Making Ben's baby food is way easier than I thought! Here's some recipes that perhaps you may want to try:

carrots:
buy fresh carrots-wash, peel, cut up in small pieces
steam in a veggie steamer (we bought a tiny steamer you can put in a small saucepan with 3/4 cup water) cover, boil then bring to med for 10-15 min till soft)
then put carrots in blender (i use a smoothie machine)
add fresh water to thin out and blend/cream until you like the consistency

applesauce:
peel, core and cut up apples
put in a small sauce pan with 1 cup of water
cook for 10-15 min tills oft
put in blender and cream until desired consistency (add water if necessary)
(hint) natural/organic applesauce is the same thing they just add vit c (absorbic acid) so if you need a quick fix you can use that

peas:
1 package of frozen peas
cook in sauce pan on stove top with 1 cup of water (or how much the package says) cover
then cream in blender with a little fresh water at a time until it's smooth (don't add too much at a time it gets soupy fast)

bananas:
so easy!
cut up fresh bannanas and mash with fork and water or put in blender and cream till ready
*these are best 1st time foods for baby's digestive system

avacado:
so easy too!
buy soft dark avacado-peel, core
mash with fork
add water and stir until desired consistency
*another good 1st food for baby -so many vitamins and healthy fats.

butternut squash:
cut in half, place face down in baking dish in an inch of water
bake at 400 for 40 minutes
meat should come out easily out of peel
blend with water till smooth

here's a website i refer to:
http://wholesomebabyfood.com/babyfirstfoods.htm