Pasta...thoughts

At 10 Months MiniMe is still sporting a toothless grin, which makes some foods tough to mash up and swallow.  Something she has had a lot of trouble with is pasta.  If it is baked or in soup there is no problem and she is fine with fresh pasta and stuffed pastas like ravioli from the chilled section in the grocery store, it the dried stuff that she just can't manage.  It isn't like I am cooking it al dente, I am cooking it until soft...too soft for me and Dad, but it just isn't working for her.  

I swear Heinz used to make children's pasta shapes. Sure they were overpriced but I am pretyy sure the pasta was thinner so the noodles were softer.  I know the shapes were just a way to entice picky eaters, but I do believe they would be easier for MiniMe to mash up.  

When visiting my parents in Canada I found some bug shaped vegetable pasta at The Bulk Barn and decided to give it a try.  It takes less time than penne to cook until soft enough for MiniMe and she gobbled it all up before I could even start my own meal so I decided to bring some home with us. 

Earlier this week I made MiniMe some Bug Pasta tossed with butter, Parmesan cheese and flakes of baked salmon for dinner.  During her morning nap I baked a salmon fillet and left it to cool, when it was time for dinner I just cooked up a handful of pasta, mixed it with butter and cheese and added in some salmon.  Dad and I had the rest of the salmon mixed with penne, creme fraiche, sauteed courgette and chilli flakes.  I cooked MiniMe's pasta first and then used the same water to cook our penne so no extra pots to wash!