What’s in a name?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by heatherlauraclarke

When I make homemade baby food, I’ve never been content to just label the bags with the name of the fruit or vegetable. I like to make my own names for my concoctions. It’s pretty much the best part.

Here’s a peek at some the baggies in my freezer right now:

Apple-Banana Blast (apples and bananas)
Blueberry Bliss (blueberries and apples)
Sufferin’ Succotash (lima beans, peas and corn)
Prairie Harvest (parsnips and turnip)
Enchanted Forest (blackberries and apples)
California Mix (brocolli, cauliflower and baby carrots)

Because of my creative liberties, it’s not unusual for us to have conversations like this:

ME: What did you give Baby Boy for lunch?

DARLING HUSBAND: Some “forest” stuff and two cubes of “farm harvest” or something. You and your names!

Category: Cooking, Homemade baby food

One Comment on “What’s in a name?”

Kirsten
May 5, 2011

That just totally cracked me up. Definitely something my husband would do, too.

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Making things isn’t just a hobby — it’s part of what keeps me alive.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)