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Yellow Thai Curry -- ready in 15 minutes!
I find that Thai curries tow the line perfectly between feeling fresh and nourishing but also super comforting. My Green Thai Curry recipe is one of my most searched for recipes but I have a big soft spot for this Yellow Thai. It's packed full of goodness and takes 15 minutes to make -- my ...
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EASTER RECIPES
Little Lemon Shortbreads
This lemon shortbread is such a delicious and easy one to bake with your children. The zing of the lemon really cuts through the butter making it such a fresh spring treat. Here's the recipe for you to enjoy. Ingredients:- 4 oz butter zest of 1 lemon 2 oz caster sugar 6 oz plain flour ...
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EASTER RECIPES
Raw Chocolate Mendiants for the Easter Table
Mendiants, these little bite-sized discs of melted chocolate and fruits, have become a firm favourite in our house to make. Traditionally served at Christmas time we have given them a spring twist and shall serve these at our Easter table on our super cute rabbit board with a sprinkling of pink blossoms. So pretty and ...
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FOOD
Celebrating Spring with Orange Blossom Cakes
Spring is upon us! Isn't it wonderful waking to the sound of birds singing and feel a warmer breeze through the windows. The longer days and light blue skies - just perfect. Spring is absolutely my favourite season with the primroses flowering and the blossoms appearing on the trees. One of my favourite recipes I ...
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FOOD
Chocolate Guinness Cake perfect for St Patrick's Day
I like cake. For our wedding nearly ten years ago we had a cake buffet with four cakes at the end of the night, because I could simply not choose just one favourite cake for the occasion. One of our cakes was Chocolate Guinness Cake, or stout cake. Not because I love stout beer, or ...
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FOR MUMS
A Mother's Day Guide (to print out and pass on)
Hello Mamas! In many countries it is Mothering Sunday or Mother's Day this weekend, (including here in the UK) and so we wanted to create a mini cheat sheet of our favourites recipes and ideas to make the day extra special! We know what we would love to make an extra special day -- no ...
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RECIPES
Courgette Loaf -- a healthy snack children will love
It's no secret we love to bake and we've realised one of the advantages of lockdown is that we have far more time on our hands after school to bake. I've been testing out a few more vegetable based bakes so I can sneek some extra nutrients into the girls during their snack time. They ...
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CHRISTMAS RECIPES
Spiced Kinderglühwein punch, a wintry German tradition
Every year from late November to early January, Germans enjoy having some warm Glühwein! It's such a festive drink, and there would be no holiday season without it. So, since moving to Germany, we have joined in the tradition, and love making our own Glühwein at home during the colder months. It is a little ...
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CHRISTMAS RECIPES
Spiced Christmas Cookies - the perfect advent bake!
These slightly spiced Christmas cookies are a family favourite over advent in our house and they are so much fun to make with the children - particularly when it comes to rolling them into balls or coating in the icing sugar! The delicate spices and buttery richness transports me to a Christmas market covered in ...
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COOK BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
What's Cooking at 10 Garden Street - A delightful cookbook for kids that also tells a story!
As a child growing up, I was privileged enough to be raised by a village.  My mother was intentional about raising me among diverse groups of people.  This also meant that I was exposed to diverse foods.  To this day, a good dal or pancit is comfort food to me.  I learned from an early ...
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CHRISTMAS RECIPES
The best Swedish gingerbread recipe and a handy shortcut!
Gingerbread baking is an activity we all truly look forward to in our house. Every family needs a good gingerbread recipe, and if you ask me, this is the very best. Passed down along generations of Swedish grandmothers to mothers to daughters and granddaughters, until it finally ended up with my friend, who shared it ...
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FOOD
Smokey baba ghanoush -- the perfect quick snack!
I love everything about dips -- not only are there endless flavour combinations but they are also packed full of nutrients and hugely versatile. They make the perfect quick snack but also have the potential to transform simple vegetables or meat into the most beautiful meal. I always try to have one or two in ...
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FOOD
Homemade Boston Beans
I absolutely adore this recipe and even more so at this time of year when it reminds me of dark autumn evenings and bonfire nights from my childhood when we ate this hurriedly before heading out to see fireworks! You could make the beans by themselves and serve simply on toast but I love them ...
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HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS
Brown-Butter Maple Popcorn -- perfect for all of Autumn's parties
We have been celebrating Halloween for weeks, because, why not? First we did these super simple and very effective oversized spiderwebs, and since then we have been layering decorations. We added in our pumpkins from last year. Our children love to dress up regardless of the season, so we just decided to make some of ...
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RECIPES
Simple "No Waste" Honey Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Last week we got 3 "pumpkin pie" pumpkins in our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) allotment, which meant we had a LOT of pumpkin seeds.   The fall weather and the surplus of seeds gave us the perfect opportunity to make roasted pumpkin seeds! If you don't like waste and love a quick project that creates ...
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RECIPES
Cranberry and Orange Scones -- a sugar free breakfast and tea time treat!
These Cranberry and Orange scones are an instant hit! We made them early one morning while on holiday, and the scent of the cranberry and orange baking away in the oven filled our home with happiness. Honestly, it is that warming and delicious of a scent! Great for an Autumn or Winter weekend but just ...
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RECIPES
Two ingredient chewy caramels -- quick to make and so delicious!
Hello everyone, it's Nomi , I know you have seen me around here writing about sourdough bread and pizza, but I am thrilled to announce that from now on I will be a regular contributor to the Babyccino blog. I love nature and crafts, baking and making, cooking and living with the seasons. If you ...
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RECIPES
Spiced Apple and Honey Cake -- a favourite autumnal treat!
This Spiced Apple and Honey Cake is one of our favourites and the girls love getting involved and crowning it with the apple slices and drizzling over the honey. The recipe is really quick and versatile and you can use whichever flour you have to hand -- plain will give you a lighter bouncy sponge, ...
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FOOD
Vegetable Bolognese, seriously delicious and packed full of vegetables!
This ragu is seriously, seriously delicious, packed full of vegetables and extremely straightforward to make - in fact its one of my chuck it all into the pot and pop it in the oven recipes! I've never been that convinced with vegetable bolognese in the past but this recipe has completely converted me. It’s also ...
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FOOD
Crab Linguine -- a weeknight win!
Often seafood suppers seem complicated, and a bit pricey. But we have perfected a Crab Linguine pasta dish this summer that we had to share with you. It is easy to make, takes less than 15 minutes, and feeds the whole family a healthy dinner. I would also love it for a big family Sunday ...
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RECIPES
Shortbread! Indulgent, irresistible, and so easy to make...
We went to Scotland for a week long holiday which I will share more about soon! But within a few days of being there I immediately craved Scottish shortbread. I mean, are we even in Scotland if we don't have shortbread? So on our first rainy day, we made the very best of the weather ...
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RECIPES
Overnight Refrigerator Pickles
Just last week I received a large amount of small cucumbers in my weekly CSA (community supported agriculture) allotment.  I decided to make pickles because I knew that we would never be able to eat 20 cucumbers before they went bad. Everyone in my family loves pickles. My husband particularly loves dill.  I knew we ...
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FOOD
Sourdough pizza recipe -- best recipe, tried and tested by Nomi!
My friend Nomi (@mrsnomi on Instagram if you don't follow her already!) already shared her homemade sourdough bread recipe with us a couple of years ago. I started making sourdough bread after Nomi shared a bit of her starter with me, and her recipe is the one I loyally use. It's easy, failproof, and results ...
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