On 23 November 2012 London Mums had an amazing Christmas party! Most certainly our best so far. A lot of people have asked me to post images from the event so here is my round-up.
The reason for being so different is that it was bigger and better. We had over 200 people enjoying themselves at Eddie Catz Putney, double power entertainment, Christmas storytelling and a special visit from Santa in…
Here is a selection of lovely books for children that parents will find entertaining and quite unique.
Pets in Pants [Paperback]
Children as well as adults giggle when it comes to pants’ jokes and chats. Well, not surprisingly it is very funny seeing all these cats, dogs or goldfish wearing colourful underwear in secret. This book is truly pants-tastic and very well illustrated by Omri…
Here you go a few videos with tips for both men and women on how to choose what to wear this party season.
The high street is full of styles to choose from, so there’s no excuse not to dress to impress. These videos help to find out the answers to some typical festive dressing dilemmas which when approached right, are sure to get you noticed under the mistletoe….
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VANILLA PANETTONE is a great alternative option for the holiday season with an added ice cream surprise. Use Amaretto and Vanilla Ice Cream to give this recipe a twist. Although this is a perfect Christmas recipe, we love it all year round.
Serves: 6
Prep time: 10 mins
Ingredients
8 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream (200g/400ml)
1 large panettone (14cm, 534g)
1 tbsp icing sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp…
Italians would laugh reading this recipe. This is the simplest and yet the best looking salad ever! Insalata Caprese based on only Tomato, Mozzarella and Basil. Easy and so delicious. My favourite! This delicious recipe has been donated by the ASK Italian Cookbook out on 20th November 2012 whose sales will raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Serves 4-6 / Prep: 10…
This recipe is very handy as it is useful to know what to serve guests at a home party before the main meal. Here you go the classic Italian antipasti. This delicious recipe has been donated by the ASK Italian Cookbook whose sales raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Serves 4 / Prep: 10 minutes, or 1 hour 30 minutes if you make the
bread dough from scratch / Cook…
Melanzane (Aubergines) are some of my favourite vegetables. This delicious recipe has been donated by the ASK Italian Cookbook out on 20th November 2012 whose sales will raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Makes 8 rolls, serves 4 / Prep: 35 minutes / Cook: 20 minutes
This quintessentially summer recipe was given to us by ASK Italian’s
extra virgin olive oil…
Yummy recipe! Pesto Burger with Roasted Peppers, an Italian version of the traditional burger. If you ask me, a much better one! But I guess I am biased 🙂
Cooking Time: 15 – 30 mins
Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS
5 level tblsp Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, plus extra to serve (we used Sacla’ pesto)
4 rounded tblsp mayonnaise
ÂĽ cucumber, roughly grated
4 rounded tblsp soured cream
500g minced beef
1…
In the era of digital media, Kindle and iPad, I still love turning the pages of books and particularly children’s books that are so colourful and beautifully illustrated. Here is a selection of London Mums’ favourite books this Christmas.
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GOBBOLINO THE WITCH’S CAT
Reissued for its 70th anniversary, this classic tale by Ursula Moray Williams (Illustrated by Catherine Rayner), which has…
Icklelingo has created a series of books that are ideal starter kits for all those kids who live in multilingual environments as well as the bilingual ones.
We loved 100 Words / 100 Parole (Italian – English). My 6 year old son was born in London and he speaks English at school but at home we speak Italian. He has been raised bilingual and the biggest challenge for me as a parent is to teach…