Help! Feeling bit overwhelmed on the food front!

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Anyone out there offer any advice?!

Weaning 7 and a half month baby (still breastfeeding too). Was keen to try BLW but not a great cook so seem to have ended up doing a bit of pureeing (Annabel Karmel up to a point) and finger food AND encouraging him to try whatever we are eating off our plates when opportunity arises. He's enjoying his food (prefers me spoon feeding) but so far not that fussed with finger food except bread / toast and cheese (he loves)!

My basic problem is firstly not being a great cook, plus secondly my partner is vegetarian and i am not. So while we try to be healthy I've never cooked much food from scratch that we can enjoy together. I would prefer to give my baby home cooked stuff that we are eating, but need to do a meat and non-meat option at most meals. Looked at Annabel Karmel but to be honest already feel I am suddenly tied to the kitchen and endless washing up (did she ever do anything except cook as a new Mum?!). I would rather spend time with my little boy!

ANYWAY to cut a long rant short (detect the stress!) - Can anyone recommend a SIMPLE guide to weekly meals that are SIMPLE to prepare and share!!

Feeling pretty useless. Weaning seems to make breast feeding a walk in the park!

Thanks, stressed 1st time Mum!

hi dont worry - i cook all ds meals in batches and freeze and used the same book at first took forever now can do 3 / 4 diff batches in about 1.5 hours in an eve when he is in bed. i wasn't a great cook but really wanted to cook from scratch. DH and i have also improved our diet as a result (less salt blah blah)

its really overwhelming at first i know but once you have learned the basics its much much better good luck

I am also blessed with a veggie DH and I am not, I used to have lots of ready meals too. Now I cook from scratch for me and the DCs and DH either fends for himself or eats bought stuff like quiches/vegetarian sausages etc.

I do sometimes cook stuff we can all eat though, jacket potatoes/pasta etc.

With a jacket spud plus veg etc, could cook a chicken leg or two for you and baby and a quorn thing for DH? Or pasta with a tomatoey sauce and cheese you can all eat?

DH is a lot more flexible now though, he has even made ham sandwiches for the children recently, even though he disapproves.

I often make a cottage pie that will do me and children for 2 meals easily, get the very low salt stock cubes and add salt to your portion. Could use quorn mince for a portion for DH if you wanted(I don't bother)

It gets easier, honest

Great suggestions from moaning minnie. The humble jacket spud (microwave for 5 mins) is infinitely adaptable and wonderful for BLW. You can have it with beans, veg, tuna, cheese, the list goes on.

Pasta is also brilliant. The best shapes for a BLW baby are the spiral ones (like an old fashioned telephone cord). Eat with pasta sauce, or just sweetcorn and tuna from a tin!