Rosemary & Thyme Mini-Crackers

I've been looking for a savoury cracker recipe for a while. Unfortunately, most crunchy crackers have some sort of cheese to add texture and as we're dairy-free, we had to settle for a more cream cracker crunch.

The thinner you roll them, the crunchier they will be. Izzie was a bit suspicious of them at first but they soon became a staple of her snack plate.

Rosemary & Thyme Mini-Crackers

Ingredients:

175 g self-raising Flour
Pinch of Salt
1 tsp fresh Thyme, finely chopped
1 tsp fresh Rosemary, finely chopped
75 g Vegetable Margarine, diced
1 egg


Preparation:

Pre-heat the oven to 200º C.

Put the flour and salt in a bowl and rub in the margarine until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. Add the rosemary and thyme, the beaten egg and mix it until the dough is soft.

Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and knead gently until smooth. Roll out to a thickness of 3mm.

Use a small cookie cutter to cut into rounds. Knead together whatever dough is left, roll again to the same thickness and cut dough. Repeat until there is no more dough left.

Place on a baking sheet and bake for about 12 minutes.

I keep them in an airtight contained lined with parchment paper and they keep for about a month.

Pesto

This super easy pesto is great to add to fusilli to make a quick, easy to eat to lunch. Just cook your pasta and once drained, mix the pesto with it.

I make it dairy-free, so no cheese. Even if I was adding cheese, I'd be very cautious with it because of the salt content.

Ingredients:

1 bunch of fresh Basil

1/4 cup of Pine Nuts

2 tablespoons of Olive Oil

1 tablespoon of Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Preparation:

Using a food processor or hand blender, whizz all the ingredients together making sure the pine nuts are all crushed into small little bits. If needed, add more oil for a better consistency.

Vegetable Fingers, Pitta & Hummus *Meal Idea*

This one is guaranteed to be a hit from as early as 6 months. It's easy and packed with goodness.

The littler ones might need some hummus pre-dipping but the older ones should have fun doing the dipping themselves.

Lightly steam a few carrots or any other veggies you like. Cut cucumber sticks and pepper slices and grill the pitta so it's just warm and soft. Serve it all with a big dollop of hummus.