Recipes

Recipe: Crostata di Frutta Fresca - FRESH FRUIT TART

This Italian Recipe: Crostata di Frutta Fresca – FRESH FRUIT TART reminds me of the cakes that my Italian Grandmother used to make me when I visited. Really delicious! Just try it. SERVES 8 Definitely one of my five a day! This is a great tart for dinner parties as the arrangement of fruits can always be changed depending on what’s available. For example, grapes and melon work well…
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Tested & Recommended

The best new children's DVDs for 2013

Check out London Mums favourite selection of new children’s DVDs for 2013. Is this the year of the monsters? Well, maybe not but there are a few new movies with monsters as the stars …. Surprised? HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA On Blu-ray™ 3D, Blu-ray™ and DVD with UltraViolet™ 4 February 2013 from Sony Pictures Animation and Director Genndy Tartakovsky featuring the Voices of Adam…
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Parenting Skills

Top tips for keeping your family safe online

To celebrate SAFER INTERNET DAY today, we publish here a guide on what you need to know to keep your family safe online. Our top tips for keeping your family safe online have been prepared by David Emm, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab. There’s no doubt about it, the internet is taking over the world and, despite the wonderful social and developmental opportunities it offers your…
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Recipes

Recipe for your Valentine Menu - Lobster Bisque

This Lobster Bisque Recipe for your Valentine Menu is really unique! Anyone who has lovingly prepared food for another knows its potential power. Silky-smooth and sensually-satisfying is the way to go for a hot Valentines night this year and Lobster Bisque is hard to beat, say nutritionist and author, Fiona Kirk. As far back as the late 1800s, the aphrodisiac powers of seafood were championed…
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Fitness & Health

CLARE BALDING kick-starts an initiative to support young people's careers in the football industry

Last year’s sporting success had a real impact on young people’s perceptions of female athletes. So Clare Balding has now kick-started npower What’s Your Goal?, an initiative that offers young people once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in the football industry. Clare is leading an exclusively female line up of 11 inspirational and successful women currently working within the football industry…
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Recipes

Recipe: Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies

This amazing Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies Recipe was kindly donated by Dean and Sarah Gough, authors of the book ‘Recipes For Life – Fighting Back With Food’, a recipe book with a difference. Each individual recipe was eaten by their two-year-old son Alfie when he was battling Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Sadly, little Alfie died in 2010, however, Dean and Sarah believe the nutritional diet…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of The Romantics DVD

The Romantics is a 2010 romantic comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Galt Niederhoffer, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. It will be out on DVD on 4th FEBRUARY 2013. The Plot: Friends and family convene at a beach house for the wedding of Lila (Paquin) and Tom (Duhamel). But things don’t go swimmingly, mainly because of one thing that Lila and her maid of…
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Newsletter

February 2013 Newsletter

Dear London Mums What an exciting start of the year! A big group of London Mums met on the 9th floor of City Hall for an exclusive reception with the Mayor of London, lots of laughs, photo bombing and photo shooting with the spectacular London by night view with our photographer Michael from Memorygate. Check our our photos on our Facebook page. A night to remember! More exciting than that is…
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Recipes

Recipe: Chunky Fish Soup with Warm French Bread and Garlicky Crème Fraiche

This delicious recipe for Chunky Fish Soup with Warm French Bread and Garlicky Crème Fraiche is easy enough to make and tasty for a hungry family. Ingredients 350g cod fillets 200g king prawns 200g crème fraiche 1 fennel bulb 1 carrot 1 onion 1 tsp sugar 1 tin chopped tomatoes 800ml vegetable stock 2 garlic cloves crushed 25g chopped dill 1 tbsp olive oil 25g tbsp chopped parsley French…
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Valentine Gift Guide 2013

In this Valentine Gift Guide 2013 you can find London Mums’ recommendations for unique gifts for both HER and HIM. GIFTS FOR HER Love Potion The Love Potion Eau de Parfum is very sensual and a bit fruity. You can smell an oriental vanilla fruity fragrance, infused with ginger and chocolate. This really sets the mood for a night of passion with its seductive oriental scent. We love it…
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