Winter Wonderland Cake Pops 2
These Winter Wonderland Cake Pops are super fun to make and great for making with children. You can even cheat and used box cake mix and frosting too.
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Delicious Coffee Cake Recipes 8
Coffee, I know a lot of people that can not live without it – my husband included! So here are 25 delicious coffee cake recipes to tempt you to take your coffee intake to the next level!
Bubble and Squeak Soup – cooking with kids 8
We are delighted to be partnering with Sainsbury’s Waste less, Save more initiative by sharing our waste-busting bubble and squeak soup. This brilliant soup is perfect to cook with kids and perfect for using up chicken and vegetables left over from a Sunday dinner.
The BFG’s Frobscottle Recipe 7
We are huge Roald Dahl fans here in The Mad House, especially Mini and to celebrate the home release of The BFG on DVD and Bluray we have been asked to produce The BFG’s Frobscottle recipe. This is a post paid for in collaboration with The BFG.
Piri Piri Beef and Wedges – Cooking with Kids 10
Growing up we always had a Midweek Roast – it was a real treat in the middle of the week and I am delighted to be continuing that with my family. This delicious Piri Piri Beef and Wedges is a delicious and flavourful meal with Maxi had on the table in under an hour. A perfect midweek treat.
10 Tips for cooking with Siblings 5
One of the biggest challenges of cooking with your children apart from finding the time is balancing the needs of siblings. Cooking with more than one child can be challenging and dealing with the dynamics of siblings can be offputting. But there are ways that you can make cooking with siblings easier.
Homemade Pizza Recipe – Cooking with Kids 8
Do you have pizza nights? We do and have done since the boys were little . This homemade pizza recipe certainly is tried and tested as it has been our failsafe recipe which has been used since before the boys were born so for around 15 years! I have learned that kids love pizza and letting them top their own is a great way to encourage them to eat something new. Plus it is super simple to prepare and make, so much so it is our regular Saturday night meal and now we have a wood fired pizza oven we are loving Saturdays even more!
Creamy Leek and Mustard Chicken – Cooking with kids 14
One of the most monotonous bits of parenting is feeding. I swear I spend hours thinking about what to prepare, shop for and cook that we will all eat as a family. You see, I want to prepare something healthy, scrummy and delicious and to see empty plates at the end of the meal. Our dinner times are sacred and I want to keep them that way. I see a good meal as a way of bringing my hungry boys to the table each night. This Creamy Leek and Mustard Chicken meal is a fantastic meal which was a big hit with my family.
Veggie Taco Bowls – Cooking with Kids 2
I am passionate about the fact that I want my boys to grow up with great skills in the kitchen and instill in them a love of cooking and also provide them with some fabulous staple meals. These Veggie Taco Bowls are so simple to make and are really filling and nutritious. We are working with Uncle Ben’s in the run up to International Cook With Your Kids Day on 15th October 2016 to highlight their fantastic Ben’s Beginners cooking hub. Veggie Taco Bowls Ingredients 1 250g package Uncle Ben’s® Mexican Style Express Rice® 6 20cm Corn Tortillas 1/2 can (400g) no-salt added Black Beans, rinsed & drained 3/4 can (340g) no-salt added more »
Helping your Fussy Eater 11
One of the hardest things I find as a parent is feeding my children. I remember the fear of raising a fussy eater and at 10 and 11 my boys will pretty much try any food, however, it wasn’t always this way. So how do you turn a fussy eater into a food explorer?
Cook with your Grandkids – #CookSomethingGrand 7
As you know I am passionate about cooking with kids and one of the things that make me sad is that my boys can not learn to cook and bake with my mum like I did, especially as this coming Sunday 2nd October is Grandparents Day. But I am delighted to be working on this fab #CookSomethingGrand campaign about cooking with your grandkids.
Chicken Tikka Masala – Cooking with Kids 3
This Chicken Tikka Masala was cooked by Mini aged ten from scratch and I can tell you it was absolutely delicious. I am delighted to have teamed up with Uncle Ben’s to highlight their fantastic Ben’s Beginners cooking hub on the lead up to International Cook With Your Kids Day on 15th October 2016.
Kids in the Kitchen with Ben’s Beginner’s 9
I am a really big advocate of cooking with children and getting kids in the kitchen from an early age. Some of my happiest memories are of helping my mum bake and cook, but more than just happy memories, she left me with the legacy of being pretty handy in the kitchen and this is something I am really keen to pass on to both my boys.
Easy Edible Pokeballs 12
Has Pokemon Go fever hit your home yet? If it hasnt, I can assure you it will! I thought I was lucky that my boys had never been really interested in Pokemon, until now.I didn’t even know what a Pokeball was until this week. Now they want Pokemon everything so I made these easy edible pokeballs.
5 Make-ahead frozen smoothie packs – Kid Approved 14
These make-ahead frozen Smoothie Packs are all kid-approved and are perfect for when you have a glut of fruit. Get tips for how to make smoothies and how to freeze them for later plus 5 great child approved fruit smoothie recipes.
Dinosaur footprint loaded flapjacks 19
These delicious Dinosaur footprint loaded flapjacks are inspired by Flora’s breakfast flapjack recipe and are ace for breakfasts on the run. I am sure you have days when you really need to give the children something healthy and delicious and these flapjacks are perfect.
Dinosaur footprint shortbread thanks to Ecover 282
These adorable Dinosaur footprint shortbread cookies are brought to you thanks to Ecover arranging for me to have a Spring Clean which gave me and the boys time to have fun in the kitchen. Read on to get our delicious three ingredient recipe and also find out more.
10 Top tips for dealing with picky eaters 8
Parenting is challenging and when your child is a picky eater or goes through a phase of fussy eating it can turn mealtimes into a battle and stress everyone out. Here I share some top tips for dealing with a picky eater.
Slow cooker Jacket Potatoes with Clover 2
One of the things I am passionate about is eating with my family. I have fond memories of eating around the table when I was growing up and so does the husbeast. Up until recently we have managed to eat together pretty much each night, but what with after school clubs, scouts, football and youth clubs some night are more of a challenge.