Reply #6: Canned cream soups are the lazy person's way

[Warpy]

to avoid doing a bechamel or veloute and then modifying it.

At 15 months, the kid is still largely living on finger foods. They're generally not good with spoons and forget about the knife or fork. Start thinking small where the kiddo's concerned, not big. 15 month olds have enough teeth to chew softer stuff, so you won't have to puree anything, but don't serve steak. Be careful of hot dogs, they're the #1 choking hazard food in infants and toddlers.

Meatballs can be served plain or Swedish style with gravy. Expect the kid and the kitchen to be covered with gravy if that's what you do. Just make sure they're not too hot for the kid to use fingers.