Hawaii’s Baby & Toddler Cookbook

The daily experience around the dining table is an important one; it is where a family gets its nutrition and where the family unit is cherished. From the start, parents can emphasize the importance of both by cooking healthy, homemade meals.

Hawaii’s Baby & Toddler Cookbook will guide parents through the adventure of feeding our babies, toddlers and the whole ohana. With tips on food transitions, nutrition facts and kitchen how-tos, parents will feel confident in preparing fresh meals for their little ones.

Parents can dive into the delicious recipes created by local celebrity chefs who are parents, or aunties and uncles, just like you. These chefs know first-hand that early culinary experiences will nurture good eating habits and develop adventurous tastes in food. And since fresh products are synonymous with being local, many of these recipes will feature ingredients produced in Hawaii.

These chefs do not want to be short order cooks at home either! These recipes are not only user-friendly, but many will show you how to cook your own meals using the same ingredients. We want you to spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your delicious meal with your family.

From baby purées to toddler snacks to family feasts, these chefs are sure to delight the palates of your growing family. Hawaii’s Baby & Toddler Cookbook will inspire an appreciation of food and the ritual of the family meal from the beginning.

 

Recipes:

First Foods (4 to 8 months old)

Basic Brown Rice Puree
Pureed Meat
Apple Banana Puree
Avocado Puree
Papaya Puree
Squishy Squash Puree
Peas for your Sweet Pea Puree
Broccoli or Cauliflower Puree
Colorful Carrot Puree
Potato Puree
Sweet Potato Puree
Amazing Apple and/or Perfectly Pear Puree
Peach or Nectarine Puree

New Tastes & Textures (8 to 12 months old)

Mash ‘Ulu (Breadfruit)
Hawaiian Super Starch
Super Greens
Green Bamboo Rice
Ellman’s Edamame Puree
Sweet Potato and Fuji Apple Mash Puree
Kabocha Pumpkin and Banana Puree
Kahuku Sweet Corn Polenta
Bananas and Poi
Molokai Sweet Potato and Carrot Puree
Chicken and Rice
Poached Apples
Banana Pudding
Carrot Cardamom Puree
Ginger-Starfruit Puree
Minted Pea Puree
Neko Mamma
Organic Brown Rice Cereal with Apple Bananas
Organic Plain Yogurt with Moloka’i Sweet Potatoes
Tropical Chia Seed Pudding
Bosc Pear and Lemon Juice
Pearlicious Puree
Very Berry Yummy Banana
Potato Leek Puree
Pirates of the Hawaiian Islands

Finger Foods (10 months+)

Edamame Bruschetta
Potato Ground Beef Croquette
Okara Granola
Mini Meat Balls
Refreshing Minted Watermelon
Chicken Czar Boats
Ewa Watermelon and Naked Cow Feta
Keiki Caprese
Pan-Fried Potato Cake
Base for Swiss Bircher Muesli
Carrot, Pineapple, and Raisin Salad
Lemony Date Hemp Seed Balls
Refried Taro Mash with Warm Tortillas
Chicken Kabocha Pumpkin Pancakes
Popovers
Turkey, Spinach and Rice Meatballs

Kid Snacks & Adult Apps (18 months+)

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Katafi and Macadamia Nut-Crusted Fresh Kaua’i Prawns
Baby Banana Fritters
Spuma di Tonno
Goat Cheese Wonton
Seared ‘Ahi and Havarti Crostinis
Bruschetta con Olive e Caprino
Carrot Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
Cherry Tomato Bites
Pear Tarts
Spaghetti Crisps
Molded Sushi with Unagi and Crab

Toddler Meals (2 years+)

Shredded Zucchini Pizza
Swordfish Sticks Italian Style with Basil Aioli Sauce
Fettuccini Zucchini with Tomato Sauce and Grilled Chicken Breast
My Popo’s Tofu
Openface Cheese Avocado and Edamame Sandwich
Leftover Rice Pudding
Edamame Risotto
Tofu Spinach Souffle
Dustin’s Mac and Cheese
Lentils with Mango and Papaya
Quinoa and Carrots
Carrot Risotto
Risotto con Asparagi e Piselli
Waimea Ginger Beef Soup
Murphy’s Peanut Butter Sandwich
Peanut Butter French Toast
Chilled Tomato Bisque with Crab Meat and Avocado Timbale
Peachy Chicken Salad Lettuce Cups
Whole Wheat Macaroni and Cheese
Butternut Squash Pasta
Baked Risotto
Baked Sweet Potato with Coconut Ginger Cream
Da Poi Cup
Crispy Fruit Pancakes
Pele’s Chocolate Pasta
Sweet Potato and Apple Soup

Family Feasts

Seared Fresh lsland Fish with Tropical Fruit Salsa and Mashed Okinawan Sweet Potatoes
Taragon Roasted Whole Chicken with Vegetables
Lavender Liliko’i Chicken
Creamed Chicken with Buttermilk Biscuits
Yummy Chicken Curry
Chipotle Citrus Marinated Grilled Shrimp
Skinny Meatloaf
Farm Stand Stir Fry
Porter Braised Short Rib
Kalua Pork and Watercress with Hoisin Sauce
Fettine Alla Pizzaiola
Oxtail and Watercress Soup
Fish Taco Night
Cheesy Chicken Jalousie
Mahi-Mahi with Lu’au Sauce
Roasted Beets with Macadamia Pesto

Author: Gwendolyn Trowbridge