Lisa

Lisa Barnes is the founder of Petit Appetit, a culinary service devoted to the palates and health of infants and toddlers. She teaches parents how to provide fresh, healthy, organic foods to their children through private in-home cooking classes, mother’s groups cooking demonstrations, and parenting workshops throughout Northern California. She is the author of the iParenting Media Award winning book, The Petit Appetit Cookbook: Easy, Organic Recipes to Nurture Your Baby and Toddler. Lisa has also written the recipes for a new cookbook from Williams-Sonoma, Cooking For Baby, and also contributes her writings and recipes to various online parenting websites (iVillage, Mommy Track’d, Chic Blvd) and regional mother’s group newsletters. She is on the board of directors of Leah’s Pantry, a nonprofit organization providing nutrition workshops to families, kids, and seniors living in transitional and affordable housing communities.
Lisa lives in Sausalito California with her husband, Lee, son, Jonas and daughter, Ellery.
Book Authored:
Cooking For Baby Cookbook (currently available from Williams-Sonoma)
The Petit Appetit Cookbook: Easy, Organic Recipes to Nurture Your Baby and Toddler
Lisa’s Webpage: PetitAppetit.com
Lisa’s Posts
Growing Up Veggies, Herbs and Ice Cream
Eat Your Flowers - with Organic Blooming Salad Recipe
Everyday is a Holiday for Kids - with Organic Lemon Pancake Recipe
“Oh. I don’t like green stuff” with Organic Spinach Hummus Recipe
Help! I Have No Kitchen (with Organic Roll-up Recipe)
Spinach Shrimpy Fusilli (Organic Recipe)
Fat Tuesday, with Organic Jambalaya and Citrus Corn Muffins Recipe
Gung Hay Fat Choy! (with Organic Long Life Noodle Recipe)
Hooray for the Half! Angels vs. Devils (cakes, not kids)
The Show Must Go On - Soothing Organic Recipes For Children Under The Weather
New Year’s At Nine (with Organic Recipes)
Little Helpers in the Holiday Kitchen
Fruity Puree Cookies (Organic Recipe For Kids)
“The Feast” - Petit Holiday Food For Kids (with Organic Gingerbread Recipe)
Taming The Pomegranate, with Minty Fruit Salad Recipe
Home-Made Fruit-Free Granola (Organic Recipe)
Pumpkin Patch Visit with Organic Pumpkin Ice Cream Recipe
Potluck Salads (Organic Recipes)
Baked Organic Chicken Bites For Kids
The Hunger Challenge - (not much) Food for Thought
Calistoga Get-Away (with Wild Shrimp and Organic Cabbage Salad Recipe)
Quick Organic Snacks For Kids (with Spring Spread Recipe)
Send ‘Em Packing - School Lunch Bag Reviews and Organic Turkey Roll-up Recipe For Kids
Organic Orange Frosty For Kids Recipe
She Takes The Cake (with Organic Flourless Chocolate Cake Recipe For Kids)
Out Of The Garden Pancakes For Kids (Organic Recipe)
Safely Feeding Babies - 10 Important Tips (plus 1 you already know)
More Wheat Berries Please! (with Organic Wheat Berry and Citrus Dressing Salad)
Breakfast For Dinner (with Yogurt Pancakes For Kids)
The Heat is On… Time for Lemonade! (Recipes for Kids)
Happy Mother’s Day! (with Organic Greek Frittata Recipe)
Kids on a Plane (with Organic Snack Recipes)
Popeye Puree (Organic Spinach For Kids Recipe)
Getting Greener or Getting Fooled - Label Deception
Introducing Solids To Baby (with Organic Sweet Potato Puree Recipe)
Williams-Sonoma’s New Cooking for Baby Book (with Recipes)
Crunchy Frozen Organic Bananas For Kids Recipe
Hippity Hoppity Organic Easter Eggs with Natural Dyes (plus Egg and Olive Spread Recipe)
Happy “Green” Day with Organic Irish Soda Bread Recipe
Oatmeal Dilemma and Flavorful Organic Oatmeal Recipe
Do Not Try This At Home (with Stove Top Organic Popcorn Recipe)
Hearty Organic Oatmeal Cut Outs for Valentine’s Day Recipe
No Yolking Around - Organic Pancakes for Kids Recipe
What Are Those Little Black Things? (Organic Mini Banana Bran Muffin Recipe)
A New Sous Chef in Town (with Brussels Leaves Recipe)
Happy New Year! Lobster vs. Pizza - Don’t Ask (with Kid’s Organic Pizza Dough Recipe)
Sugar, Nuts, Spice and Everything Nice… (Organic Spiced Raisin Nut Mix Recipe)
Easy, Creative Organic Dips for Kids Recipes
I met Alice Waters… (with Toasted Breadcrumbs Recipe)
Mom to Mom - Six Tips on How to Shop Wisely and Save Money when Buying Organic
Minestrone Mama (Organic Minestrone Soup Recipe)
I Heart Organic Cranberry Sauce - Recipe
First Taste - Organic Butternut Puree and Soup Recipes
Happy HallowGreen - Roasted Organic Pumpkin Seeds Recipe
Potluck or Pot(un)luck? To Make or Not to Make. (Organic Kabobs Recipe)
Apple Puree for All - Baby Food Recipe
Anyone Else Living An Organic Lifestyle?
Mussel Man (Mussels with Organic Prep Recipe)
First Fish For Baby and Organic Fish Sticks For Kids Recipe
Organic Rosemary Castle Potatoes Recipe
Food Additives and Kids (ADD and ADHD)
Got Squash? (Organic Zucchini Bread Recipe)
“Mommie, what does a chicken say?” (Roasted Organic Herb Chicken Recipe)
O.K. Babies… Ready, Set, Eat! (Organic Baby Food Puree Recipes)
Freeze Please! (do your kids hate eating veggies?)
Organic Cupcake Chronicles - Final Chapter (with Sugar Cookies for Kids Recipe)
Organic Cupcake Chronicles - Part 3
Nigella Bites - More about Organic Cupcakes - Part 2
Let Them Eat (Cup) Cakes! - Part 1 (with Organic Cupcake Recipe for Kids)
Oh Rats! A Fun Foodie Movie - (with Organic Ratatouille Pasta Recipe)
You Be The Judge - (with Organic Trail Mix Treat Recipe for Kids)
Want S’More? (with Graham Cracker Recipe for Kids)
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