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Recipe: Peanut butter & chocolate brownies

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.
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Tips to reduce food waste

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…
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Easter pancakes

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…
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Cookery book of the week: 21 Fun Recipes

While we are still stuck at home, 21 Fun Recipes provides the perfect antidote to lockdown blues, as the kitchen becomes the new playground for any family wanting to have some quality, empowering time together.21 Fun Recipes is a delectable new and independently published illustrated cookbook for children and adultsthat provides easy recipe layouts and information on the food prepared…
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Chinese New Year 2021 traditions and recipes

Chinese New Year 2021 is set to be a different celebration compared to previous years, with national restrictions in place preventing the usual festivities taking place. In China, the occasion is a public holiday and people usually enjoy a whole week to celebrate. London Mums are going to celebrate in style by preparing family themed meals with kids involved. Here’s what you need to know…
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Halloween recipes: The ultimate Colin the Caterpillar trifle & other sweet treats

We consume far too many sweets these days especially around Halloween. At least they need to be high quality desserts. I have come across a M&S trifle recipe made out of leftovers of Frankencolin the Caterpillar’s chocolate sponge roll, decorated with nuts and bolts. As it’s really big, the chances to have leftovers are great so M&S suggests a ‘recycling’ idea. The…
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Halloween recipe: White chocolate Granola Bark Halloween Ghosts

Trick or treat? These White chocolate Granola Bark HalloweenGhostsare most definitely the ideal treats for thespooky season.This seasonal recipe is a must make for families with young children, and you can even personalise yours by adding some of your own favourites when decorating like raisins or nuts. INGREDIENTS 350g white chocolate 50g of Lizi’sOriginal…
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Halloween recipe: Hair-raising Rosti Spiders and Creepy Croquette Mice

Halloween 2020 will be a homey one so let’s make it fun by cooking crazily shaped food like these Hair-raising Rosti Spiders and Creepy Croquette Mice. Will it be a trick or a treat? Enjoy! Serves: 6. Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 pack Mash Direct Potato Croquettes 1 pack of Mash Direct Potato Rosti 1 courgette A handful of olives 1 red pepper 1 yellow pepper 1 carrot (you…
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Mamma Makes - Recipes & Stories from Multicultural Britain: Just Like Mamma Used To Make

Mamma Makes is a an e-cookbook comprising of over 55 recipes and stories of migration from some of Britain’s chefs and home cooks inspired by their mums and grandmas. Each cook provides a mouthwatering recipe that is wrapped up in a brief story of how they and their family migrated to Britain. Its aim is to donate all proceeds to One Million Meals which has a target to feed one…
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Recipe: Granola

This granola recipe is amongst the 160 refined sugar-free recipes for everyday eating published in The mymuybueno Cookbook. It was the author’s first ever mymuybueno Deli recipe back in 2011, and has won every time it entered the Great Taste Awards since that first year. This granola is simply delicious with sliced banana, fresh berries, a dollop of nut butter and milk, or as a topping for…
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