Lockdown 2.0 has been quite the ordeal for most in the UK. Learning how to balance work, home and family life, has taken its toll on our mental health and our home’s have taken on a world of their own.
Homeschooling has left its own path of destruction in its wake with piles of paper, colouring pencils and the dreaded play dough in every crevice. Then there’s finding time in your day to tidy…
Writer and entrepreneur, Virginia Mendez, has written a lovely multilingualpicture book series Mika & Lolo covering diversity on her unexpected journey to embracing feminism. Each book comes in two languages. I have chosen English and Italian. The series is available fromThe Feminist Shop.
The story
Mika & Lolo are cousins who notice that they are sometimes treated…
Ethical fashion is THE thing now that we have all come to appreciate green living and ethically manufactured clothing. An innovator and inspiring female entrepreneur in this sector is Fritha Mason, and founder ofSecret Projects, which runs the Secret Sari Dress campaign. You can see me here also sporting a couple of different Sari dresses. I simply love them as they are very easy to wear and…
This Vanilla Berry French Toast recipe wascreated by plant-based food blogger and stylist,Nourishing Amy, in partnership with Jason’s Sourdough (available in three variants, White, Grains & Seeds and Craft Beer, from M&S stores nationwide, RRP £1.80). This bread evokes memories of my childhood and the mornings spent at the beach after eating fresh sourdough slices with jam…
Personally I want this pandemic to end as soon as possible and forget these challenging times once and for all. I certainly would not want to read about it or to listen to songs about lockdown. But there’s an exception to this: Together – published by Kyle Books tomorrow – is a beautifully illustrated book by Luke Adam Hawker that highlights all the meaningful connections we have…
This Spring London Mums have tried to make peanut Peanut butter& chocolate brownies inspired by a recipe usingaward-winning, ethically made Islands chocolate, ManiLife peanut butter and Bettina Campolucci Bordi(of @Bettinaskitchen)’s creativity. They are relatively easy to make and taste amazingly. It’s the perfect Easter recipe to make with the children.
Food waste has a devastating effect on the planet, our environment and our money. According to British charity WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) the UK alone throws away 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste every year and almost three quarters of that (70%) is food that could have been eaten. When food waste is disposed of in landfill, it rots and becomes a massive source…
Hello London Mums…
Spring is in the air, the days are longer, the daffodils are opening and the lambs are leaping in the fields.What better time to talk about love and awakenings.
To brighten my lockdown days, I have been talking to five talented women who have chosen not to lose themselves into motherhood to follow their passion for rock ‘n’ roll. Being a mother should not be a label…
What’s better than an Easter Egg, we hear you ask? Delicious, buttery crêpes filled with moltenmini eggs and crème eggs – that’s what! Here are London Mums’ favourite recipes for Easter pancakes, or crepes to try and make this Easter with the kids.
Easy pancake recipe
Easy healthy pancakes
Pear and Vanilla Pancakes
Crafty Pancake Tower
Pancake Day recipe by TV Chef…
Musicians are my favourite people to interview and to be around. Here I give you four incredible mums who have fulfilled their dream to become rock stars. Award-winning songwriter Amy Speace (Amy) has made the most revealing album of her career (her ninth) with There Used to Be Horses Here – recorded in Nashville in just four days. Beautifully uplifting and deeply personal, the album sets…