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There is something special about picking up a recipe book or a handwritten recipe that is marked with fingerprints, oil splatters and the holds in it all the history of the times that meal has been cooked for loved ones. My mum didn’t have a recipe book, she cooked from memory, she even baked from
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Yes I know it is a big things to say, but this really is the best carrot cake in the whole wide world. We have tried others and nothing comes close and other people have made out best carrot cake in the world and agree with us. We do to even peel the carrots, just
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Hoorah! Its British Pie Week! We love pies in The Mad House, both savory and sweets ones and they are perfect for using with leftovers and also for cooking with kids. Â So in celebration I have a cooking with kids pie special. Â For the purpose of this round up, I am also including tarts and
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So here is part 2 of our fab new series the A-Z of cooking with kids. Â You can find A is for Apple Muffins here. Â Today is B is for Banana Muffins. Â My kids have been known to allow bananas to turn so that they can make these as they are their favourite muffins in
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I am a huge advocate of encouraging kids in the kitchen and my boys cook with me at least once a week. Sometimes getting kids to eat new foods and choose a healthy option can be a battle, but I find with my boys that they are much more likely to eat things that they
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I hope that my previous post about crafting with your kids this Christmas inspired you to get creative with your kids. Now for part two! So what else I am inspired by at this time of year, well if you are a regular reader then it will come as no surprise to you that it is
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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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We live in a new build house, well I say new build, it was when we moved in eight years ago. Â One of the first things we did to our garden was plant an apple tree. Â We have watched that tree grow each year hoping for apples and finally this year we got more than
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We have a rule in The Mad House, which is that we do not partake in the ice cream van, which means that I have a freezer drawer full of ice lollies, and we love making homemade ice lollies or popsicles. Â I never throw away nearly out-of-date juice or smoothies as they make fab lollies,
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