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Do you have a cooking dilemma? Do you need to throw a fantastic dinner party to wow your boss, or in-laws!? Are you hosting a special dinner party for the first time or need help catering for a surprise party? Are you confused by the sheer variety of ingredients available in today’s supermarkets? We can help! Boundless productions – the makers of The Apprentice and Grand Designs &#8211…
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Recipe: Traditional Cream Tea Scones

With June just around the corner, it is definitely time to start planning a right royal spread for your Diamond Jubilee party. This delicate, light and deliciously sweet Traditional Cream Tea Scones recipe will make for an impeccable party and make you and your children celebrate in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in a truly traditional style. This recipe serves 8. Preparation time: 15…
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'Florentine and Pig - Have a very lovely picnic' - kids' & mums' new book review

Florentine and Pig have already won over an army of parents with their traditional values, even though the first book won’t be published until 7th June 2012. Eva Katzler has developed the brand and content through online channels. Florentine and Pig have an impressive 1477 followers on Twitter and a whopping 1762 fans on Facebook (early May 2012). Each book sees the two having a different…
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Win 1 of 5 copies of 'FRENCH KIDS EAT EVERYTHING' book by Karen Le Billon

‘How our family moved to France, cured picky eating, banned snacking, and discovered 10 simple rules for raising happy, healthy eaters’ Karen Le Billon. In this wry, self-deprecating memoir, Karen Le Billon shares her personal account of the (at first unwelcome) food education she receives after moving with her husband and two young daughters to a small village in northern France…
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New and Inspired products tailored for you, your baby’s safety and wellbeing

London Mums’ favourite baby feeding essentials! Funky, fashionable, unbreakable but more importantly safe and cost effective. Mii™ STORY MII™ MUM Stephanie Sirota, Co Founder, one of eight bothers and sisters: “After our mum survived cancer we wanted to develop a BPA -EA free product line with a style for today and the future.” With the global mum in mind we have developed…
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Special offers for London Mums on new products

Exclusive offers to London Mums. ARIA, Mii™ Single Electric Breast Pump IARIA, Mii™ Single Electric Breast Pump, is a hospital-grade breast pump designed for comfort, power, and portability. Quality engineering makes ARIA a safe option for moms through a 100% safe guard with no cross contamination. Equipped with Flutter Flex Vent™ soft cups made of 100% food-grade silicone to allow…
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Tuscan spelt soup

Here is a simple recipe for the Zuppa di farro – Spelt Soup – from Tuscany. Ingredients: 2 tbsp farro per person 1 onion 2 carrots Celery 1 tomato 1 courgette small amount of spinach 2 pork sausages mushrooms Method Cook farro (spelt) for 20 minutes in water and a little salt. In the other pan put a small amount of water and add onion until softened. Add all the other ingredients…
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The dining table is only the fifth most popular place to eat breakfast

The dining table is only the fifth most popular place to eat breakfast, a study revealed yesterday. Despite being the traditional place to start your day, the dining table was beaten by our desks, the sofa and even the commute to work. Researchers found a third of Brits say that they never sit down and eat breakfast at a table and those that do are unlikely to do it at any point other than at the…
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Sicilian almond sweets to make with the kids

Quick and tasty and a good way to get your kids to eat some almonds. These cookies are called Amaretti and they are typical from both Sicily and Sardinia. Take 200 g ground almonds and 200 g sugar. Mix together. add some lemon rind or a tsps of cinnamon. Fluff up 2 egg whites and add to almond mix. Make into small balls, add an almond on the top and bake for 15-20 mins on 150 until golden. Watch…
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Flores de Carnaval - Carnival recipe from Spain

Another great Spanish recipe for flores de carnaval provided by Ole Kids. Around February every year Lugo (Galicia, The green bit of Spain) dresses up to celebrate carnival. Days of parties, competitions and becoming whoever you want to be or love to hate being. My grandmothers 92 and 81 years old and their friends do not give up this party for anything in the world. They cook traditional…
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