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The honest Autumn Food Trends 2015

Forget about all the articles on food trends for 2015 predicting that we will be eating more insects, lard and weird new food. Mums have no time for this nonsense. We WON’T be cooking or eating these things anytime soon. At our dinner tables we want food that our children can love and remember when they will become adults. So here is London Mums’ honest guide to Autumn Food Trends…
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Fab Food! Exclusive Five Minute Chat with Star Chef Michel Roux Junior

If you love good food, you will enjoy London Mums’ five minute interview with Celebrity Chef Michel Roux Junior.  How have you found filming First Class Chefs? Please can you share a few anecdotes from the show? Filming First Class Chefs was absolutely amazing. It was such a joy to work with and film with the children, to mentor them and be like a father figure. To pick out one…
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Summer Family Adventures: GOING WITHOUT ELECTRICITY - COOKING

You may recall the article about the Meek Family GOING WITHOUT ELECTRICITY where they experimented living with no lighting. Now they are back and they try to cook without electricity. Let’s see how they get on. Modern kitchens are full of electrical gadgets that we come to rely upon on a daily basis; microwaves, cookers and even toasters are everyday devices that heat up our breakfast, lunch…
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Recipe: Mauritius Prawn Curry

This recipe for grown ups for Mauritius Prawn Curry has been extracted from Aara’s Baby Food Recipe Book by founder Alia Arain. Alia has sent us a letter explaining where she has found this special recipe: ‘I discovered this recipe whilst on our first family holiday in Mauritius. On one of our jaunts around the island, we came across a little restaurant, tucked away in the corner of the…
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Recipes: How to Throw a Ravioli Party

Cooking with children is fun and educational. But if you turn it into a party they will love you forever. Here is a brilliant post that shows you how to throw a Ravioli Party. It can even become the theme for a Birthday Party. The recipes have been extracted from Noodle Kidsby Jonathon Sawyer, published by Quarry Books (£15.99). The method Our family is big on the ravioli party. It turns…
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Recipe: APPLE TARTS WITH ALMOND FRANGIPANE

This yummy recipe for APPLE TARTS WITH ALMOND FRANGIPANE was kindly donated to London Mums magazine and extracted from Kids Cook French by Claudine Pepin, published by Quarry Books (£12.99). SERVES 8 ———- INGREDIENTS: 1/3 cup (68 g) almond paste 8 tablespoons (104 g) granulated sugar, divided 8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, room temperature…
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Recipe: CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARLIC AND PARSLEY

This yummy recipe for Chicken breasts with garlic and parsley is extracted from Kids Cook French by Claudine Pepin, page 30, published by Quarry Books (£12.99), which is a great book that teaches you not just great recipe to feed the family but also some French in the process. SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS: 3 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (each about 7 ounces [198 g]), cut into 1 to 1 ½…
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Recipe: Easter Iced Biscuits

Try this amazing recipe for Easter Iced Biscuits with your kids. They love messing up the kitchen with sugar and flour all over the place, don’t they? Great Easter activity at home. Preparation: 1hr plus cooling time Cooking time: 12 min Makes: 10   Ingredients 75g (3oz unsalted butter, softened, plus extra to grease 100g (3.5oz) caster sugar 40g (1.5oz) condensed milk I medium egg…
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Recipe: German Apple Pancake - Apfelpfannkuchen

I totally love this recipe for German Apple Pancake, the so-called Apfelpfannkuchen. It is very simple to make even my 8-year-old son can make and has low flour and low sugar content. It is delicious and not so fattening actually. I got this recipe from an old acquaintance from Germany and it is apparently authentic. Ingredients 50g butter, to be melted 2 tsp sunflower oil 2 large apples…
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