Weaning your baby can be a tricky milestone for any parent, but with her years of experience and wealth of expertise, Annabel Karmel is on hand to help.

In her new book, Quick and Easy Weaning, Annabel aims to take the stress out of your babys transition to solid food, guiding you through the weaning process step-by-step, from your babys very first purée to introducing more complex flavours and textures.

Featuring 100 delicious recipes, including tasty purées such as Baked Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash, first tastes of grown-up foods like My First Beef Bolognese, and nutritious sweet treats like Pear, Apple and Blueberry Crumble, Annabel makes it easy for you to give your child the very best start in life.

All Annabels recipes are developed with busy parents in mind, to be simple and quick to prepare as well as packed full of nutrition, to keep your baby happy and healthy.

Mother of three, Annabel Karmel MBE is the UK's No.1 childrens cookery author, best-selling international author, and expert on devising delicious, nutritious meals for babies children and families.

Since launching withThe Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Plannermore than 20 years ago, Annabel has written 38 books, which have sold over four million copies worldwide, covering every stage of a childs development. In fact, Annabels very first book is the 2nd best-selling non-fiction hardback of all time.

From nutrition during pregnancy and weaning, through to feeding fussy eaters and family cooking, Annabel continues to be the UK's most trusted, influential and inspiring resource for mums who want to give their growing family the very best start in life.

In 2006, Annabel was awarded an MBE in the Queens Birthday Honours for her outstanding work in the field of child nutrition. More recently, she has been working on The School Food Plan, devising hot, healthy food solution for small schools.

A leading authority on childrens food and nutrition, Annabel is also a regular contributor on childrens health and food related issue in the media, often appearing on Sky News, BBC and radio. She also writes for the UKs leading parenting magazines and national newspapers.

Annabels popular app (Annabels Essential Guide to Feeding Your Baby&Toddler) consistently sits within the top grossing Food&Drink apps and her website www.annabelkarmel.com has been established as a leading pillar in a mums life with great food ideas, nutritional advice, offers and lots more.

As well as her books, Annabel has been recognised as one of the UKs leading female entrepreneurs and has become an inspirational role model for women especially mothers- who want to set up in business.

Annabels sought after recipes have also grown into a successful supermarket food range with Organic Baby Purees and Chilled Toddler Meals. Her quick and tasty meals offer all the goodness of a home cooked meal for those busy days. Annabel has also designed menus for some of the UKs biggest leisure resorts, retailers and nurseries too.