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3D PANCAKE PLAY THIS PANCAKE DAY - FIRST RECIPE: Desert island (21st February 2012 is Pancake Day)

If you think the annual pancake toss is flipping boring, then we’ll show you a new way to play on Pancake Day by creating a new series of edible three-dimensional ‘panscapes’ that turn the humble pancake into an edible art form that you can enjoy simply and easily at home. Leading experimental food experts Polly Betton and Andrew Stellitano have built a series of beautiful 3D landscapes…
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Mini Meatball and Tomato Sauce Pasta

Meatballs are a great way to feed kids as you can hide all kinds of goodies inside them that they’ll never even know about! Making them really small makes them easy to eat and to mix with Garofalo Motori pasta. You can make a huge batch of these and freeze them for later use. 2 to 3 tablespoons richly flavoured Extra Virgin olive oil 1 cloves garlic, unpeeled and lightly crushed 200g/7 oz…
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Traffic Light Pasta

Cars and little trucks feature amongst the shapes in Pazzielle, so I thought a traffic light theme might be quite fun. Involving children in the cooking process not only teaches the a valuable life skill, but it also encourages them to want to eat the food they have helped to make, so for this recipe you can all get cracking on the job of de-seeding and cubing the tomatoes. To make this more…
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School Milk

Is your under-5 missing out on free school milk? Did you know that all children under the age of five are entitled to free milk whilst at nursery or school, regardless of the parents’ financial circumstances? According to recent School Milk research* although the majority of parents recognise the health benefits of milk, most are unaware of their child’s entitlement to free milk while at…
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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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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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Chocolate chip cookies

Chocolate chip cookies to make with the kids and at school’s learning kitchens. This is a London Mum’s recipe: these cookies are crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. They are really simple to make both at school and for mums to make with the kids. Ingredients: 350g flour (it works also with wholemeal flour for a healthier recipe) 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda …
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Sticky Banana and Chocolate Tart - Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos **Recipe** donated by Gino D’Acampo

Sticky Banana and Chocolate Tart – Light a Birthday Candle for Lumos **Recipe** donated by Gino D’Acampo to charity founded by Harry Potter author JK Rowling. Sticky Banana and Chocolate Tart Ingredients 50g salted butter 120g golden caster sugar 6 firm large bananas, peeled 100g chocolate chips 250g ready-to-roll puff pastry Plain flour, for dusting 1 tub good-quality vanilla…
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Passionfruit – Beetroot Juice - TOP RECIPE!

A power juice containing vitamin B, potassium and iron. I recently tried this amazing juice at a new cafe’ and restaurant called TIBITS off Regent’s Street where i met Gail Porter for a breakfast interview. Recipe: for 4 people Preparation time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 2 Bananas (peeled: 100-120 g) 1 Lemon (juice: 50 g) 500 ml Water 480 g Carrots 150 g Beetroot, raw 12 Passion…
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