Momochan was dressing with apron, I melted the choko bar with some butter and milk, when it was ready we started.
We divided the cookies into three groups: strawberry for Momochan, blackberries for daddy and apricot for mummy then we took each cookie and put some marmelade inside and closed like a sandwich, then put the cookie sandwich into chokolate and rolled into the coloured sugar candies top, the meltedd chokolate kept alltogather fixed and gave a touch of bitter taste.
As soon as we finished the ingredients (foto down on the left side) I took all the sandwiches, put on a plate and set in the fridge for a couple of hours to get hard. Tomorrow for breakfast we will eat them togather with daddy, he will be so sourprised ;)

sweet truffles for Carnival

DOLCETTI DI CARNEVALE
(done by Momochan in kindergarden)

1 kg di biscotti secchi
300 gr cacao
300 gr zucchero
500 gr burro
1 bustina di cocco
un pò di codette colorate

PREPARAZIONE
Sciogliere il burro col il cacao e unire lo zucchero e i  biscotti sbriciolati, formare delle palline e passarle nel cocco o nelle codette colorate
Tenere in frigo fino al momento di servire.

black carrots !!!

Since a few days at the local supermarket is sold a strange carrot, his colour is deep violet !!! The price is the same as normal carrots and flavour also is the same, exactly same carrot except for the colour. I bought some the other day to make a violet soup for Momichan and decorated with violet stars, she smiled happily at the strange meal and eated everything WOW !
The most odd thing however is what I read about theese carrots: it is not a special variety or something genetically modified, theese dark violet carrots are completely natural, the genetically modified are the "normal" range ones we eat everyday !!! :-O

In 1720 the Netherlands had a ruling family in the country called Orange so they thought it would have been a good idea to change the carrot coulour in their honour and so they did. The only difference between the two carrots is that the orange one contains betacarotene and can help to give us the cute golden brown colour we love so much in the summer, the violet ones instead contain some antioxidation to fight the passing of time.

ciao ciao

Going Ikea

Somedtimes when we are all togather we go visit Ikea store and sometimes we eat there. Momichan always amuses going there, she is curious and loves to play wherever she is, jumping here and there and using all toys exactly as home.

Also she likes to have snack sometimes with wiener hot dog, she gets crazy about, I take swedish coffe and eventually  piece of cake and she eats an hot dog all by herself  ^^

Here she is playing "hide and seek" hiding in a TROFAST cupboard near her father.

Momichan is 11 Months Old ! 桃子は１１月ですよ！

YEEEEEEEEEEEE !!!
Our little baby Momichan today is 11 months old :) おめでとう　やってね！とてもうれしいですね！桃子はとてもおきくなりました、とても　かわいいなりました。

For the occasion this morning we will do a little voyage and visit Lugano city in Switzerland, we will take in a few minutes a bus near home until tube station, then the tube will take us to the train station where a little swiss train will take us to Lugano in more or less one hour time.

We will take our digicamera wih us so as soon as we will be back, I will post the fotos and tell what we have done ^^

I have already prepared Momi's bag yesterday night with a complete change of dresses and six diapers, a night sac for the evening so she can sleep comfy and hot when we will come back home this night, two vases of food for lunch and dinner, fruitjuices and snack, camomilla and powdered milk plus other little items she may need, we hope it will be a nice day even if weather forecast says temperature will be really low but we will dress her hot and we also will put on our feather jackets and thick socks ^^
またこんばんあいましょう！

children menu

If you are starting to give the first foods to your baby, here are some recipes using Mellin products, (you can use Plasmon of what you like most) some of them Momichan is liking so much.
Omogeneized baby foods are quick and practical, perfect and ready to use and you can also easily take with you if you move outside your house for a meal or a snack either if you go to the restaurant and take the baby with you ^^

QUICK SNACK
You need:
a vase of cheese
a vase of fruits











For a quick snack easy to take everywhere you can go, you can take with you two vases of omogeneized Mellin, fruits (apple, pear, peach or what ever your kid likes) and cheese (you see the images over).
Is enough you use half of cheese and entire of fruits and mix, it will contain enough calcium and vitamins, perfect for theese days of hot weather ^^

VEAL DINNER
You need:
a carrot
one potato
20 gr of CHICCORIS Mellin
1 vase of omogeneized veal meat Mellin
a spoon of olive oil

Clean potato and carrot, cut into small pices and boil in a little water and when broth is ready use it to cook the Chiccoris pasta.
When pasta is ready, add half vase of veal and mix, add one spoon of olive oil and give to your baby ^^

OSTRICH AND TOMATO
You need:
1 tomato (starting from the 8th month)
half carrot and half zucchini
5 spoons of semolino Mellin
1 vase of ostrich meat Mellin
1 spoon of olive oil
1 spoon of parmesan cheese
Wash and clean weel the veggies, cut into small pices and boil, use the broth to cook the semolino. Cook a few minutes the tomato, peal and take seeds away and add to the veggie broth you have done. Add the ostrich meat, parmesan cheese and olive oil.

VELOUTE' WITH CHICKEN
You need:
1 zucchini
1 potato
1 vase of chicken meat
half glass of Mellin Milk 2

Clean and cut the veggies into small pices and boil in water until soft, then smash them to obtain a cream. Add the milk and boil togather for a while.
Add the chicken meat and mix well and give to your baby.
You can also use omogeneized veggies if you do not have fresh, you can find carrots, zucchini and mixed veggies or you can use ready powdered veggies broth.