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Flores de Carnaval - Carnival recipe from Spain

Another great Spanish recipe for flores de carnaval provided by Ole Kids. Around February every year Lugo (Galicia, The green bit of Spain) dresses up to celebrate carnival. Days of parties, competitions and becoming whoever you want to be or love to hate being. My grandmothers 92 and 81 years old and their friends do not give up this party for anything in the world. They cook traditional…
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Make a toy that looks like your pet from Zhu Zhu

Have a go at creating a toy for your child that looks like her pet. I took a Zhu Zhu pet toy and added some big ears. Coloured round the eyes and ears. Don’t you think she looks like Cindy Woo our cute black bunny rabbit? Cute, but boy, does she get up to mischief. Will tell you all about it sometime. Here is the video of my little girl also looking like Cindy Woo: Video on how I…
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My aunt’s churros recipe - great for Pancake day & beyond

You will not believe how easy it is to make churros! My aunt Tete taught me a few Christmases ago and I can tell you she makes the best churros I have ever tasted! As always the simplest recipes are the hardest to get right but ever since we learnt we keep trying and almost get there! So, although she says the recipe must be very exact in terms of measuring, as every Spanish cook I know…
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Gherkineers wanted! Sally Gunnell backs Step Change 2012 raising vital funds for ChildLine

Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell OBE is backing the NSPCC’s Step Change event at London’s iconic ‘Gherkin’ building on 4 March 2012, and is encouraging people to enter and raise much needed funds for ChildLine. The NSPCC has been granted exclusive access to ’30 St Mary Axe’ to host the event, which is open to corporate teams, individuals, groups of friends and, for the…
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Win 1 of 5 copies of the novel 'Just Another Manic Mum-Day' by Mink Elliott

Just Another Manic Mum Day is a new novel by Mink Elliott, the author of the hilariously refreshing novel, The Pissed-Off Parent’s Club, which was number 1 in The Bookseller’s Heatseeker chart. For your chance to win one of these fab books, answer the simple question below in our dedicated competition page https://new.londonmumsmagazine.com/competition-area. The question is: ‘Where…
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The A-C of vitamins - Vitamins: what do you need, how do you get them? by Dr Sarah Jarvis

We all want to be in the best possible health – and we certainly want the best for our children. Most of us can get enough vitamins from a healthy balanced diet – but some of us need a little extra help. Vitamins can be divided up into two main groups. The fat soluble vitamins – A, D, E and K – are mostly found in fatty foods like dairy foods, oily fish, liver and oils, margarine and…
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Sport Relief 2012 appeal in the biggest year of sport!

A whole host of celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment, including Dermot O’Leary, Louise Redknapp, Denise Van Outen and Jonny Wilkinson, have already pledged their support for Sport Relief 2012 as the nation celebrates the biggest ever year of sport. The entire country can join in the fun as the Sport Relief Weekend from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March is set to be huge; with…
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Pancake day recipe: Pancake Rapids

Here is an amazing recipe for Pancake Rapids. Get creative while making a yummy pancake this Shrove Tuesday. Ingredients Crepe pancakes (see recipe below) Lyle’s Squeezy Chocolate Syrup Lyle’s Golden Syrup Strawberries Yoghurt Blue food colouring Equipment: Frying pan Spatula Foil Method: 1. Make up crepe pancake mix as per instructions. Add Lyle’s Chocolate Syrup to the mix and…
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CELEBRITIES LINE UP TO SUPPORT THE NEW ‘LOVE’ VALENTINE’S DAY CHARITY SINGLE RELEASE

Valentines Day sees the release of award winning producer/songwriter Experiment’s brand new single ‘Love Makes the World Go Round’, raising much needed funds and support for WarChild  (worldwide charity organisation that helps children in countries affected by war). The exciting music video shot in popular ‘fly on the wall’ style recently made famous by current chart toppers Rizzle…
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The Muppets Mahna Mahna Phenomahna

A lot of people are now joining in the Muppets Mahna Mahna Phenomahna. Are you too? Here is the video of a group of London Mums, Dads and kids who joined in…. Now we are really getting ‘muppetised’. London Mums, Kids and Dads have now officially joined the Muppets Mahna Mahna Phenomahna – this was actually recorded at the multimedia screening of the Muppets new movie out…
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