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Gorgeous and tasty pancakes for when you have some time to cook... naptime or grandparent visit?

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Super speedy cocktail for toasting everyday triumphs!

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Whitney's afternoon indulgence.

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This recipe was adapted from Margarita Mama: Mocktails for Moms-to-be by Alyssa Gusenoff.

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Butternut squash is a babyfood mainstay. Double the fruits of your labor by making a nice salad too. Keep bags of pre-washed greens on-hand to make this super easy.

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Save some for baby before you make it too spicy. Thicken with baby cereal for homemade baby food that does double duty.

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Strap baby into high chair once the root veggies are precooked. You can hand over appetizers one at a time.

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These are tasty for grown-ups and for self-feeding older babies.

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Recipes inspired by rookie moms. So easy you can make with a baby in one arm. Sorta.

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Easy, cheesy goodness. Main dish optional.

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Leah serves it with an optional side of warm marinara for sauce people. Obviously Holden is a sauce person.

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Silly lunch or snack for the mama stuck at home.

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Whitney is a master at serving the sweet potato for babies and grown-ups. Omit the garlic and herbs for sensitive babies. Go wild with it for an adult palate.

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Good for fat-fisted babies to grab hold of as well as imaginative preschoolers who like the ideas of eating boats like big monsters might.

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Crispy and salty, you'll forget these 5 minute vegetables are healthy.

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Chard is a great winter green. It is also growing like crazy in Heather's summer garden. The preschooler will eat it when he picks it and washes it!

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Healthy root vegetables for you and a good meal for a self-feeding older baby. For a toddler or preschooler, we try to pass them off as "fries". It seems to work.

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Perfect for Thanksgiving with a baby or anytime of year.

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Celery root is a delicious, surprising root vegetable. Great as a mash or fries too. Can also freeze cubes for baby.

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Not a good one for mashing but it freezes well. Add olive oil during cooking if you want to increase the fat content. -- rookie mom Colleen