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Gently spiced butternut soup. This recipe if perfect for cooking with kids and is a delicious and simple soup. Help your children to develop valuable life skills and expand their plate with this spiced butternut soup.

Spiced Butternut Soup Recipe – Fun and Easy Cooking with Kids

One of my passions is teaching my boys to be confident in the kitchen and at least one night a week we cook together as a family.  I love homemade soup and it is so much nicer than any soup you can buy.  This spiced butternut soup is simple to make and has few ingredients but

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Pork Loin and Sweet Potato Fries – Easy Cooking with Kids

Wednesday nights are our kryptonite.  Both boys have to be at after school clubs and have other commitments, so dinner needs to be fast, filling and family friendly.   Plus I go food shopping on a Thursday, so by Wednesday, we tend to be eating from the freezer and when McCain challenged us to make

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Chinese Chicken

Chinese Chicken Recipe – Delicious Fakeaway for Cooking with Kids

One of the things that I find hardest as a mum is the constant feeding of my family.  The planning, shopping, cooking, cleaning it away on a never ending loop.  It is not that it is a difficult task, just that sometimes it is a thankless, never ended one and one that I find really

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Melting Snowmen cookies

Melting Snowmen cookies – cooking with Melting Snowmen Cookies Recipe – Fun Cooking with Kids

Are you in the festive mood yet?  We certainly are and these delicious melting snowmen cookies are going to become a festive family favorite here in The Mad House.  They were super fun to make and are great for cooking with kids.

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One Pot Wonder: Beef and Ale with Crispy Dumplings | Easy and Delicious Recipe

We are big fans of winter cooking and one of the best things about the cold weather is the chance to come home to a fab home-cooked meal and one of our family favorites is Beef and ale with crispy dumplings.  It is something that both MadDad and I remember fondly from our childhood and

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