Cultur-Italy EzineRecipes

Italian Recipe from Tuscany: Pappa al pomodoro

Pappa al pomodoro is another delicious recipe sent by London Mums’ globetrotter reporter Rita Kobrak from Tuscany which you can make with the kids for the whole family. Read it also in the print magazine – sold out in supermarkets but available to download online from here.  Pappa al pomodoro Pappa al pomodoro is a bread-based dish as a soup.  To make it dice onions and fry in olive…
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Movies

Film Review: Where Hands Touch out on 10th May

Writer/director Amma Asante’s new film Where Hands Touch takes an intimate look at what it means to be a person of colour in times of political conflict, what it is to be young and in love, and the lives of mixed-race people in Nazi Germany – a subject woefully ignored by most history books.  The trailer The verdict By now it’s fair to say that writer/director Amma Asante is on a…
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Cultur-Italy EzineRecipes

Italian Recipe from Tuscany: Panzanella

Try to make this delicious recipe for Panzanella sent by London Mums’ globetrotter reporter Rita Kobrak from Tuscany with the kids. You can find this and other recipes in the print magazine. Panzanella is a great salad if you have old, slightly stale bread at home. Soak the bread in oil, a little balsamic vinegar and water. Squeeze it dry and add to chopped cucumber, onion, tomatoes and lots…
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Movies

Exclusive chat to Lizzie Waterworth-Santo (the voice of Horrid Henry)

It’s been an absolute honour to interview Lizzie Waterworth-Santo, well known as the voice of Horrid Henry in multi BAFTA nominated tv series Horrid Henry – currently in its 5th series on Nickelodeon and Netflix as well as in the 2011 Horrid Henry live action feature film. Lizzie Waterworth-Santo is now back in a brand new animation, Strike, available exclusively in Vue from the 11th of…
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Cultur-Italy EzineRecipes

Recipes from Tuscany for all the family

London Mums’ globetrotter reporter Rita Kobrak has sent me fantastic recipes from Tuscany for all the family which you can also find in the print magazine – already sold out in supermarkets but available to download online from here.  Rita sent us this short letter along with her recipes: “We moved to Tuscany two years ago from London and one of the things we love, along with the great…
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Books

Kids' Books that will stand the test of time - Roundup 2019

As a qualified book worm, every year I attend various events where authors and publishers present their latest releases. Here’s my favourite selection of kids’ books recently showcased by Penguin Random House that will stand the test of time. Do you agree? PICTURE BOOKS The Very Hungry Caterpillar 50th anniversary gold cover edition  2019 marks 50 years since The Very Hungry…
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Movies

Mary Poppins Tour of London

To celebrate the release of Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns on Digital 4K Ultra HDTM, HD and SD, and on Blu-rayTM and DVD tomorrow, London Mums and the Kids Club were invited to a Mary Poppins’ themed Afternoon Tea on a London Double-decker bus going on a Mary Poppins Tour of the Capital.  Check this out! London is the backdrop of both Mary Poppins movies but did you know that very…
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Movies

Amazon Adventure 3D documentary review

Amazon Adventure is a spectacular IMAX®/Giant Screen 45 minutes documentary from award-winning SK Films that brings audiences on a visually stunning odyssey through the wilds of the Amazon rainforest in an incredible true story of scientific discovery by naturalist and explorer Henry Walter Bates – the most influential British scientist you’ve probably never heard of – who provided…
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Our Favourite Adventurous Women in cartoon films

There’s nothing more inspiring than a powerful woman in a film or on TV – especially if you’re a little girl looking for an inspiring role model. Whether they’re a rule-breaking princess or an adventurer at heart, these women defy all expectation and end up on crazy journeys. To celebrate the release of Missing Link, in cinemas 5thApril, we’re taking a look at the most iconic adventurous…
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Movies

Exclusive! Hollywood star Alysia Reiner opens up about her film Motherhood & her own views on parenting

It doesn’t happen every day to get an immediately strong connection with someone after a quick chat, let alone when that person is the Hollywood actress and producer like Alysia Reiner, best known for playing Natalie “Fig” Figueroa in the comedy series Orange Is the New Black. I admire her not just for her acting but also for her non-profit, charitable and humanitarian campaigns. I was…
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