Put the sweet potatoes on a baking tray, drizzle with the olive oil and roast for 25 minutes until they are cooked through.

This magic curry recipe can be found in Rachel Boyett’s brilliant new book Little Veggie Eats, the first full-colour vegetarian and vegan weaning guide, perfect for any parents who are keen to reduce their family’s dairy, meat and fish intake, and save the planet. Serve with quinoa, rice or a flatbread, a squeeze of lime and a spoonful of yoghurt. Add salt and fresh chilli to adult portions.Iron is really important once they’re 6 months as there’s none or very little in breast milk and they have depleted their reserves they built up whilst you were pregnant (and those reserves would very much have depended on your iron intake and reserves too). Formula is fortified but again not the best form for absorption. So that’s one to focus on in terms of giving iron rich foods as much as possible. Mother of three and lifetime vegetarian, Rachel Boyett was keen to only cook one meal when weaning her first baby, so began to create easy, nutritious recipes that all the family can enjoy. Turn down to a simmer and cook for about 30 minutes until the coconut milk is mostly absorbed and the rice is cooked through. While the pumpkin seeds are roasting, toast your bread and then cut a red pepper lengthways into small slices, removing the pith and seeds. If you don’t like coconut milk you can make this with any regular milk of your choice. It won’t be as naturally sweet so you will almost certainly want to add a topping.

Add the cauliflower and sweet potato, along with the ground cumin, coriander, turmeric and curry powder, and cook for a few more minutes. Buttermilk Substitute: The milk PLUS lemon mixture used in this recipe is called a buttermilk substitute. It’s not the same as the buttermilk you buy in the shop. It’s purpose is to help leaven the muffins and give them a little more of a rise.

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Put your stir fry mix in puff pastry for a savoury bake, or use pie pastry with eggs on top for quiche

Stir with a wooden spoon and you’ll end up with a great scrambled egg brunch with some added veggie goodness. Place lid on the casserole dish and bake in the oven at 160C for about 1½-2 hours. Or cook in a slow cooker for 4-5 hours. So simple. Assemble the bowls with the quinoa, a generous serving of the guacamole, the beans and all the veggies.

Add the cauliflower and sweet potato, along with the ground cumin, coriander, turmeric and curry powder, and cook for Now add the kidney beans to the stew and season to taste, then arrange the dumplings on top. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, until the dumplings are light and fluffy. Serve as soon as possible. Make a little well in the center of your dry mix and add the wet mixture. Use a wooden spoon or spatula to mix together. Don’t overmix. I’ve written the recipe using cauliflower and sweet potato but you can replace these with any other vegetables you like. You can also add some greens towards the end of cooking; spinach and/or peas are both delicious, and they only take 5 minutes to cook. Use vegetables creatively. Brightly coloured veggies, like spinach and beetroot, can add loads of colour to dishes to make them fun and enticing for your children. Carrots, butternut squash and sweet potato can be used to add natural sweetness and flavour to dishes (as well as adding nutrients).

Pour the sauce over the potatoes and tap the dish several times on the work surface to mix the sauce with the vegetables. Cook for about an hour and a quarter in a moderate oven until golden brown. Chop dried figs and apple into pieces. Mix with the zest and juice of lemon, mixed spice, sugar and butter or margarine. Use to fill pudding and cover with a pastry lid, pinching together the edges to seal. Heat a frying pan greased with a very small quantity of oil, until a drop of the batter starts sizzling. Lower the heat and fry large spoonfuls of the batter until they begin to brown, then turn them to cook the other side. If pumpkin seeds float your boat, it is easier and more economical to roast larger quantities of them, in an oven if possible. Add salt or your spice preference before roasting. Rachel sees weaning as a fun opportunity to get creative in the kitchen, and is a firm believer in one meal for all the family, meaning that each recipe in this book is designed to appeal to children of all ages, as well as to adults.After cooking your pasta, drain it and add the vegetables, a ready-made pasta sauce or, for something even healthier, a tin of chopped tomatoes heated with fried garlic, salt, pepper and chilli (if you’re feeling spicy). Rice pudding, for me, is the ultimate comfort food. This version is made with coconut milk so it is dairy-free but just as creamy and delicious as regular rice pudding. I’ve also made it with a mix of brown rice and quinoa to up the protein and fibre content. It tastes great on its own, but to make it even more decadent you could add some berry compote, apple sauce or mango chia jam. Heat the coconut oil in a large saucepan on a low heat until melted and then add the mustard seeds.