Here’s an inspiring story by my friend and mumpreneur Karen Williams who has created the yummiest alternative plant cakes under her own brand Roar Cup Cakes – Just Raw.
It’s time to celebrate with healthy, raw, organic, vegan and gluten free cakes.
Plant Cakes are cool. It’s not boring to eat plants, it’s kind to our children, animals and our planet.
In 2004 my children…
Last month Monica and Iwere invited to a very special event celebrating the UK arrival of theNinja Foodi Multi-Cooker with a presentation and a lovely meal at the Chop House overlooking St Paul Cathedral, in Central London.
We were greeted by an amazing pink cocktail accompanied by a rose petal, as the event happenedduring the Valentine celebrations.
The short…
Forget the morning rush to get out the door on time, new research by Knoppers from Storck UK, reveals that the after school period is the most challenging time for mums. Almost two thirds of mums (59%) named 3.30pm – 5pm as the time when they most need a pick me up after a tiring and busy day.
A huge 82% of kids attend one or more after school activity and more than half (54%) of these…
Over the Summer our Kids Club met Tilly Ramsay, daughter of the famous British chef Gordon, and tried Tilly’s Treats at Bread street Kitchen. This is what they had to say about the experience.
‘In July I took my two children to the Bread Kitchen to learn about Tilly’s Treats, which included making their very own Pizza from “dough 2 finish”. On arrival we…
Wouldn’t it be lovely if the kids could take care of meal times? London Mums would be very happy about it, wouldn’t we all… Well a new report suggests they should be able to do just that by age 11. Commissioned to launch the Samsung Family Hub Refrigerator, the research of 2,000 parents found that 25 years ago the average child could make six dishes by the age of 11 – however the…
Did you know that 1.3 billion tons of food produced is lost or wasted every year worldwide? That amounts to a whopping third of all food for human consumption. The average UK household throws away £470 worth of food a year whole 4 million live in food poverty.
When I first saw these figures they really shocked me but I was more shocked when I realised that I was partly to blame. The unopened…
It was a pleasure to interview fellow Italian Chef Gennaro Contaldo who has become a popular TV personality in the UK. As part of his work with Italian olive oil company Bertolli, Gennaro is offering cooking tips to mums to make their lives easier.
I am pleased to present the first part of my interview with Gennaro here. The full interview will be published in the Spring 2016 issue of the London…
Celebrity chef Aldo Zilli is married to actress Nikki. They have two children; Rocco, nine and seven-year-old Twiggy. Aldo Zilli talks to Sanjeeta Bains about London, family life and of course food, glorious food!
What’s your favourite area in London?
I love Soho – it’s a great, bustling area and it’s where I opened my first two restaurants (Zilli Fish and Zilli…
Having a fussy eating child can be extremely stressful. As a family nutritionist I have seen many parents in tears over this issue and most of my initial consultations are spent reassuring them that they are not bad parents and have not really done anything wrong. Cue a big surge of relief being lifted from their heavily burdened shoulders.
Now, I am not a child psychologist but I have had the…
I love eating healthy fresh food but I never thought farm food would taste so different from supermarkets’ food. Recently I tried to get food from an online service that sends you fresh ingredients selected from the best local farms. I used www.kentvegbox.co.uk. They delivered fresh seasonal fruit, vegetables, meat and eggs to my door and then I chose recipes from my recipe book to cook with…
