Would you like to take part in an exciting new television documentary? Are you free for a week in August? Channel 4 is making a programme that will bring together people from all walks of life in an attempt to help someone with a dilemma.
For one week, an audience of 50 people, who represent a cross section of the UK population, will offer advice and work with this person to find a solution to…
A great summer read, a self-help book called Liquid Thinking (rrp £9.99 each).
The author, Damian Hughes, looks at the methods used by great achievers and shows, in easy steps, how you can adopt them into your own life, dreams and ambitions. Most importantly, he shows how so-called ‘ordinary’ people have adopted the lessons to be able to achieve life-long ambitions, from…
Fresh tomato sauce with SunBlush tomatoes- exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel taken from her new book ‘Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Meals in Minutes’ (available to buy from 25th August 2011).
Makes 4 portions
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 large clove garlic, crushed
450g (1lb) ripe tomates, chopped
pinch salt
¼ tsp balsamic vinegar
250g (9 oz) small penne pasta
50g…
Children love to help pipe the icing on cupcakes, so get them involved to make these yummy Lemon cupcakes – exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel taken from her new book ‘Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Meals in Minutes’.
Suitable for freezing
Ingredients
Makes 12 lemon cupcakes
-110g unsalted butter at room temperature
-200g cater sugar
-2 large eggs
-150g self raising flour…
Cherubs Chowder – exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel taken from her new book ‘Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Meals in Minutes’ (available to buy from 25th August 2011).
Suitable for freezing
Suitable from 6 months
Makes 6 portions
Fats from dairy produce such as butter, cheese yoghurt and milk are fine for babies and they provide vitamins A and D. It is not just good to give…
Supernanny star Jo Frost is without a doubt the UK’s most trusted nanny. In this book released in July 2011 she shares her tips to help raise toddlers with confidence and give them the best start in life.
The manual is packed with practical advice, reassurance and simple yet effective techniques to help parents deal with all the challenges that raising a toddler involves. I enjoyed…
CARS 2 (July 2011)
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy – 1 hr. 53 min.
Cars 2: 007 meets Blake Edwards’ The Great Race. Pixar’s Cars 2 is a spy story with anthropomorphised cars as characters and elements of The Great Race in a new modern key.
The special effects devised by Walt Disney’s Pixar studios are incredible and very sophisticated…
YOGI BEAR
Yogi Bear, one of our (as mums) favourite characters, is now back to be enjoyed by our children too. The new “Yogi Bear” movie has just been released in 3D Blu-Ray Pack, 2D Blu-ray Triple Play, DVD and Digital Download. The beauty of the movie is the fun combination of live action with computer animation.
The film is funny and adventurous and includes educational environmental…
Six main issues have been outlined by Action for Children today as key in understanding further the complexity of child neglect. In today’s report, Neglecting the Issue, Action for Children identifies the role of fathers, targeting families, public health and prevention, parental and carers’ views, actively seeking children’s views and understanding the scale of neglect as major gaps to be…
Amazing summer recipe and quick to prepare.
Servings: 8
Times
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Chill time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
1 ready prepared 20 cm sweet pastry case
4 tbsp redcurrant jelly or raspberry jam
250 g Philadelphia Original
100 ml Greek yogurt
40 g icing sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
250 g fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
Instructions
1. Pop the…