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Help! My Toddler Needs Taming

18 May 2012 – 10:43 | No Comment

The funny thing about being a parent for the second time around is that the reality of certain phases suddenly comes back to you with an alarming clarity. Last week my son turned two, and …

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Archived: Recipes

Annabel Karmel’s cupcakes and the power of twitter

23 April 2010 – 08:25 | 12 Comments
Annabel Karmel’s cupcakes and the power of twitter

yummy cupcake recipe from Annabel, perfect for after school treats – plus if you’re on twitter, come and tweet with me!

Delicious Simnel Cake recipe from Divine

31 March 2010 – 07:50 | One Comment
Delicious Simnel Cake recipe from Divine

Fancy making your own Simnel cake for Easter? This one from Divine looks yummy

Make your own Easter eggs!

24 March 2010 – 16:47 | 5 Comments
Make your own Easter eggs!

Fancy making your own Easter eggs? It’s not as hard as you think!

An invitation to dinner

5 March 2010 – 07:47 | 9 Comments
An invitation to dinner

Hold a dinner party for the White Ribbon Alliance campaign for safe motherhood

WIN! A Little Helper FunPod

26 January 2010 – 15:45 | 3 Comments
WIN! A Little Helper FunPod

Win a Fun Pod so your child can help you safely in the kitchen!

His daddy cooks – and so does he!

25 January 2010 – 08:44 | 5 Comments

Is two-year-old Archie the next Jamie Oliver?

Having a birthday party? Here are some tips…

14 January 2010 – 10:08 | 9 Comments

How to throw the perfect child’s birthday party without spending a fortune

Annabel Karmel Princess Party recipes – plus win her new cookbook!

2 October 2009 – 08:00 | 3 Comments
Annabel Karmel Princess Party recipes – plus win her new cookbook!

Recipes from Annabel Karmel’s new Princess Party Cookbook plus your chance to win one of 10 copies!

Now this will make you feel good…

23 September 2009 – 11:06 | One Comment
Now this will make you feel good…

Yummy chocolate cake recipe from Divine to share with your friends at the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

Perfect after-school treats!

17 September 2009 – 14:12 | One Comment
Perfect after-school treats!

Cheap, quick and easy to make recipes for Credit Crunch Cookies and Frugal Flapjacks

Tea, sympathy and chocotherapy

14 August 2009 – 09:40 | One Comment
Tea, sympathy and chocotherapy

You don't really need a scientist to tell you that tea can reduce stress – this week I've drunk so much of the stuff (sweetened with sugar for the first time in 30 …

Something fishy for Friday…

31 July 2009 – 09:22 | No Comment
Something fishy for Friday…

Trying to persuade kids to eat fish isn't always easy, but I've found that if you serve it with something they like, for example pasta, they'll usually finish their plates. Here are some lovely recipes for you …