This wonderful and simple recipe for Chicken Supremes in lovage butter en papillote was kindly donated to London Mums by Chef Marcus Bean as featured in new recipe book 365 Chefs for Charity: ChariTable Bookings Signature Dish. I would describe this book as the Cookery Bible of this century. I have never seen a more comprehensive recipe book. The great thing is also that ChariTable Bookings is a…
My Granny’s recipe for Summer berries Jam is one of my 10 year old son’s Diego favourite ones, so much so that ahead of Mother’s Day he made two jars. It’s a super simple recipe. He did not need any supervision while making it.
Ingredients (for 2 medium sized jam jars)
500 g mixed summer fruits (you can buy them frozen as they are cheaper. Asda sells them as ‘summer…
This recipe for a simple yogurt cake is very child-friendly and is one of my Grandmother from Italy with a few modern variations. My 10 year-old son Diego has made it for me this Mother’s Day. It is such a simple cake that children can make it without supervision (except for when the cake needs to be put in the oven). You can make it for Birthday parties with inside filling of either jam or…
If you are missing Bake Off try to make this Christmas recipe for a 17th century gingerbread biscuit kindly donated by The Museum of London and Albion which have joined forces to create this yummy cookie commemorating 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
People often have the misconception that food from around this time was dull and uninteresting however this isn’t the case at all.
It’s Star Wars week. The Force is strong so I decided to dine at one of the best new restaurants in Chelsea for a galactic gastronomic experience. Dinner at The Imperial totally exceeded my expectations. I was offered food that was worth of the best Michelin star restaurant except that the price is not as high. Look away now if you haven’t eaten yet.
As an Italian connoisseur of the finest…
Cooking with children is fun and educational. But if you turn it into a party they will love you forever. Here is a brilliant post that shows you how to throw a Ravioli Party. It can even become the theme for a Birthday Party. The recipes have been extracted from Noodle Kids by Jonathon Sawyer, published by Quarry Books (£15.99).
The method
Our family is big on the ravioli party. It turns our…
You have just about got in to a routine with your baby but before you know it the next big phase is lurking around the corner and soon you will need to introduce your baby to food.
For some this can be incredibly exciting but for others it can also be terrifying. There is so much conflicting information about weaning – the how and the when – it is no wonder that many of you end up getting…
Here is a great RECIPE for Mum’s Amazing Vegan Carrot Cake kindly donated by the Vegan Society and Rebecca from vegansparkles.com.
You don’t need to be Vegan to appreciate this recipe though! I love carrot cake and this seems to be a fairly simple recipe.
Cake
1/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup vegan margarine
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cup agave syrup
1…
The Bon Appétit blog has concocted this brilliant banoffee pie recipe for me! Easy and unusual recipe to make for parties or picnics using pancakes. You would not expect that so your guests or kids will be surprised!
Preparation 5 minutes
Serves 2
Ingredients
1 pack Sweet Pancakes (we used Abra-ca-Debora Sweet Dutch Pancakes for this recipe)
150ml double cream?
1/2 small tin Carnation…
Try this recipe for Mini Carrot Cakes. We absolutely loved making them and eating them. So easy to make with the kids. And husbands will love them too. Perfect for Mother’s Day baking and beyond!
Serves: 14
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
200 g self raising flour
1 tsp cinnamon
225 g grated carrots
200 ml oil (sunflower or groundnut oil)
100 g brown sugar
85 g chopped…