What Mummy Makes

I very very rarely leave reviews on anything. But I'm so so happy that I found this cookbook and it has made my maternity leave over the last few months an absolute joy. I'm not a natural cook and I'm mostly impatient when it comes to cooking for myself. This book has really made me interested in making food for my baby and to try out new things I never would have made. Pros: - Recipes are super quick. This is important when they're going to wake up from a nap any second or are bored in a high chair! Most take less than 30 minutes which is essential for me. - Not a lot of faffing or ingredients required - normal things we'd buy and have in the house (bar a couple of things like sesame oil). - Fantastically tasty recipes. My husband is SUCH a fan, as is my baby. - Easy to make. Pretty much everything I've made has been really straightforward. - It's really pushed me to try out new things (I can finally make a good white sauce for example). - A lot of variety and good nutritional value for my baby. Reviewers saying things should be lower fat etc should remember that babies and children are not supposed to be dieting. - Pretty much everything freezes or keeps well. I batch make and freeze a lot. Cons: - Although I like that mostly the recipes are a guideline rather than exacting, there are a couple of mistakes where things are on the ingredient list but missed out. Not too much of an issue though, I just missed them out. - A bit inconsistent with freezing/keeping advice. Not every recipe has a comment. To be honest though, these are small points and I am genuinely thankful to Rebecca for making our weaning process a lot more fun and enjoyable.

I don't usually leave reviews, but this book is great and I really wanted to recommend it to anyone considering buying it! My 8 month old loves everything I've made for him so far, and I'm also really impressed with what I've tried. The recipes are very quick and easy to make, but are healthy and nutritious. I love the range of recipes, from breakfast to finger foods, and ideas for fussy eaters. This booked has helped weaning become enjoyable and tasty!

Great book. makes it easy and cheaper to make food for both me and my 8month old. great recipes that we can both eat and enjoy

Brilliant recipe book for introducing children to different flavours and foods. Meals the whole family can make and easy to follow! Recommended!

I was recommended this book and I do like it and would recommend it to others. The good: It's given me the inspiration and confidence to carry on with baby led weaning (which my baby definitely prefers). The recipes are tasty and things all of us have enjoyed. There's nothing particularly complicated in here - the recipes are easy to follow and so far the ingredients are things I already have in. There are some genuinely quick and easy things I wouldn'tve thought of - like a microwave pasta sauce etc. I haven't found anything too adventurous for my 7 month old. The book is great at explaining how to serve the food to your baby. I saw a reviewer saying a 6 month old wouldn't have chicken nuggets and chips. Mine did! Chicken "nuggets" cut lengthwise and sweet potato wedges. He loved it and was fine eating it. But this obviously depends on your individual approach to weaning and your baby's ability to hold, chew, swallow etc. Only you know your child! The bad: I'd struggle to use it every day - some of the recipes say they take 20 minutes when they take that long in the oven without the prep (chicken satay I'm looking at you!) And the amount of washing up for some of them is insane. If it takes 10 minutes to make but uses every utensil in the drawer it isn't worth it! To make things taste good a lot of the recipes have cheese. I'm OK with that sometimes but not sure I want to give my baby cheese every day - I wouldn't usually eat that much and there's quite a lot of salt in it. Also the recipes use low salt versions of things but use twice as much as I would use of the normal one. Not sure there's any point switching? I'd like it if allergens were marked more clearly on the recipes. Like sesame in the hummus for example. But it's not a massive issue - I can figure it out. Some of the portion sizes are a bit questionable - possibly because my little one is very little! I don't care about the pictures personally but I guess more would be nice.

This book is brilliant, it has been my bible when weaning my baby. The recipes are clear and easy to follow and the introduction is good for starting out weening your baby. Definitely a must have!

I have a few recipe books for my family but this one is the favourite, very rarely is a meal a miss. The grain risotto and arancini are among the disliked but the butter chicken, fried rice, Ragu and sweet treats are all a fave! I like the helpful tips at the bottom (when a recipe calls for a bit of an ingredient - marscapone - it will give you ideas on how to use it up) and that it has serving size (2 littles and 2 adults) as well as times - though it's cooking time, not prep time. The meals are very tasty and as an adult I often don't add salt to mine because the flavours are already so good! I also like that some of the recipes talk about portions and how to serve it to baby if you are in the weaning process

Good

I like this book, we bought it recently and use it more and more. The book has lot of good ideas, pictures (although not for every receipt), good marking of receipts: Veg, Gluten-free etc. I especially like the section about cooking in batches. As someone noticed before, unfortunately, not every description is very clear. I tried to cook a zucchini-cheese pieces and it became a disappointing mess: it was not stated in the receipt that zucchini should be squeezed of liquid before putting it into the dough (as I usually do it with other receipts) and it was said that the dough should be 1 cm thick and no suggestions regarding possible size of a baking dish. In my opinion, the book has too many pasta receipts and receipts with pre-made store dough. Some receipts are a bit expensive, for example the receipt of cookies required a lot of maple syrup.

Still need to try the recipes but they look delicious

We normally eat the same repeated food at home, both of us are not great cooks and now our baby is 8 months old, we needed inspirations and ideas for new dishes for him to try that is quick and simple enough to follow. This book is beautifully printed, lots of pictures, great recipes, detailed information, and simple enough for novice cooks/parents to follow through but also very creative at the same time. Thank you Rebecca Wilson.

Lo recomiendo mas para bebes de 1 año en adelante, vienen recetas algo condimentadas o con lácteos… ingredientes que al menos YO no me siento cómoda en darle a mi bebe de 6 meses