Best family cookbook for adults, toddler and baby?

[Sutherlandgirl]

I am sure this has been asked many a time! Whilst I like cooking and have a bit of time to do it as I am on mat leave at the mo, I have no desire to cook three different meals for myself, DH, our 2.5year old DS and DD who is 5.5 months and just started weaning!

Are there any good truly "family" cookbooks out there? The kind where I can cook one meal and adapt easily for a toddler and baby?

I have the Annabel Karmel baby and toddler book but am not a huge fan and neither is DS.

I also prefer recipes that can be made in advance or at least prepared during nap time, as it all gets a but stressful trying to cook when they are both up!

I don't do baby led weaning, appreciate that could be the easier route regarding feeding the baby, but she lacks the co ordination for it at the mo, and has to have solids due to reflux )although obviously she will have finger foods soon).

Thanks!

River Cottage baby & toddler cook book is brilliant and exactly what you're after imo!

Might be worth trying the River Cottage baby/toddler book? Sensible food I actually enjoy eating, ideas for adapting recipes to do both purée & blw, and generally quite sensible-home-cooking in a Delia sort of way.

X-post Poppy! Uncanny.

I quite like fay ripleys family food, there's some great recipes with adaptions for babies and toddlers.

Fay Ripley has done a lovely book, which is based on what she cooks for her own young family. Also Rachel Allen is good family cooking. The dinner lady is also a trusted reference book for family food in my house

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Ladies thanks so much I will give these a go! Was starting to feel slightly panicky at the thought of spending all night in the kitchen!

I agree that the river cottage baby and toddler book is really useful. The recipes are good for babies and toddlers and i enjoy them all too. Also none of them are very difficult or time-consuming (which helps when tired!). I also use this blog loads - crumbsfeedyourfamily.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
as everything is sooo quick and tasty.

This one's slightly poncey but we have used it loads - best fish pie ever
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