A third of parents regret giving their children games consoles, mobile phones and computers, a study reveals today. Having not known life without the internet and technology, parents fear their children are so used to the immediate gratification of digital devices that they are lacking key interpersonal skills such as patience and social and communication skills that develop from taking part in…
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A third of British children (33%) will fall victim to ‘Summer Sofa Syndrome’ this year, with some putting on up to half a stone…
A great dessert any time of the year, but a particular favourite for winter.
Servings: 4
Prep Time: 55mins
Ingredients:
8 scoops of Carte D’Or Vanilla Light Ice Cream (200g/400ml)
250g jar cranberry sauce
50ml port
50ml fresh orange juice
100g ginger nut biscuitsv
½ tsp ground cinnamon
50g Demerara sugar
PLACE the cranberry sauce, port and orange juice into a pan. Bring to the boil and…
A simple cheesecake using Vanilla Ice Cream. If wishing to make this in advance, freeze thoroughly and remove from the freezer 20 minutes before serving.
Servings: 6
Prep Time: 25mins
Chilling Time: 40mins
Ingredients:
8 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream (200g/400ml). For this recipe we used Carte D’Or Vanilla Ice Cream.
150g biscuits
60g butter
200g raspberries, washed and hulled, reserving 12 for…
These wonderful individual Caramel Apple Strudel parcels could be served with Vanilla Ice Cream but the caramel flavour makes them extra special.This is the perfect recipe for a stay at home mum and a clever idea on what to make with fresh apples for kids.
The recipe
Serves: 4
Prep Time: 45 mins
Chilling time: 10 mins
Ingredients:
4 scoops of Carte D’Or Dulce de Leche Ice Cream (100g/200ml)
1…
These quick picnic recipes make it easy to make the most of the sunshine with your family this summer. If you’re lapping up the sun in the garden at home, give these treats a try. Simply chill in the fridge for half an hour, then enjoy!
portions: 6
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time:: 10 minutes
200 g fresh raspberries
300 g fresh strawberries
160 g Philadelphia with Cadbury
100 g low fat…
These quick picnic recipes make it easy to make the most of the sunshine with your family this summer.
portions: 6
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time:: 10 minutes
90 g Philadelphia with Cadbury (BY THE WAY IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED THIS YET, PREPARE FOR SOME YUMMY TIME… IT MAY NOT BE NUTELLA BUT IT IS HEALTHIER AND LIGHTER – WE ARE ADDICTED TO IT AT LONDON MUMS HQ)
6 lemon shortbread…
Great and easy recipe for street parties, pinics in the park, birthday parties this jubilympic summer.
crackers: 24
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
250 g Philadelphia Original
100 g smoked salmon, chopped
black pepper to taste
grated rind of ½ lemon
8 sheets of filo pastry
3 tbsp oil
1.Mix together the Philadelphia, salmon, black pepper and lemon rind and…
Summer berries marinated in sweet white wine and fresh mint, complimented with Vanilla Ice Cream. Simply beautiful.
Preparation times: 15 mins
Chilling time: 1 hr
Servings: 4
4 scoops of Carte D’Or Vanilla Ice Cream (100g/200ml)
1 vanilla pod, split in half and seeds removed
200ml sweet white wine
100g blueberries
100g raspberries
100g strawberries, hulled and quartered
4 sprigs of mint, leaves…
Osteopath Amberin Fur had a dream of taking part in the Olympics as a child. Nearly 30 years later her dream is about to come true – though not entirely as she’d envisaged it. She had hoped to be performing a triple twist across the floor as a gymnast, but she is actually participating as a member of an elite team of osteopaths selected from hundreds of applicants to be part of the Central…