Baby at the Table: A 3-Step Guide to Weaning the Italian Way

by Michela Chiappa, Emanuela Chiappa

Overview

SILVER PRIZE WINNER OF BEST FAMILY COOKBOOK AT THE MUMII FAMILY AWARDS 2017!

Baby at the Table is a 3-step guide to making your favourite meals their favourite flavours

Michela and Emanuela's Italian approach to weaning will have your baby eating solid food and enjoying meals with the whole family by the time they celebrate their first birthday.

Involving clever combinations of simple ingredients, no special kit, and under 15 minutes' preparation time for each recipe, your baby will quickly progress from basic no-cook purées to interesting snacks and delicious fresh meals eaten at the table.

The 3-Step Guide:

Baby: a foolproof introduction to their first steps in food
- 6-8 months: enjoying a variety of flavours
- 8-10 months: exploring textures
- 10-12 months: experiencing first meals
- clever natural teething solutions
- 'masking it' tricks

Toddler: happy, healthy tummies for them and a stress-free life for you
- finger foods
- speedy lunchtime meals
- travel and lunchbox solutions
- quick-fix snacks
- tips on dealing with picky eaters

Femily: feed your whole family (baby included) one meal
- recipes for Brunches, Speedy Dinners, One-pot Meals, Desserts and Bakes
- tasty Italian classics you'll return to again and again:
Red pepper and super-bean Bolognese
Speedy cheat's pizza
Fish pies in a mug
Chicken pot pie
Salmon and sweet potato parcel
Chocolate ricotta pudding
- '4-ways-with' sections for porridge, pesto, eggs, jacket potatoes and leftovers
- healthy make-ahead meal ideas
- how to get the kids involved

'How to get babies eating family meals by the age of ONE . . . it's much easier than you think. A cross between a parenting guide and a cookbook. Simple enough even for a child to understand. Full of recipes that the whole family can enjoy - baby included. And they all take 15 minutes or less' Daily Mail

'A beautiful book packed with inspiration (and super-simple ways) to feed your baby well, all backed up with sound nutritional info, and most importantly, celebrating the whole family eating together. Nice one girls!' - Jamie Oliver

'Family food, Italian style' Daily Telegraph

Look out for the Chiappas on TV with Welsh Italians on BBC 2, Michela's Tuscan Kitchen on the Food Network and also the new Welsh Italians Christmas!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718182946
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	09/08/2016
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Michela and Emanuela Chiappa made their TV debut with the series Simply Italian on Channel 4. As Italian home cooks, they value simply family recipes that anyone can do. Now with children of their own, Michela and Emanuela know how important it is to provide fresh and nutritious meals for all the family.

Working from home as full-time moms, the sisters also run, style and manage their YouTube channel, feature regularly on Jamie Oliver's Food Tube and have been regular columnists for Grazia magazine. Voted one of the UK's top parenting voggers, Michela also launched Jamie Oliver's Family Food Tube with her simple weaning recipes. She has also presented a number of TV shows for BBC Wales and BBC Worldwide, most recently Michela's Tuscan Kitchen. Emanuela was a nanny and how heads up the photography, styling and development of Michela's recipes.