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…
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…
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…
Between weddings, official visits, speeches and the Diamond Jubilee, the Royal Family are a busy bunch. But spare a thought for their dopplegangers who, since Kate and Wills tied the knot, have experienced their busiest year ever.
To give the country’s royal ringers a well deserved break, Chessington World of Adventures Resort is offering free entry over the Jubilee weekend to up to sixty weary…
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, we’ve teamed up with teatime favourite Birds Eye to send you and your family on a day out to remember at the Jubilee Family Festival in London’s Hyde Park on Sunday 3rd June 2012.
Two lucky adults and two lucky children will spend the fun-filled day in the capital city enjoying all the Jubilee Family Festival presented by Sainsbury’s, has…
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…
Dear London Mums
This month I realised how much I love this city and its people! Is it maybe because it looks at its best with all these Union Jack flags and clean streets? Or maybe I am just infatuated with this buzzing metropole? I am Italian so patriotic flags waving has never really been my thing. Neither I have been a royalist by any mean and I have never particularly liked all these…
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…
Amazing Party Hosting Tips and Quotes by Polly Betton.
1. Communicate with your guests
When you invite guests be as clear as possible about what sort of party it is (i.e. is it formal or relaxed, tightly planned or easy going) so that they know what to expect and what you expect of them. Ask them to RSVP, then send out a reminder email to confirmed attendees around a week before the party with…