Ni! Spinach again!

Today Kora's amá made her a scrambled egg, and served it to her mixed with tomato purée from yesterday.  I think the way to make the egg best is to scramble, microwave, and then strain completely.  My advice for straining any food is to use a big mixing bowl and a big strainer, even though it's a small quantity.  Straining food can be tedious and it doesn't help to work with a small surface area. 


Tonight's food was spinach, which I steamed and whizzed in the mini food processor. Kora's amá requested that the spinach remain chunky, but the result of the whizzing was uneven, so I passed it thorough the food mill with the biggest holes. I think that spinach should be served with Vitamin C so that the iron gets absorbed. Today that Vitamin C was tomato purée from before, but in the future it can be broccoli.  

Pretty soon this baby will be sitting up straight, holding up her head, and eating with her hands. That stage will be great for practicing knife skills.  

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