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Al Fresco Feasts part 3: Summery Chicken Salad Wrap

Super easy and healthy meal idea for this Jubilympic summer. Ideal for quick fixes at street parties. Serves: 2 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Total time: 20 minutes 2 small chicken breasts 2 soft tortillas 60 g (2 ½ oz) Philadelphia Extra Light a little (Cos or Iceberg) lettuce 4 – 5 cherry tomatoes 1.Pop the chicken under a hot grill for 7 minutes each side, until thoroughly…
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Meatball pasta

Easy yummy recipe for the whole family. Portions: 4 Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Ingredients: 300 g linguine pasta 6 large sausages (Italian style sausages are particularly delicious) 1 dsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced 150 g Philadelphia Original Tomato puree (optional) for a ‘red’ option. Method: 1. Cook the pasta in a large…
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CRUNCHY CARAMELISED APPLES AND VANILLA

This recipe is simpler than a traditional apple crumble and absolutely delicious served with Vanilla Ice Cream. Servings: 4 Prep Time: 25 mins Ingredients: 4 scoops of Vanilla ice cream (100g/200ml). For this recipe we used Carte D’Or Vanilla Ice Cream 400g cooking apples, peeled, cored, sliced and diced 50g butter 50g light brown sugar ½ tsp cinnamon or ¼ tsp ground cloves 125g biscuits…
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PEAR AND VANILLA PANCAKES

This recipe is made easy by using pre-prepared foods and serving them with Vanilla Ice Cream. Ingredients 4 scoops Vanilla Ice Cream (100g/200ml). For this recipe we used Carte D’Or Vanilla Ice Cream 400g can of pear halves in juice 4 ready-made pancakes 2 tsp brown sugar 15g pistachio nuts, chopped REMOVE the pear halves from the can, reserving the juice, and slice each pear half into 3…
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Top Tips for Children's Parties

Children’s parties can often be feared by grown ups, nightmares of a bunch of children charging about your house and worrying about tears from the birthday child as their friends ransack their toy collection. Parties needn’t be stressful, they should be fun for both the children and the adults. Over the past ten years I have been to thousands of children’s parties and have tested…
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Want to fence like Peter Pan? Fencing fitness tips - Most inspiring Olympic sport at London 2012

You may or may not be aware that I love FENCING as a sport. I started practising sword fighting 2 years ago at the ‘young’ age of 40. What I love the most about this sport is that you can keep practising it until you are very old as it is not aerobic hence not hard on your heart. It keeps you fit without even feeling the pain of exercising as your mind is too busy working out the…
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PLUM AND MUESLI CRUMBLE

The muesli gives a slight twist to a traditional crumble topping and served with delicious vanilla ice Cream is a family favourite. Servings: 4 Prep Time: 1hr INGREDIENTS: 4 scoops of Vanilla Ice Cream (100g/200ml) – we used Carte D’Or Vanilla Ice Cream for this recipe 400g fresh ripe plums, halved and stone removed 3 tbsp fresh orange juice 25g light brown sugar ½ tsp mixed spice 100g…
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Al Fresco Feasts part 2: Seaside Fish Finger Crusty Rolls

Recipe idea for this jubilympic summer, street parties and any type of quick, healthy and easy meal. rolls: 2 Prep time: 10 minutes Total time:: 10 minutes 4 frozen fish fingers 60 g Philadelphia Original Grated rind ½ lemon black pepper to taste 15 g salad leaves 2 crusty rolls 1.Cook the fish fingers according to the instructions on the pack. Cut the rolls in half, horizontally. 2.Mix the…
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Al Fresco Feasts part 1: Easy to Pack Mince Wraps

Easy summery recipe which is also great for street parties. portions: 4 Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time:: 20 minutes Total time:: 25 minutes 1 tbsp oil 1 onion, ready chopped 300 g extra lean minced beef 2 tsp chilli powder (according to taste) 400 g can tomatoes 100 g Philadelphia Light with Garlic & Herbs 8 soft tortilla wraps 1.Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and mince and fry until…
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Top ten tips for how to put on a right Royal British party for the Diamond Jubilee – a quintessential British celebration

This blog features Polly Betton’s Party Hosting Tips and Quotes on how to throw a great Royal British party. 1. Bunting Oodles of the stuff. Bunting is brilliant and this is the perfect moment to go bananas with it. Personally, I like the old-fashioned fabric kind but there are all sorts of options out there now, from beautifully embroidered stuff to nicely weatherproof plastic. Use…
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