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Bunny Cake -- fun for Easter celebrations and birthdays too!
We recently celebrated a friend's birthday, and surprised them with this fun bunny cake. It is perfect for any Spring celebration, especially Easter, and actually very simple to make. You choose your favourite ingredients, and then simply follow our tips for decorating! Even less adventurous bakers or cake-makers can replicate this idea with success. You ...
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Carrot Salad -- a perfect Spring & Easter dish for the family
I have been craving carrots this pregnancy. Interesting, huh? But instead of my usual carrot sticks with lunch, I decided to try something new. And this salad is ready in just a few minutes and is undoubtedly the Best Carrot Salad EVER! Packed with tonnes of healthy items, it is simply delicious and nutritious. Also ...
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Peanut + Tahini Brownie. Delicious and easy to make!
A good brownie recipe is absolutely priceless and when its quick, easy, completely delicious AND gluten and dairy free I think you’ve basically ticked all the boxes!? My daughters and I came up with this Peanut + Tahini Brownie recipe one rare rainy day in Dubai when my eldest was desperate to make a chocolate ...
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Crunchy nut granola -- here's my favourite recipe!
I've been making crunchy nut granola for a long time now, and over the years I think I have perfected the recipe we use. This granola is crunchy, with a hint of cinnamon and honey, and chockfull of nuts. We like it best served with a creamy and thick Greek or Bulgarian yoghurt, and we add ...
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Homemade chicken soup -- deliciously healthy and healing
A few weeks ago I posted about Ava being sick, and about our 'sick day' family traditions. I loved reading about all of your families' sick-day traditions too, and I thought it was especially amazing to hear that most of us still remember being sick as a child ourselves. We seem to have such warm ...
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The yummiest, easiest, best birthday cake recipe!
Previously, my go-to birthday cake was always my favourite carrot cake recipe (admittedly, it's still my favourite cake of all time). But... a couple years ago, my friend Aimee shared her go-to birthday cake recipe with me, and I have never gone back. It is the easiest, yummiest cake you can make. And what I ...
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Fluffy & Moist Homemade Cornbread
I love cornbread, but it is not a common food in the U.K. I recently had a craving (hello, pregnancy!) and got cooking! This American cornbread recipe is super moist and a little sweet, with a light and fluffy texture. The edges are just a little bit crispy-crunchy, which is a result of using a ...
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Valentine's Cookies --Jammy Dodgers with Lovehearts!
Do you know what Jammy Dodgers are? Well I didn't until I moved to the UK, and they are too cute not to share. You can buy them in packages, but I loved the ideas of homemade ones. Basically they are a jam cookie sandwich, with a jewel like centre and a vanilla or shortbread ...
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Roasted Cauliflower and Cumin Soup -- topped with Za'atar
Since the beginning of the year I have been on a bit of a health kick! Nothing too drastic though... I just wanted to see how different I would feel if I held back on bread, cheese and wine for a while. Hilariously enough, at first it mostly made my grumpy, but in the last ...
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Mix’n’Match Morning Muffins -- a must have breakfast recipe for every busy family
Here is the third and last breakfast recipe brought to us but the lovely Lyndsay from the food blog I Eat My Peas (we shared her Quinoa Oats and Cheesy Egg Tacos earlier this week). These Mix'n'Match Morning Muffins are a must make family recipe Lyndsay claims, so we'll definitely be making them this weekend. ...
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Cheesy Egg Tacos -- another delicious breakfast idea!
As promised, here is the second yummy breakfast idea from Lyndsay of I Eat My Peas (yesterday we shared her Quinoa Oats -- have you tried them yet?). The Cheesy Egg Tacos she's sharing today make me even more excited about breakfast (and it's already my favourite meal of the day!). I happen to love ...
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Quinoa Oats -- a yummy breakfast idea for chaotic family mornings!
Lyndsay is a British mama who is currently living in Dubai with her husband and their two daughters. Originally an architect, she decided to follow her real passion and retrained as a food developer and stylist. She documents her recipes for nutritious, practical and (most importantly!) tasty family food on her beautiful blog I eat ...
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Oatmeal Blueberry Cups -- a great breakfast and on-the-go snack too!
These Oatmeal Blueberry Cups for breakfast were so yummy I had to share! They are a healthy and yummy breakfast and can be made in advance. (And I always love a new idea to add to our breakfast repertoire!) They are also perfect for lunches, after-school snacks, road trips, and I can imagine would be ...
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Oat and Banana Pancakes -- just 3 ingredients!
We love pancakes! Every single type of pancake! And now we've found a recipe which our girls can make entirely on their own; only using three ingredients and hardly any washing up (hurray I hear you say). It's so simple I managed to enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee while I watched Florence make ...
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A quick and easy nourishing Soda Bread
I love baking bread with the girls especially this time of year when the days are getting shorter and slower. There is nothing quite like the smell of bread warming through the house. Sometimes though there is just not enough time in the day to wait patiently for fresh yeasted bread to rise and bake ...
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A delicious pumpkin curry recipe, which our entire family loves!
This delicious pumpkin curry recipe has taken our house by a storm. I've made it in different varieties already three times in the past weeks, and we all love it. It's hearty but fresh, silky yet with a hint of spiciness. It has interesting textures and tastes, and it is just such a lovely, balanced ...
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The very best vegetarian lasagne
I'm not sure I've mentioned it here before, but we've been a mostly vegetarian family for the past few years. We'll eat meat if it's prepared for us, whether at a friends' house or a barbecue where it's the only option, but we don't cook meat at home and haven't ordered it in a restaurant ...
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Coconut Oat Energy Balls, no-bake and sugar-free
After a summer of a daily ice cream by the seaside or a gelato after dinner while meandering along city streets, I wanted (needed!) to return home to a bit of a healthier routine. And since we acquired a slight sweet tooth, it was essential to find sugar-free options that also were delicious and easy. ...
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The very best spaghetti carbonara (unanimously voted by my children!)
My children are very good eaters and they all have quite an extensive list of their favourite foods. But spaghetti carbonara is definitely in the top 3 for all five of them. (I say five, because I'm pretty sure it's on Bram's list as well, even though he hasn't even started solids yet.) I don't make ...
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Leek Tarte, a simple French recipe
One of the things I love doing when I am on holiday is taking the time to cook. You see, during the daily routines of school, work and activities I tend to stick to the same recipes. But it gets so boring! When we were in our little French country house this summer, we ...
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Banana Bread -- the yummiest, moistest recipe ever!
This has been our family recipe for over 50 years. It is a winning recipe, and really is the moistest banana bread I have ever had, and I am a big banana bread fan! So I have decided to share the treasured family favourite, and hope you will try it soon. Often, I double or ...
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Watermelon Shark -- the hit of every party and picnic
It is never too late in the summer for a little more fun, so consider this your last and greatest trick... a shark carved out of watermelon, and a fruit salad bowl all-in-one! YES! It has been the biggest hit at every party and picnic for two summers straight. I can't believe I haven't posted ...
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Red beet greens and goat cheese quiche. Delicious!
Once a year our supermarket hands out sacs of seeds for children to collect. Our kids love collecting these, so now our greenhouse and garden are overflowing with vegetables. Including tons of red beets, which I love. Before leaving on our big trip, I was roasting them in batches and keeping them in the fridge, ...
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