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Fresh tomato sauce with SunBlush tomatoes - exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel

Fresh tomato sauce with SunBlush tomatoes- exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel taken from her new book ‘Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Meals in Minutes’ (available to buy from 25th August 2011). Makes 4 portions 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 large clove garlic, crushed 450g (1lb) ripe tomates, chopped pinch salt ¼ tsp balsamic vinegar 250g (9 oz) small penne pasta 50g…
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Lemon cupcakes - exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel

Children love to help pipe the icing on cupcakes, so get them involved to make these yummy Lemon cupcakes – exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel taken from her new book ‘Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Meals in Minutes’. Suitable for freezing Ingredients Makes 12 lemon cupcakes -110g unsalted butter at room temperature -200g cater sugar -2 large eggs -150g self raising flour…
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Cherubs Chowder - exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel

Cherubs Chowder – exclusive recipe by Annabel Karmel taken from her new book ‘Annabel Karmel’s Top 100 Meals in Minutes’ (available to buy from 25th August 2011). Suitable for freezing Suitable from 6 months Makes 6 portions Fats from dairy produce such as butter, cheese yoghurt and milk are fine for babies and they provide vitamins A and D. It is not just good to give…
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Baby & ToddlersBlog

Supernanny Jo Frost's Confident Toddler Care: The Ultimate Guide to the Toddler Years

Supernanny star Jo Frost is without a doubt the UK’s most trusted nanny. In this book released in July 2011 she shares her tips to help raise toddlers with confidence and give them the best start in life. The manual is packed with practical advice, reassurance and simple yet effective techniques to help parents deal with all the challenges that raising a toddler involves. I enjoyed…
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KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN UNRAVELLING CHILD NEGLECT

Six main issues have been outlined by Action for Children today as key in understanding further the complexity of child neglect. In today’s report, Neglecting the Issue, Action for Children identifies the role of fathers, targeting families, public health and prevention, parental and carers’ views, actively seeking children’s views and understanding the scale of neglect as major gaps to be…
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In a Flash Strawberry Philly Tart

Amazing summer recipe and quick to prepare. Servings: 8 Times Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Chill time: 30 minutes Ingredients 1 ready prepared 20 cm sweet pastry case 4 tbsp redcurrant jelly or raspberry jam 250 g Philadelphia Original 100 ml Greek yogurt 40 g icing sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 250 g fresh strawberries, hulled and halved Instructions 1. Pop the…
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Quick tips on how to encourage your child to be creative (by former CITV presenter of Art Attack Neil Buchanan)

Encouraging kids to be creative will always be a cause close to Neil’s heart, which is why he has provided a series of hints & tips for both parents & kids. In putting together the hints & tips that follow, Neil has drawn ideas from his long career of creating, to help kids bring their imagination to life and make their squash monster creation really stand out. For Parents – 5…
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Blitz your body for your summer holiday with the help of Fitness Expert Dax Moy

Beautiful beach bodies will be turning heads everywhere this summer, thanks to Personal Trainer and Fitness Expert Dax Moy who is on a mission to share his expert knowledge in advance of holiday season. Dax says: “Baring all on holiday is often a terrifying prospect. If you feel self-conscious about your hips, thighs, stomach or indeed anywhere else that you’re going to have to bare, then…
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How to crack potty training

Potty training is always a challenging time for parents. How do you know when your child is ready to potty train? How do you do it? How long will it take? For a parent potty training for the first time, it can be quite a scary prospect and any excuse to delay starting the process can be welcome. Every child is different but usually, they show signs of being ready to potty train between the…
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The ladies who transformed London into 'Scooterlandia'

Most London Mums are familiar with the ubiquitous colourful Micro Scooters that are everywhere and are a favourite in the parks and on the school run. Anna Gibson and Philippa Gogarty, Co-Founders and Joint Directors of Micro Scooters Ltd tell us how they got started and what the inspiration was for setting up the business… Philippa: “We met in 2002 as young mums at our first baby…
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