My Top 5 Harry's Choice Meals!

One of the people who finally inspired me to start a Blog for Harry's Choice was my friend Kelly (Hi Kelly!). Now, our Kelly loves a list and so as a fellow list lover, I would like to dedicate My Top 5 Harry's Choice Meals to her!

5. Sweet Potato Carrot and Broccoli
This may not be the most exciting dish on the menu, but even though Harry is coming up to 3 and a half it is still my life saver! It is the base for my guilt free, easy meal at the end of a day's teaching...or just a day chasing round after Harry. Here we go, imagine a hill of Sweet Potato, Carrot and Broccoli with a castle of poached fish surrounded by a moat of frozen peas and voila! I've given Harry a healthy, filling meal without collapsing in a heap in the corner!

4. Pasta in Mushroom & Butter Bean Sauce
At this point, I must admit defeat and allow my husband and Harry to have their say! I really, really, really don't like mushrooms, but they do. If my hubby could eat garlic mushrooms every day...he would! In fact, I didn't add this to the menu for over a year until I could take their protests no more. And it would seem that you agree with the boys as this is one of our most popular dishes. It must be because the butter beans give the sauce such a lovely, creamy texture and with the pasta already added, it is a complete meal in a pot.

3. Vegetable and Coconut Milk Curry
An essential item for your freezer if you are a curry loving family but don't think your Little One is ready for a Madras just yet! For us, Friday night curry night means having a really tasty meal altogether and Harry is able to join in without realising he is having something different. I think children catch on pretty quickly that they haven't got the same food as us, and someone else's tea always looks just that bit nicer. The beauty with this curry is that it is all about flavour and not heat, ginger and coconut are perfect with the mashed butternut squash and sweet potato.

2. Spinach and Quinoa Pasta Sauce
The main reason I love this is because it is bright green! The only very teeny weeny drawback with using our lovely local root vegetables is that they can lead to a lot of orange dishes. But this is pure spinach heaven. Another reason for loving it is that the organic spinach in grown about 2 miles away in Bunwell. I had the pleasure of visiting the glass house last year and was extremely impressed with everything from the set up to the quality of produce grown. I used to give this to Harry as a puree, and the quinoa and potato kept him going all afternoon. Once we moved onto solids, I started to use it as a pasta sauce simply poured over some pasta shapes. One final thing that gives it a well deserved #2 spot is that it provides a very speedy tea after our Sunday night swim.

1. And the top spot goes to....Lentil and Sweet Potato!
This was the first dish to go onto our menu and to this day, it is still mine and Harry's favourite lunchtime treat. We love it served as a dip with lots of lovely finger foods; carrot, celery and pepper sticks, pitta bread and rice cakes. The lentil and sweet potato combination provides a delicious, sweet, creamy puree and is also another filling meal. Try it as a spoon fed puree or be brave and let Little One enjoy some messy finger food time!

There you have it, my Top 5 Meals from the Harry's Choice Menu. Depending on seasonal availability, I always aim to have around 8 different dishes on the menu, so try some today and tell me your favourites too!

Amy xx