Recipes

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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Get Creative

FREE ACTIVITY SHEETS from Shaun the Sheep The Movie & Big Hero 6

Half term is always challenging for parents. Kids’ entertainment is expensive so the best way forward to mums on a budget (most of us) is to get organised with lots of FREE stuff to do. Here are London Mums favourite FREE ACTIVITY SHEETS from the latest and most entertaining movies. Shaun The Sheep The Movie – Art & Craft Activities These activities are suitable for…
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Baby & Toddlers

Paid-for media opportunity for mums and babies to be part of a ‘How to Bath and Massage’ video - Email by 6 February 2015

Great Paid-for media opportunity for mums and babies. A leading baby brand is currently looking for a mum and baby (under 8 months) who would like to feature in an instructional video on their YouTube channel (fee paid). Photo by MemoryGate.co.uk Baby Photographers Do you enjoy bathtime with your baby?  Do believe in the benefits of baby massage? We’re looking for a confident mum and…
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Fitness & Health

How to Lose a Stone in 2 Weeks and Feel Great! Recipes included!

Is your diet letting you down? Did you embark on a new eating and exercise programme with gusto at the turn of the year but it’s stopped working? If so, you are not alone! Quick fix diets are a great way to achieve early success which motivates us to keep going but many involve strict regimes with little flexibility and can be a hard slog. I am a Nutritionist and author of 2 Weeks in the Super…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Why toddlers and computers do not mix - what to avoid when you work from home

I should have seen it coming.  It was a glorious hot summer’s day and I’d promised the kids a picnic in the park.  But the temptation to check my Inbox was far too strong. As any homeworking parent knows too well, juggling work and the summer holidays is no mean feat.  You have to somehow entertain the kids, keep them out of mischief and keep your work ticking along at the same…
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Parenting Skills

Exclusive interview with Uri Geller on spoon bending, parenting and positive thinking

Uri Geller is one of the world’s most investigated and celebrated mystifiers. He is well-known throughout the world as a controversial psychic entertainer, television personality. Uri is famous for his ability to bend spoons seemingly with the power of his mind and for his friendship to Michael Jackson. He is a busy dad of very successful grown up children who don’t bend spoons but are…
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Parenting Skills

It takes guts - Life will never be the same

I don’t know about you, but my pregnancy wasn’t as fun as I had imagined. I thought I’d have this glamorously sacred, special time, being high on hormones and delighted about the growing life inside me. I thought once I had a heartbeat confirmed and the neckfold being fine, all would be well. And at week 20 I was excited for my big scan and I would finally to be told what colour scheme to…
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Recipes

Valentine themed family meals

The importance of Valentine is totally overrated. In this piece you can find my suggestions for home-made Valentine themed family meals. Valentine’s Day comes from an old tradition linked to both agriculture and religion. Traditionally, Spring begins on 14th February which celebrates St Valentine’s Day and in which it is said that birds choose their mates. In some parts of Britain the…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Opportunity for mums: Get paid to review next season's fashion items

Happy New Year London Mums! Are you feeling the pinch after Christmas? Here is a great way to earn some money this long cold month. Slicethepie.com pay mums like you to review music, yep, get paid to sit and review stuff! Slicethepie are just breaking in to the fashion market and will now pay you to review next season’s fashion items! Your reviews will help to predict the next big hits and…
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Fitness & Health

NO New Year's resolutions! Lifestyle detox is the MUST in 2015

New Year’s resolutions suck and in 2015 I will use common sense to detox my lifestyle and live better. At the end of the day health is the most important thing in life! I have made a list of the key ingredients to live 2015 to the max. Linking my annual rant about lifestyle detox to Sandra’s recent article Will this be your last New Year diet ever? here are my top tips to make simple…
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