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Summer competition challenges children to rustle up food waste fighting recipes

Too Good To Go, the world’s largest food waste fighting app, has today launched a new children’s recipe competition for the summer holidays. The #EasyRecipeasy Children’s Challenge will encourage children to learn about the topic of food waste in a fun, creative and interactive way. The new challenge follows the brand’s first children’s poetry competition, which received over 1,000…
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10 Tips for Cooking with Kids

Kids always find it fun to help adults in the kitchen, but the cooking items don’t seem to interest them, plus safety issues are there to consider. However, you can overcome these limitations and cook with kids. How? Keep reading to learn more. Tip #1: Don’t be in a Hurry Patience is essential when cooking with kids. So, do not expect everything to be perfect. And, you have to add extra time…
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A meal with a view and ... the Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker

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…
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New research reveals after school pick up is the most demanding time for mums

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…
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Can your kids cook? A new report suggests they should have mastered twenty- five dishes by age eleven

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…
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When life gives you lemons - share

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…
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Exclusive interview with Celebrity Chef Gennaro Contaldo including his top pasta tips

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…
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Italian Star Chef Aldo Zilli exclusive: “Too much sugar turns my children into little animals”

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…
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