11 weeks. Oh, what’s this? Baby is as big as a large strawberry. Um. The giant weird ones they grow in greenhouses in the dead of winter kind of large? Or, like, the naturally sized large strawberries? I’m guessing the latter. I couldn’t pass up a chance to make Strawberry Shortcake for this one. Summer …
Prunes?! Oh, wait. Jane loves prunes to combat pregnancy related uh…issues. Baby is now 1.5 inches and as long as a prune. I had to take one out of the package to see what that looked like. I decided on PRUNE BARS! Kind of like a Fig Newton, but using prunes instead. These were caramelized …
9 weeks and the baby is now 1 inch long! Or the size of an olive. This baby is doubling in size every day up until this point. From now on we can expect it to grow about a half inch per week. Can you believe it? Jane called the shots this week in a …
8 weeks and our little one is now the size of a raspberry! I thought about making raspberry jam or a French custard tart. Alas, I went fast and easy this week as we are packing up to move. Raspberry Bars! Deliciously bright and sweet and homey all at once. The crumble of oats and …
Week 7 and baby is the cutest little blueberry. Blueberry Muffins might be my most favorite breakfast. Growing up we had muffins at least once a week. I remember putting a pat of butter on each half of those muffins still warm from the oven. So dang yummy. This recipe is even more fun if …
Week 6 and baby is now the size of a sweet pea. I considered making another soup this week buttt, I don’t like split pea soup that much. I thought about peas. How do I like them? And it hit me! I love this simple pea pesto I make placed underneath any grilled or baked …
Week 5. Baby is as big as a lentil. How cute. I chose a Red Lentil Soup that has a lot of Turkish inspiration. I love this soup’s warm comforting vibe on a cold wet day. The soft orange hue contrasts well with the bright yellow lemons and green parsley garnish on top. It fills …
Week 4. This baby is as big as a poppyseed! So….tiny. When people think of poppyseeds they think of lemon poppyseed bread. So I made a delicious loaf of a sweetly lemon glazed “bread”. Because it’s in a bread shape but not actually bread. Let’s call this what it is-it’s a cake. In a loaf …
It’s happening. We found out we are having a baby! And to celebrate I thought I would kick things off by making a food every week that is the same size as the baby. 3 weeks is the first time we can see the baby with the naked eye and it is the size of …
