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Italian Recipe from Tuscany: Pappa al pomodoro

Pappa al pomodoro is another delicious recipe sent by London Mums’ globetrotter reporter Rita Kobrakfrom Tuscany which you can make with the kids for the whole family. Read it also in the print magazine – sold out in supermarketsbut available to download online from here. Pappa al pomodoro Pappa al pomodoro is a bread-based dish as a soup. To make it dice onions…
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Italian Recipe from Tuscany: Panzanella

Try to make this delicious recipe for Panzanella sent byLondon Mums’ globetrotter reporter Rita Kobrakfrom Tuscany with the kids. You can find this and other recipes in the print magazine. Panzanella is a great salad if you have old, slightly stale bread at home. Soak the bread in oil, a little balsamic vinegar and water. Squeeze it dry and add to chopped cucumber, onion…
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Recipes from Tuscany for all the family

London Mums’ globetrotter reporter Rita Kobrakhas sent mefantasticrecipes from Tuscany for all the family which you can also find in the print magazine – already sold out in supermarketsbut available to download online from here. Rita sent us this short letter along with her recipes: “We moved to Tuscany two years ago from London and one of the…
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Travel: Tuscany with kids 

Tuscany is the perfect holiday destination for families as there is so much to do in this one fabulous region and kids are welcomed everywhere. Lots of pasta and pizza mean you don’t have to worry about what the kids will eat while you enjoy your “aperitivo”. Here are just a few ideas to get you started. Amusement parks The Pinocchio park at the town of Collodi founded a…
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Travel with Kids: Villa Radicata - a dream holiday home in Tuscany

Villa Radicata has been restored with love and attention to detail to make it a comfortable family holiday home. It is in a stunning undiscovered part of Tuscanyclose to Anghiari in the Tiber valley.The Villa has itsown private fencedswimming pool giving fabulous, open views over the Tuscan countrysideand Montedoglio Lake. It was renovated retaining original features…
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Travel with Kids: Tips for Travelling with Baby

Over the yearsI have travelled a lot with mychildren all over the world andI am finally sharing my very own tips for travelling with baby. Taken with a KODAK Digital Still Camera 1. Select destination and accommodation Apartments and villas are more practical with little ones. You can warm bottles when you want and have more space than a hotel room. With the added…
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The perfect family holiday in sunny Tuscany

Tuscany is the perfect destination for all the family.I decided to move our London born family, my husband and myself, Alessia then aged 9 and Sebastian then aged 3 from Parsons Green to Lucca, Tuscany, for “a year out” so that they could experience their Italian origins and perfect their Italian. Here we are a year later and have decided to stay on another year!! I…
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Second language learning: benefits for children

We know that learning a second language has many benefits such enhancing a person’s career prospects and often comes in handy when going on holiday. However, there are deeper reasons and even more meaningful benefits for offering your child the chance to learn a second language. Contrary to popular belief, a second language does not confuse children but it can actually boost children’s…
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My chat with a truly iconic rock star: Zucchero - The man with the hat, a leather voice and blues in his veins recalls the 80s & his famous friends

Being a rebel teenager in Italy in the 80s meant only one thing for me: listening and playing blues songs by Zucchero Fornaciari akaZucchero (which is the Italian for Sugar – his real name is Adelmo Forniciari). At 62 he has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and has become one of the biggest rock stars in Italy and in the international rock & blues scene. 30 years down the…
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Win 1 of 50 Italian cookery books 'La famiglia - the family book of pesto' by SACLA' in collaboration with Chef Rachel Allen

London Mums have 50 cookery books kindly donated bySacla’called‘La famiglia – the family book of pesto’ to give away.Sacla’have teamed up with chef and mum Rachel Allen to createsome newPesto recipes, especially for those important family moments around the table. For your chance to win one of these cookery books, write the…
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