I want to make my own baby raviolies...

[Pencil Pusher]

raviolis? Anyway, you know the pasta pickups at the store, that go for the ridiculous price of $1.19 a pop & leave the baby wanting just. a. littlle. more. of *something*? I like them for the diaper bag, just-in-case, easy-to-feed, but baby likes them, period. She saw me buying some at the store the other day & FLIPPED out. I got them in the buggy & distracted her, but then she saw them going down the conveyor belt at the checkout & managed to grab a couple & knock one off.

So I thought if they were a little cheaper, a little healthier...I know somebody who'd like to eat them more often, lol. Ideas?

[astrid]

When my dd was a toddler, I just bought the smallest frozen raviolis and just overcooked them a bit, then cut them up. Dd loved them.
You can make your own ravioli, but I've tried and it's kind of a messy, tedious job to make them that small. I wanted to make some really tiny ones for soup one time and I'll never try it again! The frozen kind are inexpensive and easy to cook.

One more thought....up here in New England, with a large amount of Italian-Americans, we can buy small, slender stuffed pasta in the frozen department, next to the raviolies. I think they're called "stuffed cavatelli" or something. Those might work, if you can find them in your area.

(I can't figure out how to form the plural of "ravioli," either!:blush:)

[Pencil Pusher]

When my dd was a toddler, I just bought the smallest frozen raviolis and just overcooked them a bit, then cut them up. Dd loved them.
You can make your own ravioli, but I've tried and it's kind of a messy, tedious job to make them that small. I wanted to make some really tiny ones for soup one time and I'll never try it again! The frozen kind are inexpensive and easy to cook.

One more thought....up here in New England, with a large amount of Italian-Americans, we can buy small, slender stuffed pasta in the frozen department, next to the raviolies. I think they're called "stuffed cavatelli" or something. Those might work, if you can find them in your area.

(I can't figure out how to form the plural of "ravioli," either!:blush:)

That's a great idea! I don't mind cutting up bigger ones, but I do feel kind-of guilty if I feed her "pasta" stuff too often. The baby version is at least primarily veggies--spinach & carrots & such.

Personally, I can't stand ravioli, so I don't actually know what the store sells. Maybe I should look before I venture too far into the kitchen. (I think opening a can of soup is kind-of a lot of trouble, lol! ;))

[KH_]

You can make your own ravioli, but I've tried and it's kind of a messy, tedious job to make them that small. I wanted to make some really tiny ones for soup one time and I'll never try it again! The frozen kind are inexpensive and easy to cook.



I'll agree with this - I have on occasion made ravioli (and not the tiny ones - regular sized ones) and they're a lot of work! They're very yummy, but way too much work to do very often.

[Lady_Dulcinea]

They are dry in the bag kind $2.99 for 1lb. I've not looked in other grocery stores for them. Making pasta is a lot of work that I'm never willing to do.

[WTMindy]

Well, first you need a mommy ravioli and a daddy ravioli and then.......


Sorry, I'm just feeling a bit silly!!

[melissel]

ITA that they're too hard to make. I'd just buy little frozen ones and phase out the baby kind.

And "ravioli" IS the plural form :D

[JudoMom]

Well, first you need a mommy ravioli and a daddy ravioli and then.......


Sorry, I'm just feeling a bit silly!!

Um, I think Aubrey is already well versed in making baby raviloi....:001_tt2:

[Audrey]

It's not that hard. I used to make little ravioli-like thingies for my ds when he was a baby. I used wonton wrappers cut in half instead of making my own pasta because it was so fast and easy to do. I filled them with whatever baby food I had on hand (most big-people leftovers make great baby food)! He absolutely loved them. All you do is cut the wonton in half, put a teeny dollop of baby food in the middle of one side, moisten all the edges and press together, kind of working out the air bubbles as you do. I used a fork to crimp the edges to make sure they sealed well. They take about 3-4 minutes to boil.

[astrid]

Well, first you need a mommy ravioli and a daddy ravioli and then.......


Sorry, I'm just feeling a bit silly!!

:rofl::lol::thumbup::smilielol5::smilielol5:

[astrid]

It's not that hard. I used to make little ravioli-like thingies for my ds when he was a baby. I used wonton wrappers cut in half instead of making my own pasta because it was so fast and easy to do. I filled them with whatever baby food I had on hand (most big-people leftovers make great baby food)! He absolutely loved them. All you do is cut the wonton in half, put a teeny dollop of baby food in the middle of one side, moisten all the edges and press together, kind of working out the air bubbles as you do. I used a fork to crimp the edges to make sure they sealed well. They take about 3-4 minutes to boil.

Never thought of using wonton wrappers! Great idea!

[Robin in Tx]

LOL! When you are on the main forums page, and this particular thread shows up as the one with the most recent post, the subject line is abbreviated to read, "I want to make my own baby..."

Oh, the fun we could have with *that* subject line! LOL