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Recipe: Vegetable quiche, Mediterranean style

Easy and yummy vegetarian dish. 1. Preheat the oven to 180 ºC. Spread the dough on a baking tray covered with baking paper and prick with a fork. 2. Spread the tomato pesto onto the dough and sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. 3. Wash the vegetables and chop into 1.5 cm dice. Fry the aubergines for 6 minutes in hot olive oil, then add the courgettes and fry for another 5 minutes.
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Recipe: Ginger, carrot and apple juice

A sweet and spicy drink – healthy, delicious and rather attractive! 1. Peel the ginger and lemons. Wash and peel the carrots. Cut the apples and the fennel into halves or quarters so that they fit into the juice extractor. 2. Put all the ingredients into the juice extractor. Stir the juice well, leave to settle for 5 minutes and then skim off the foam. 3. Put the juice in the refrigerator.
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Recipe: Meatballs with Sun-dried Tomato Pesto Sauce

Super easy one but guaranteed wow factor with your guests and kids alike. Cooking Time: 30 – 45 mins Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 500g minced beef 100g wholemeal breadcrumbs 2 eggs, beaten 3 tbsp Sun-dried Tomato Pesto (the best on the market and the one I use all the time is by Italian brand Sacla’) fresh chopped parsley 3 tbsp oil 1 small brown onion, chopped 350g jar of…
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'Send Prime Minister David Cameron and Simon Cowell on LONG and DANGEROUS space voyage’ say GB kids

Kids are so spontaneous, aren’t they? Well, they usually speak common sense. Or don’t they? Fun new research from toy company, MGA Entertainment, has revealed that from our list almost a quarter of British children (24%) would most like to send the Prime Minister David Cameron off on a long and dangerous space voyage, closely followed by Simon Cowell (23%). The research, which was…
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Recipe: Oven-Baked Cod with Organic Tomato Crust

Brilliant recipe which you can have all year round. Cooking Time: 15 – 30 mins Serves: 4 INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 450g of cod fillet, skinned and cut into 4 pieces 4 tbsp of Organic Tomato Pesto (we used Italian Pesto from brand Sacla’) 75g of fresh white breadcrumbs finely grated lemon zest* 3 tbsp of mixed chopped…
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London Mums Christmas party Round-up

On 23 November 2012 London Mums had an amazing Christmas party! Most certainly our best so far. A lot of people have asked me to post images from the event so here is my round-up. The reason for being so different is that it was bigger and better. We had over 200 people enjoying themselves at Eddie Catz Putney, double power entertainment, Christmas storytelling and a special visit from Santa in…
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This little Piggy went to Bobbi Brown...

This little Piggy went to Bobbi Brown, This little Piggy went to MAC, This little Piggy went to Chanel, And this little Piggy Bare Minerals, And this little Piggy went ‘”Wee wee wee wee!” Because she’d been a naughty Piggy this year! What’s on your Christmas list, or have you been too busy to make one yet? Here’s my guide/impartial view of this years most touted products, perfect…
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Recipe: Christmas Biscuits

This recipe is taken from the Sara’s Cooking Class app which is available to download now. Children will love to make and decorate these festive treats. Baking is the perfect activity for the Christmas holidays when the weather is uninviting. Serves 35 Prep Time: 10 minutes (including 30 minutes for chilling) Cook Time: 15 minutes (including 10 minutes for cooling) Total Time: 25…
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The Rap British Mum: is this you?

Check this Mum singing a rap song about the realities of being a mum. I am sure dads can relate to that too… I love the ‘I don’t give a s***’ look on her face – it’s what we should all have. She is surrounded by kids with runny noses, nits, she complains about post-baby body, vomit, expressing milk and all other everyday challenges a parent faces. I can…
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How to dress for Christmas parties

Here you go a few videos with tips for both men and women on how to choose what to wear this party season. The high street is full of styles to choose from, so there’s no excuse not to dress to impress. These videos help to find out the answers to some typical festive dressing dilemmas which when approached right, are sure to get you noticed under the mistletoe…. TIPS FOR MEN TIPS…
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